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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, [a] and national origin. [4] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and ...
July 3, 2024 at 12:02 AM. PHOENIX (AP) — Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the abortion rights issue on Arizona’s November general ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. [7] [8] It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections. [7]
v. t. e. The 2022 Kansas abortion referendum was a rejected legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Kansas Constitution that appeared on the ballot on August 2, 2022, alongside primary elections for statewide offices, with early voting from July 13.
The men's rights movement (MRM) is a branch of the men's movement.The MRM in particular consists of a variety of groups and individuals (men's rights activists or MRAs) who focus on general social issues and specific government services which they say adversely impact, or in some cases, structurally discriminate against, men and boys.
LGBT rights in Lebanon. Up to one year of imprisonment. [1] [note 1] Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) people living in Lebanon may face discrimination and legal difficulties not experienced by non- LGBT residents and are heavily looked down upon by society. Various courts have ruled that Article 534 of the Lebanese Penal Code ...
With the rise of the Iranian reform movement and the election of moderate Iranian president Mohammad Khatami in 1996 numerous moves were made to modify the Iranian civil and penal codes in order to improve the human rights situation. The predominantly reformist parliament drafted several bills allowing increased freedom of speech, gender ...
Nusantara ( Indonesian pronunciation: [nusanˈtara] ), officially the Capital City of Nusantara ( Indonesian: Ibu Kota Nusantara, IKN), [2] is the future capital of Indonesia, scheduled to be inaugurated on 17 August 2024, coinciding with Indonesian Independence Day. [3] Nusantara will replace Jakarta as the national capital, a position the ...