As 2020 came to an end, protestors across South Asia, demanded redress of systemic sexual harassment against women and children.
Errors In Cleaning Voter Roles Disproportionately Hurt Minority Voters
According to a Penn report, errors in cleaning voter rolls in Wisconsin in 2017 and 2018 overwhelmingly impacted minority voters.
Report: The Global Decline In Democracy Has Accelerated
The annual gap between losses and gains increased in 2020, and less than a quarter of the world’s population now live in free countries.
LeBron James Voting Rights Group Fights Voter Restrictions
LeBron James’s More Than a Vote is partnering with NBA and NAACP Georgia to fight Republican measures to roll back voting access.
Big Flaw Identified in the Democratic Party Elections Bill
Green Party accuses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of trying to “crush alternative” political parties with her electoral reform bill, H.R.1.
Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act is Muzzling Free Speech
Following the death of a writer in a high-security prison on February 25, protesters took to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital.
Most Killings of Human Rights Defenders Don’t Make the News
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders’ report predicts little improvement in the safety of human rights defenders.
Prominent Russian Rights Organization Dissolves Amid Crackdown
Individuals and unregistered civic movements in politics and receiving foreign funding can now be labeled “foreign agents” in Russia, new law.
Census Data Snafu Upends 2022 Elections
A six-month delay in the census data used by states to draw legislative boundaries is creating havoc with election plans for 2022.
Millennials And Gen Z Have Most To Lose In The Voting Wars
Legislation the House is to debate this week will decide the potential political power of the many generations now joining the electorate.