lebanon: discriminatory nationality law

Numerous UN committees have urged Lebanon to amend its law, including Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and Committee on..

james comey and the unending bush torture scandal

In 2014, the Senate Intelligence Committee finally released a massive report on the CIA torture regime — including death resulting from hypothermia, rape-like rectal feeding of detainees, compelling detainees to stand long periods on broken legs, and dozens of cases where innocent people were..

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Politburo also suggested the establishment of sub-committees preparation for the 13th National Party Congress and the introduction of personnel for the post of President to National Assembly, the election of additional members of Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission, and taking..

racial disparities

Commission on Civil Rights, and her and counselor, Alison Somin, have written important article in Texas Review of Law & Politics, titled. ..

nhrc doing precious little

The National Human Rights Commission launched investigation into the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta barely week and it has yet to come up with report. ... Women's rights Hima Bista said the in publishing NHRC investigation report raised doubts whether the report would also be shelved like the..

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it’s baaaccck! health care law again front and center in midterms

Some Democratic ads target House Republicans directly for voting for the 2017 House health care bill, even citing committee votes. . ... A video released by the National Republican Congressional Committee in August, for example, targets the Democrat seeking to unseat New York GOP Rep. ..

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