18 Highlights of BDS Impact in 2018
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-12-01
18 Highlights of BDS Impact in 2018: UpdateHere are 18 highlights of direct and indirect BDS impact from 2018. We celebrate the extraordinary strides that the BDS movement for Palestinian rights has made with your support. Economic Boycott Cultural Boycott Academic Boycott Military Embargo Local governments Sanc…
bdsmovement.net/news/18-highlights-bds-impact-2018
PLO Calls on Eurovision Organizers to Not Broadcast Contest in Israel's Illegal Settlements
INA | imemc.org | 2018-12-01
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: "We call on the EBU to respect the Palestinian people's rights and to not broadcast any Eurovision Song Contest events in Israel's illegal settlements…" Giving Israel the privilege of hosting the 2019 Eurovision amounts to rewarding it for and helping it to conceal …
PLO Calls on Eurovision Organizers to Not Broadcast Contest in Israel's Illegal Settlements
CNN fires contributor accused of "anti-Semitism" for defending Palestinian rights
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-12-01
While CNN has not provided a full explanation, the firing of Marc Lamont Hill came one day after he made public statements critical of Israeli policy against Palestinians.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/01/hill…
Australia's First Nations prepare legal way forward for sovereign rights
Ghillar, Michael Anderson | indybay.org | 2018-12-01
28th November 2018 | To counter the disastrous effects Native Title is having on Australian First Nations communities, a gathering of First Nations from across Australia is to prepare a legal way forward in pursuit of their sovereign rights and control of their own affairs.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/29/18819444.php
A3 Newsletter: Going to Amsterdam, Widows, Non-Unanimous Juries and more
ICFA | indybay.org | 2018-12-01
We have just released the new edition of our newsletter, featuring a range of subjects, including Albert Woodfox and Robert King's upcoming trip to the Netherlands in support of Amnesty International's Write for Rights Campaign. The full newsletter is featured below.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/30/18819477.php
I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights
Jack Poulson | theintercept.com | 2018-12-01
I worked as a research scientist at Google when Dragonfly was revealed and resigned in protest after a month of internally fighting for clarification. | The post I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/12/01/google-china-censorship-human-rights/
Terror at the Border: Experts Condemn the Tear-Gassing of Children
Paul Gottinger | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-30
On Sunday, US border officers fired tear gas at groups of asylum seekers attempting to reach the US border. Images of mothers and small children fleeing the gas drew widespread outrage from politicians and human rights groups. Wind carried the gas a kilometer away, impacting many individuals not attempting to reach the US border. As a result of the…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/30/terror-at-the-border-experts-condemn-the-tear-gassing-of-children/
US Sanctions Have Become Little More Than Medieval-Style Siege Warfare
Thierry Meyssan | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-30
The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organized is illegal according to the definition of the Charter of the United Nations — these are weapons of war, designed for killing. | For his visit to Moscow on 8 November, ambassador James Jeffrey was tasked with explaining the current US obsession with the expansion of Persian influence in the Arab world (Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen). Washington now wi…
mintpressnews.com/us-sanctions-have-become-little-more-than-medieval-style-siege-warfare/252411/
The DNA Industry and the Disappearing Indian
Aviva Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2018-11-30
DNA, Race, and Native Rights…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-dna-industry-and-the-disappearing-indian/
Israeli Soldiers Attack The Weekly Procession In Bil'in
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-30
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the illegal annexation wall and colonies in Bil'in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The protesters marched from the center of the village, carrying Palestinian flags, and chanting for liberation, independence, the release of all detainees and …
California elected officials and coalition groups show solidarity with asylum-seekers
Ismael Parra | peoplesworld.org | 2018-11-30
LOS ANGELES–At a press conference at City Hall on Nov. 15, Councilman Gil Cedillo, chairperson of the city's Immigration and Human Rights Committee, indicated that a grave immigrant crisis was developing on our southern border inside Mexico. In contrast to White House claims that a military response was required, Cedillo said the crisis needed to …
peoplesworld.org/article/california-elected-officials-and-coalition-groups-show-solidarity-with-asylum-seekers/
In Major Threat to Due Process, Marsy's Law Gains Ground Nationwide
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-30
A growing movement wants to amend the US Constitution and weaken its due process protections in its ill-advised pursuit of victims' rights. | Alongside the major criminal justice reform headlines that came out of the midterm elections, a quieter trend also gained momentum through the ballot box: a budding, national threat to due process and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. | On Nov. 6, six states adopted, through ballot initiatives, what is known as "Marsy's Law," which e…
aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/major-threat-due-process-marsys-law-gains-ground-nationwide
Nepal: Release Amnesty International activists now
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
The Nepal authorities must immediately and unconditionally release members and supporters of Amnesty International Nepal who were detained after protesting outside the Indian embassy this morning, Amnesty International said today. | At least 30 people — including members of the board of Amnesty International Nepal, staff, and supporters — were detained while protesting against the Indian government's crackdown on civil society, including raids on the offices of Amnesty International India and attempts to shut down its campaigning in the country. | "We demand that our colleagues are released immediatel…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/nepal-release-amnesty-international-activists-now/
Beaten and prosecuted for standing up to hate
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
Just over a year ago Elzbieta gathered with small group of women in central Warsaw with a large "Stop Fascism" banner. It was 11 November, Independence Day, and tens of thousands of people were marching through the city, many wielding flares and proudly displaying racist and fascist banners. The march – described by some journalists as "the biggest gathering of far-right activists in Europe in recent years"- might sound like an event best avoided, but not for Elzbieta. | She and 12 other women joined the march, and once in its midst, they unfurled their seven-metre long banner. Another woman from their group film…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/beaten-and-prosecuted-for-standing-up-to-hate/
Urgent: human rights under threat in India
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
Activists are being harassed, independent media houses have been raided, and organisations like Amnesty India and Greenpeace India are being targeted by Indian authorities because of their work. We need to speak out now.: | This October, the Indian authorities raided both Amnesty India and Greenpeace India's offices – and froze their bank accounts. | This has effectively stopped our vital human rights work there: work to end to violence against women, human rights education in schools and colleges, and ensuring human rights for everyone in India. | Sign the petition and tell the Indian Prime Minister to s…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/urgent-human-rights-under-threat-in-india/
Electric car companies still powering human rights abuses
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
Thousands of car enthusiasts will descend on southern California this weekend for the start of the LA Auto Show. However, behind the glitz of the cars on show lies a darker side to the industry. | | Electric vehicles are a big focus of this year's show, with dozens of models on display. While manufacturers show off their latest technologies, they are not putting nearly the same effort into keeping their supply chains free from abuse. The industry…
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/11/electric-car-companies-powering-human-rights-abuses/
Argentina: State must clarify facts around the death of Santiago Maldonado and punish those responsible
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
The decision of an Argentine court to close the case of the enforced disappearance of Santiago Maldonado, without having clarified the causes which led to his death and without investigating the alleged responsibility of the authorities, violates the rights to truth, justice and reparation, Amnesty International said today. | "According to the Argentine justice system, no one is responsible for the death of Santiago Maldonado. That is unacceptable. The judicial authorities must ensure a comprehensive, impartial and independent investigation in order to determine the causes and context of his death," said Erika Gu…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/argentina-estado-tiene-obligacion-de-esclarecer-los-hechos-y-sancionar-a-los-responsables-por-la-muerte-de-santiago-maldonado/
Another winter of discontent on the Greek islands
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
"Winter is coming," Ali, a 21-year-old refugee from Afghanistan said to me when I met him Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos last month. "There are pregnant women and children here. How are they going to survive the cold?" It was a question to which I had no answer, and as temperatures across Europe tumble, it is a question that returns to haunt me. | What I witnessed in Moria shocked me to the core. Hugely overcrowded with a lack of sanitation and drinking water, the camp suffers from infestations of mice and rats. When I was there almost 7,500 people were jammed into a camp with an official capaci…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/another-winter-of-discontent-on-the-greek-islands/
Surveying the damage: Enrique Peña Nieto
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
Today is President Enrique Peña Nieto's official last day of work, and he leaves one of the worst human rights crises in the entire hemisphere as his legacy. A shared legacy, the result of a series of failures and poor decisions made by his government and the ones that came before.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/enrique-pena-nieto-el-recuento-de-los-danos/
Wave of red as West Bengal farmers march for rights
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-30
Organised under the banners of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and All India Agricultural Workers' Union (AIAWU) of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), thousands of farmers began marching from Singur towards Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, on November 27. | The march culminated in front of Governor Raj Bhavan's house the next day to demand cultivable lands be returned to the farmers. | In 2006, the creation of a car plant in Singur made the lands uncultivable. The plant was later…
greenleft.org.au/content/wave-red-west-bengal-farmers-march-rights
US condemned for tear-gassing refugees, children
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-30
Legal experts and human rights advocates have denounced the tear gassing of children and other asylum seekers by US forces at the Mexico border on November 25. | "The migrants at our southern border include mothers and small children exercising their legal, human right to seek asylum," declared the ACLU in a tweet on November 26. It told the US Customs and Border Protection agency: "Tear gassing children is out…
greenleft.org.au/content/us-condemned-tear-gassing-refugees-children
When The US Wants To Sanction States, They Call Them "Terrorists"
Thierry Meyssan | iranian.com | 2018-11-30
The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition of the Charter of the United Nations — these […] | The post When The US Wants To Sanction States, They Call Them "Terrorists" appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/30/when-the-us-wants-to-sanction-states-they-call-them-terrorists/
Morocco: Torture Suspicions Mar Mass Trial Verdicts
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-30
Rabat, Morocco, July 15, 2018: demonstrators protest heavy jail sentences on imprisoned activists by wearing masks showing their faces. | © 2018 Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images | (New York) — The Casablanca Court of Appeals should weigh evidence that the police tortured the defendants when it reviews the convictions of protesters and activists from the Rif region, Human Rights Watch said today. The appeals case began on November 14, 2…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/30/morocco-torture-suspicions-mar-mass-trial-verdicts
Thailand: Don't Send Back Bahraini Dissident
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-30
(New York ) — Thailand's government should ensure that Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi, a recognized refugee, is not returned to Bahrain, Human Rights Watch said today. If returned, he would face an imminent risk of wrongful detention and ill-treatment by Bahraini authorities. | Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi in detention at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. | © 2018 Private | "The Thai government needs to realize the grave dangers facing Ha…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/30/thailand-dont-send-back-bahraini-dissident
Indonesia Launches 'Snitch' App Targeting Religious Minorities
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-30
An Indonesian woman shows a newly launched smartphone application called 'Smart Pakem' of Jakarta's prosecutor office in Jakarta on November 27, 2018. | © 2018 Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images | Following your own religious beliefs shouldn't be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious minorities who follow "deviant teachings." | On November 22, Bakor Pakem, a body charged with…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/30/indonesia-launches-snitch-app-targeting-religious-minorities
Should Saudi Crown Prince Be Charged With War Crimes? G20 Host Argentina Considers Probe
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-29
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could face prosecution in Argentina for alleged complicity in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi-led humanitarian crisis in Yemen. On Wednesday, an Argentine prosecutor reportedly accepted a request by Human Rights Watch to prosecute the crown prince, just hours after he landed in Argentina ahead of the G20 summit. Argentina recognizes universal jurisdiction for war crimes and torture, which means it is able to press charges against the crown prince while he is in the country. We speak with Reed Brody, counsel and spokesperson for Human Rights Watch, and…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/29/should_s…
We're Suing the CIA to Find the Body of a Torture Victim
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-29
The U.S. government's obsessive secrecy has deprived a man's family of basic dignity and closure. | In November 2002, the CIA tortured Gul Rahman to death in a secret prison in Afghanistan. Sixteen years later, Rahman's family is still desperately trying to find out what the CIA did to his body. | To date, the CIA has told his loved ones nothing, and his daughter cannot even give her father a decent burial. | That same month, Gina Haspel oversaw the torture of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri at a CIA black site in Tha…
aclu.org/blog/national-security/torture/were-suing-cia-find-body-torture-victim
The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice
Bryce Covert | thenation.com | 2018-11-29
The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice…
thenation.com/article/federal-domestic-workers-bill-of-rights-harris-jayapal-labor/
Bangladesh: Further information: Activist released on bail after months in detention: Shahidul Alam
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Shahidul Alam, photographer and outspoken social activist, has been freed on permanent bail after spending more than 100 days behind bars for comments he made in an interview with Al-Jazeera in August 2018. In detention, he was ill-treated and subjected to prolonged detention merely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/9455/2018/en/
State of Palestine: Social Justice Activist on Hunger Strike: Suha Jbara
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Suha Jbara has been on hunger strike since 22 November in protest against her detention and torture by Palestinian security forces. Her next court hearing is scheduled for 6 December 2018.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9478/2018/en/
Bangladesh: Activista en libertad bajo fianza tras pasar varios meses detenido
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Shahidul Alam, fotógrafo y destacado activista social, ha quedado en libertad bajo fianza permanente tras pasar más de 100 días entre rejas por unos comentarios que hizo en una entrevista con Al Yazira en agosto de 2018. Fue maltratado bajo custodia y sometido a detención prolongada únicamente por ejercer pacíficamente su derecho a la libertad de expresión.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/9455/2018/es/
Viet Nam: Ludicrous charge against activist accused of 'insulting national flag' must be dropped
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
A charge of "insulting the national flag" against prominent Vietnamese human rights activist Huynh Thuc Vy amounts to an attack on freedom of expression by the authorities and must be dropped, Amnesty International said ahead of her trial on Friday. | It is rare for the authorities to prosecute a human rights activist for this charge, which carries a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment, in a disturbing sign of the intensifying crackdown against peaceful dissent in the country. | "This ludicrous charge must be dropped as it is aimed solely at silencing a dedicated, peaceful human rights activist. This is…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/viet-nam-ludicrous-charge-against-activist-accused-of-insulting-national-flag-must-be-dropped/
Malaysia: "The forest is our heartbeat": The struggle to save Indigenous land in Malaysia
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Defenders of the lands of Indigenous peoples in Malaysia are targeted, singled out and face opposition from state authorities and private individuals when they speak up. These abuses have further disenfranchised Indigenous communities in Malaysia, marginalising them socially and harming them economically. This report examines the struggles human rights defenders of Indigenous peoples have endured as they have sought to claim their right to Indigenous lands, and the steps that should be taken by the government to ensure that they are given the protection they deserve.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa28/9424/2018/en/
Honduras: Half-truths for Berta Cáceres and her family
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
The irregularities in the investigation and court proceedings relating to the murder of prominent human rights defender Berta Cáceres, combined with the fact all those who masterminded the crime have still not been identified, lead to the conclusion that neither the right to justice, the right to the truth, nor the right to reparation have been guaranteed in this emblematic case, Amnesty International said today.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/honduras-half-truths-for-berta-caceres-and-her-family/
Philippines: First conviction of police officers in 'war on drugs' shows its deadly reality
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Responding to the guilty verdict handed to three policemen for the murder of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos in the Philippines, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia, said: | "Kian's killing is emblematic of the horrors of the 'war on drugs', and this verdict further confirms that it is a brutal, murderous campaign that claims innocent lives. | "While welcome, this verdict does not go far enough. The first conviction of police officers in this deadly campaign has come far too late. While three officers have been found guilty, more should be held to account, includ…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/philippines-first-conviction-of-police-officers-in-war-on-drugs-shows-its-deadly-reality/
Amnesty International launches worlds biggest human rights campaign
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Women human rights defenders around the world are facing unprecedented levels of abuse, intimidation and violence, said Amnesty International as it launched its global Write for Rights campaign, in a bid to shine a spotlight on brave women who have been harassed, jailed, tortured or even killed for their human rights work. | Women continue to face multiple forms of discrimination, targeted because of their gender and other characteristics, as well as for their human rights work. However, women refuse to stay silent and have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018. | "Across the world, women a…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/amnesty-international-launches-worlds-biggest-human-rights-campaign/
China, Iran Solve Oil Payments Problem
Oil Price | iranian.com | 2018-11-29
Iran and China have found a way for China to continue buying Iranian crude and pay for it without risking a U.S. sanction breach, an Iranian official said, as quoted by Fars News. "A Chinese bank will start its banking exchanges with the Iranian side on December 2," the head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Asadollah […] | The post China, Iran Solve Oil Payments Problem appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/29/china-iran-solve-oil-payments-problem/
Indian Farmers Call for Action Over Agricultural Crisis
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
Farmers from across India gather in New Delhi to demand action from lawmakers. November 29, 2018. | © 2018 Private | Thousands of farmers from across India will march to the parliament in New Delhi on November 30, to demand action on the deepening agrarian crisis that has left a trail of heavy debts and suicide in its wake. | More than 300,000 farmers…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/indian-farmers-call-action-over-agricultural-crisis
DR Congo: Mass Rape Trial Crucial for Justice
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
The leader of the Mai Mai Sheka militia group, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, campaigns for a seat in parliament ahead of the November 2011 national elections, despite being sought on a Congolese arrest warrant for crimes against humanity, including sexual violence. Walikale, North Kivu, November 24, 2011. | © 2011 AFP/File | (Goma) — The trial of a militia leader for mass rape and other grave crimes is crucial for justice in the Democratic Republic of Cong…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/dr-congo-mass-rape-trial-crucial-justice
Ukraine: Barriers to Free Movement for Older People
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
An older man with a disability sits on an old luggage cart preparing to cross the Stanitsa Luhanska border point in Eastern Ukraine. With wheelchairs rarely available, older people and others with mobility disabilities may resort to crossing by carts or sleds pushed by strangers, for a fee. April 6, 2018. | © 2018 John Wendle for Human Rights Watch | (Kyiv) — Older people who need to travel between the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine and governme…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/ukraine-barriers-free-movement-older-people
US: Cervical Cancer Deaths Up for Black Women
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
| (Montgomery, Alabama) — The Federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer deaths, which are largely pre…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/us-cervical-cancer-deaths-black-women
Google Shut Out Privacy and Security Teams From Secret China Project
Ryan Gallagher | theintercept.com | 2018-11-29
The secrecy surrounding the work was unheard of at Google. It was not unusual for planned new products to be closely guarded ahead of launch. But this time was different. The objective, code-named Dragonfly, was to build a search engine for China that would censor broad categories of information about human rights, democracy, and peaceful protest. | In February 2017, during one of the first group meetings about Dragonfly at Google's Mountain View headquarters in California, some of those present were left stunned by what they heard. Senior executives disclosed that the search system's infrastructure would be reli…
theintercept.com/2018/11/29/google-china-censored-search/
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/
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
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/
NAACP YOUTH LEADERS COMMENT ON THE RESULTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATORIAL RUNOFF ELECTION
Rachel Johnson | naacp.org | 2018-11-28
BALTIMORE — Youth leaders of the NAACP shared the following statements regarding the results of the Mississippi senatorial runoff election: "We are constantly in a war for a fair democracy, not only for voting rights but also for representation that is accountable to the people. Mississippi's election shows that we can't afford to ignore marginalized voters and young people […] | The post NAACP YOUTH LEADERS COMMENT ON THE RESULTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATORIAL RUNOFF ELECTION appeared fi…
naacp.org/latest/naacp-youth-leaders-comment-results-mississippi-senatorial-runoff-election/
Hatewatch Headlines 11/29/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-11-28
Border Patrol's use of tear gas an ill omen; High court poised to reverse LGBT rights; How Trump picked up a meme from 4chan on Twitter; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/29/hatewatch-headlines-11292018
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
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/
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/