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NYPD Inspector Joseph Hayward will serve in the newly created position as the department “reenvisioned its policies for ...

Before taking on the new position, NYPD Inspector Joseph Hayward spent the bulk of his 25-year career in Brooklyn and Queens.

A federal judge vented her frustration at a pair of civil rights attorneys last month for continuing to protest her finding ...

The right to protest peacefully is a cornerstone of our nation’s democracy,” the civil rights organization said in a lengthy ...

The practical, legal, and moral arguments against occupying the quad add up to a protest tactic with costs that far outweigh ...

Civil rights groups representing two students and one professor are suing the University of California Santa Cruz, alleging ...

When are university and other protests impermissible? When ‘a protest turns into a base camp for criminal activity’, said ...

"The actions taken by the government in recent weeks have raised serious concerns about the state of democracy and human rights in our nation," the coalition said.

"Protests don’t end with police action. They end with negotiations. Every time there’s been police intervention in a protest, ...

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since ...

Rights watchdogs are raising alarm after Angola passed two key laws designed to prevent public anarchy, but which are also ...