David Bowie’s estate has sold the publishing rights to his “entire body of work” to Warner Chappell Music, the company said Monday, the latest massive deal of the recent song rights purchasing boom. Warner Chappell did not reveal financial terms of the agreement, but trade publication Variety said the price tag was upwards of $250 …
A Moscow court heard arguments Wednesday aimed at closing a Memorial group arm that campaigns against current rights abuses in Russia, a day after the Supreme Court outlawed the main organisation, which chronicled Stalin-era purges. The landmark ruling Tuesday against Memorial International, the top rights group’s central structure, sparked an international backlash, with the United …
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A Moscow court on Wednesday hit Russia’s most prominent rights group, Memorial, with a second ban in as many days despite an international outcry. Judge Mikhail Kazakov ordered the dissolution of Memorial’s Human Rights Centre, which campaigns against contemporary rights abuses in Russia, at the request of prosecutors. On Tuesday, the country’s Supreme Court had …
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A Moscow court on Thursday heard a case against a leading rights group Memorial that could shut down the veteran organisation, closing off a year marked by a major crackdown on civil society. Memorial’s Human Rights Centre, which campaigns for political prisoners and other disadvantaged groups, is accused of violating Russia’s law on “foreign agents” …
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The top UN rights body agreed Friday to send international investigators to conflict-hit Ethiopia amid warnings of looming generalised violence, in a move slammed by Addis Ababa. Following an emergency meeting, the 47-member UN Human Rights Council narrowly voted in favour of ordering the probe into a wide range of alleged violations by all sides …
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The Philippines’ highest court has struck down a “killer caveat” in President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial anti-terrorism law, but critics said Thursday the rest of the legislation still threatened human rights. The law, which took effect last year, gives the country’s security forces sweeping powers to go after suspected terrorists, but opponents say it is being …
The United States slapped fresh sanctions on a dozen Iranian officials and entities for “serious” human rights abuses Tuesday, days after nuclear talks with Tehran halted with no sign of progress. The sanctions announced by the Treasury and State Department targeted government officials and organizations involved in the repression of protesters and political activists, and …
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Russia’s Supreme Court will on Thursday consider a request to shut down Memorial, the country’s most prominent rights group and a pillar of its civil society. Founded by Soviet dissidents including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov in 1989, Memorial has built up a huge archive of Soviet-era crimes and campaigned tirelessly for human rights …
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Concern mounted Friday over Russian prosecutors’ move to close top rights group Memorial, with the presidential council sounding the alarm and campaigners warning its closure would be a “devastating blow” to civil society. On Thursday, Memorial said it was notified by Russia’s supreme court that prosecutors had filed a demand to dissolve the group over …
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Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR). (Photo by DEMETRIUS FREEMAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:40 PM PT – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) took sharp aim at Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department by arguing she will radically alter the agency. During a Senate hearing for …
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