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What We Learned from Mar-a-Lago's Food Safety Inspection
In total, inspectors recorded a full 13 violations at Donald Trump's resort, though none were serious and most were corrected over the course of the inspection.
Ahead of French Debate on State of Emergency Extension, Rights Groups Warn of Abuses
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have described violations committed under the state of emergency, introduced following the November 13 Paris attacks, just as the French government begins to push for a three-month extension.
Exclusive: Leaked Report Details Brutal Abuses by Kenyan Counterterrorism Forces
A draft report being prepared by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights documents grave violations committed by security agencies against innocent civilians in the war with al Shabaab.
Sudanese Security Forces Have Been Raping and Burning Women Alive in Darfur
A new report draws on interviews with 212 victims and witnesses to outline crimes allegedly committed by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, which were established in 2013 to fight rebels in Darfur.
NYC City Council Speaker Wants Cops to Stop Arresting People for Petty BS
Melissa Mark-Viverito plans to decriminalize seven minor offenses, meaning you'd get a ticket instead of a court summons for drinking in public or pissing in an alley.
Trapped and Forgotten: Libya's Migrant Jails (Part 2)
In part two of our three-part series, VICE News secures access to a detention center in Zawiyah, Libya, and witnesses the appalling living conditions, hearing migrants’ testimonies of torture, beatings, and serious human rights violations.
Human Rights Watch Says Australia Hasn’t Solved Problems, It’s Added New Ones
According to Human Rights Watch's 2015 World Report, Australia isn't doing great.
Amnesty Int'l Denounces Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson as Police Gather Riot Gear Ahead of Grand Jury Decision
The watchdog group criticized the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and intimidation during the Ferguson protests, while local law enforcement prepares for renewed unrest.
It's SoundCloud vs. the World in a War For Your Ears (and Wallets)
Will the mp3 site’s search for legitimacy and attempts to monetize cost them the most important thing of all?
Why Was Vietnam Elected to the UN Human Rights Council?
Last week, the UN elected serial human rights repressor Vietnam to its 47-seat Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Why Was Vietnam Elected to the UN Human Rights Council?
Last week, the UN elected serial human rights repressor Vietnam to its 47-seat Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Despite operating a single party communist regime—under which freedom of speech, right to protest, and many other liberties are routinely...
PIPA Supporters Violate Copyright Laws, Too
Won't someone change the law to protect us from these awful, awful people?