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In a startling decision, the US Supreme Court has severely limited the actions that may be brought under the Alien Tort Statute, according to Forbes magazine. The Alien Tort Law Statute allowed foreign nationals to […]
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Thailand’s House of Representatives is set to consider a same-sex union bill later this year, reports The Nation. The newspaper interviewed gender rights activist Chumaporn Taengkliang, who has been asked to gather at least 10,000 […]
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Two bills are making their way through Texas’ legislature that could have an affect on same-sex marriage — if they’re lucky enough to pass. One bill allows for the establishment of civil unions, giving same-sex […]
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NY Times | A immigration rights advocate has not been detained after he was arrested on a traffic violation because he did not present a risk to public safety. Jose Antonio Vargas was stopped on […]
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A Florida Supreme Court said it may be powerless to let an undocumented immigrant practice law in the state despite recent moves by federal officials to allow immigrants brought to the country as children to obtain […]
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Fox News Latino | After President Obama’s announcement about a new program allowing young people living in the country illegally to apply for two-year renewable work permits the requests have been pouring in. Up to […]
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The Washington Post | A Honduran rights lawyers was gunned down after going to a wedding. The lawyer had been receiving death threats as well as seeking protection from a powerful billionaire landowner. Antonio Trejo […]
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UCLA Shuts Down Controversial Illegal Immigrant College Program After scrutiny from a California lawmaker, the University of California is shutting down a controversial college program for illegal immigrants. Critics of the so-called National Dream University […]
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“Trade between Thailand and Iran could not increase for a long time because of the sanctions,” Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said in Tehran yesterday. “So we have to try other ways to boost our economic […]
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Thomas Beatie or the “pregnant man” is now filing for divorce from his wife Susan Juliette. The couple married in Hawaii where gay marriage is legal and Thomas, who still has female organs, gave birth […]
