Scabs, Semantics, and Working People
David Macaray | zcomm.org | 2018-12-04
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." –from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Over the years, the incendiary term "scab," when used in the context of Labor-Management relations, has come to be carelessly and egregiously misapplied. Even people who should, by rights, be familiar with Read…
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Mozambique: Security Forces Abusing Suspected Insurgents
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-04
A Mozambican army soldier inspects a building destroyed during a night attack by a suspected armed Islamist group in Chicuaia Velha village, Nangade district, on November 23, 2018. | © 2018 Alexandre Nhampossa | (Johannesburg) — Mozambique security forces have been implicated in serious abuses while fighting an armed Islamist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. | Since August 2018, the security forces have allegedly arbitrarily detained, ill-tre…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/04/mozambique-security-forces-abusing-suspected-insurgents
Tunisia: Parliament Should Back Gender Equality in Inheritance
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-04
A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. | (Tunis) — Tunisia's parliament should take the landmark step of granting women equal rights in inheritance, Human Rights Watch said today. President Beji Caid Essebsi formally submitted a draft law to parliament on November 28, 2018, asking for urgent action on the measure. | The draft law, which was approved by the Council of Minister…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/04/tunisia-parliament-should-back-gender-equality-inheritance
First Palestinian-American Congresswoman Backs BDS, Plans To Bring Lawmakers To West Bank
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2018-12-04
Representative-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress, is looking forward to bringing a congressional delegation of freshman lawmakers to the West Bank and also said she backs the boycott, divest and sanctions (BDS) movement. The West Bank trip would be a counter-balance and alternative to the Israel trips offered by pro-Israel lobbying group the American Israel Public […] | The post First Palestinian-American Congresswoman Backs…
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U.S. Urges Europe To Impose Sanctions On Iran Over Missiles
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-12-04
The Trump administration is urging Europe to impose tough new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program. The call comes as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to meet European officials in Brussels this week and after the U.S. and others condemned an Iranian missile launch over the weekend. Iran is expected to be […] | The post U.S. Urges Europe To Impose Sanctions On Iran Over Missiles appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/03/u-s-urges-europe-to-impose-sanctions-on-iran-over-missiles/
US Congresswoman-Elect Endorses BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-04
(MEE) — Congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib has become just the second US lawmaker to express support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. "I personally support the BDS movement," Tlaib said in an interview with The Intercept news website published on Monday. "I want us to see that segregation and how that has really harmed …
US Congresswoman-Elect Endorses BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights
Photos: Protesting for Migrant Rights in El Cerrito
Cornelia Grimes photos | indybay.org | 2018-12-04
On December 1, protesters in El Cerrito created a human billboard out of the letters | S-T-O-P-T-H-E-T-E-A-R-S | Photos by Cornelia Grimes. Please credit the photographer.
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70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations Association, Santa Cruz | indybay.org | 2018-12-04
Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
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No One Knows What's Happening in This Tent City for Migrant Kids
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-12-03
This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast. | Tornillo, Texas — About 40 miles southeast of El Paso, past the billboards for fast food joints and rugged desert hills, residents of this small community sometimes can see the lights of the nearby detention camp glowing in the night. | Some of them h…
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Funcionarios electos de California y grupos de coalición muestran solidaridad con solicitantes de asilo
Ismael Parra | peoplesworld.org | 2018-12-03
LOS ANGELES, California, EEUU — Al mediodía del 15 de noviembre, el concejal Gil Cedillo, presidente del Comité de Inmigración y Derechos Humanos de la ciudad, inauguró una conferencia de prensa en el Ayuntamiento de Los àÅngeles. Indicó que se estaba desarrollando una grave crisis de inmigrantes en nuestra frontera sur dentro de México y …
peoplesworld.org/article/funcionarios-electos-de-california-y-grupos-de-coalicion-muestran-solidaridad-con-solicitantes-de-asilo/
There's No Real Difference Between Border Walls and Border Fences
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-12-03
Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, are playing word games when it comes to funding Trump's border wall. | Sometime between now and Dec. 7, when the current appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security will expire, Congress needs to provide the agency with another's year's funds. A single word has become a sticking point for the politicians who will vote on that funding: "wall," as in President Trump's border wall. | Trump and his Republican allies are demanding billions of dollars for walls along the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats, wanting to be seen as opposing Trump, say that they won't vote for bor…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/theres-no-real-difference-between-border-walls-and-border-fences
Scabs, Semantics, and Working People
David Macaray | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-03
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." –from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Over the years, the incendiary term "scab," when used in the context of Labor-Management relations, has come to be carelessly and egregiously misapplied. Even people who should, by rights, be familiar with…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/03/scabs-semantics-and-working-people/
Bush Sr. Ignored the AIDS Crisis and Detained HIV+ Haitians
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-12-03
George H.W. Bush died on the eve of World AIDS Day, an irony not lost on many HIV/AIDS activists who remember the 41st president of the United States for his lack of action in the 1990s as the HIV/AIDS crisis raged on. Bush said little about the crisis during his years as vice president under Ronald Reagan, who didn't even mention AIDS until the penultimate year of his presidency. Despite promises to do more after he was elected president, George H.W. Bush refused to address and fund programs around HIV/AIDS education and prevention, as well as drug treatment. We speak with Steven Thrasher, journalist and doct…
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Remembering George H.W. Bush's Inaction on AIDS at Home While Detaining HIV+ Haitians at Guantánamo
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-03
George H.W. Bush died on the eve of World AIDS Day, an irony not lost on many HIV/AIDS activists who remember the 41st president of the United States for his lack of action in the 1990s as the HIV/AIDS crisis raged on. Bush said little about the crisis during his years as vice president under Ronald Reagan, who didn't even mention AIDS until the penultimate year of his presidency. Despite promises to do more after he was elected president, George H.W. Bush refused to address and fund programs around HIV/AIDS education and prevention, as well as drug treatment. We speak with Steven Thrasher, journalist and doctora…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/3/rememberi…
SPLC brings first lawsuit challenging Florida sheriffs' latest collaboration agreements to detain people for ICE
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-12-03
The SPLC sued Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay today for illegally holding a U.S. citizen in the county jail on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold.
splcenter.org/news/2018/12/03/splc-brings-first-lawsuit-challenging-florida-sheriffs%25E2%2580%2599-latest-collaboration-agreements
Seattle Activists: Target ICE, Not Human Rights Defenders
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-12-03
On December 3, we, the members of the "Anti-ICE Nine," are headed to a pre-trial hearing. We are each facing two misdemeanor charges — which could result in up to one year of jail time and a $5,000 fine apiece — for blocking traffic outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) downtown offices in Seattle, Washington, this past June. We were arrested for exposing the existence of ICE's regional headquarters in downtown Seattle, and for opposing the Trump regime's horrific trea…
truthout.org/articles/seattle-activists-target-ice-not-human-rights-defenders/
China: Release Workers, Student Activists
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China, October 18, 2017. | © 2017 Aly Song/Reuters | (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release workers and students arbitrarily detained or forcibly disappeared during a nationwide crackdown since mid-2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Those held include factory workers, labor activists, college s…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/china-release-workers-student-activists
Tackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
Internet café in Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. | © 2010 Hemis.fr/AFP Photo | Hate and dangerous speech is a serious and growing problem in Ethiopia, both online and offline. It has contributed to the growing ethnic tensions and conflicts across the country that have created more than 1.4 million new internally displaced people in the first half of 2018 alone. The government says it will pass a new law on hate speech t…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/tackling-hate-speech-ethiopia
ICC Facing US Threats
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
The Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. | © 2016 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas | (The Hague) — International Criminal Court (ICC) member countries should reaffirm the court's mandate in the face of United States threats to weaken its essential role in international justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The 17th session of the court's annual meeting, the Assembly of States Parti…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/icc-facing-us-threats
EU: Suspend Deportations of Turkic Muslims to China
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
Chinese police patrol a night market near Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang, a day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, June 25, 2017. | © 2017 AFP/Getty Images | (Brussels) — European Union member countries should not forcibly return Turkic Muslims to China without providing a full and fair individualized examination of their risk of being ill-treated there, Human Rights Watch said today in a
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/eu-suspend-deportations-turkic-muslims-china
Thousands of People with Disabilities in Croatia Trapped in Institutions
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
Restraints on a bed in Lopaca Psychiatric Hospital. Emina Cerimovic/Human Rights Watch 2014. cc | On December 3, the world celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. That includes Croatia, where the Zagreb city authorities are sponsoring an art exhibition and concert, and the city of Krapina will host a walk to raise awareness about disabilities. But for many people with disabilities in Croatia, it will be just one more day spent trapped a…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/thousands-people-disabilities-croatia-trapped-institutions
Syria, Iran, Georgia: Slippery Slope In Discussing Oil Smuggling And Sanctions
Seth Ferris | iranian.com | 2018-12-03
The history of sanctions teaches us that they are like a pole — you can find a way around them, and in the process, find a niche market for all kinds of smugglers, gangsters, and political types, as co-operation is needed at all levels. For this reason, sanctions often have the opposite effect to that […] | The post Syria, Iran, Georgia: Slippery Slope In Discussing Oil Smuggling And Sanctions appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/03/syria-iran-georgia-oil-sanctions/
At Least 206 Civilians Killed in November by US Airstrikes in Syria
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-03
(ANTIWAR.COM) — The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has issued a new report over the weekend summarizing the massive civilian death toll of US-led airstrikes against a handful of eastern towns in Syria. At least 206 civilians were killed in November in those strikes. The strikes center on three towns and some adjoining villages under ISIS control along …
At Least 206 Civilians Killed in November by US Airstrikes in Syria
Two US Police Departments Cancel Training With Israel
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-03
(MEMO) — Two police departments in the New England region of the United States canceled their annual visit to Israeli police forces and engagement in training, amid pressure from organisations affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The Vermont State Police and the Northampton Police Department in Massachusetts both canceled their planned trip to Israel for …
Cornel West Responds to CNN Firing Marc Lamont Hill
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-02
"All he's saying is that Palestinian babies deserve the same rights as Israeli babies" | The post Cornel West Responds to CNN Firing Marc Lamont Hill appeared first on The Real News Network.
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Japan: End Workplace Harassment, Violence
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-02
Protesters hold placards during a rally against harassment at Shinjuku shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan, April 28, 2018 | © 2018 Reuters | (Tokyo) — The Japanese government should reform its laws and policies to end violence and harassment in the workplace, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Japan's Labor Policy Coun…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/02/japan-end-workplace-harassment-violence
UN: War's Impact on People with Disabilities
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-02
(New York) — On December 3, 2018, United Nations Security Council members will shine a spotlight on the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on people with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today. People with disabilities have been invisible on the peace and security agendas of many countries around the world but are among the people most at risk during conflicts and humanitarian crises. | More than one billion people worldwide, or about 15 percent of the global population, have a disabi…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/02/un-wars-impact-people-disabilities
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
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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
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
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/
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