The Biden administration on Wednesday moved to make it easier to protect wildlife from climate disruption and other threats, restoring protections to the Endangered Species Act that President Donald J. Trump had removed. Three separate regulations proposed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as well as the National …
Read More »US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections
The United States House of Representatives has voted once more to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would enshrine federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. An earlier version of the bill first passed the House in July, in a surprise bipartisan vote that brought 47 Republicans …
Read More »UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis
“The Government of Iraq admittedly operates in a complex environment, including within the context of stalled government formation,” said the Update on Accountability in Iraq, jointly published by the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) and the UN human rights office, OHCHR. “However, continued impunity for killings, disappearances, abduction and torture …
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