by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Africa, feminism, Gender, Human Rights, Women's Rights
“We [will] drop all the laws violating the human rights in Sudan.” The quote by Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari reflects a nearly jaw-dropping truth. Sudan has, in just a week, put into effect a battery of new laws protecting their vulnerable citizens and...
by admin | Jul 10, 2020 | Equality, Featured, gay, homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, News, Sexuality
In Chechnya, the law states that “sodomy” or anal sex is a capital crime, with a first and second offense being punished by caning and a third offense by death, by means which include stoning or decapitation. It sounds like a law of antiquity, but it was actually...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | children, Human Rights, News, Power LGBT, youths
It surprises a lot of people to learn that child marriage is legal in most of the United States. Federally, there is no minimum age, leaving that up to individual states. In most states, minors (people under 18) can be married if one or more of the following...
by admin | May 13, 2020 | Africa, Articles, children, Gender, Health, Human Rights, International, youths
(CONTENT WARNING: Contains brief but explicit description of violence done to young girls.) Sudan has seen a lot of changes in the very recent past, after massive violent protests led to a coup, a democratic transition, the ousting of the former self-appointed...
by admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Equality, Human Rights
Lucio Delgado was brought to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 17. He was blind then, and he’s blind today. He uses a cane for mobility and cannot see anything at all. He was born without sight. Now 23, he tried to take the test for U.S. Citizenship in May, 2019....
by admin | Nov 3, 2017 | Civil Rights, Featured, Human Rights, News
Missouri is one of the majority of American states that lacks protections for LGBT citizens in employment or housing. Many people think that the fight for gay rights ended in 2015 with federal recognition of gay marriage. But all that means is that inviting...
