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Advocates ask for ordinances to ban discrimination,`Someone could get fired for being gay'
Reporter, PhotographerSpringfield City Council members could soon decide if they will change the city's discrimination ordinance to include rights for gays. Under the current non-discrimination ordinance age, race, creed, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin,...Tags: Social Issues, Discrimination, Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Minority Groups
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Two Arkansas men are the first in nation to be sentenced under federal hate crime act
Reporter, PhotographerA judge sentenced Frankie Maybee, 20, and Sean Popejoy, 19, both of Green Forest, Arkansas, for their roles in committing federal hate crimes. They are the first defendants to be sentenced under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime Victims, Racism, Prosecution, Mexico
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Update: Former Greene County Deputy Suing Sheriff, Major After Reporting Sexual Harassment
ReporterA former Greene County deputy is suing his former employer, claiming he was discriminated against for reporting sexual harassment. Jacob Marler filed a civil lawsuit against Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott, Greene County Major Phil Corcoran and the...Tags: Sex Crimes, Politics, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Trials
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Even now, being gay is dangerous
Mark Carson was shot in the face because he's gay. His alleged killer, 33-year old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York's Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling antigay slurs. When Carson walked away,...Tags: Robin Williams, Gays and Lesbians, Ellen DeGeneres, Gay Rights, Civil Rights
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics, Interior Policy
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate pregnancies until a fetus is...Tags: Jan Brewer, Social Issues, Politics, Civil Rights, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: China, Xi Jinping, Politics, Civil Rights, Mexico
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William Hooker Interprets a Classic Oscar Micheaux Film in New Britain
The Symbol of the Unconquered Silent Film Screening w/live accompaniment by William Hooker, May 24, 7:30 p.m., Q&A to follow, $5-$12, Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain, (860) 229-2072, trinityonmain.org Drummer William Hooker's...
Tags: Social Issues, Symbols and Symbolism, Civil Rights, Racism, New Britain
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Appeals court turns away effort to force US to release photos taken of dead bin Laden
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. The three-judge...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, Civil Rights, Al-Qaeda
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US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba
The Miami HeraldCuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report. Most religious leaders in Cuba...Tags: Cuba, Religion and Belief, National Government, Politics, Civil Rights
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Rape, Pakistan, Government
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Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed - lawyers
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday....Tags: Punishment, Genocide, International Court or Tribunal, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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