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Armenian Bar calls out Grey Wolves to UN Special Rapporteur on Racism

In response to a call for input by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, Armenian Bar Association associate members Astghik Hairapetian, Anoush Baghdassarian, …

Bangladesh: International community must respond to the crackdown on freedom of expression

The Bangladeshi authorities must end their escalating crackdown on human rights, and respect and protect people's rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Bangladesh to curb protesters demanding justice for writer Mushtaq Ahmed's …

Oregon's HB 3088 will decriminalize sex work

The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center started the Decrim wORk! Campaign in Oregon to decriminalize, destigmatize and de-carcerate sex workers throughout the state. The first step in this process is to repeal harmful laws that criminalize …

Cambodia: Long Prison Terms For Former Opposition Leaders Appalling, Say UN Experts

GENEVA (5 March 2021) – UN human rights experts today deplored the disproportionate prison terms handed to exiled senior leaders of the disbanded Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) and called on the Government to protect freedoms of association and …

Whistleblower Rejects UN Denial That It Handed Names Of Dissidents To China

Saturday, 6 March 2021, 4:50 pm Press Release: UN Watch The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denied that the world body handed over names of Chinese dissidents to Beijing, and said that no harm ever came to them. However, a …

Ethiopia: Persistent, Credible Reports Of Grave Violations In Tigray Underscore Urgent Need For Human Rights Access

Ethiopia: Persistent, credible reports of grave violations in Tigray underscore urgent need for human rights access – Bachelet GENEVA (4 March 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the urgent need for an …

BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Iran; (2) Algeria; (3) Montenegro

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 5 March 2021 Subject: (1) Iran (2) Algeria (3) Montenegro 1) Iran In Iran, we condemn use of force violations in recent weeks by the Islamic Revolutionary …

UN Expert Says Anti-Muslim Hatred Rises To Epidemic Proportions, Urges States To Act

GENEVA (4 March 2021) – Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and other horrific acts of terrorism purportedly carried out in the name of Islam, institutional suspicion of Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim has escalated to epidemic proportions, a …

Falana denies buying N6bn Abuja property from EFCC

Femi Falana SAN Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights lawyer, said contrary to a report making the rounds, he has never bought any property from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Falana in a communique on Friday, said the claims by the …

UN Expert Calls On States To End Counter-terrorism Policies And Practices That Harm Women, Girls And Family

GENEVA (4 March 2021) – A UN expert said today counter-terrorism law and policy is negatively affecting the human rights of women and girls around the globe, undermining equality gains and limiting the exercise of women’s fundamental freedoms. “Twenty …

Falana Denies Buying N6bn Property From EFCC

Purported N6b house Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has expressed that contrary to a report making the rounds, he has never bought any property from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Falana, on Friday, stated that the claims by …

Hopes For UN Security Council Action Against Myanmar Military Coup ‘Waning’ Fast, Warns Special Envoy

Saturday, 6 March 2021, 4:54 pm Article: UN News Hopes placed in the UN and the Member States that serve on the Security Council to take action against leaders of Myanmar’s military coup, are waning fast, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on …

Protesters in Myanmar defy military junta to return to streets

Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 6 (EFE).- Anti-coup protesters returned to the streets in Myanmar on Saturday despite deadly repression by security forces, killing more than 50 people. In the country’s capital, Naypyitaw, protesters held signs that read “we don’t …

Racial Equity Director Xusana Davis to speak at Northern Vermont University

Vermont Business Magazine Xusana Davis, Vermont’s first Executive Director of Racial Equity, will join Northern Vermont University for a lecture and Q&A session on Tuesday, March 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lecture is part of Northern Vermont …

Karen forest dwellers nabbed

Ten Karen villagers who returned to their land at Bang Kloi-Jai Paen Din inside Phetchaburi's Kaeng Krachan National Park have been arrested, according to a human rights lawyer. Waraporn Utairangsee, a lawyer for the Human Rights Lawyers Association, …

Mexico: Abuses Against Asylum Seekers at US Border

(Washington, DC) – Asylum seekers sent to Mexico by the administration of former US president Donald Trump have suffered violence and extortion by Mexican police, immigration agents, and criminal groups, Human Rights Watch said today. Since January 2019, …

US: ‘New’ Dream Act Not Full Reform

(Washington, DC) – Congress should make significant changes to a version of the Dream Act introduced on March 3, 2021 in the United States House of Representatives, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, the American Dream and Promise Act, or H.R. 6, was …

Visas of around 34,000 migrant students in UK revoked

LONDON: Nearly 34,000 international students were affected unfairly when the Home Office revoked visas of students on the basis of misleading and confused evidence, a court has heard. Both the president and the vice-president of the Upper Tribunal heard …

Brexit: Academics warn against human rights law changes

INVESTOR ALERT: Kirby McInerney LLP Reminds Investors That a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Ebix, Inc. and ...

NEW YORK, March 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired Ebix, Inc. (“Ebix …

Cancer Victims Ask Judge to Reject Bayer AG Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Lawsuit Settlement

Outcry grows over deal that would allow Bayer AG to continue selling cancer-causing herbicide while shielding it from future cancer claims Bayer AG (OTCMKTS:BAYRY) SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A new …

Former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer: Why the Law Should Always Precede Politics, No Matter Your Party

Bill Lockyer On Why the Law Should Always Precede Politics, No Matter Your Party SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The law should always come before politics, and that's a concept Bill Lockyer stands …

Kindra Beck, legislative pioneer in divorce reform joins forces with Ohio lawmakers to pass the Parenting Equality Bill

Kindra Beck is joining forces with State Representative Rodney Creech asking for personal testimony from victims of parental alienation. DAYTON, OHIO, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- KINDRA BECK is partnering with Ohio …

Shavon Dion Bethel Discusses the Numerous Benefits of Volunteering

Shavon Dion Bethel recently discussed the many physical and mental benefits of volunteering NASSAU , BAHAMAS, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Volunteering aids individuals and the community as a whole. It also greatly improves the lives of …

Ackah Law Named Alberta’s Leading Immigration Law Specialist of the Year: Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

Ackah Business Immigration Law has been named Alberta's Leading Immigration Law Specialist of the Year by the 2021 Leading Advisor Awards. CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- We are pleased to announce that Ackah …

SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: KSF REMINDS REGI, VLDR INVESTORS of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors of pending deadlines in the following securities class action lawsuits: …

SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: KSF REMINDS CLOV, IRTC, PEN INVESTORS of Lead Plaintiff Deadline ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors of pending deadlines in the following securities class action lawsuits: iRhythm …

Akopyan Law Firm, A.P.C. Celebrates 11 Years Of Protecting Rights of Victims in Los Angeles

One of Burbank's leading law firms has reached a new milestone. BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Representatives of the Akopyan Law Firm, A.P.C. based in Burbank, California, announced today that the …

Bernini's NFT Makes History as the First Magic Trick on the Blockchain

NFTs popularity is exploding. Now Magic is on the blockchain. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For Immediate Release Contact: Attorney Ray Genco 716.640.4257 ray@gencolaw.com Bernini’s NFT Makes …

MPLN ALERT: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Reminds Investors of Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against ...

RADNOR, Pa., March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against …

DEADLINE ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Reminds Investors That a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Tricida,...

NEW YORK, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of …

California US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Has Endorsed Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste to Make Certain a ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA , USA, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The California US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate says, "If your husband or dad is a Navy Veteran with recently diagnosed lung cancer anywhere in California please call …

New Mexico Mesothelioma Victims Center Has Endorsed Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste To Ensure a Navy Veteran with ...

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, USA, March 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The New Mexico Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "If you have just been diagnosed with mesothelioma and you are a Navy Veteran, a former DoD worker or any type of skilled trades …

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Lowey Dannenberg is Investigating Capital One Financial Company for Potential Breaches of Fiduciary ...

NEW YORK, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lowey Dannenberg P.C., a preeminent law firm in obtaining redress for consumers and investors, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of Capital One …

BTBT INVESTOR REMINDER: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Announces Deadline in Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit ...

RADNOR, Pa., March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against …

Chevron Is Admin. Law’s “Lord Voldemort” Say Tenth Cir. En Banc Dissenters in Bump Stock Ban Case

Washington, D.C., March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A majority en banc panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit voted 6-5 today to vacate the court’s Sept. 4, 2020 order granting en banc rehearing of Aposhian v. Wilkinson. It also …

BREAKING ALERT: ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Workhorse Group Inc. Investors to Inquire About Class Action ...

NEW YORK, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) resulting from allegations that …

Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Alerts Investors to Securities Class Action Against Athenex, Inc. (ATNX) and May 3 ...

NEW YORK, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international shareholder and consumer rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Athenex, Inc. (“Athenex” or the “Company …

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pawar Law Group Announces a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Ebix, Inc.– EBIX

NEW YORK, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pawar Law Group announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders who purchased shares of  Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX) from November 9, 2020 through February 19, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The …