Tag: protect

Garland Pledges Renewed Efforts to Protect Voting Rights

June 11, 2021
Republican-led legislatures in several states including Georgia, Florida and Iowa have passed laws imposing new voting restrictions, and Texas, New Hampshire, Arizona and Michigan, among other states, are considering changes to their electoral systems. At the same time, hopes have dimmed on the left that Congress will pass two major election bills after Senator Joe

South Africa: Plan to Protect Sharks Needs an Urgent Update

June 6, 2021
When great white sharks disappeared from two well-known congregation areas on South Africa’s coast recently, the possible reasons were hotly debated. The appearance of a pair of shark-eating killer whales in the area was one. Another was the decline in numbers of smaller shark species that great whites prey on. Coupled with this was the

Mozambique: Protect Residents Fleeing Northern Town

March 28, 2021
ISIS-Linked Armed Group Attacks Civilians in Palma Mozambique authorities should take urgent measures to protect civilians fleeing an armed Islamist group in the town of Palma, in northern Cabo Delgado province, Human Rights Watch said today. There has been heavy fighting since March 25, 2021, when the group known locally as both Al-Shabab and Al-Sunna

South Africa: Ramaphosa Has Failed to Protect the People, Economy and Democracy of South Africa.

February 12, 2021
This was once again a SONA of unworkable plans rooted in the failed ideology of central command and control. A SONA of “sector master plans” developed by people who’ve never started or run a business. The ANC mantra is Power to the state. The DA mantra is Power to the people. South Africa is in