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April 29, 2019

World Council of Churches condemns attack on California synagogue

The World Council of Churches has condemned an attack on Congregation Chabad, a synagogue in Poway, California that left at least one person dead and three wounded.
March 14, 2019

California suspends the death penalty

Studies have found persistent patterns of racial disparities in courts imposing the death penalty, with black people much more likely to receive such verdicts than white people.
October 7, 2018

ACLU sues San Francisco police for racially discriminatory practices

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California, and the law firm Durie Tangri LLP, have filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco for its police department’s racially discriminatory enforcement practices.
July 23, 2013

California breached human rights of prisoners on hunger strike, says Amnesty

Californian prison authorities have breached international human rights obligations by punitive measures against prisoners on hunger strike, says Amnesty.
September 6, 2010

First US Muslim college opens in California

As the row continues over an Islamic cultural centre to be sited near to Ground Zero in New York, the first US Muslim college has opened in California.
May 27, 2009

Church group condemns California court ban on same-sex marriage

California’s Supreme Court has upheld a ban on same-sex marriage, disappointing gay rights campaigners across the USA, who took to the streets in solidarity. The California Council of Churches has condemned the Court’s decision.
May 11, 2009

Clergy back California civil rights ad campaign for same-sex marriage

California’s leading gay rights organisation is launching an ad campaign to promote acceptance of gay marriage, and is also forming a coalition of 1,000 clergy to help change negative religious attitudes towards same-sex unions.
November 21, 2008

Faith groups on both sides of California gay ban dispute

Activists disappointed by a measure to ban same-sex marriage in California that has deeply divided religious groups, say nationwide protests against the prohibition are a milestone in civil rights for gays and lesbians.