Civil Liberties & Rights

Attorney general announces actions to protect voting rights CBS News00:51Attorney General Merrick Garland US US Politics

Attorney General Garland to double staff to protect voting rights, targets new election laws in Republican-led states… RT23:15Attorney General Merrick Garland US US Politics

Mounties messed up by using Clearview AI, says Canadian Privacy Commissioner The Register08:07Facial Recognition Internet Privacy Canada

OPC: Royal Canadian Mounted Police use of Clearview AI violates Privacy Act International Association of Privacy Professionals17:12Facial Recognition Internet Privacy Canada

New UK watchdog launching to protect workers’ rights DRAM Magazine11:21Civil Liberties (UK) Employment Human Resources

Government launches workers’ rights watchdog HR Magazine09:35Civil Liberties (UK) Employment Human Resources

Ban conversion therapy; Govt must ensure rights for LGBTQIA are on a par with the rest The Financial Express00:39Conversion Therapy Gender Equality Transgender Issues

New IT rules impinge upon my right to privacy: Musician TM Krishna moves Madras HC Scroll.in10:51Conversion Therapy Gender Equality Transgender Issues

Amazon faces record privacy fine as EU toughens rules Taipei Times17:03Luxembourg Western Europe EU

EU privacy regulator proposes $425M fine against Amazon The Hill21:20Luxembourg Western Europe EU

New decree on Human Rights in Kazakhstan. EU Reporter10:01Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kazakhstan Global Issues

New Human Rights reforms to make Kazakhstan a safer and more equal society The Astana Times14:04Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kazakhstan Global Issues

UN expert calls on UAE to release prominent human rights defenders Al-Monitor18:43UAE UN Middle East

U.N. expert urges UAE to release five human rights activists Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:11UAE UN Middle East

Maya Forstater ruling ‘is not license’ for transphobia, says human rights chief who backed ‘right to be gender critical’ PinkNews.co.uk16:51Maya Forstater Gender Equality Law Industry News

The Maya Forstater ruling isn’t the big win so-called gender critical feminists probably think it is PinkNews.co.uk18:10Maya Forstater Gender Equality Law Industry News

Newsletter publishers concerned Apple's Mail Privacy Protection will crater industry AppleInsider06:12Internet Privacy WWDC Apple

Fears grow Apple's new Mail Privacy Protection could kill off email newsletters for good TechRadar12:11Internet Privacy WWDC Apple

UN: Nigeria’s Twitter suspension restricts right to freedom of expression TheCable23:49Twitter Nigeria Africa

Nigeria’s Twitter ban is in violation of citizens FoE and Ati rights IFEX04:53Twitter Nigeria Africa

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New York Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Parent-Child Contact After Termination of Rights, While Deferring Efforts to… The Imprint04:01

U.S. should fix its own human rights violations first -- senior Chinese diplomat People's Daily04:00

Human rights commission wants cautious approach to COVID-19 vaccine cards CBC.ca03:52

Hong Kong's 21-day Covid quarantine violates human rights South China Morning Post03:42

Non-binary, transgender Long Islanders celebrate passage of Gender Recognition Act News 12 Long Island03:29

Tokyo bourse urges listed firms to respect human rights in new code The Mainichi02:16

Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations The Olympian, Washington01:39

Biden Has ‘Every Intention’ to Raise Human Rights Issues With Putin, White House Says Sputnik01:15

Underfunding of universities leading to blind spots on human rights The Irish Times01:05

Garland Pledges Renewed Efforts to Protect Voting Rights The New York Times00:57

Attorney general announces actions to protect voting rights CBS News00:51

Yesterday

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered a Policy Address Regarding Voting Rights U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)23:34 11-Jun-21

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Privacy Claim by HIV-Positive Inmate Gay City News23:31 11-Jun-21

Attorney General Garland to double staff to protect voting rights, targets new election laws in Republican-led states… RT23:15 11-Jun-21

AG Garland Vows To Defend Voting Rights As The 'Cornerstone' Of American Democracy NPR22:54 11-Jun-21

Ahead of G7, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera addressed the Geneva Summit on Human Rights and Democracy The Art Newspaper22:07 11-Jun-21

Latino Civil Rights Group Sues Over Illinois Redistricting Maps Democracy Docket22:06 11-Jun-21

AG Garland Announces Significant Investments in DOJ Voting Rights Division Democracy Docket22:06 11-Jun-21

Merrick Garland Unveils Plan B for Protecting Voting Rights New York Magazine22:05 11-Jun-21

AG Merrick Garland vows to double DOJ’s voting rights staff within 30 days The Washington Times21:42 11-Jun-21

DOJ to double staff working on voting rights amid restrictive new GOP ballot laws Boston Globe21:32 11-Jun-21

EXCLUSIVE: Civil rights and libertarian groups back lawsuit against DeSantis anti-censorship law Washington Examiner21:31 11-Jun-21

Video: ‘Will Not Hesitate to Act’: Garland Vows to Protect Voting Rights The New York Times21:14 11-Jun-21

Starbucks applies for rights to use name on sports stadiums Daily Sabah21:13 11-Jun-21

Human rights group files 'torture' complaint in France against UAE official Middle East Eye21:11 11-Jun-21

Opinion: A troubling backtrack by the Biden administration on religious rights Deseret Morning News, Utah21:10 11-Jun-21

Not good enough that men attend dialogues on gender issues The Straits Times21:07 11-Jun-21

AG Garland vows to protect voting rights, beef up DOJ civil rights division USA Today EU21:02 11-Jun-21

White House Pushes To Jump-Start Civil Rights-Era Cold Cases Board HuffPost (US)21:00 11-Jun-21

People living with albinism suffer many rights abuses in Nigeria: TANA Peoples Gazette20:57 11-Jun-21

AG Garland announces DOJ will double number of lawyers working on voting rights Fox News20:51 11-Jun-21

Garland: DOJ Voting Rights Push To Include Focus On Sketchy Audits, Elex Worker Threats Talking Points Memo20:51 11-Jun-21

Merrick Garland vows to aggressively defend voting rights The Raw Story20:44 11-Jun-21

CDT Comments on Protecting Privacy Rights and Ensuring Equitable Algorithmic Systems for Transgender and Gender… Center for Democracy & Technology20:41 11-Jun-21

Attorney General Merrick Garland details plan to protect voting rights NBC News20:28 11-Jun-21

Mexican-American civil rights group sues to block Illinois Democratic-drawn legislative maps Chicago Tribune20:25 11-Jun-21

DOJ to Double Staff Working on Voting Rights Amid New GOP Laws BNN Bloomberg20:20 11-Jun-21

AG Garland to double enforcement staff to protect voting rights Axios20:08 11-Jun-21

US attorney general vows to aggressively defend voting rights Jerusalem Post20:05 11-Jun-21

The Biden-Becerra Budget: Equity Is In, Religious Freedom Is Out National Review Online20:00 11-Jun-21

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell reveals the moment he decided to leave the Democratic Party — over a comment from… The Blaze19:54 11-Jun-21

The Works Council Privacy Booklet – new guidance published by Dutch DPA Pogo Was Right19:53 11-Jun-21

Merrick Garland to Detail Plans to Protect Voting Rights Political Wire (Weblog)19:48 11-Jun-21

Starbucks Stadium? Coffee chain applies for naming rights Reuters19:44 11-Jun-21

The ACLU Is Putting Trans Rights Ahead of Women’s Rights. That’s Wrong. The Daily Signal19:44 11-Jun-21

Republicans urge education secretary to enforce civil rights protections for Jewish students Jewish News Syndicate19:42 11-Jun-21

Lawsuit says Florida’s social media anti-censorship law violates free-speech rights The Washington Times19:40 11-Jun-21

New York Assembly approves bill creating gender-neutral option on driver’s licenses Jurist19:39 11-Jun-21

White House Revisits Unsolved Civil Rights Era Cases, Announces Nominees to Review Board EBONY19:31 11-Jun-21

Ahead of G-7 and U.N. talks, political dissidents and human rights activists pressed the plights of victims Los Angeles Times19:17 11-Jun-21

Merrick Garland Says DOJ Will 'Never Stop Working' To Protect Voting Rights HuffPost (US)19:15 11-Jun-21

After perplexing silence over China's dismal human rights, New Zeala AniNews.in19:03 11-Jun-21

Leading opposition figures question Britain’s human rights assessment of Sri Lanka Tamil Guardian18:56 11-Jun-21

Promoting Religious Freedom is a Moral Imperative Voice of America18:54 11-Jun-21

UN expert calls on UAE to release prominent human rights defenders Al-Monitor18:43 11-Jun-21

White House Finally Moving Forward With Investigations Into Civil Rights Cold Cases Related to Unsolved Murders of… The Root18:38 11-Jun-21

Cathal Kerrigan and Edmund Lynch reflect on key moments in the Irish Gay Rights Movement GCN18:05 11-Jun-21

Civil rights groups call on Amazon to cut ties with police, shut down its ‘surveillance empire’ The Daily Dot17:48 11-Jun-21

When sanctions violate human rights Atlantic Council17:20 11-Jun-21

Minister of Equalities Kemi Badenoch 'refused' invitation to give evidence at Gender Recognition Act inquiry i News17:18 11-Jun-21

The Republican Case for Federal LGBT Rights Politico17:17 11-Jun-21

Starbucks files trademark application for stadium naming rights CNBC17:14 11-Jun-21

Brave Browser Launches News Recommendations Engine that Protects Users’ Privacy Bitcoin Exchange Guide17:13 11-Jun-21

OPC: Royal Canadian Mounted Police use of Clearview AI violates Privacy Act International Association of Privacy Professionals17:12 11-Jun-21

Google agrees to Privacy Sandbox oversight Global Competition Review17:11 11-Jun-21

Amazon faces record privacy fine as EU toughens rules Taipei Times17:03 11-Jun-21

NGOs Call for UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Tigray Human Rights Watch17:01 11-Jun-21

Russian human rights chief calls on UN to react to Ukraine’s indigenous people law TASS17:01 11-Jun-21

Five ways consumers can protect their online privacy Digital Journal16:51 11-Jun-21

Maya Forstater ruling ‘is not license’ for transphobia, says human rights chief who backed ‘right to be gender critical’ PinkNews.co.uk16:51 11-Jun-21

Buhari removes acting NBC chief amidst moves to stifle freedom of expression Premium Times, Nigeria16:31 11-Jun-21

Germany outlaws human rights violations in global supply chains, but is it enough? FoodNavigator.com16:24 11-Jun-21

Attorney General Merrick Garland To Address Voting Rights Newsy16:22 11-Jun-21

New York lawmakers pass Gender Recognition Act, which would create gender-neutral marker on… The Hill16:13 11-Jun-21

Digital rights outfits call upon Indian govt to roll back IT Rules The Business Standard16:06 11-Jun-21

Business and Human Rights – Germany passes Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Law Lex Blog (Weblog)15:56 11-Jun-21

Buhari sacks NBC chief amidst moves to stifle freedom of expression Premium Times, Nigeria15:50 11-Jun-21

To Prevent Violent Extremism in Tajikistan, Promote Religious Freedom The Diplomat15:40 11-Jun-21

Against tyranny and torture: A documentation mechanism for severe human rights violations in Belarus German Federal Foreign Office (Press Release)15:37 11-Jun-21

Liberty Protection Safeguards factsheets GOV.UK (Press Release)15:21 11-Jun-21

ECHR: Croatia Violated Property Rights in Cases of Special Protected Tenancy Total Croatia News15:16 11-Jun-21

Opinion: Moving the Business and Human Rights agenda forward in Sri Lanka in a time of crisis ColomboPage.com15:12 11-Jun-21

45% of Americans Believe Employers Discriminate Based on Sexuality Advocate.com15:09 11-Jun-21

European ministers adopt priority actions to enhance journalists’ safety and address AI’s impact on freedom of… Council of Europe14:59 11-Jun-21

Tory equalities minister Kemi Badenoch ‘refuses’ to attend inquiry into Gender Recognition Act reform PinkNews.co.uk14:59 11-Jun-21

The companies that want your Pride money but don’t support LGBT rights The Independent14:45 11-Jun-21

This Is What Pride Looks Like In Countries Where Being LGBTQ Isn't Celebrated BuzzFeed14:42 11-Jun-21

Former Italian pensions minister calls for more gender equality European Pensions14:33 11-Jun-21

The GDPR, Privacy and Monopoly Electronic Frontier Foundation14:32 11-Jun-21

Mozilla Says Google's New Ad Tech—FLoC—Doesn't Protect User Privacy The Hacker News14:25 11-Jun-21

Thinking beyond the law: What is the ISO 27701 privacy framework? Lex Blog (Weblog)14:04 11-Jun-21

New Human Rights Reforms to Make Kazakhstan a Safer and More Equal Society The Astana Times14:04 11-Jun-21

Companies Tout Gay Rights During Pride, Give to Anti-LGBT Politicians Rolling Stone14:02 11-Jun-21

Parenting after the pandemic: More freedom, less ‘safetyism’ Acton Institute13:58 11-Jun-21

Canada Privacy Watchdog Slams Police Use of Facial Recognition Tool SecurityWeek13:42 11-Jun-21

Human Rights Commission to launch protection programme Voice of Nigeria13:41 11-Jun-21

NGO training on human rights communication strategies and campaigning European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights13:35 11-Jun-21

We Will Not Tolerate Inhuman Treatment Of June 12 Protesters— Human Rights Group Sahara Reporters13:33 11-Jun-21

Myanmar a 'human rights catastrophe,' UN says DPA International13:33 11-Jun-21

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