(2019-06-07). Trump administration cuts education and recreation funding for immigrant children in detention centers. wsws.org The Office of Refugee Settlement has halted the flow of funding for any activities they consider "not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety," including legal aid and recreation.
(2019-06-07). For 'Challenging Us All to Confront the Realities of the Climate Crisis,' Greta Thunberg and Fridays for Future Movement Win Amnesty's Top Human Rights Award. commondreams.org "This is not my award, this is everyone's award. It is amazing to see the recognition we are getting and know that we are fighting for something that is having an impact," said Thunberg | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-06-07). Bolivian Press Highlights Cuba's Response to U.S. Sanctions. plenglish.com 07 de junio de 2019, 08: 59La Paz, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba"s strong response to the new restrictions imposed by the U.S. government to tighten the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade is highlighted this Friday by local media.
(2019-06-07). Venezuela: US sanctions leave millions without water. greenleft.org.au 
Yolimar Contreras lives in Altos de Lidice, a poor barrio on the hillsides of Caracas, with her husband and her young son, in a two-room cinderblock home. | She has lived here for seven years. They used to have running water. At least, fairly often. But not anymore. | Yolimar told RNN: "We haven't had water for three to four months, because we're high up on the hillside." | It has not stopped her from washing the floors, but now in order to get water, they have to carry it up — one 23-litre jug at a time. She is not alone. Water is out across major portions of the neighborhood. | "All week long you see peop…
(2019-06-07). Will Turkish-American relations actually improve if Ankara gives up S-400? uwidata.com 
Discussions between the United States and Turkey over the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system have been going on for more than a month. America continues to threaten Turkey with sanctions in the event that it does not immediately refuse to purchase the defense complexes. Will our relations with Washington improve, if Turkey declares …
(2019-06-07). Dr. King and Mr. Garrow. indybay.org Patrick Martin at the World Socialist Web Site responds to an incendiary smear campaign against the political legacy of the American civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.
(2019-06-07). President Maduro Ratifies Commitment to Women's Rights. plenglish.com 07 de junio de 2019, 09: 57Caracas, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reaffirmed his commitment to women"s rights on World Day for Birth Rights and Respected Childbirth.
(2019-06-07). Day six of Arizona migrant aid trial sees RedForEd solidarity. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – On June 6, nearly 150 people gathered outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Tucson to demonstrate solidarity with humanitarian activist Scott Warren. Warren, an Arizona State University geography professor from the border town of Ajo, is facing 20 years in federal prison for providing humanitarian aid to crossing immigrants. | "It is clear that this is an attack by the Trump administration on not just migrants and undocumented immigrants but organizers and aid providers. It is gross political repression. And we are here to protest that attack," said immigrant rights organizer Jessica Rodriguez.
(2019-06-07). Union panel discusses 'Right to Strike' campaign. greenleft.org.au 
About 60 people attended a forum organised by Right to Strike NSW on June 4 where a panel of union activists discussed the struggle for union rights after the re-election of the Scott Morrison Coalition government. | Assistant national secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Warren Smith noted the election result meant "the Liberal government will have renewed confidence to attack working-class rights and organisation, with a likely further erosion of industrial protections for workers. | "The assault on the right to exercise class solidarity will increase. Individual contracts and agreements will beco…
(2019-06-07). The War Crimes Trump Can't Pardon. thenation.com The War Crimes Trump Can't Pardon…
(2019-06-07). Bring Julian Assange home appeal. greenleft.org.au 
Below is an appeal, initiated by Michael Rubbo and signed by many journalists, to the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) to pull out all stops to do more to get Julian Assange released. | * * * | We are a diverse group of people, many of whom originally came together in 2018 to work for the release of James Ricketson from his Cambodian jail. We now reunite to push for the release of Julian Assange who is currently very ill in Britain's Belmarsh prison as he awaits extradition to either the United States or Sweden. | On May 9, he was visited by UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer: "Our finding…
(2019-06-06). Warren and Jayapal Launch Probe into 'Rapid, Cynical, and Unethical' Profiteering Off Trump Child Detention Policy by Former Top Aide John Kelly. commondreams.org The former White House chief of staff and former head of DHS is specifically advising the company on child detention | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-06-06). Three immigrants die in US custody in three days. wsws.org Immigrants are being subjected to inhumane treatment all along the line, guaranteeing that there will be more deaths in federal detention centers across the US.
(2019-06-06). Guaido Relies on Personal Astrologer for Political Guidance. telesurenglish.net The self-proclaimed 'President' of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, does not travel without his personal astrologer and spiritual guru, Jon Lee Anderson of The New Yorker recounted in a new article. | RELATED: | Desperate Guaido Asks EU To Impose More Sanctions On Venezuela | According to the article, a "man in owlish glasses" introduced himself to Anderson as 'David' during the author's visit to Venezuela in March of this year. | David then proclaimed that Venezuelan President Nicolas…
(2019-06-06). US Forces Destroy Syrian Oil While Enforcing Sanctions. globalresearch.ca The U.S. military attacked three Syrian oil tankers, destroying all and killing four of their drivers. The tankers were carrying Syrian oil, pumped from Syrian oil wells, and driving on Syrian territory. The U.S. justified the attack and murders …
(2019-06-06). Trump Targets Cuba's Tourism and Small Businesses. therealnews.com 
Trump administration sanctions that impose new travel restrictions on Cuba are aimed at Cuba's economy and will have no effect on Cuba's support for Venezuela, says Nefta Freeman of IPS…
(2019-06-06). Sanctions Are Genocidal, and They Are the US's Favorite Weapon. commondreams.org U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have already killed 40,000 people between 2017 and 2018, according to a report by Mark Weisbrot and Columbia University's Jeffrey Sachs. (Photo: Courtesy of the authors) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-06-06). SPLC sues Trump administration for detaining immigrants who cannot afford bail. splcenter.org The SPLC and its allies sued the Trump administration today for holding people in Georgia immigration prisons just because they do not have enough money to pay for bail.
(2019-06-06). Lutheran student pastor Betty Rendón deported back to Columbia less than a month after being detained by ICE. wsws.org Pleas from community members and family fell on deaf ears as the Trump administration escalates its war on immigrants.
(2019-06-06). Lutheran student pastor Betty Rendón deported back to Colombia less than a month after being detained by ICE. wsws.org Pleas from community members and family fell on deaf ears as the Trump administration escalates its war on immigrants.
(2019-06-06). If corporations have rights, so does nature. nationofchange.org From the very start of our nation, | the most popular forum for debating and shaping our democratic rights | was not stately legislative halls, but rowdy beer halls. | Indeed, "pub democracy" remains | strong across our country, as is now being shown by a hardy group of | democracy rebels in Toledo, Ohio. | The people of this city on the edge | of Lake Erie were literally sickened in 2014 when a toxic algae bloom | poisoned the lake, which is the source of their drinking water. People | were outraged that state officials, who were in the pocket of the | polluters, did nothing to protect the lake from more pois…
(2019-06-06). AOC Slams FBI for Racial Prejudice in Handling Terrorism Cases. telesurenglish.net Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) questioned an FBI officer over not charging white supremacists' acts of violence as domestic terrorism in the United States but doing the same for violence carried out by Muslims. | RELATED: | Ocasio-Cortez: 'Time to Open Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump' | During a hearing before the House Oversight subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties on "Confronting White Supremacy," various Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officia…
(2019-06-06). Harvard Was Wrong to Dismiss its Dean for Representing Harvey Weinstein. aclu.org Our system of rights depends on the fundamental distinction between a lawyer and his client. | Last month, Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana announced that Ronald Sullivan, a professor in the law school, would no longer serve as faculty dean of Winthrop House, a residential dorm at Harvard. Sullivan was the first African American to serve as a faculty dean and had served in that role at Winthrop House for a decade. But when he chose to join the legal team defending Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in his upcoming criminal trial on allegations of sexual assault, his decision sparked protests and sit-ins, as stud…
(2019-06-06). In memory of Degeufe Hailu. greenleft.org.au 
Everyone who met Deguefe Odysseas Hailu, who passed away after a short period of illness on May 22, remembers him as a quietly spoken and gentle person. | But he was also passionately committed to the struggle for democracy and social justice, a longstanding member of the Socialist Alliance and a writer of several articles on Ethiopian politics for Green Left Weekly. | Degeufe was born in Ethiopia on April 5, 1955, the eldest of four siblings. From a young age he was an avid reader and he became inspired by US Black rights activist Malcolm X and Belay Zeleke, a leader of the Ethiopian resistance to Italian coloni…
(2019-06-06). Meet the Animal Rights Activists Facing Prison Time for Rescuing Ducks, Piglets from Factory Farms. democracynow.org 
Nearly 100 animal rights activists were freed today, after being arrested by police in riot gear for carrying out a rescue mission and protest at the Reichardt Duck Farm in Petaluma, California, which they accuse of engaging in animal torture. More than 600 activists with Direct Action Everywhere stormed the slaughterhouse Monday, fanning out in teams to chain themselves together at the entrance, freeing dozens of ducks and in some cases locking themselves by the neck to the slaughter line. Several of the activists made it inside the slaughterhouse, where they began trying to rescue ducks that were hanging upside…
(2019-06-06). Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Staff To Unionize. telesurenglish.net Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren Thursday endorsed her campaign staff's decision to unionize, an expected move from the United States Senator from Massachusetts who has made workers' rights a major part of her 2020 platform. | RELATED: | US Election: Elizabeth Warren Proposes Canceling Students Debt for over 40M People | The staunchly pro-labor senator joins three other Democratic presidential candidates – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Verm…
(2019-06-06). Elizabeth Warren Blasts Biden's Record on Abortion Rights. truthdig.com 
During a town hall, the senator decries the former vice president's support for the Hyde Amendment, calling it "wrong for a long time."
(2019-06-06). Fundamental Palestinian Rights: Trump's "Deal of the Century" "No-Peace/ Peace Plan", Derogating "The Right of Return" globalresearch.ca From what's known about the scheme, subject to change, Trump's so-called "deal of the century" has nothing to do with regional peace or treating Palestinians equitably. | It has everything to with serving US and Israeli interests at the expense of …
(2019-06-06). Activists Face Prison Time for Rescuing Ducks, Piglets From Factory Farms. truthout.org Nearly 100 animal rights activists were freed today, after being arrested by police in riot gear for carrying out a rescue mission and protest at the Reichardt Duck Farm in Petaluma, California, which they accuse of engaging in animal torture. More than 600 activists with Direct Action Everywhere stormed the slaughterhouse Monday, fanning out in teams to chain themselves together at the entrance, freeing dozens of ducks and in some cases locking themselves by the neck to the slaughter line. Several of the activists made it inside the slaughterhouse, where they began trying to rescue ducks that were hanging ups…
(2019-06-06). Internet brings down Coca-Cola partner farm after SHOCKING animal cruelty footage surfaces online. rt.com 
The Coca-Cola corporation has been forced to cut its ties with a farm supplying its milk company, after animal-rights activists released horrifying footage of animal cruelty on the farm and public outcry ensued.
(2019-06-06). Center for Constitutional Rights Alleges U.S. Interference Into International Criminal Court. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-06-06). NYPD Apologizes for 1969 Raid of Stonewall Inn. truthdig.com NEW YORK — Nearly 50 years after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement, New York's police commissioner apologized Tuesday for what his department did. | "The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple," Commissioner James O'Neill said during a briefing at police headquarters. | "The actions and the laws were discriminatory and oppressive," he added. "And for that, I apologize." | The apology comes weeks ahead of the milestone anniversary of the raid and the rebellion it sparked the night of June…
(2019-06-06). Dr. King and Mr. Garrow. indybay.org Patrick Martin at the World Socialist Web Site responds to an incendiary smear campaign against the political legacy of the American civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.
(2019-06-06). UN Special Rapporteur on Torture warns Julian Assange could die in prison. wsws.org The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture said in an Australian radio interview on June 1 that Julian Assange could die in jail if his persecution is not ended here and now.
(2019-06-06). WSJ Says CIA Chief Wouldn't Do Anything 'Inappropriate'—Despite Record of Torture and Coverup. fair.org 
by Joshua Cho A Wall Street Journal report (5/25/19) by Warren Strobel whitewashed CIA Director Gina Haspel's career and put a positive spin on the CIA's insulation from public accountability with its turn towards its greatest opacity "in decades." While one might expect CIA officials to support greater secrecy around the organization, it's odd that …
(2019-06-06). Clemency for the Lowly, Free Passes for the Mighty. commondreams.org If the crime is big enough—like creating or countenancing a U.S. torture archipelago that stretched from Thailand to Poland to Guant√°namo Bay, or lying to the world to justify launching an aggressive war on Iraq—the risk of trial is nonexistent. No pardons required. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-06-06). NAACP Preps Rally, Trains Volunteer Ahead of 110th National Convention. naacp.org 
Media Contact: Austyn Ross/aross@naacpnet.org, Aba Blankson/ablankson@naacpnet.org/443-462-7319 Detroit, MI (June 6, 2019) — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation's premier civil rights organization will bring together hundreds of volunteers for a rally and training in preparation for its 110th Annual Convention in Detroit, July 20-24. The NAACP will …
(2019-06-05). Activists close down Atlanta Detention Center. workers.org 
The multistory Atlanta City Detention Center was built prior to the 1996 Olympics to house the hundreds of poor and homeless people that the image-conscious corporate elite were determined to banish from the sight of a global audience. At that time the City Council passed a series of "quality of . . . | Continue reading Activists close down Atlanta Detention Center at Workers.org
(2019-06-05). "We're Left to Defend Ourselves on the Margins": 8 Black Trans Women Have Been Murdered This Year. democracynow.org 
The body of 26-year-old Chynal Lindsey was recovered Saturday from a lake in Northeast Dallas. Police said they are investigating her death as a homicide. Chynal is the third transgender black woman killed in Dallas since October, including the high-profile death of Muhlaysia Booker just two weeks ago. Another Dallas trans woman was stabbed multiple times in April but survived. Trans rights activists say the violence in Dallas is indicative of the larger threat to black transgender women. At least eight black trans women have been murdered in the U.S. this year. According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least 26…
(2019-06-05). 'No One is Above the Law' (Except the U.S.A.). consortiumnews.com Julian Assange's Australian lawyer and a European human rights lawyer argue that the conduct of the U.S. regarding the WikiLeaks publisher blatantly disregards numerous laws. By Greg Barns and Lisanne Adam Special to Consortium News On 11 April 2019, UK… Read more →
(2019-06-05). Attacks Mount Against Philippine Human Rights Advocates. counterpunch.org 
by John Witeck & Seiji Yamada Approximately 300,000 or one-fourth of Hawaii's population is Filipino. Hawaii's substantial economic, personal, and family ties with the Philippines means that all of us here have a great stake in what is happening there. The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been threatening and attacking a growing number More
(2019-06-05). Washington Office on Latin America gets behind U.S. regime change agenda in Venezuela. mronline.org 
WOLA's hawkish stance on Venezuela may seem surprising for a "human rights" organization, but it is less of a surprise for those familiar with WOLA's history. | Source
(2019-06-05). Calling Solitary Confinement 'Government Torture,' Ocasio-Cortez Says 'Release Everyone'. commondreams.org In tweet commenting on upcoming "protective custody" of Paul Manafort, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says prison sentences don't provide license to commit "human rights violations" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-06-05). Venezuela: Oil Production Reportedly Down as Gov't Defaults on Gold Swap. venezuelanalysis.com Sanctions have taken a toll on Venezuela's oil output and generated fuel shortages.
(2019-06-05). US: Tape Shows Pompeo's Real Opinion on Venezuelan Opposition. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan opposition is divided, a fact which has presented challenges to the U.S. government in their efforts to topple President Nicolas Maduro, admitted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a secret recording leaked Wednesday by the Washington Post. | RELATED: | Sanction to Kill: How US Blockade Is Taking Venezuelans' Lives | "Our conundrum, which is to keep the opposition united, has proven devilishly difficult," Pompeo added during a closed-door meeting in New York last we…
(2019-06-05). This is What Donald Trump's Failed and Cruel Border Policy Looks Like. blackstarnews.com 
The Trump Administration's polices have everything to do with racism not border security… | On Friday, the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a management alert requiring "immediate attention and action…to alleviate dangerous overcrowding at the El Paso Del Norte Processing Center (PDT)." | In unannounced visits to the PDT, the IG observed that DHS was housing 6 to 7 times the maximum capacity of detainees, including: some detainees "in standing-room-only conditions for days or weeks…;" with other "detainees standing on toilets in the cells to make room and ga…
(2019-06-05). Australian government forces refugees back to face repression in Sri Lanka. wsws.org At least 20 more asylum seekers have been detained by the Australian navy and deported to Sri Lanka to face possible torture and imprisonment.
(2019-06-05). Record 144,000 people detained at US-Mexico border in May. rt.com 
The number of people entering the US from Mexico illegally has skyrocketed, with more than 144,000 detained or turned away just last month. Overwhelmed US authorities are cutting back on non-essential services at migrant shelters.
(2019-06-05). How ICE and Other DHS Agencies Mine Social Media in the Name of National Security. commondreams.org ICE operates under a decade-old policy allowing its agents to "search, detain, seize, retain, and share" electronic devices and any information on them—including social media—without individualized suspicion. (Photo: ICE/Reuters) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-06-05). Social Movements Protest Bolsonaro's Environmental Policies. telesurenglish.net Indigenous people, environmental activists, and other rights groups protested Tuesday in Brasilia against the government's far-right policies targeting environmental preservation and nature, and coinciding with the launch of Environment Week in the capital. | RELATED: | 'Told You, I Don't Understand the Economy': Bolsonaro | Elisabeth Uema, president of the National Association of Environmental Servants (Ascema) and a member of the grassroots environmental Mare movement, said that the protes…