Tag: Civil Rights
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Civil rights group declares Amnesty International enemy of Nigeria
A human rights group under the aegis of Coalition in Defence of Sovereignty and Human Rights has declared the Amnesty International an enemy of Nigeria. The group was reacting to the recent revelation that AI has set aside over N10bn and already distributing to CSOs, senior lawyers and cash and carry activists to destabilize the…
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Hate crimes: Islamic organization launches civil rights app
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has last week launched a new civil rights app that allows users report incidents of hate crimes. “It has been on the back burner for some time. Its development got accelerated though with the election of Donald Trump,” spokesman for CAIR, Ibrahim Hooper told CNN. “It’s on a daily…
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Civil rights will suffer under Sessions
By Jesse Jackson Donald Trump’s first three weeks in office have left Americans reeling from what Republican speechwriter Peggy Noonan called his “cloud of crazy.” His cabinet nominees seem intentionally perverse: an education secretary who has no clue about public schools; an energy secretary who wanted to eliminate the department; a treasury secretary from Goldman…
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Civil rights at risk under Sessions – Jesse Jackson
By Jesse Jackson Confirmation hearings for Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, named by Donald Trump to be attorney general of the United States, will begin on Jan. 10, before Trump is even inaugurated. The rush and insistence on only two days of hearings reflect Republican efforts to cram the nomination through before Americans understand what is…