How JK Rowling funded a legal battle that curtailed trans rights in UK

[ad_1] Author JK Rowling has come under renewed scrutiny after reportedly donating £70,000 to For Women Scotland, the group that initiated the legal challenge resulting in a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights, according to a report by MSNBC.This week, the court ruled that trans women should not be legally recognised as women […]

‘Rights granted to those who align with power’: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil slams Trump-era deportation

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers said Nazis have more rights in the US than anti-Israel protesters. Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose arrest sparked protests in universities across the US described his detention as an “administrative error” and alleged that the evidence against him was based on “sensationalized tabloids.”“Last Friday, I sat in a courtroom as […]

Why Muslim UK MP is facing backlash over views on trans rights

[ad_1] A Twitter exchange between UK Labour MP Apsana Begum and YouTuber Mahyar Tousi has drawn public attention following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that defines “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 as strictly a biological female.Reacting to the ruling, Begum wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Including the trans community is essential to ensuring that […]

‘Woman’ means female from birth: UK Supreme Court rules in landmark equal rights case

[ad_1] In the unanimous decision, five senior judges declared that under the act, both “woman” and “sex” refer to biological females, siding with the Scottish gender-critical group For Women Scotland (FWS), which appealed the case.The ruling came as a blow to those believing legal gender recognition should guarantee full inclusion under the law’s protections for […]

Will Mahmoud Khalil Be Deported: Nazis enjoy more rights in Trump’s US: Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers blast deportation verdict

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers said Nazis have more rights in the US than anti-Israel protesters. Lawyers for Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil blasted the verdict of the Lousiana court that said Khalil can be deported out of the country and said Nazis enjoy more rights in Donald Trump’s US. “Nazis in this country, the Supreme […]

News anchor misgenders civil rights lawyer at Bernie Sanders townhall; Grace Thomas corrects pronouns

[ad_1] A town hall event on CNN featuring Senator Bernie Sanders took an unexpected turn when anchor Anderson Cooper introduced a civil rights attorney using “incorrect” pronouns. Cooper said, “I want to introduce Grace Thomas. She is a local civil rights attorney. She is a Democrat, right?” Thomas politely corrected him, saying, “They/them pronouns, actually. […]

Pakistan detains leading Baloch rights activist: Police

[ad_1] QUETTA: Pakistan detained a leading female Baloch rights activist on Saturday for holding a sit-in in southwestern Balochistan at which three protesters were also killed, police said.Mahrang Baloch, one of Pakistan’s most prominent human rights advocates, has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group from the southwestern province of Balochistan, which alleges being subjected […]

Gender-affirming care for children? US Supreme court set to hear landmark case on transgender rights | World News

[ad_1] FILE – Julia Williams holds a sign in counterprotest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) The US Supreme Court is at the centre of a groundbreaking legal battle over transgender rights, […]