/tags/human-rights human rights en-US WLRN Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-21/whats-in-the-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill-that-could-impact-the-whole-country If the bill were to become law, it could affect not only schools but also programs, events and literature at any federally-funded institution. But its prospects are dim for now. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-21/whats-in-the-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill-that-could-impact-the-whole-country Laurel Wamsley /2022-08-02/pelosi-has-landed-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making an unannounced, but widely anticipated, stop in Taiwan. The move is expected to increase already heightened tensions between the U.S. and China. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:00:07 GMT /2022-08-02/pelosi-has-landed-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal Barbara Sprunt, Emily Feng /news/2022-07-14/biden-stops-short-of-saying-he-will-raise-khashoggis-killing-in-saudi-arabia President Biden said "I always bring up human rights" on foreign trips, but stopped short of saying he would raise the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he meets Saudi leaders. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:12:21 GMT /news/2022-07-14/biden-stops-short-of-saying-he-will-raise-khashoggis-killing-in-saudi-arabia Eric McDaniel /news/2021-08-11/cuomo-scandal-prompts-reckoning-at-lgbtq-group-human-rights-campaign The sexual harassment investigation and impending resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has entangled multiple Cuomo allies, including the leader of the LGBTQ group the Human Rights Campaign. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:46:07 GMT /news/2021-08-11/cuomo-scandal-prompts-reckoning-at-lgbtq-group-human-rights-campaign Tom Dreisbach /2020-02-17/rights-activist-xu-zhiyong-arrested-in-china-amid-crackdown-on-dissent Friends of Xu tell NPR that the prominent legal and civil rights activist was arrested on Feb. 15 in southern China. Xu had managed to evade authorities tracking him for nearly two months. Mon, 17 Feb 2020 07:20:00 GMT /2020-02-17/rights-activist-xu-zhiyong-arrested-in-china-amid-crackdown-on-dissent Emily Feng /2020-02-11/philippines-says-it-will-end-u-s-security-agreement In a move that could have consequences for a counterinsurgency against Islamist extremists, President Rodrigo Duterte says Manila will unilaterally scrap the deal that lets U.S. forces train there. Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:34:00 GMT /2020-02-11/philippines-says-it-will-end-u-s-security-agreement Scott Neuman, Julie McCarthy /2020-01-02/7-womens-health-topics-we-need-to-talk-about-in-2020 Shame and taboo have kept many issues affecting women's bodies from getting the attention they deserve. Women are ready to start new conversations about their health. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:46:00 GMT /2020-01-02/7-womens-health-topics-we-need-to-talk-about-in-2020 Emily Vaughn /news/2019-11-26/as-angry-rhetoric-rises-are-u-s-cuba-relations-at-a-breaking-point-again Are U.S.-Cuba relations on the brink? They’ve been in decline under President Donald Trump. But the two governments are now raising the angry rhetoric to… Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:37:22 GMT /news/2019-11-26/as-angry-rhetoric-rises-are-u-s-cuba-relations-at-a-breaking-point-again Tim Padgett /news/2019-11-22/mutiny-over-cooking-charcoal-in-haiti-prison-led-to-gang-rapes-human-rights-groups-say It started around noon, when male detainees inside a prison for men and women north of Haiti’s capital heard there was no charcoal or propane gas to cook… Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:54:50 GMT /news/2019-11-22/mutiny-over-cooking-charcoal-in-haiti-prison-led-to-gang-rapes-human-rights-groups-say Jacqueline Charles /2019-07-09/smithsonian-museum-considers-collecting-drawings-made-by-detained-migrant-children The National Museum of American History said it has a long commitment to documenting "history as it unfolds." It reached out to pediatricians who shared images made by children after their release. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:53:48 GMT /2019-07-09/smithsonian-museum-considers-collecting-drawings-made-by-detained-migrant-children Sasha Ingber