Matthew Smith is one of 2 people suing the administration over sanctions it imposed on the International Criminal Court following its warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Single-occupancy bathrooms have multiplied in Maine. What a relief.
Since the last big debate about trans rights, private, gender-neutral bathrooms have proliferated at restaurants, schools and workplaces.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail
The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act became law in 1959.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
From Portland to Myanmar, former Maine congressman Tom Andrews has kept fighting for human rights
Andrews is now the UN’s high-profile human rights expert for the troubled nation in southeast Asia.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hannaford gets perfect score on index of corporate LGBTQ policies
The Scarborough-based supermarket was the only large employer based in Maine to score 100% on the Human Rights Campaign index.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Former Google executive returns to Maine, seeks Collins’ Senate seat
Democrat Ross LaJeunesse said company didn’t live up to its motto: Don’t be evil.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Angus King says Saudis need ‘more transparent and complete justice’ for Khashoggi murder
Maine’s junior senator is not content with Saudi Arabia’s secret trial and conviction of eight unidentified men for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate.
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Red Sand Project fills Skowhegan sidewalk cracks as reminder of human trafficking
The downtown rotary became the palette for roving artists to spread their message about human trafficking and the need for people to be aware of its existence even in Somerset County.
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Human rights talk to be feature of UN Day celebration at Bates
LEWISTON — UNA-Maine, a chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), will celebrate United Nations Day with a presentation by renowned human rights educator Steve Wessler at Bates College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. The event is being co-sponsored by the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine and Bates College. Wessler […]
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Sen. Susan Collins seeks to ensure courts protect gay jurors
A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins would prevent lawyers in federal courts from striking potential jurors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. “Serving on a jury is a fundamental right and obligation that no one should be prohibited from fulfilling based on his or her sexual orientation,” the Maine Republican […]