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Families of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, and ACLU Call for United Nations Inquiry into Alleged Racism, U.S. Police Brutality Colin Kalmbacher © Provided by Law & Crime Painting of George Floyd A coalition led by the nation’s foremost civil liberties organization and nearly 200 families of people who say they’ve been victimized by law enforcement over the course of several decades have filed a request with the United Nations (UN) asking for the launch of a formal human rig...

Activist Groups, Families Hurt By U.S. Police Brutality Demand Independent UN Report The ACLU, families of victims and hundreds of civic groups demanded the U.N. independently investigate police brutality against Black people in America. Scott Olson via Getty Images Demonstrators protest near the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on April 19, 2021, as the jury deliberated in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. The jury eventually convicted Chauvin of murdering George Floyd...

“This has a real potential to help save lives, strengthen the economy, improve international relations and eventually end this awful pandemic.” US Army Specialist Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando. Under pressure, Biden backs COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver In the face of mounting international pressure, the Biden administration on Wednesday announced support for waiving intellectual p...

In the US, congressional Democrats have pressed the White House to reverse the US position, established under Donald Trump’s administration. The Biden administration “believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections” for vaccine production, Ms Tai said in a statement. Mr Biden’s administration will “actively participate in text-based negotiations” with the WTO “to make that happen,” she said,...

NJ Lawmaker Proposes Using CARES Funds for Property Tax Relief Instead of Stimulus Payments for Illegal Immigrants New Jersey Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, a Republican, proposed in April a bill urging the governor to reconsider diverting $40 million in federal economic relief funds to illegal immigrants and instead use the funds for property tax relief to New Jersey’s struggling homeowners. Homeowners in New Jersey have been struggling for years to pay their property taxes, even before t...

Share this article Share this article LUND, Sweden, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hansa Biopharma AB (publ), Reg. No. 556734-5359, with registered office in Lund, gives notice to Annual General Meeting on Wednesday May 12, 2021. In order to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, the Board of Directors has decided that the Annual General Meeting will be conducted by advance voting only, without physical presence of shareholders, proxies and third parties. Hansa Biopharma welcomes all shareholders to e...

‘Women’s Leadership in the COVID Era’ dissects womens’ imperative roles in society ‘Women’s Leadership in the COVID Era’ dissects womens’ imperative roles in society Katie Levine / Screenshot from Zoom Helene Gayle, BC ’76, Letitia James, SIPA ’13, and Kavita Ramdas dissect the roles of women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Katie Levine | March 16, 2021, 11:22 PM It is no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has had large global implications, disproportionate...

Irene Khan Joseph Cannataci Mary Lawlor Victor Madrigal-Borloz Representatives of EU Member States   Re: Violations Targeting Human Rights Defenders, Including SOGI Activists, in Tunisia We write to you on behalf of Human Rights Watch and Damj Association for Justice and Equality, a Tunis-based LGBT rights group, to raise concern regarding the violations committed by Tunisian security forces against activists at protests, including targeting activists working on issues related to sexual orient...

Immigration activist groups hold 12th annual anti-ICE rally at Liberty State Park By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View The vigil was organized by Pax Christi New Jersey, First Friends of New Jersey and New York, the Archdiocese of Newark Justice for Immigrants Task Force, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Immigrant Rights Program, the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, and the St. Joseph Social Service Center. Pax Christi NJ Organizer Kathy O’Leary noted Ash Wednesday, the b...

Britney Spears' father, Jamie, has controlled her career and finances since 2008, a position she's been fighting against for years.