South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed Friday an appeal by survivors of wartime sexual slavery over a controversial deal between Seoul and Tokyo, as the two nations sought to mend ties in the face of mounting threats from Pyongyang.
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The rumors swirled for decades: A dark history long lay buried under the grassy knolls and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city.
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The U.K.-based grocery chain Tesco said it halted production at a factory in China on Sunday after a British newspaper reported the factory used forced labor to produce charity Christmas cards for the supermarket.
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The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which until now have responded with monuments, building name changes and public apologies.
Read moreA seven-count criminal indictment in federal court accuse siblings Cindy Mydung Luu and Jason Luu of forced labor, human trafficking, peonage and other crimes at their San Diego nail salons: Eden Nails Lounge & Spa and Majestic Nail Salon.
Read moreUnappetizing disclosures about the children who labor in West African cocoa fields are unlikely to be coming soon to a chocolate bar near you following oral arguments Tuesday at the First Circuit.
Read moreFormer South Korean wartime sex slaves went to court in Seoul Wednesday to demand compensation from the Japanese government, in a case that is likely to exacerbate tensions between the neighbors.
Read moreA former Division 1 football player who went on to play for the Steelers and the Broncos brought a federal class action to force fair compensation for student-athletes.
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The Trump administration is blocking shipments from a Chinese company making baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses after the foreign manufacturer was accused of forcing ethnic minorities locked in an internment camp to sew clothes against their will.
Read moreSan Francisco school officials failed to study environmental consequences when they ordered the covering of controversial George Washington murals, according to a complaint filed in state court from a California high school alumni association.
Read moreThe Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is holding imports of clothing, gold, diamonds and other items believed to have been produced with forced labor by companies based in Brazil, China and Malaysia as well as some gold mined in eastern Congo and diamonds from a region in Zimbabwe.
Read moreThe International Criminal Court said Tuesday it will move forward with a trial against an accused Islamic militant charged with committing war crimes in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu.
Read moreAlong the narrow country roads of southern Italy, there are African immigrants, most of them in their 20s and some even younger, on bicycles. They’re going to and from work in fields and work sites.
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After weeks of pushback over the decision to remove historic murals, San Francisco school officials voted Tuesday to cover, rather than destroy, a series of 1930s frescoes depicting George Washington, black slaves and dead Native Americans.
Read moreAn attorney for a mentally ill black man who was tied to a rope by officers on horseback gave police in Galveston, Texas, an ultimatum Monday: Release body-cam footage or the man’s supporters will lead a march through the city next month.
Read moreNebraska’s only Underground Railroad site recognized by the National Park Service filed a lawsuit Wednesday that blames Nebraska City for extensive water and sewer damage caused to the historic property.
Read moreNews that President Abraham Lincoln had ordered slaves to be freed took more than two years to reach slaves in Galveston, Texas. Photos of current Galveston police officers on horseback with a roped black man in tow went viral within seconds, drawing outrage and apologies from the police chief.
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The Alabama Historical Commission has asked a federal judge to declare it is the owner of the last slave ship known to bring human cargo from Africa to the United States so that it can better preserve the shipwreck.
Read moreThe International Criminal Court heard closing arguments Wednesday in a preliminary hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to hold a trial over war crimes charges against an accused Islamic militant from Mali.
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