Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
In May of 1968, a high-profile trial began in Boston that dramatically illustrated a larger phenomenon fueling the rise of conservative Christianity in the United States. Five men had been charged with conspiracy for encouraging Americans to evade the draft. One of the prominent defendants in the trial was a Presbyterian minister and Yale University […]
Groups launch legal challenge of Quebec’s face veil ban
Canadian human rights and civil liberty groups have launched a constitutional challenge of a recent law that bans face coverings in the province of Quebec, a measure they argue violates the rights of Muslim women who wear a full face covering. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a […]
CAIR Launches New Civil Rights App Allowing Reporting of Bias Incidents
(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/23/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched a new civil rights app, called “Making Democracy Work for Everyone,” which gives users the ability to immediately report bias incidents they experience — an important feature during a period of increased hate incidents targeting American Muslims and other minority groups. The free […]
Paris rally over alleged police rape descends into riot
A peaceful rally in a Paris suburb has descended into violence amid anger over the case of a black youth worker who was allegedly raped with a police baton. Police on Saturday fired tear gas at protesters who threw projectiles at officers and set cars and rubbish bins alight. More than 2,000 people gathered peacefully […]
Republican calls CAIR a Hamas-linked ‘terrorist group’
A US congressional candidate has become the latest legislator to label the country’s largest Muslim rights group a “terrorist” organisation. Republican Josh Mandel, who is also Ohio treasurer, claimed on Wednesday that the Council on America-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is “is Hamas”. Mandel posted an article on social media in reference to the Palestinian faction that […]
PHOTOS: It’s official. The Women’s March has swept the globe
As tens, even hundreds, of thousands of women pour into Washington, DC, for the Women’s March on Washington, thousand of sister marches around the world have already taken place. From Australia to India, the Czech Republic to the UK, thousands of women have taken to the streets in the name of equality, equal rights, civil […]
Seth Meyers put the president-elect on blast for his attacks on John Lewis
The John Lewis and Donald Trump feud has been boiling over for the past few days. Left-leaning pundits argue that the president-elect’s claim that Lewis is “all talk” is a complete dismissal of the congressman’s history in fighting for civil rights, while those on the right say Trump’s statement had nothing to do with civil […]
Outcry over Trump attack on civil rights icon John Lewis
American civil rights activists have begun a week of protests ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president next Friday. In Washington an estimated 2,000 mostly black demonstrators marched in driving rain on Saturday near the capital’s Martin Luther King memorial. Their aim: to fight to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice […]
ACLU-NJ: New Jersey should build a wall | Opinion
The election of Donald Trump understandably has many New Jerseyans afraid. ACLU of New Jersey staff and supporters were scared too — and then we got to work. The ACLU has spent nearly 100 years defending our fundamental rights and liberties. We don’t kid ourselves about the challenges ahead. Every new appointment by…
Jewish activist vows solidarity with Muslims in the US
A Jewish head of an organization dedicated to combating hate crimes in the US has said that if the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump creates a national database for the religion’s followers, he will register as a Muslim. “As Jews, we know what it means to be registered and tagged, held out as different […]