Prominent Rights Activist Goes On Hunger Strike In Iran Prison
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-11-28
A prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison. Nasrin Sotoudeh's family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran's notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has […] | The post Prominent Rights Activist Goes On Hunger Strike In Iran Prison appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/28/prominent-rights-activist-goes-on-hunger-strike-in-iran-prison/
HRE workshop participants use storytelling to call attention to Lebanon's migrant workers
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Youth from Beirut take action to abolish Lebanon's Kafala system after participating in a Human Rights Education Workshop. | In a small community bookshop and coffeeshop — snug within the hip area of Mar Mikhael, Beirut — university students, youth, activists and migrant workers gathered to share stories of oppression and resilience in an event put together by Amnesty youth volunteers. |
amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2018/11/hre-workshop-storytelling-lebanon-migrant-workers-kafala-system/
Airbnb Pressured to Remove Listings in Illegal Israeli Settlements on Occupied Palestinian Land
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-11-28
House-sharing company Airbnb was pressured to remove listings in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, after a campaign by human rights organizations. CODEPINK's Ariel Gold says this is a big victory for peace activists | The post Airbnb Pressured to Remove Listings in Illegal Israeli Settlements on Occupied Palestinian Land appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/airbnb-pressured-to-remove-listings-in-illegal-israeli-settlements-on-occupied-palestinian-land
UN Announces $9.2M in Sanctions Relieving Aid to Venezuela
Paul Dobson | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-28
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has assigned US $9.2 million during the month of November to reinforce existing efforts to alleviate the impact of Venezuela's economic downturn, UN officials announced Monday. | The funding, most of which has already been disbursed, will target sectors hardest hit by US-led sanctions, such as health and nutrition. With the support of UN bodies present in Venezuela, it will be channeled through government organizations which run the public healthcare and organize a series of subsidized food programs…
mintpressnews.com/un-announces-9-2m-in-sanctions-relieving-aid-to-venezuela/252315/
100 days for Mexico: Open Letter to the President-elect for his first 100 days in office
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Amnesty International adresses Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who takes office on 1 December 2018, and calls on him to take concrete actions during his first 100 days as President to improve Mexico's grave human rights crisis. The letter is published as part of the "100 Days for Mexico" campaign.
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr41/9466/2018/en/
The War In Yemen Is Not A War, It Is A Massacre
Cesar Chelala | iranian.com | 2018-11-28
The numbers are mind-blowing: Since the beginning of the conflict in Yemen, an estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger and disease, according to the last analysis by Save the Children, the international health and human rights organization. Although children are the most affected by the conflict, 14 million people are […] | The post The War In Yemen Is Not A War, It Is A Massacre appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/27/the-war-in-yemen-is-not-a-war-it-is-a-massacre/
US Complicity in Saudi Arabia's Genocide in Yemen Spans Both Obama and Trump
The Conversation | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-28
As a scholar of genocide and human rights, I believe the destruction brought about by these attacks combined with the blockade amounts to genocide. (CONVERSATION) — A Saudi-led coalition of states has been aggressively bombing Yemen and imposing an air and naval blockade of its ports for more than three years, leading U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe Yemen as "the world's …
US Complicity in Saudi Arabia's Genocide in Yemen Spans Both Obama and Trump
S. Korea Admits It Botched Inquiry on Enslavement of Vagrants
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-28
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's top public prosecutor apologized Tuesday over what he described as a botched investigation into the enslavement and mistreatment of thousands of people at a vagrants' facility in the 1970s and 1980s nearly three decades after its owner was acquitted of serious charges. | The remarks by Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il were the government's first formal expression of remorse over one of the worst human rights atrocities in modern South Korea. They add pressure for parliament to pass legislation to start a deeper inquiry into what happened at the now-closed Brothers Home, whos…
truthdig.com/articles/s-korea-says-it-botched-inquiry-on-enslavement-of-vagrants/
A Mexican Perspective on Trump's Border Crisis
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2018-11-28
"You've got a President of the United States who is a racist. Instead of having the United States be a world leader in human rights, Trump wants to be world leader of racism. It's very difficult."
progressive.org/dispatches/a-mexican-perspective-on-trumps-border-crisis-181128/
100 días por México: Carta abierta al presidente electo para sus primeros 100 días de gobierno
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Amnistía Internacional se dirige al presidente electo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien tomará la administración el 1 de diciembre del 2018, y le pide tomar acciones concretas durante sus primeros 100 días de gobierno para mejorar la grave crisis de derechos humanos que sufre México. La carta se publica como parte de la campaña "100 días por México".
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr41/9466/2018/es/
Israel: 'Rogue' NSO Group must have licence revoked over controversial surveillance software
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Amnesty International is taking legal advice in order to revoke the export licence of Israeli-based NSO Group, after it was revealed the cyber firm's spyware had been used in an attempt to spy on an Amnesty staff member. | A recent investigation by Haaretz newspaper uncovered the firm's sophisticated surveillance tool "Pegasus" was offered to authorities in Saudi Arabia last year. | Two weeks ago, Amnesty International Israel submitted an urgent request to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, demanding that NSO Group's defence export licence be revoked in light of an attempted cyber attack on an Amnesty staff member…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/israelroguenso-group-must-have-licence-revoked-over-controversial-surveillance-software/
Julián Carrillo defended the forest with his life
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
The first time I arranged a meeting with environmental defender Julián Carrillo, I wanted to visit him at his home in the Rarámuri community of Coloradas de la Virgen in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua. But various people and organizations told me that if I went there, "the bad guys" (organized crime), would not let me through and if I did manage to get there, it would put my life and the lives of members of the community in danger.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/la-mortal-defensa-del-bosque-por-julian-carrillo/
Yemen's Human-Rights Defenders Are Fighting Increasingly Desperate Odds
Sarah Aziza | thenation.com | 2018-11-28
Yemen's Human-Rights Defenders Are Fighting Increasingly Desperate Odds…
thenation.com/article/yemens-human-rights-defenders-are-fighting-increasingly-desperate-odds/
In the Muscogee Creek Nation, the free press isn't free
Mark Maxey | peoplesworld.org | 2018-11-28
OKMULGEE, Okla.–"I think it's just this second go-round is the tribe exploiting its rights," Sterling Cosper, former Mvskoke Media manager, said. "It has sovereignty to decide what's best for it." Cosper resigned November 8 following the decision of the Muscogee (Creek) National Council to repeal the tribe's Free Press Act of 2015. By repealing the …
peoplesworld.org/article/in-the-muscogee-creek-nation-the-free-press-isnt-free/
America Has Desegregated in Name Only
Paul Street | truthdig.com | 2018-11-28
More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, people of color remain confined to the most destitute corners of the country. | The post America Has Desegregated in Name Only appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/america-has-desegregated-in-name-only/
How Trump Weaponized the Government's Refugee Resettlement Agency
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-28
The Office of Refugee Resettlement was supposed to protect vulnerable immigrant children. Now it's an arm of Trump's deportation force. | Back in April, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, both under the Department of Homeland Security, entered into a memorandum of agreement with an obscure government agency known as the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. The office, known by its initials ORR, had traditionally served vulnerable immigrant youth coming to the United States without an adult. The agency took custody of those c…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/how-trump-weaponized-governments-refugee
Chuck Schumer Ignites Calls for Ouster as Senate Minority Leader
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-28
With the brutal consequences of President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda on full display after U.S. Border Patrol fired tear gas at asylum seekers in Mexico, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sparked fury from progressives and immigrant rights groups on Tuesday by telling reporters that he is perfectly willing to cede ground to the president's xenophobic policies and offer up $1.6 billion for "border security" funding in upcoming budget talks. | "We are for…
truthdig.com/articles/chuck-schumer-ignites-calls-for-ouster-as-senate-minority-leader/
The Real Effect Of Iran Sanction Waivers
Irina Slav | iranian.com | 2018-11-28
On the day U.S. sanctions against Iran went into effect, Brent crude traded at US$72.68 a barrel. Today, three weeks later, Brent is down to US$59.59 a barrel and President Trump is congratulating himself on the low oil prices. Instead of shooting up to US$100, oil prices are falling and the U.S. waivers granted to […] | The post The Real Effect Of Iran Sanction Waivers appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/28/the-real-effect-of-iran-sanction-waivers/
Migrant Teens at Risk as FBI Checks Are Waived for Detention Staff
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-28
An AP investigation and a new federal watchdog raise questions about a Texas tent city that houses more than 2,300 young people. | The post Migrant Teens at Risk as FBI Checks Are Waived for Detention Staff appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/migrant-teens-at-risk-as-fbi-checks-are-waived-for-detention-staff/
"Red Flag Laws": Rights Can't be "Suspended," Only Violated
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-27
Hanna Scott of Seattle's KIRO radio reports that prosecutors in Washington are wrestling with the question of whether or not the state's "Red Flag law" applies to minors, and trying to stretch it to do so. Under the "law," Scott writes, a judge can issue an "Extreme Risk Protection Order" to…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/27/red-flag-laws-rights-cant-be-suspended-only-violated/
The War in Yemen is Not a War, It is a Massacre
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-27
The numbers are mind-blowing: Since the beginning of the conflict in Yemen, an estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger and disease, according to the last analysis by Save the Children, the international health and human rights organization. Although children are the most affected by the conflict, 14 million people are at risk of famine, according to data compiled by the United Nations.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/27/the-war-in-yemen-is-not-a-war-it-is-a-massacre/
Haiti: Authorities must avoid excessive use of force during protests
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
In response to the violence in Haiti following the Petrocaribe protests, Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: | "Amnesty International is concerned about the unrest in Haiti following several citizen protests demanding transparency in relation to the use of Petrocaribe funds. We have received worrying reports of the use of force by police against civilians during these protests leading to several people being killed and injured as a result of clashes with firearms". | "The Haitian state is legally obliged to ensure that the use of force in the context of protests is legitimate, n…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/haiti-authorities-must-avoid-excessive-use-of-force-during-protests/
Protect women fighting hate in Poland
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
On 11 November 2017, 14 brave Polish women were attacked during The Independence Day March in Warsaw. Their peaceful demonstration against hate caused fury among marchers who beat them and left several of the women with injuries, bruises and cuts.: | Polish authorities failed to protect the women. Instead they are now punishing them for their actions and tolerating their attackers with absurd justifications.: | The Independence Day March in Warsaw is an annual event attracting also far-right and nationalist groups. Many demonstrators were holding flares, throwing firecrackers, shouting and display…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/poland-protect-rights-activists/
"Tear Gassing Children Is Outrageous": US Condemned for Violence Against Asylum Seekers
Jon Queally | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-27
(CD) — As legal experts and human rights advocates overnight and Monday morning continued to denounce the tear gassing of children and other asylum seekers by U.S. forces at the Mexico border on Sunday, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among Democratic lawmakers who slammed the Trump administration for its treatment of refugees as she issued a reminder that vulnerable …
"Tear Gassing Children Is Outrageous": US Condemned for Violence Against Asylum Seekers
Two Years Later, No Answers on Uganda Killings
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-27
| Two years after Ugandan government forces killed more than 100 people in Kasese, western Uganda, family members of…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/27/two-years-later-no-answers-uganda-killings
Argentina Opens War Crimes Inquiry on Saudi Crown Prince for Role in Yemen War
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-27
(MEE) — Argentina has opened up an inquiry on whether to press criminal charges against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, for his role in leading the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. The inquiry was opened after HRW and an Argentine federal prosecutor lodged a complaint against …
Argentina Opens War Crimes Inquiry on Saudi Crown Prince for Role in Yemen War
Russian National Dies After Detention by US Immigration
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-27
Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. | © Nathalie Graham/The Stranger | Over Thanksgiving weekend, another person who was in US immigration detention died. | Amar Mergensana, a Russian national who had been detained at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, was taken off life support on Saturday, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE stated he had attempted suicide on November 15; the…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/27/russian-national-dies-after-detention-us-immigration
Google must not capitulate to China's censorship demands
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
Update: Google staff join Amnesty's call | Yesterday Google staff published an open letter in support of Amnesty International's campaign for Google to #Drop Dragonfly. Part of the letter reads: | "Many of us accepted employment at Google with the company's values in mind, including its previous position on Chinese censorship and surveillance, and an understanding that Google was a company willing to p…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/google-must-not-capitulate-to-chinas-censorship-demands/
Amnesty International Charity Limited: Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
The Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Charity, present their annual report on the affairs of the Charity, together with the financial statements and auditors' report for the year ended 31 December 2017.
amnesty.org/en/documents/fin40/9469/2018/en/
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-11-27
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights: UpdateFaculty at Pitzer College in California have overwhelmingly voted to pass two motions that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. As Israel's attacks on Palestinian education escalate, professors and students are standing up for Palestinian rights. | Academic Boycott Stu…
bdsmovement.net/news/pitzer-college-faculty-votes-support-bds-palestinian-rights
China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps
Umar Farooq | thenation.com | 2018-11-27
China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps…
thenation.com/article/china-muslims-detention-camps/
UN Announces $9.2m of Funding Following Maduro's Request for Sanctions-Countering Assistance
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-27
The medical and nutritional supplies will reinforce existing UN support for government social programs targeting pregnant women, young children, and HIV carriers.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14164
Colombia: 'Not everything here is rosy'
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
Two years ago, the signing of the Peace Agreement between the FARC-EP guerrillas and the Colombian state inspired a sense of hope among the communities most affected by one of the cruellest conflicts in the region. The Alabaos (traditional songs of solidarity) sung by the women of Bojayá in Chocó — one of the areas most affected by violence — were one of the ways people showed their support for this process. | The Alabaos singers are a symbol of peaceful resistance and their presence at the historic signing of the Agreement sent a strong message of reconciliation. Their songs, full of both pain and ho…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/colombia-aqui-no-todo-es-color-de-rosa/
Americas: Stuck at the door: The Urgent Need for Protection of Central American Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants in the Caravans
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
The arrival in Mexico since 19 October 2018 of between 8,000 and 10,000 migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum from Honduras, as well as from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala as part of a series of so-called caravans is an urgent situation that requires States to respond in line with international human rights law and standards.
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr01/9447/2018/en/
Americas: US government endangers asylum seekers with unlawful policies
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
Unlawful US border policies are leaving thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where they are facing threats of deportation to their countries of origin, where they potentially face serious harm, Amnesty International said today following a research mission last week. Conditions could only worsen under a reported deal between both countries that, if agreed, would force asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their claims are processed, rather than allow them to enter the United States. | As a result of Amnesty International's research focusing on the treatment of refugees and migrants in the caravans in…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/americas-us-government-endangers-asylum-seekers-with-unlawful-policies/
Azerbaijan: Right to freedom of peaceful assembly must be protected and detained peaceful demonstrators released
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
The 17 November 2018 detention of Azerbaijani opposition leaders and activists as they were attempting to organize a peaceful rally in the capital Baku is a violation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur55/9430/2018/en/
Américas: Varadas en la Puerta: La Urgente Necesidad de Protección de las Caravanas de Personas Refugiadas, Solicitantes de Asilo y Migrantes de Centroamérica
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
La llegada a México, desde el 19 de octubre de 2018, de entre 8.000 y 10.000 personas migrantes, refugiadas y solicitantes de asilo de Honduras, así como de El Salvador, Nicaragua y Guatemala, en una serie de "caravanas", como se ha dado en llamarlas, es una situación urgente, que requiere que los Estados respondan de conformidad con el derecho y las normas internacionales de derechos humanos.
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr01/9447/2018/es/
G20: Saudi Crown Prince Faces Legal Scrutiny
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-26
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, attends a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the Executive Suite at UN Headquarters in New York. | © 2018 Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images | (Buenos Aires) — Argentine judicial authorities have begun examining a submission concerning the role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in connection with alleged war crimes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and to…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/26/g20-saudi-crown-prince-faces-legal-scrutiny
New Law Could Give U.K. Unconstitutional Access to Americans' Personal Data, Human Rights Groups Warn
Trevor Aaronson | theintercept.com | 2018-11-26
This form of international data-sharing could put Americans' privacy at risk and expose citizens to potential Fourth Amendment abuses, critics say. | The post New Law Could Give U.K. Unconstitutional Access to Americans' Personal Data, Human Rights Groups Warn appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/11/26/cloud-act-data-privacy-us-tech-companies/
Russia: Bail refusal for Chechen prisoner of conscience is latest affront to justice
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
Responding to the news that a court in Chechnya has refused to release human rights defender Oyub Titiev on bail, Natalia Prilutskaya, Amnesty International's Russia Researcher, said: | "The decision not to grant bail to Oyub Titiev once again demonstrates the political motivation of the case against him. He has committed no crime, having been jailed on completely fabricated drug charges, and must be released immediately and unconditionally. |
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/russia-bail-refusal-for-chechen-prisoner-of-conscience-is-latest-affront-to-justice/
Chinese Courts Give Domestic Abusers a Pass
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-26
"In principle, in divorce cases, the first time one sues for divorce, it won't be granted. [Marriage is] a traditional value," said Judge Zhang Yanbin in the Chinese city of Chengdu, ruling against a woman's petition for divorce. "We made the ruling to give the man a chance." | A woman wearing a protective mask makes her way on a heavily polluted day in Beijing, December 26, 20…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/26/chinese-courts-give-domestic-abusers-pass
Court sides with L.A. cop who murdered Jesse Romero
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-11-26
Los Angeles, CA – In an outrageous decision, the jury sided with two-time killer and Los Angeles Police Department officer Eden Medina. The civil rights violations trial on 14-year-old Jesse Romero's killing started November 13 and lasted only six days. Early in the preceding, a judge ruled to exclude key evidence from the proceedings. | Killed on August 9, 2016 Jesse Romero was visiting his friends at the apartment complex in Boyle Heights. Someone inside of the apartment complex called 911 saying Romero and another teen were potentially smoking marijuana and graffitiing. LAPD officers Eden Medina and backu…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/11/26/court-s…
Argentina: Authorities must guarantee the right to public protest during the G20 Summit
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-25
The Argentine authorities must respect and guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly during the G20 meetings in Buenos Aires at the end of November and the security forces must strictly abide by international standards on the use of force, Amnesty International said today. | "The whole world will be watching Argentina during the G20 Summit. The authorities must rise to the occasion and send a very clear message to security forces to ensure that respect for the right to protest prevails over a repressive approach that could lead to excessive use of force," said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americ…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/authorities-must-guarantee-the-right-to-public-protest-during-the-g20-summit/
Minnesotans to rally in support of migrant caravan
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-11-25
Minneapolis, MN – As national attention has focused on the caravan of Central American refugees winding its way through Mexico towards the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrants and their allies in Minnesota will rally in support of the caravan on Friday, November 30. | Organizers are planning for a robust turnout in solidarity with the caravan. The rally will start at 5: 15 p.m. in front of the Minneapolis Federal Building at 4th Street and 4th Avenue. Afterwards, organizers will lead a march towards Wells Fargo to highlight the complicity of the banking industry in supporting for-profit detention centers across the U.S.
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/11/24/minneso…
A Chance for Afghanistan's Donors to Do More Than Check Boxes
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-25
This week, delegations from donor countries to Afghanistan will meet in Geneva to hear Afghan officials report on progress in critical areas of reform. These conferences usually amount to little more than opportunities for donors, fatigued from a 17-year commitment to war-torn Afghanistan, to simply check boxes. But as prospects for peace talks increase, a critical evaluation of the government's human rights report card is more important than ever . |
hrw.org/news/2018/11/26/chance-afghanistans-donors-do-more-check-boxes
The Counterinsurgency Paradigm: How U.S. Politics Have Become Paramilitarized
Jeremy Scahill | theintercept.com | 2018-11-25
Donald Trump ran a campaign promising to refill the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, to "bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding," to "take out" the families of suspected terrorists, to ban Muslims from entering this country, and to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Yet these policies didn't start with Trump: Torture, indefinite detention, extraordinary renditions, record numbers of deportations, anti-Muslim sentiment, mass foreign and domestic surveillance, and even the killing of innocent family members of suspected terrorists all have a recent historical precedent. | Trump's predecessor, B…
theintercept.com/2018/11/25/counterinsurgency-us-drone-strikes/
Did you know this about rape?
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-25
Sex without consent is rape. It's as simple as that.: | But myths and gender stereotypes related to rape and consent are widespread in our societies, including in court rooms. | In fact, in Europe alone, only 8 countries have laws that define rape as sex without consent. But courageous women across the region are fighting to change this. | Knowledge is power, also when it comes to fighting rape. So, here are five true statements about rape.
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/11/did-you-know-this-about-rape/
Trump Putting Venezuela on 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' List?
Steve Ellner | zcomm.org | 2018-11-25
The Trump administration is actively exploring the option of placing Venezuela on the state sponsor of terrorism list, to further intensify sanctions that have already caused significant damage to Venezuela's economy…
zcomm.org/zvideo/trump-putting-venezuela-on-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-list/
Taiwan: Referendum results rejecting marriage equality a "bitter blow"
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-24
| Responding to the results of referendums in Taiwan in which same-sex marriage rights and LGBTI-inclusive education in schools were rejected by voters, Annie Huang, Amnesty International Taiwan's Acting Director, said: | "This result is a bitter blow and a step backwards for human rights in Taiwan. However, despite t…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/taiwan-referendum-lgbti/
Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara–A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-23
In this special rebroadcast of a Democracy Now! exclusive documentary, we break the media blockade and go to occupied Western Sahara in the northwest of Africa to document the decades-long Sahrawi struggle for freedom and Morocco's violent crackdown. Morocco has occupied the territory since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation. A 1,700-mile wall divides Sahrawis who remain under occupation from those who fled into exile. The international media has largely ignored the occupat…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/23/four_day…