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Police are Getting DNA Data from People Who Think They Opted Out
By Jordan Smith On August 18, 2023 Forensic genetic genealogists skirted GEDmatch privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement. CECE MOORE, AN actress…
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Lawsuit: Colorado Police Tased A Black Man For Doing What?
By Noah A. McGee On August 22, 2023 Despite their pledge to rebuild trust after the unfortunate death of Elijah McClain three years ago, the Aurora Police Department is still being accused of participating…
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Baltimore Police should spend less time in their vehicles and more time on the street, report says
By Ben Conarck On August 15, 2023 Critical staffing shortages are preventing police from spending enough time getting to know the neighborhoods they patrol — a roadblock to regaining community…
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Texas state troopers are routinely stopping motorists of color in Austin, data shows
By Noah Alcala Bach On August 10, 2023 More than 8 in 10 people charged by state troopers since they began helping Austin police have been people of color. In…
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LAPD shrinks below 9,000 officers, the fewest in a generation
By Eric Leonard and Andrew Blankstein On August 7, 2023 The current police academy class, with only 29 recruits, is less than half full as the city struggles to attract…
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Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights
By Ayanna Alexander On August 20, 2023 HOUSTON (AP) — Sylvia Ann Miller-Scarborough remembers when people of color had to pay a poll tax to vote in Houston. She recalls…
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Niger: NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable including women and children
By Anisa Husain On August 22, 2023 Niamey, Niger, August 5, 2023 — In Niger, a country already affected by multiple crises, humanitarian NGOs are warning that further instability could strongly deteriorate the…
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India must end ‘inhumane’ detention of activist GN Saibaba, says UN expert
On August 22, 2023 UN rights expert raises alarm over nearly decade-long detention of the former professor who is 90 percent disabled and bound to a wheelchair. A United Nations…
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Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy
By Mohamed Hinnawi On August 21, 2023 More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other…
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