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    Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. North Korea says surveillance leaks prove U.S. is 'kingpin' of rights abuse

    SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea rushed to the defense of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the "kingpin" of rights abuse.
    Reuters
    SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea rushed to the defense of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the "kingpin" of rights abuse. Rights groups and defectors have long accused the...

    Tags: Politics, United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, North Korea

    2. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. China arrests man for seeking repeat of Tiananmen protest

    Reuters
    By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signalling an increasing intolerance for dissent under...

    Tags: Politics, Demonstration, Activism, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama...

    Tags: Dick Cheney, Washington, DC, FBI, Fox News Channel (tv network), PBS (tv network)

    4. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Kuwait hangs two Egyptian men for murder and rape

    Reuters
    KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait hanged two Egyptian men on Tuesday, one for murder and the other for abduction and rape, state news agency KUNA reported, in the second set of executions in the Gulf Arab state this year. Ahmad al-Beili was sentenced to death...

    Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Kuwait, Crime, Law and Justice, Death Penalty

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Old guard, young blood clash in Salinas' halls of power

    SALINAS, Calif. — Early evening in the "Salad Bowl of the World" and the City Council meeting is standing room only. The murmur of the crowd drips with anticipation. The bickering has been building for weeks.
    SALINAS, Calif. — Early evening in the "Salad Bowl of the World" and the City Council meeting is standing room only. The murmur of the crowd drips with anticipation. The bickering has been building for weeks. "I want to remind everyone," warned...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Mexican-American War, Minority Groups, U.S. Department of Justice, Local Elections

    6. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...

    Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Feminism, University of Texas at Austin, Minority Groups, Justice System

    7. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Gaddafi officials acquitted but stay behind bars

    Reuters
    * Pair found not guilty of wasting funds over Lockerbie * First verdict in a trial of top Gaddafi aides * Prosecutors say 'side case' to be followed by bigger probe By Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI, June 17 (Reuters) - Two former top associates of Libya's...

    Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Trials, Justice System, Human Rights, Prisons

    8. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. China pressured U.S. university to ask me to leave, dissident says

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who fled his home country to become a visiting scholar at New York University accused the school on Sunday of asking him to leave because of "unrelenting pressure" from China.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who fled his home country to become a visiting scholar at New York University accused the school on Sunday of asking him to leave because of "unrelenting pressure" from China. NYU denied the claim, saying that...

    Tags: Human Rights, China, New York University, PBS (tv network), Abortion

    9. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Supreme Court strikes down Arizona proof of citizenship voter registration law

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today struck down an Arizona state law that requires people registering to vote in federal elections to show proof of citizenship.
    Tribune staff and wire reports
    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today struck down an Arizona state law that requires people registering to vote in federal elections to show proof of citizenship. In a 7-2 vote, the court said the voter registration provision of the 2004 state law,...

    Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trials, Elena Kagan, Local Government, Laws

    10. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Supreme Court to hear case on housing discrimination law

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, rejecting the advice of the Obama administration, will consider whether to limit the federal housing discrimination law to cases of actual and proven bias against blacks or Latinos.
    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, rejecting the advice of the Obama administration, will consider whether to limit the federal housing discrimination law to cases of actual and proven bias against blacks or Latinos. The justices voted to hear a New...

    Tags: Discrimination, Social Issues, Labor Legislation, Trials, Washington, DC

    11. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Southern African leaders discuss Zimbabwe election crisis

    Reuters
    MAPUTO (Reuters) - Southern African leaders gathered on Saturday to try to draw up a road map for elections in Zimbabwe, amid high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the timing of the vote. The summit of the...

    Tags: Africa, Regional Elections, Andry Rajoelina, Human Rights, Morgan Tsvangirai

    12. Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. China pressured U.S. university to make him leave, dissident says

    Reuters
    By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters) - Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who fled his home country to become a visiting scholar at New York University, accused the school on Sunday of asking him to leave because of "unrelenting pressure"...

    Tags: Human Rights, China, New York University, PBS (tv network), Education

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