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- 1Houthis accused of forcing children to fight in Yemen▼Houthis forcing children to fight on Yemen’s battlefields, civil society groups warn
Civil society groups warn that the Houthi movement is forcing children to fight on Yemen's battlefields, a long-standing concern documented by human rights monitors during the country's decade-long war. Yemeni civil society organisations are renewing calls for accountability and international attention to child recruitment as fighting continues across the country.
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The head of the Human Rights Campaign has compared US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to lynch mobs, invoking the legacy of the civil rights movement in the criticism. The remarks add to ongoing controversy over ICE enforcement tactics, with civil rights groups voicing alarm while supporters of the agency's operations push back sharply.
- 3Jesse Jackson memorial services expanded to Chicago and South Carolina▼Rev. Jesse Jackson: Services to honor civil rights icon expanded to include Chicago, South Carolina
Memorial services honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader, have been expanded to include events in Chicago and South Carolina, according to ABC7 Chicago. Jackson, a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is being honored with services in multiple locations as tributes continue.
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A photographer who documented the Civil Rights movement says current political debates in South Carolina recall the struggles of that era. Reporting from Greenville draws parallels between today's rhetoric and the conflicts he witnessed decades ago, suggesting battles over rights and equality remain unfinished in the state.
- 5Being Heumann: disability rights story finds wider human meaning▼‘Being Heumann:’ A Disability Rights Story That Finds Its Wider Human Meaning
Judith Heumann's story of disability rights activism is being highlighted as more than a civil rights account, with commentary framing it as a story with universal human meaning about dignity, access and belonging. The piece centres on the movement she led, including the fight that reshaped how societies treat disabled people, and argues its lessons reach far beyond the disability community.