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  North Korea Outlaws Hot Dogs in Crackdown on 'Treasonous' American Food

  North Korea's latest ban targets hot dogs, with serving or selling them now treasonous and punishable by labor camp sentences.

• Human Rights Violations Abroad, Supreme Court To Revive Alien Tort Statute For Corporations

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether corporations may be sued in U.S. courts for complicity involving human rights violations abroad.

• New Child Marriage Law In Bangladesh

  On February 27, the Bangladesh government passed a law that would allow for child marriage to occur in "special circumstances".

• Data Brokers Protect Human Rights while Trump Violates Them

  Data brokers have got your back as many organization join hands to create a safe environment for everyone’s personal information.

• Defending Privacy Rights, Protecting Personal Information from U.S. Border Crossing Agents

  A number of tips can be followed by citizens and visitors alike when crossing the U.S. border and facing federal agents who insist on thumbing through someone's phone or downloading the full content of another person's computer.

• NORML Seeks to Protect Medical Marijuana Consumers from Workplace Discrimination

  NORML Chapters all over the United States continue to advocate for the rights of responsible medical marijuana consumers in the workplace as they aim to get rid of employee discrmination at work.

• Thousands Hanged In Total Secrecy In Syria, Says Amnesty

  At Saydnaya Military Prison, the Syrian authorities have quietly and methodically organized the killing of thousands of people in their custody, claimed Amnesty.

• Uber CEO Leaves Trump's Business Advisory Group Due to Pressure

  Uber’s CEO gave up to pressure and quit President Trump’s advisory team on Thursday, according to a memo he sent to his employees.

• LGBT Rights Advocates To Continue Fight Against Mississippi Law

  More than 300 people marched from the state Capitol to the governor's mansion in Jackson, the capital city, bidding to keep up pressure on Gov. Phil Bryant and other Mississippi leaders who support the controversial law.

• Migrant Crisis: Austria passes controversial new law imposing tougher measures on asylum

  Austria recently passed a controversial new asylum law that aims to limit the influx of migrants and refugees into the country. The new law imposes strict measures allowing border police to reject claimants for asylum directly at the border. The country is also considering building a fence at the Austria-Italy border.

• Norway appeals court verdict on Breivik's human rights complaint

  Norway launches an appeal on a court's ruling on mass murderer Anders Breivik's human rights complaint. An Oslo district court ruled that the government violated Breivik's right when he was put in solitary confinement after he was found guilty of killing 77 people in 2011.

• US State Department: Arbitrary detention of human rights lawyers, activist increase in China in 2015

  The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report indicates that arbitrary detention of human rights lawyers and advocates have increased in China in 2015.

• EU Extends Assets and Travel Ban Sanctions to Iranian Individuals

  The European Union has extended the ban for 82 individuals accused of violating human rights. The EU has banned them from assets and travel since 2011.

• Barack Obama, Raul Castro spar on human rights violations in Cuba

  U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro aired their differences on the existence of political prisonsers in Cuba and other human rights violations during Obama's visit to Cuba.

• Jailed Salvadoran seeks asylum in the U.S.

  A Salvadoran woman who is now in jail in the state of Missouri request the halting of her deportation to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

• United Nations warns European Union refugee deal with Turkey might be illegal for violating human rights

  The EU-Turkey deal will see the return of Syrian refugees from Greece to Turkey in exchange for more funding and visa-free travel ban for Turks to Europe.

• GCHQ hacking on networks in the UK and overseas does not violate human rights laws, British security tribunal says

  The investigator powers tribunal has ruled in favor of the legality of the hacking activities conducted by the GCHQ as it is necessary to "safeguard the public."

• Egypt is committed to investigating torture, says Foreign Affairs official

  The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the murder of an Italian student in Cairo and promised full cooperation with Italian authorities.

• U.S. Senate Approves Tougher Sanctions Against North Korea As Nuclear Worries Grow

  The United States Senate voted on Wednesday for a legislation that will broaden the sanctions against North Korea. This is due to the nuclear program that the country has started, as well as the human rights abuses and cyber activities it has committed.

• A look into Syria's culture of violence and abuse: U.N. report reveals government is responsible for more crimes against humanity than ISIS

  A report published by the United Nations commission of inquiry on Syria reveals that there massive case of torture and death within Syrian jails and detention centers.

• Bill aims to restore consumers’ legal rights stripped away by Supreme Court rulings

  Proponents of cunsumer's rights will be disappointed to hear that the proposed bill that would restore the right to sue corporations was rejected by the Supreme Court.