(2019-07-09). SF Jews Demand Closure of Detention Camps. indybay.org "We've Seen This before, Never Again is Now" | Photos and Text: Leon Kunstenaar…
(2019-07-09). Lights for Liberty Vigil to end detention camps and family separation. indybay.org In front of the main Redwood City Public Library | 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA…
(2019-07-09). Day of Action: 2nd Detention Camps Protest. indybay.org Protests Resume at SF Federal Building | Photos and text: Leon Kunstenaar…
(2019-07-09). In Palo Alto, 300 Demonstrators Protest Detention Camps. indybay.org On July 2, tens of thousands of people attended over 175 protests across the US to call on the Trump administration to close detention camps where migrants are being held under horrific conditions. Palo Alto, California, the site of one such protest, is the location of grassroots effort Caravan to Clint, a group that goes on trips to a children's detention facility outside El Paso.
(2019-07-09). 'Never Again Means Close the Camps!': Hundreds of Jewish Activists Surround ICE Office to Protest Trump Detention Centers. commondreams.org "We have a responsibility as a people whose history included these kinds of atrocities to identify the signs and prevent them from happening." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-09). Democrats Subpoena Trump Over Foreign Payments. telesurenglish.net A group of more than 200 Democratic Party lawmakers said in a statement that as part of lawsuit in federal court they had issued 37 subpoenas the Trump Organization and other entities, seeking information about foreign government payments accepted by properties in his real estate empire. | RELATED: | Pompeo Launches Commission to Study Human Rights Role | The subpoenas also seek information about trademarks granted to Trump businesses by foreign governments. | "Our goal is simple and s…
(2019-07-09). Entry Ban at Israeli City Park provokes Apartheid Warnings. dissidentvoice.org The barring of a lawyer and her infant from a public park in the Galilee last week has triggered a legal battle over whether local authorities in Israel can segregate citizens on a racial basis. Human rights groups have warned that the ban marks a growing trend by local authorities representing the Jewish majority towards …
(2019-07-09). Protesters defiant despite Hong Kong leader declaring extradition bill 'dead'. thecanary.co 
Hong Kong protest leaders opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam have said they will continue their demonstrations, even after Lam declared the effort to amend a highly contentious extradition bill "dead".Protesters are persisting in their demands for the bill to be formally withdrawn and an investigation opened into heavy-handed tactics used by police against demonstrators.Hundreds of thousands of people have joined the month-long protests, expressing growing concerns about the steady erosion of civil rights.Protesters take part in a march in Hong Kong on Sunday (Kin Cheung/AP)"We cannot fin…
(2019-07-09). Hong Kong protesters appeal to mainland Chinese for support. wsws.org The unity of the Chinese working class as a whole is a prerequisite for the struggle for democratic rights and social equality.
(2019-07-09). The Seizure of an Iranian Tanker and the Lethal Toll of Sanctions. counterpunch.org 
The seizure of an Iranian oil tanker allegedly bound for Syria by British Royal Marine commandos off Gibraltar is the latest episode in the long and disastrous history of economic sanctions in the Middle East. The UK claims that it is implementing EU sanctions on Syria, but the act will be seen by Tehran — and most other states — as the British enforcing US sanctions on Iran that the EU said it opposes. An Iranian official said a British tanker should be seized in retaliation. More
(2019-07-09). US steps up threats as Iran exceeds uranium enrichment cap. wsws.org Iran's government deliberately breached the agreement to pressure remaining signatories to the nuclear accord to counter crippling US economic sanctions.
(2019-07-09). It is not the Non-existent Iranian Bomb; it is the Other Existing Bombs. dissidentvoice.org United States (US) demands that Iran promise to halt pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile developments distract from the real intent of the US actions. Knowing that the Islamic Republic is not pursuing nuclear weapons and will react aggressively to sanctions, the US ploy deters other nations from establishing more friendly relations with Iran …
(2019-07-08). Putting the Brakes on the Deportation Machine. progressive.org A determined detainee stands up for her rights, with a little help from her friends.
(2019-07-08). ICE Used Driver License Photos For Facial Recognition Searches. telesurenglish.net The United States (U.S.) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have used facial recognition technology to analyze millions of driver's license databases without any permission in order to get information to hunt migrants, according to documents obtained by privacy experts at the Georgetown University Law Center. | RELATED: | Decorated US-Born Marine Veteran Wrongfully Detained By ICE For Deportation | "Thousands of fac…
(2019-07-08). UN rights chief 'appalled' by US border detention conditions, says holding migrant children may violate international law. un.org Conditions in which migrants and refugees are being held in the United States are appalling, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, underscoring that children should never be held in immigration detention, or separated from their families.
(2019-07-08). Smithsonian Seeking Child Migrants' Drawings of Horrific Detention to Document 'History as It Unfolds'. commondreams.org Request by Smithsonian's National Museum of American History comes as U.N. rights chief condemns "alarming situation" at southern border facilities | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-08). Abu Graib at Home in America. globalresearch.ca "This is not what America is about" argues a reporter referring to revelations of misogynist, violent, racist behavior by employees of the U.S. Border Patrol 'guarding' migrants held in detention centers. | Sorry Mr. Thompson (Propublica journalist who broke this story); …
(2019-07-08). Monday's Daily Brief: global homicide figures, neo-Nazi recruitment, Kashmir, and migrants' plight in USA. un.org This Monday, we cover: a record high number of civilian casualties in Kashmir this year; a new UN study showing that more people die due to homicide than war; how neo-Nazis target children online to expand their ranks; and condemnation by the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, over detention conditions for migrants in the USA.
(2019-07-08). Helping California grocery workers avert a strike; supporting them if they do. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—In a special to People's World on July 3, about the possible grocery workers' strike looming in California, it seems like the perfect time as I write today, July 4th, to reflect on one of the most important rights that we should value as workers and which is truly apple pie. A strike is …
(2019-07-08). Venezuela: The Bachelet Lie. dissidentvoice.org When reading the Bachelet Report on Human Rights, following HR High Commissioner's 3 day visit to Venezuela, published on Venezuela's National Holiday, 5 July, I saw that it makes hardly any reference to the deadly sanctions and blockades imposed by the United States. How is that possible? The High Commissioner for Human Right does not …
(2019-07-08). Trump Administration Commission on Unalienable Rights Politicizes Human Rights for Hate. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-07-08). Charges Dropped Against Pregnant Shooting Victim. truthout.org Following immense public pressure, prosecutors in Alabama have dropped manslaughter changers against Marshae Jones, a 28-year-old African-American woman whose pregnancy ended after she was shot in the stomach by a coworker. Local police accused Jones of starting the fight that led to the shooting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store outside of Birmingham. A grand jury then indicted Jones on manslaughter but dismissed any charges against the shooter. The case drew national outcry from women's rights advocates concerned about the criminalization of pregnant women and the legal implications of so-called f…
(2019-07-08). Pompeo Launches Commission to Study Human Rights Role. telesurenglish.net U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday launched a panel to re-examine the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy, drawing criticism from lawmakers and activists who said it was an attempt to minimize abortion and gay rights. | Pompeo named Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon, a former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, to head the Commission on Unalienable Rights. | Pompeo, who did not take questions from reporters, said international institutions built to protect human rights had drifted from their mission. | "As human rights claims have proliferated, some claims have come into tension wi…
(2019-07-08). Venezuela — The Bachelet "Human Rights Lie" globalresearch.ca "American sanctions are deliberately aiming to wreck Venezuela's economy and thereby lead to regime change. It's a fruitless, heartless, illegal, and failed policy, causing grave harm to the Venezuelan people."
(2019-07-08). Defeating the Right's Favorite Talking Point for Good. truthdig.com As China and Japan have long demonstrated, the government can generate the money it needs simply by creating it on the books of its own banks.
(2019-07-08). Charges Dropped Against Pregnant Shooting Victim Amid Outcry over the Criminalization of Pregnancy. democracynow.org 
Following immense public pressure, prosecutors in Alabama have dropped manslaughter changers against Marshae Jones, a 28-year-old African-American woman whose pregnancy ended after she was shot in the stomach by a coworker. Local police accused Jones of starting the fight that led to the shooting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store outside of Birmingham. A grand jury then indicted Jones on manslaughter but dismissed any charges against the shooter. The case drew national outcry from women's rights advocates concerned about the criminalization of pregnant women and the legal implications of so-called feta…
(2019-07-08). Selected Articles: UN Report on Human Rights in Venezuela Faulty by Design. globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer". | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
(2019-07-08). Faulty by Design: the UN Report on Human Rights in Venezuela. counterpunch.org 
Following Michelle Bachelet visit to Venezuela last June the official report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR ) on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was released on July 4, a day before initially scheduled. Judging by the quick review I made, the mainstream media is More
(2019-07-08). With Administration Under Fire for Abuses, Pompeo Unveils Panel Critics Say Will 'Politicize' and 'Undermine' Human Rights. commondreams.org Human rights advocates scoffed on Monday at the Trump administration's announcement that it would convene a new commission to examine human rights and its role in U.S. foreign policy—even as international observers denounce the administration's own human rights record. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-08). Socialists on Chicago City Council Fight for Affordable Housing, Immigrant Rights. theintercept.com Democratic socialists now make up 12 percent of the City Council, the highest number that any major American city has seen in more than a century.
(2019-07-08). Deportations: Gov. Cuomo Denounces Trump's Threat to Deploy ICE Agents in Cities. blackstarnews.com 
Today, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo denounced the most recent Trump Administration deportation plans in a statement. | "Once again, the Trump Administration is reportedly gearing up to send ICE agents into our cities with plans to deport 1 million people. This is the latest example of this administration's politicization of immigration in this country and constant assault on the civil rights and dignity of individuals and families. | "New York will continue to stand with all immigrants to ensure they have the full protections afforded under the law. | "If any New Yorker, regardless of their immigration sta…
(2019-07-08). Venezuelan Government Slams 'Biased' UN Human Rights Report. globalresearch.ca The Venezuelan government has disputed the findings of a report released by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). | Having seen the report in advance of its publication, Caracas issued a 70-point statement pointing towards …
(2019-07-08). Cheated by the JCPOA, Iran No Longer Trusts Europe and Is Heading towards Full Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca For more than 14 months now, Europe has offered no solution to ease the crippling US sanctions on Iran, giving the "Islamic Republic" no valid reason to hold on the JCPOA nuclear deal. The Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Ali …
(2019-07-08). Iranian DM Says UK's Seizure of Tanker was 'Maritime Robbery'. telesurenglish.net Iran is not looking for war with any country, Iranian army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Monday, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. | RELATED: | Iran To Enrich Uranium Beyond Permitted Amount Within 'Hours' | Tensions have spiked between Iran and the United States after the Islamic Republic shot down an American drone last month. | Iranian officials have said the drone was in their airspace while Washington has said the drone was flyin…
(2019-07-08). Nobody Is Talking About the Sanctions Against Syria! globalresearch.ca In the news: The smart US regime discovered an oil shipment heading from Iran to Syria and ordered their British ever-loyal servants to steal a large Iranian oil tanker carrying oil to Syria and crossing half of the world …
(2019-07-08). Devastating Impact Of The U.S. Sanctions On Zimbabwe. blackstarnews.com 
December 12 Movement decries devastating effects of sanctions on Zimbabwe imposed after former President Robert Mugabe's 2000 land reforms… | Zimbabwe's land reform programme of 2000 led the United States of America to impose illegal sanctions under the so-called Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, 2001 (ZIDERA) which is subject to annual extensions, the latest being in January 2019. | Supplementing the USA legislative sanctions of ZIDERA are Executive sanctions (Executive Order 13288) of March 2003 also renewable on a similar yearly basis. The European Union also introduced its own sanctions in…
(2019-07-07). So This Is What It's Like. dissidentvoice.org Concentration camps in the United States are nothing new. As has been widely reported, one of the many new, austere, prison camps for dividing up and indefinitely detaining families for the crime of being refugees that has recently opened up is one in Oklahoma that was previously used for the same purposes during the Second …
(2019-07-07). 'Horrified at the sights': Coloradans protest ICE facilities and detention profiteers. liberationnews.org 
Human rights abuses are not just restricted to the border.
(2019-07-07). More Details Emerge About Horrible Conditions at Immigration Detention Centers. therealnews.com 
A DHS Inspector General report and a visit by members of Congress to detention centers, the inhumane conditions become clearer and spark more outrage…
(2019-07-07). Venezuelan Government Slams 'Biased' UN Human Rights Report. venezuelanalysis.com Despite recognizing the negative impact of US sanctions, the report contains no recommendation for the measures to be lifted.
(2019-07-07). At Jesse Jackson U.S. Global Gathering, Honoree Bobi Wine Describes Gen. Museveni's Brutal Dictatorship. blackstarnews.com 
May the torch be with you. Civil and human rights veteran Rev. Jesse Jackson honors Bobi Wine and offers words of wisdom. | | The civil rights struggle continues with the resistance against tyrants around the world, Ugandan political and human rights leader Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi, told a U.S. gathering while receiving an award from Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr., in Chicago. | | Kyagulanyi, musician-turned-leader, commonly known by his stage moniker Bobi Wine, spoke last week at the Rainbow Push coalition annual convention. He was recognized for standing up for civil rights in Uganda and was one of six honorees fr…
(2019-07-06). Medicare for all means radical change, not just reforms. liberationnews.org 
Healthcare, along with education, jobs, and affordable housing, are essential human rights indispensable for everyone.
(2019-07-06). 'Weaponizing human rights': UN chief Bachelet's Venezuela report follows US regime change script. thegrayzone.com Former UN special rapporteur Alfred de Zayas slams UN High Commissioner Bachelet's report on Venezuela as a politicized collection of…
(2019-07-06). US Economic and Military Terrorism. globalresearch.ca Sanctions and tariffs are favored economic US weapons of war by other means, especially the former. They're used to inflict economic pain and collective punishment. | The Vienna-based International Progress Organization calls sanctions "an illegitimate form of collective punishment of the …
(2019-07-05). Six children among 53 confirmed fatalities after Libya detention centre airstrikes: Security Council condemns attack. un.org The toll from Tuesday's reported airstrikes on a detention centre in the suburbs of Tripoli has risen to 53 dead and more than 130 injured among the "severely traumatized" surviving migrants and refugees, UN aid agencies said on Friday, reiterating their appeal to close all such facilities in the embattled country.
(2019-07-05). Immigration Detention Center Conditions Cause Massive Outcry. therealnews.com 
The revelation of extreme immigration detention center conditions for exhausted asylum seeking children, who are separated from their relatives, sparked outrage nationwide. In Phoenix, Arizona, Jews for Justice demonstrated, demanding permanent medical staff for Border patrol's Provisional Detention Centers…
(2019-07-05). Over 1000 union educators protest Houston Detention Center. fightbacknews.org Houston, TX – July 4 saw union educators push for freedom for refugees and undocumented families. After a daylong meeting of the annual National Education Association's annual Representative Assembly, a massive group of educators demonstrated their anger at Trump's concentration camps for children and families. | Rank-and-file education workers organized the protest within less than 48 hours of arriving at the convention. The group marched around a detention center located in downtown Houston, holding signs reading "Free the children!" and "Close the camps!" As they marched, they chanted "Up up with education! Do…
(2019-07-05). Friday's Daily Brief: Sudan power-sharing deal welcomed, hope for Venezuela talks, Rohingya camps flooded, Libya airstrikes update. un.org Friday's main news stories include: Guterres welcomes Sudan power-sharing deal; six children are among 53 confirmed dead after Libya detention centre airstrikes; Monsoon rains wreak havoc in Rohingya camps; and Bachelet calls for "time and space" in Venezuela.
(2019-07-05). New report: French Insurer AXA Complicit in Israel's War Crimes. bdsmovement.net 
New report: French Insurer AXA Complicit in Israel's War Crimes: UpdateGlobal coalition demands AXA divest from companies violating Palestinian rights | Economic Boycott Military EmbargoJuly 8, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2019-07-05). Venezuela: Amid crisis and sanctions, LGBTI activists continue to demand change. greenleft.org.au 
One of the sectors hardest hit by Venezuela's economic crisis is the nation's LGBTI community. Lacking access to life-saving medicines and denied certain rights, activists say there is still much to be done within the revolution. | A recent report by the Washington-based Centre for Economic and Policy Research found that there are more than 300,000 people at risk of death in Venezuela due to a lack of access to medicines or treatment. This includes about 80,000 people living with HIV, many of whom are LGBTI or sexual and gender diverse — the term commonly used in Venezuela. | United States sanctions ha…