A federal judge in Texas has ruled that an 1868 ban on home brewing of liquor is unconstitutional. In a July 10 ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman sided with Distillers' Association lawyers who argued that the 156-year-old ban exceeds Congress' taxing power...
Before the meeting with Putin, members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) were prohibited from asking questions about the execution of a Wagner PMC fighter and the losses of the Russian army, Current Time reports. The head of the Human Rights Council (HRC) Valery Fadeev agreed with the administration of President Vladimir Putin on issues...
The Russians are preparing a petition to the State Department to draw attention to the terrible conditions of detention of people in immigration prisons. The APM USA telegtam channel is an initiative of Russian-speaking people who want to help everyone who has been or is going through trials in “detention centers”. Anton created the APM USA Telegtam channel,…
The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution on the Protection of Human Rights in the Crimea annexed by Russia. It took effect immediately. Writes about this "Voice of America". 65 countries voted for, 23 against, 83 abstained. Among those who opposed ...
Tsiham Ali Ahmed went to prison at the age of 15. Six years later, her family says they do not know where she is and what happened to her after she was detained by the Eritrean security forces while trying to leave the country, writes CNN. It…
The administration of President Donald Trump is planning on Tuesday to announce its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is accused of hypocrisy and prejudice against Israel, writes Bloomberg. The 47-member Council, founded in Geneva in 2006 ...
The US Department of State assessed the human rights situation in the world and published the Human Rights Report 2017. The report says that the US National Security Strategy envisages weak and corrupt government among the main threats to the country's global interests ...
Last year, Russia faced a new wave of peaceful protests, in which thousands of participants were arbitrarily detained and illegally arrested. This is stated in the report of the human rights organization Amnesty International, writes Voice of America. Human rights activists point out that dozens of activists have become victims of beatings and intimidation. ...
Human rights defenders of Amnesty International have observed an increase in the number of human rights violations in Ukraine. This is stated in the report "Ukraine 2017/2018", writes Voice of America. Human rights activists pay special attention to the so-called "secret prisons" of the Ukrainian special services, as well as the illegal detention of people by ...
A decree by US President Barack Obama, which gives transgender American schoolchildren the right to choose the men's or women's toilet, has led to the filing of lawsuits in 11 states. The initiators of the lawsuits are the authorities of the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia, ...