The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says the potential rollback of abortion rights could mark a watershed moment in American history, where civil rights are rescinded rather than expanded.

A federal jury convicted Paterson, New Jersey, police sergeant Michael Cheff on one count of conspiracy to deprive persons of civil rights and one count of falsification of a police report. Cheff supervised a crew of officers that stopped people on the street or in their vehicles or searched their…

WASHINGTON — Marking the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order to reform federal policing practices as Floyd's relatives, reform advocates and civil rights leaders looked on.

Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council approved the draft civil transactions system which “will be comprehensive and organize all civil matters of life,” Council member Wasel Al-Mathen told Asharq Al-Awsat. He pointed out that the most important thing in the system is to provide a legal environment for citizens and residents in…

Negotiations that led to the executive order on race and policing signed last week by President Joe Biden had been in danger of breaking down

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) investors have voted in favor of a proposal for an independent civil-rights audit, Bloomberg reported. The civil rights audit was the only shareholder proposal to gain the backing of a majority of votes cast at McDonald’s annual meeting. About 52% of votes were in favor of the audit and 47%…

Trial was one of the biggest civil rights cases in a generation

Minneapolis officers prosecuted, local reforms adopted in some states, but national overhaul of policing falls short.

Black Equity Organisation, whose trustees include David Lammy and Dame Vivian Hunt, aims to dismantle systemic racism in UK

A national and independent civil rights group, founded by some of the most influential Black people in the country, has been set up to advance justice for Britain’s Black communities.