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NHRC Urges Legislatures to Make Human Rights Impact Assessment Mandatory in Lawmaking

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigeria’s legislative institutions to institutionalise Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) in the lawmaking…

  • NHRC urges Nigerian legislatures to mandate Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) in lawmaking.
  • Executive Secretary Tony Ojukwu emphasizes legislation without scrutiny can undermine freedoms.

Judge Removes One Hurdle for Trump Mail Voting Order as States File New Challenge before Midterms

A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic state officials filed a new court challenge with the midterm…

  • U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lifts hurdle for Trump's mail voting order.
  • New lawsuit filed by 25 Democrat-controlled states against USPS before midterms.
  • Mail ballots to be dispatched next week, making enforcement challenging.

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