(2019-03-07). Trump: The Art of the No Deal. counterpunch.org 
Last week Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed Master of the Deal, walked away from his second summit with the North Korean leader empty handed. There was no agreement on denuclearization and ending sanctions. For all the pre-meeting hype, there was no deal. What's the big deal? Trump the Promoter has promoted business-speak and a business mentality More
(2019-03-07). UN Human Rights Commissioner Criticizes Duterte's War on Drugs. telesurenglish.net In an annual report before the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, Thursday, the agency's High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet delivered criticism of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. | RELATED: | Journalist Critical of Philippines Duterte Faces Arrest Warrant | Bachelet urged the Philippines government to instead take a "public health approach" to minimize the death toll and comply with international human rights standar…
(2019-03-07). The Economics of Residential Rent Control. zcomm.org Rent control is one of many efforts to uphold human dignity by expanding human rights, those rights which are held to be inherent in all people, and restraining forms of private property…
(2019-03-07). Colombia: Social, Human Rights Groups March Against State Crime. telesurenglish.net Wednesday marked the Day of Dignity for Victims of State Crime with over 100 social organizations and human rights groups marching in Colombia to pay homage for social leaders who have been murdered in the country. | RELATED: | Another Colombian Social Leader Dead, Trade Union Mourns | According to a spokesperson for the National Movement for Victims of State Crime (MOVICE), the event aims to bring awareness to the increase of politically-charged murders, after the signing of the 2016…
(2019-03-07). Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism in France. consortiumnews.com Lawrence Davidson dismantles Macron's equation of apples and oranges. By Lawrence Davidson TothePointAnalysis.com We are at a new stage of the fight to realize Palestinian rights and free both Palestinians and Jews from the consequences of Zionist racism. There was… Read more →
(2019-03-07). NAACP Joins NABJ in Criticism of CNN's Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions. naacp.org Civil Rights Group Voices Concerns over Diversity Failure to CNN BALTIMORE — The nation's foremost civil rights organization issued the following response to CNN President Jeff Zucker's refusal to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions: "It is vital that news organizations reflect the diversity of our country, which includes people of color in …
(2019-03-07). US Gov't Admits to 471 Migrant Parent Deportations. telesurenglish.net The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump admitted Wednesday that hundreds of migrant parents were deported without first being offered the opportunity to reunite with their offspring. | RELATED: | Mexico Will Continue Protecting Rights of Migrants: Ministry | The administration disclosed, in a court filing, that the government deported 471 migr…
(2019-03-07). Following sustained campaign, JP Morgan Chase and Co divests from private prison operators. peoplesdispatch.org More than 85 civil rights groups in the country had formed a coalition and urged the bank to stop lending to firms which run private prisons for profit. Firms such as GEO Group and CoreCivic have reportedly spent USD 25 million on lobbying over the past three decades to push for harsher criminal justice and immigration laws…
(2019-03-07). US court grants legal rights to aborted child as would-be father sues clinic on behalf of fetus. rt.com 
An Alabama man is suing an abortion clinic, claiming a fetus he fathered was aborted against his will, and representing the fetus in court in a bizarre legal first that he hopes will make it harder for women to have abortions.
(2019-03-07). NCLR's Anniversary Celebration. indybay.org Marriott Marquis | 780 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2019-03-07). UN Commission Report Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza. therealnews.com 
International law professor Kevin Jon Heller discusses the report of the UN Human Rights Council, which says Israel must be held accountable for war crimes committed against unarmed civilians and that Israeli courts do not hold them accountable…
(2019-03-06). Will the US end up putting sanctions on every country that doesn't bend to its will? peoplesdispatch.org The objectives of the "strongest sanctions" are broadly all the same—that the United States will suffocate a country's ability to trade and access finance as long as it does not do what the United States of America asks it to do…
(2019-03-06). Assange May Be Elephant in Room as Chelsea Manning a Fights Federal Grand Jury Subpoena. mintpressnews.com "If you end up going to trial rather than taking a plea, they actually use it against you in sentencing. They do something called 'sentencing enhancement' and they call it 'failure to take responsibility.'" — CIA-Torture Whistleblower John Kiriakou…
(2019-03-06). Opposition mounts to planned ICE prison in Illinois. peoplesworld.org 
DWIGHT, Ill.—On Feb. 8, news broke that the town of Dwight is being considered for a $20 million private detention facility for undocumented immigrants. The small central Illinois town of about 4,000 lies about an hour and a half south of Chicago on I-55. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility would be built and …
(2019-03-06). Why the Outrage? "Jewish Power" Party is the New Norm in Israeli Politics. zcomm.org Otzma Yehudit's platform only reinforces the existing "core values" of Israel, the same values that AIPAC itself champions without the slightest regard for human rights, international law and the principles of true democratic values…
(2019-03-06). Revealed: British Army Deployed "Interrogators" to Abu Ghraib Despite Abuse Concerns. globalresearch.ca Ministry of Defence refuses to answer MEE's questions about what its personnel were doing and what they saw at height of torture scandal in US-run Baghdad prison | *** | Britain's defence ministry covertly deployed a team of interrogators to Iraq's notorious …
(2019-03-06). Cameroon Risks Further Slide into Violence, UN Warns. telesurenglish.net Cameroon may fall further into violence if the government does not stop hate speech by politicians and heavy-handed tactics by security forces, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday. | RELATED: | Cameroon Opposition Leader Accused of Inciting Rebellion | Long-running tensions have erupted into conflicts with separatists in the southwest and religious extremists in the northwest, prompting crackdowns by security forces and leaving 1.3 million people in need of aid, ac…
(2019-03-06). Mexico: Roma Star Yalitza Raises Funds for Domestic Worker Rights. telesurenglish.net The first Indigenous women to be nominated for a best actress Oscar award, Yalitza Aparicio, is helping to raise money so that domestic workers in Mexico know their labor rights. | RELATED: | Mexico Will Continue Protecting Rights of Migrants: Ministry | Aparicio, who made history by being the first Indigenous—she's of Oaxacan Mixtec and Triqui origin—to…
(2019-03-06). Anti-Semitism Versus Anti-Zionism in Today's France. counterpunch.org We are at a new stage of the fight to realize Palestinian rights and free both Palestinians and Jews from the consequences of Zionist racism. There was a time when very few in the West understood the racist nature of the Israeli state. For a long time the Zionists controlled the public relations message and More
(2019-03-06). Selected Articles: The Recolonization of Latin America and the War on Venezuela. globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …
(2019-03-06). Kirstjen Nielsen Continues to Insist That There Is No Family Separation Policy. aclu.org During her congressional testimony, Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen dodged questions about her department's vicious border policies. | Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified on Wednesday before the House Committee on Homeland Security, just days after the House passed a resolution to overturn President Trump's emergency declaration on the border wall. | Nielsen has helped Trump push lies and fabrications about the supposed security crisis at the border, when in fact the only crisis…
(2019-03-06). As National Socialist Movement Falls Into Disarray, League of the South, Neo-Nazi Billy Roper Seek To Pick off Members. splcenter.org After a black civil rights advocate took over the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM), Kynan Dutton had enough.
(2019-03-06). US extends sanctions against Zimbabwe citing "extraordinary threat" peoplesdispatch.org US president Donald Trump extended the sanctions for one more year despite a number of world leaders calling for their withdrawal to alleviate the misery of recession-hit Zimbabwe. The sanctions have been in place since the first term of George W. Bush…
(2019-03-06). Hands Off Venezuela! No Coup, No War, No Sanctions. globalresearch.ca Join us on March 9 for a march and rally against the Trump administration's effort to engineer a coup in Venezuela and a new devastating war there. The aggressive policy against Venezuela repeats the ugly pattern of wars for regime …
(2019-03-06). After Locking Migrant Children in Cages, DHS Chief Tells Congress, 'They're Not Cages'. commondreams.org After months of outrage over the Trump administration detaining migrant children in "cages," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen insisted to members of Congress on Wednesday, "We don't use cages for children." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-03-06). Mexican ruling class responds to Matamoros: Militarization and alignment with Trump's attacks on immigrants. wsws.org The AMLO administration has prevented immigrants from reaching the border and is forcefully detaining them, creating the framework for escalating attacks on the entire working class.
(2019-03-06). US detains 77,000 immigrants at border in February, a 10 year high. wsws.org The number of immigrants detained at the border hit a 10 year high in February, while employer audits and mass workplace sweeps continue to rise.
(2019-03-05). Headlines for March 5, 2019. democracynow.org Judiciary Committee Launches Probe into 81 Trump Associates and Groups, New Yorker Report Details Trump's Deep Ties to Fox News, Groundwater in 39 States Contaminated by Coal Ash Waste, Dem Leaders Rebuke Alleged Anti-Semitic Remarks by Rep. Omar, U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate, Rights Groups Say Jailed Saudi Women Activists Tortured, Sexually Assaulted, Report: Khashoggi's Body Was Burned in Oven at Saudi Diplomat's Home, NYT: Detained U.S. Citizen Allegedly Tortured in Saudi Custody | , South Korea Calls for Resumption of Talks Between Trump and Kim, North Carolina Reschedules 9th District Election After Voter…
(2019-03-05). "How to Hide an Empire": Daniel Immerwahr on the History of the Greater United States. democracynow.org 
"How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States." That's the title of a new book examining a part of the U.S. that is often overlooked: the nation's overseas territories from Puerto Rico to Guam, former territories like the Philippines, and its hundreds of military bases scattered across the globe. We speak with the book's author, Daniel Immerwahr, who writes, "At various times, the inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen." Immerwahr is an associate professor of history at No…
(2019-03-05). Why the Outrage? "Jewish Power" Party is the New Norm in Israeli Politics. mintpressnews.com 
Otzma Yehudit's (Jewish Power Party) platform only reinforces the existing "core values" of Israel, the same values that AIPAC itself champions without the slightest regard for human rights, international law and the principles of true democratic values argues Ramzy Baroud.
(2019-03-05). WFTU Declaration on the International Working Women's Day 8 March 2019. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions. | The World Federation of Trade Unions honors the International Working Women's Day on 8th March 2019, under the slogan: | "The WFTU against all forms of inequality, against all forms of exploitation" | 162 years after the first uprising of women textile workers in 1857 in New York, claiming the increase of their miserable salaries, the reduction of working hours, equality in payment and social rights, the situation for the working, unemployed and young women, is extremely harsh: unemployment, flexible work,…
(2019-03-05). How Mumbai's Sanitation Workers Won Their Rights. thenation.com How Mumbai's Sanitation Workers Won Their Rights…
(2019-03-05). Congress, Let's Fix the Problems in H.R. 1 So We Can Enact the Bill's Much-Needed Reforms. aclu.org As currently drafted, the For the People Act of 2019 violates the First Amendment rights of American citizens and public-interest organizations. | Members of Congress are expected to vote this week on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019. There is a lot to like about the bill. , , To begin, its aim is to strengthen and expand participation in our democracy. We are at a crucial moment where our democratic institutions are not adequately protecting the will of the people, and we strongly support the goals of H.R. 1 to correct these infirmities. , , But, as we de…
(2019-03-05). Ending the NSA's Massive Phone Spying Program Would Be a Good Start — But There's a Lot More to Do. aclu.org The successor to the NSA's bulk surveillance program revealed by Snowden is reportedly being abandoned. Congress needs to make sure it stays dead. | We may be one step closer to putting the final nail in the coffin of the National Security Agency's massive phone records surveillance program, if a New York Times report bears out. Ending this program is a good first step, but as Congress debates expiring Patriot Act provisions this year, it needs to do much more to protect individual rights, including eliminating t…
(2019-03-05). NAACP Calls for Justice in Stephon Clark Case. naacp.org Joins Sacramento Branch in Condemning DA's Failure to Charge Police Officers in Murder of Stephon Clark BALTIMORE (March 5, 2019)—The nation's foremost civil rights organization joins its NAACP Sacramento Branch in condemning Sacramento District Attorney Marie Schubert's decision to not charge Sacramento Police officers Terrence Mercadel and Jared Robinet with murder for the killing of …
(2019-03-05). Join calls for SBS, artists to boycott Eurovision 2019. greenleft.org.au 
The Israeli city of Tel Aviv is preparing to host the Eurovision Song Contest in May, following Israeli artist Netta Barzilai's win in Eurovision 2018. | In response, BDS Australia, which support the global boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel, says: "As a serial human rights abuser, it is unacceptable for Israel to be the host country for a competition that, in SBS's own words, is supposed to 'bring people and cultures together'. | "We urge SBS not to participate or broadcast Eurovision 2019 if it is in Israel — and we call on Kate Miller-…
(2019-03-05). Rallies, campaigns mark International Sex Workers' Rights Day. peoplesdispatch.org 
On March 3, sex worker groups across the world observed the International Sex Workers' Rights Day (ISWRD). The day saw different groups organizing rallies and embarking on campaigns to strengthen the global struggle for recognition of sex workers and granting them workers' rights. | The day was first celebrated in 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers in the city of Kolkata in India staged a march demanding their rights, defying pressure from conservative groups trying to stop their mobilization. | Following this, the day came to be commemorated as ISWRD, and since 2002, there have been protest activities, lectures,…
(2019-03-05). 80+ arrested at protest over police shooting of unarmed Stephon Clark in Sacramento (PHOTOS, VIDEOS). rt.com 
Police arrested over 80 protesters and detained a reporter in Sacramento, California after scores turned out to demonstrate against a decision not to charge cops who fatally shot 22-year-old Stephon Clark last March.
(2019-03-05). How Two Immigration Lawyers Created a Rapid-Response Team to Combat ICE. theintercept.com 
Sarah Gillman and Gregory Copeland were half way through a six-hour drive from Rochester to New York City last week when they got word that Baba Sillah, a father of five from the Bronx, was at John F. Kennedy International Airport, about to be deported to Gambia, a country he had left in the early 1990s. | It had been a long two days for the lawyers. On their way upstate, they had stopped by the Bergen County Jail, in New Jersey, to meet a Bangladeshi father facing imminent deportation. They had then driven to Buffalo, New York, where they trained a 21-year-old law student to argue the case of an Albany man, Kini…
(2019-03-05). Enjoy Your High, But Not at the Expense of Palestinian Human Rights. truthout.org Medical cannabis is considered the next up-and-coming miracle drug, with very few side effects. But with Israeli companies bursting onto the international market, medical cannabis exported from Israel may soon have to come with a new warning. Beware: purchase of this product may contribute to violations of Palestinian human rights. | The Israeli medical cannabis industry, as it is currently set up, whitewashes Israeli war crimes, provides legitimacy and profits for people responsible for past massacres in Gaza, and supports Israel's illegal settlement, a direct cause of Palestinian suffering. | On December 28,…
(2019-03-05). From Guam to the Philippines, the US Ignores Victims of Its Empire. truthout.org How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States. That's the title of a new book examining a part of the U.S. that is often overlooked: the nation's overseas territories from Puerto Rico to Guam, former territories like the Philippines, and its hundreds of military bases scattered across the globe. We speak with the book's author, Daniel Immerwahr, who writes, "At various times, the inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen." Immerwahr is an associate professor of history at N…
(2019-03-04). No to the Invasion of Venezuela! venezuelanalysis.com The Jamaica Peace Council (JPC) denounces the US President Donald Trump's Administration's recent sanctions — freezing of assets, acts of provocation and military aggression — against the people of Venezuela. These actions are in alarming violation of international law and the fundamental principles of human rights and national sovereignty.
(2019-03-04). U.N. Finds Israel Intentionally Shot Children, Journalists & the Disabled During Gaza Protests. democracynow.org 
A United Nations inquiry has found Israeli forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting unarmed children, journalists and the disabled in Gaza. The report, released by the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday, looked at Israel's bloody response to weekly Great March of Return demonstrations, launched by Palestinians in Gaza nearly a year ago, targeting Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier. The report found Israeli forces have killed 183 Palestinians—almost all of them with live ammunition. The dead included 35 children. Twenty-three thousand people were injured,…
(2019-03-04). The Prisoner Says 'No' to Big Brother. consortiumnews.com The refusal by Australia's foreign ministry to honor the UN's declaration that Julian Assange is the victim of "arbitrary detention" is a shameful breach of the letter and spirit of international law, says John Pilger. By John Pilger in Sydney,… Read more →
(2019-03-04). It Is Time to Indict Israel: Norman Finkelstein on Growing Push for ICC to File War Crimes Charges. democracynow.org 
Israeli forces have killed 183 Palestinians since weekly Great March of Return demonstrations began in Gaza nearly a year ago targeting Israel's heavily militarized separation barrier. That's according to a new United Nations inquiry that found Israeli forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting unarmed children, journalists and the disabled in Gaza. The report was released by the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday. We speak with Norman Finkelstein, scholar and author of "Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom," and Sara Hossain, a member of the U.N. independent commission that l…
(2019-03-04). The Coup in Venezuela, Explained. zcomm.org Sanctions and oil prices are to blame for the country's economic plight, while it boasts a far greater tradition of democracy than critics often realize let alone dare to admit…
(2019-03-04). Sanders on Venezuela — Does His Critique of US Policy Go Far Enough? therealnews.com 
At the CNN town hall, Sanders opposed U.S. intervention in Venezuela, refused to call Maduro a dictator, or recognize Guaido, but he didn't call for an end to sanctions — with Jacqueline Luqman, Eugene Puryear, Norman Solomon and host Paul Jay…
(2019-03-03). MEDIA ADVISORY: NAACP Announces Regional Training in South Carolina. naacp.org Training to be Association's First National Event in South Carolina in two decades BALTIMORE (March 3, 2019)—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation's foremost civil rights organization will host a press conference on Tuesday, March 5, to announce the Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute (CRATI), to be held in …
(2019-03-03). 3rd Anniversary of Berta Cáceres Murder in Honduras: Downward Spiral and Hope. therealnews.com 
The murder trial of environmental and indigenous activist Berta Cáceres leaves many issues unresolved. Meanwhile, the human rights situation in Honduras has been getting worse, even as Berta continues to inspire activists with her example…
(2019-03-02). Congressional, civil rights leaders gather at Civil Rights Memorial to honor movement's martyrs. splcenter.org U.S. Rep. John Lewis led a gathering of congressional and civil rights leaders in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, today, honoring those who lost their lives in the struggle for civil rights.