Tag: Human rights

European Investment Bank to boost funds for Bangladesh as it weathers political turmoil

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A senior official of the European Investment Bank says the regional lending agency is keen to double its funding for...

Takeaways from AP's report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines

NASARAWA, Nigeria -- Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for...

Soros' Open Society Foundations say they remain focused on human rights

NEW YORK -- Despite years of internal turmoil and changes, Open Society Foundations wants those in the human rights sector to know their...

Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge Monday to sanction the company's former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and...

Musk offers voters $1 million to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Can that be legal?

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who's gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump's candidacy for...

Investigation finds widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California

LOS ANGELES -- California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real...