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More Than 200 Die as Heavy Rains Trigger Landslide at Coltan Mine in Eastern DRC In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 200 people were killed after heavy rains triggered a landslide at a major coltan mining site. About 70 children were reportedly among the victims...

The Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, used to manufacture smartphones, electric car batteries and other devices.

New York is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam AG Letitia James will head an "independent assessment" of what happened to the Blind Rohingya refugee who Border Patrol dumped in Buffalo.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who died in the cold streets of Buffalo days after Border Patrol dumped him without coordinating with his family or lawyers.

‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis • West Virginia Watch For nearly 60 years, crisis pregnancy centers have been a pillar of the anti-abortion movement in the United States.

Physicians and researchers told reporters they’re concerned about the magnitude of public money crisis pregnancy centers are receiving while Planned Parenthood clinics and other community clinics offering reproductive health care are defunded.

Why Missouri Prisons Can Be Deadly for People With Opioid Addictions In a prison system rife with drugs, a new civil rights lawsuit accuses the Missouri DOC of punishing people for addiction, rather than treating it.

A mental health evaluator recorded Bradley Ketcherside pleading that medication “would save my life.” The evaluator denied his request, according to medical records, concluding that Ketcherside didn’t show severe enough signs of addiction for treatment.

Six days later Ketcherside was dead.

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The result is a piecemeal framework that risks creating second-class family relationships.

The Polish coalition has finally proposed legal recognition for same-sex couples – not through marriage, but by concluding a civil contract in front of a notary with a “closest person”.

ANNA ŚLEDZIŃSKA-SIMON highlights the array of problems behind the draft:

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Kosovo MPs fail to elect president, fresh elections follow "I adjourn the session. We don't have a quorum for voting," parliamentary speaker Albulena Haxhiu said

Kosovo MPs fail to elect president, fresh elections follow

‘History Rocks!’ Tour Visits Choctaw Central Middle School for Its Only Mississippi Stop U.S. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs William Kirkland and the “History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour” visits Choctaw Central Middle School.

U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs William Kirkland, a member of the Navajo Nation, said it is impossible to celebrate 250 years of American history without acknowledging the contributions of Native American tribes such as the Mississippi Choctaw.

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com

European People’s Party veers right on migration file ahead of key vote The shift risks sidelining the file’s liberal rapporteur Malik Azmani

European People’s Party veers right on migration file ahead of key vote

Sanctioned Judge Upsets Incumbent in Dallas District Attorney Race Amber Givens beat out two-term DA John Creuzot in Tuesday’s primary, sending shockwaves through the local political and courthouse scene.

“She was more interested in herself than serving justice. She knows how to talk the talk to the public, but the way she behaved when she was on the bench was just not appropriate.”

Luxembourg becomes second country worldwide to enshrine abortion rights in constitution Large majority in parliament backs amendment to Luxembourg’s highest law, with ‘freedom’ to have an abortion added to constitution

Luxembourg lawmakers have voted to enshrine the freedom to have an abortion in the country’s constitution. However, wording was changed from "right" to "freedom" making it much weaker, and the country has a 12-week abortion limit that won't change.

Opinion: The SAVE Act would disenfranchise incarcerated residents For D.C. residents in prison, voting is one of the last connections we have to our communities.

Two bills making their way through Congress "would functionally eliminate the ability of incarcerated D.C. residents to participate in the democratic process — despite the 2020 law that explicitly grants them that right," Robert Barton of More Than Our Crimes writes in this opinion piece:

Ukraine Launches Landmark Legal Action to Hold Russia Accountable for ‘Ecocide’ With environmental damages now estimated at £108 billion, Ukraine is hoping to pioneer the global prosecution of ecocide as a weapon of war

📌 ICYMI — Ukraine Launches Landmark Legal Action to Hold Russia Accountable for ‘Ecocide’

With environmental damages now estimated at £108 billion, Ukraine is hoping to pioneer the global prosecution of ecocide as a weapon of war

Russia 'deliberately and brutally' execute 337 Ukrainian POWs by end of 2025, ombudsman says "Russia has turned torture into state policy and uses it as a weapon," Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, said.

⚡️Russia 'deliberately and brutally' execute 337 Ukrainian POWs by end of 2025, ombudsman says.

"Russia has turned torture into state policy and uses it as a weapon,” Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, said on March 3 during a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Hampton University, Stripped of Land Grant Status 100 Years Ago, May Get It Back As Va. lawmakers move to restore a designation lost during the Jim Crow era, students await the resources and opportunities its return could bring.

In 1920, Hampton University was stripped of its land grant status during a wave of segregation-era policies — cutting the university off from decades of potential federal funding.Now, a bill in the Virginia legislature aims to make amends and help the university recoup the money lost.
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DRC: UN experts warn of extreme M23 violence targeting human rights defenders GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the extreme violence committed against human rights defenders by the M23 armed group in the North and South Kivu provinces, in eastern DRC.“We are horrified by the...

The horrors being committed in eastern DRC by Rwanda's proxy rebel force, the M23. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Making Money in the Early Middle Ages by Rory Naismith

Now in #paperback, @rorynaismith.bsky.social's Making Money in the Early Middle Ages is an examination of coined money and its significance to rulers, aristocrats and peasants in early medieval Europe.

Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

#History #ReadUP

Senate bill would reinstate death penalty in West Virginia • West Virginia Watch A bill moving in the Senate would reinstate the death penalty for people convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual abuse of children.

A bill moving in the West Virginia Senate would reinstate the death penalty for people convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual abuse of children in the same proceeding, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Sudanese paramilitary forces kill at least 28 people in an attack in Darfur, medical group says CAIRO (AP) — An attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces on a stronghold of a Darfur tribal leader left at least 28 people dead, a doctors group said Tuesday, the latest in a devastating war with no res...

Attacking humanitarian personnel = war crimes.

Sudanese paramilitary forces kill at least 28 people in an attack in Darfur, medical group says ca.news.yahoo.com/sudanese-par... #Darfur #KeepEyesonSudan

In Prison, Optics Are Everything Assumptions and rumors determine the social hierarchy and the wrong friendship can be dangerous.

"More recently, I have watched as some sex offenders and informants have moved into circles once denied to them, without social recourse. Meanwhile, gay men continue to be ostracized. Here, sexual orientation factors into one’s ability to engage with others."

Belgian museum caught in row over millions of DR Congo records KoBold Metals and DR Congo are pushing a Brussels museum to release records that would help map valuable metals

intriguing - on the ownership-related questions of decolonizing archives and the entangled legacies of colonialism.

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Proving Genocide: Genocidal Intent and Other Aims Genocidal intent coexists with other aims, and evidence from conduct and statements helps establish true purpose in Gambia v. Myanmar.

The ICJ recently concluded public hearings in The Gambia v. Myanmar. Here, @adhaque.bsky.social examines how the Court should address the issue of proving when a State acted with genocidal intent alongside other political or military aims:

#Rohingya #Myanmar #Genocide

He witnessed a migrant death at an ICE detention center, then was deported A deported witness describes the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an El Paso ICE facility, alleging guards beat him while he yelled 'I can't breathe.'

"He was yelling 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe' as they hit him"

DHS deported one of the witnesses to the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at Camp East Montana. He was held in disciplinary segregation at the time when guards choked the 55-year-old Cuban immigrant to death.

UNSC condemns RSF attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan, calls for an end to the war

UNSC condemns RSF attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan, calls for an end to the war https://aje.news/lt7fdb

Alvina Hoffmann discusses how the independence of UN special rapporteurs is "rooted in a transnational social space connecting multiple professional identities, resources, and skills." This fascinating article is available in our latest issue!

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Von der Leyen won’t commit to 2027 EU entry date for Ukraine The EU granted Ukraine candidate status in the aftermath of Russia’s 2022 invasion

Von der Leyen won’t commit to 2027 EU entry date for Ukraine

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