High crime, social dysfunction propel Americans to own guns for defense: WSJ

Many Americans keep guns at home due to the society's current dysfunction -- crime is surging around the country, and it's hypocritical to urge Americans to disarm while also failing to protect them from surging crime rates, said The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Sunday in an Opinion article.

Russian Ombudswoman Says EU Sanctions Violate Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

 

Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has called her inclusion on the new EU sanctions list a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Non Ukrainian refugees face discrimination: Conditions worsen for homeless refugees in Brussels

 

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Conflit israélo-palestinien : quel est le statut des "Arabes israéliens" ?

 

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Trump fires acting attorney general for refusal to enforce 'extreme vetting' order

President Donald Trump has fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates, making Dana Boente, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia the new acting attorney general.

Hate crimes spiked in U.K. after controversial EU vote, gov't stats show

The United Kingdom's controversial departure from the European Union this year was followed by a rise in hate crimes, according to a new government report.

Obama brought 'sweetened words,' little else - Fidel Castro

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro broke his silence on US President Barack Obama's recent trip to Cuba, saying he brought "sweetened words," but little of substance, a media report said Monday.

Canada, US, Ukraine vote against UN resolution condemning glorification of Nazism

Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on measures against the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that facilitate the escalation of modern forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance related to them.

US Govt Sues State Agency Claiming Bias Against Native Americans on Jobs

The US government has filed a lawsuit against the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) alleging it practised racial discrimination against Native Americans in hiring, the US Department of Justice said in a news release.

US Urges Europe to Uphold Humane Treatment of Refugees

US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein said that Washington urges EU governments to uphold their obligations for humane treatment of refugees and ensure that individuals do not face harassment or discrimination on account of their Muslim faith.

Council of Europe Urges Slovakia to Stop Discriminating Refugees

Slovakia should change its outrageous stance on accepting refugees based on their religion, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said Thursday.

Obama says US not cured of racism

U.S. President Barack Obama said that racism was still embedded in the United States in an interview on Monday...

"The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives, you know, that casts a long shadow, and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on," Obama said in an interview with comedian Marc Maron for his popular podcast "WTF. "