Human rights
Human rights

Human rights campaign calls on Governor McMaster to veto ban on anti-transgender sports in South Carolina

A record number of anti-transgender bills were introduced in 2021, primarily focused on denying transgender youth access to gender-affirming care and participation in school sports programs. Even more anti-transgender laws are set to be introduced in 2022. There are over 320 anti-LGBTQ+ bills pending in state legislatures across the country. Of these, at least 140 […]
Human rights

Jamaicans mourn the death of human rights defender Nancy Anderson, who worked to help the island’s most vulnerable citizensGlobal Voices

Jamaican Shanique Myrie at the Caribbean Court of Justice, with her lawyer Nancy Anderson in the background. Anderson represented Myrie in this high-profile human rights case, which she won. Photo by Jamaica Gleaner, used with permission. US-born human rights activist, educator and lawyer Nancy Anderson died on November 29 in Kingston, Jamaica, from a brief […]