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Ohio abortion-rights amendment isn’t yet on the ballot, but it’s already under attack: Here’s how
By Laura Hancock On March 27, 2023 OLUMBUS, Ohio – The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution advanced smoothly through the initial stages of the winding process to get on the ballot, but as advocates began to gather signatures to put the amendment on the November ballot, opponents began setting up roadblocks.…
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First case in DeSantis voter fraud crackdown ends with split verdict
By Sam Levine On February 8, 2023 Florida man Nathan Hart, 49, acquitted of illegal voting but found guilty of false registration in closely watched case A Florida man on Tuesday was acquitted on charges of illegally voting but convicted of lying on his voter registration application in a closely watched voter fraud case. The split verdict…
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Republicans have already filed dozens of bills to restrict voting in 2023
By Kira Learner On January 17, 2023 Republican lawmakers across the country have already filed dozens of bills that would restrict voting, including proposals in Texas that would increase criminal penalties on people who violate voting laws and enact a new law enforcement unit to prosecute election crimes. The 2023 legislative session comes in the…
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Lawsuit increases voter accessibility for those with print disabilities
By Clayton Baumgarth February 2, 2023 An Indiana lawsuit seeking increased ballot accessibility for voters with print disabilities has settled. The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted two preliminary injunctions that strike down Indiana’s rule that absentee voters who could not mark their own ballot may vote absentee by mail only…
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Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown gripped the nation, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills
By Pooja Salhotra On January 25, 2023 State policymakers have mapped out familiar territory early in the legislative session, with Democrats seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledging to make elections more secure. Less than two years after Texas Democrats staged a dramatic showdown to forestall sweeping changes to voting laws, the Legislature is…
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Tunisia offers new measures for migrants after racist abuse
By Bouazza Ben Bouazza On March 6, 2023 TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s government is seeking to allay growing international concerns about a surge of discrimination against sub-Saharan Africans, as the EU warned Monday against hate speech targeting people fleeing conflict and poverty. African governments have evacuated hundreds of their citizens from Tunisia in recent days after…
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US Senate votes to repeal measure that gave go-ahead for 2003 invasion of Iraq
Decision not expected to affect current deployments but lawmakers increasingly seeking to claw back congressional power The US Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an effort to return a basic war power to Congress from the White House 20 years after an authorization many…
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Deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia is war crime – UN
By Laura Gozzi On March 16, 2023 Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN investigators have said. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said there was evidence of the illegal transfer of hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia. The Commission’s report is categorical that Russia also…
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EU calls for UN to probe Iran schoolgirl poisonings
On March 16, 2023 BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) – European lawmakers called on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into a wave of poisonings that have hit schoolgirls in Iran. 13,000 pupils, mostly girls, have fallen ill after “suspected poisonings” according to state media and officials in Iran, with…
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