Update on 'Xinjiang Assessment' Expected Amid Pressure From Rights Groups Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 11:31 Add Comment Amid growing pressure from rights groups, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, will update the 49th ses... Read More
Abortion Rights Bill Fails to Pass Procedural Vote in US Senate Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 22:04 Add Comment A bill to protect the right to have an abortion in the United States died in the Senate on Monday after it failed to garner enough Republica... Read More
3 Former Officers Convicted of Rights Violations in Floyd Killing Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 18:29 Add Comment st. paul, minnesota — Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Tou Thao, J. A... Read More
US Offshore Wind Rights Auction Generates Record Bids Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 20:47 Add Comment WASHINGTON — The use of wind to generate electricity for the United States was thrust forward Wednesday with the largest-ever offering by t... Read More
US Supreme Court Takes Up Clash Between Religion and LGBT Rights Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 12:44 Add Comment WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up a major new legal fight pitting religious beliefs against LGBT rights, agreeing to h... Read More
Human Rights? China Won that Winter Olympics Battle. Almost. Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 9:12 Add Comment ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against “human ri... Read More
UN Chief 'Determined' Human Rights Chief Visit Xinjiang Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 11:19 Add Comment U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday he is “determined” that his human rights chief should conduct a “credible” visit to Chin... Read More
RFE/RL seeks hearing from European Court of Human Rights in its priority case against Russia – USAGM Jose Alexis Correa Valencia 15:43 Add Comment RFE/RL seeks hearing from European Court of Human Rights in its priority case against Russia February 17, 2022 Washington, D.C. — Radio Free... Read More