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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 3, 2017
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U.S. Supreme Court says electoral maps must be reviewed for racial bias
The ruling is particularly noteworthy as civil rights organizations fear a tightening of voting rights for minorities under President Donald Trump

Slovenians reject gay marriage law in low-turnout referendum
More than 60 percent of Slovenians vote against legalizing gay marriage in a referendum marked by low turnout

Don’t allow detainees to vote in 2016, SC asked
A lawyer says a Comelec resolution is unclear on the situation of high profile detainees such as former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Obama in Selma: 'Our march is not over'
Obama pays a stirring tribute to the sacrifice of a generation of activists who marched so that black Americans could enjoy civil rights and opened the road that eventually led him to the White House

Hong Kong voting rights on agenda at UN rights body
The Human Rights Committee which monitors respect of an international treaty on civil and political rights will hold a public session on the issue on October 23

Opportunity for all
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Obama slams Supreme Court voting decision
US President Barack Obama said he was deeply disappointed by a Supreme Court decision to strike down a key section of an election law designed to guard against racial discrimination