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Indonesia has seen a jump in discrimination against gay and transgender people in recent years

Indonesia Spark Outrage With Ban On LGBTQ+ Job Seekers

A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said, “I mean, we just want the normal ones, we don’t want [to accept] the odd ones” in reference to any job applicants.

Maya Angelou Birthday Quotes: 10 Inspiring, Poetic Insights From The Writer

Maya Angelou died in 2014 at the age of 86, but even when she became physically frail in her older years, her mind was as sharp as ever.

Gina Haspel ‘Should Be In Jail,’ Not Head CIA: Civil Rights Groups

A number organizations that champion human rights have claimed Haspel's involvement in the agency’s covert torture program in 2002 makes her unfit to be appointed the director.

Super Bowl LII 2018: Dodge Ram Ad With MLK Jr Offends Many

The commercial featured Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “The Drum Major Instinct” speech, which he delivered Feb. 4, 1968.

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Black Caucus Slams White House For Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Boycott Comments

Congressional Black Caucus' chairman released a statement after the White House criticized Reps. John Lewis and Bennie Thompson, who said they would not attend the opening of a civil rights museum in Mississippi.

UN To Examine Poverty, Inequality, Civil Rights In Several US States

Despite its vast wealth, the U.S. has huge equality gaps.

Education Department Proposes Cutting Down Civil Rights Investigations In Schools

The proposal comes as the Trump administration looks for ways to streamline work and cut down budgets of many federal agencies.

While male arrests are declining in New York City, more women are spending time in jail.

'Tough-On-Crime' Policies Came From Conservative Demagogues, Also Black Leaders, Says Expert

A new book argues that harsh criminal justice measures came from both conservative demagogues and from black leaders looking to protect civil rights.

Rep. John Lewis Leads Civil Rights March Through San Diego Comic-Con

In addition to costumed comic and video game enthusiasts, this year's Comic-Con featured a civil rights legend.

Betsy DeVos 'To Meet With Men's Rights Groups And Accused Rapists' To Discuss Campus Rape

Activists fear the education secretary's meeting with groups sympathetic with rape accused will be a wrong turn in the fight against campus sexual harassment.

Maya Angelou Birthday Quotes: 10 Witty, Inspiring, Poetic Insights From The Writer

The poet and author would have been 89 years old Tuesday.

Is The South Racist? Martin Luther King Jr Day, Robert E. Lee Share A Holiday In Arkansas, But That Could Soon Change

Asa Hutchinson said merging the two holidays together gave people "a false choice."

What Is Revolutionary Love? Women's March Takes To The Streets On Valentine's Day

"We, people of faith and moral conscience, reclaim Valentine's Day as a day of revolutionary love, day of rising," the women's marchers said.

Chicago Shooting Statistics 2017: Preteen Girls Shot In The Head Within 30 Minutes Of Weekend Violence

The unrelated incidents were part of a bloody weekend for the city that left 27 people shot.

Who Is Emmett Till? Truth About Lynching Of Young Boy Revealed By New Book

The woman who said Till made sexual comments toward her that led to his death admitted she lied.

Rosa Parks Facts And Quotes: Birthday Of Civil Rights Activist Celebrated During Black History Month

The mother of civil rights would have been 104 years old Saturday.

Who Is Fred Korematsu? Civil Rights Activist Who Led Resistance Against Japanese Internment Camps Honored By Google Doodle

Fred Korematsu, who led the resistance against Japanese internment, would have turned 98 years old on Monday.

Who Is Lowell Houser? Chicago Police Officer Murdered Jose Nieves, Unarmed Man, Officials Say

Prosecutors filed charges against officer Lowell Houser just a few days after the Justice Department released a scathing report on the city police department's use of force.