A civil lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling opened Monday with emotional testimony from plaintiffs who said they were constantly stopped and questioned without good reason. The case, filed in January by three residents of Japan with overseas ancestry, including an American, claims their treatment constitutes discrimination and violates
Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they were seeking UN help to end racial profiling by the French police, they said.
Although four of the last five Boston Marathon winners have hailed from Kenya, the race's organizers face a lawsuit declaring that it has not welcomed a diverse group of supporters during recent competitions
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Arrests have been made in connection to vandalism at the construction site of the new wellness center on the grounds of Warren G. Harding High School.
Windsor police are searching for a 24-year-old man wanted in connection to a sexual assault of a minor. Officers with the major crimes unit launched an investigation earlier this month after receiving information of an alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 16. Wednesday, police issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Leon, […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois legislators and gun-control advocates gathered outside the Capitol and pushed for legislation that aims to address the review process of homicide cold cases. Law enforcement groups are not yet on board. House Bill 1210 would allow the surviving family members of cold case victims to file an application to request a new investigation if it would result in new investigative leads. State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is the bill's...
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate could consider a bill to address squatters. That’s when a homeowner comes home from a vacation or other extended period away to find someone else taking over their dwelling. State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday the stories continue to stack up about people going on vacation, or going to a long-term care facility, only to come back home to find someone who has taken over...
A young Indigenous girl has revealed how she contemplated taking her own life after she was accused of shoplifting.
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday after the stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church that []
Malyangapa/Barkindji rapper Barkaa has taken a step forward in her alleged racial profiling dispute with pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse by taking legal action against the store. In a video to her Instagram, the artist — whose real name is Chloe Quaylee — shared how while shopping with her 14-year-old daughter for makeup products at a […]
CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses self-harm and mental health issues. Barkaa has spoken out after her young daughter was allegedly racially profiled by Chemist Warehouse. The Malyangapa/Barkindji rapper was shopping with teen daughter Alinta-Jade Quaylee for makeup and hair products when the incident reportedly took place. Barkaa, whose real name is Chloe Quaylee, is an […]