(2019-11-24). Julian Assange Tortured with Psychotropic Drug. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Global Research on May 8, 2019 | Retired USAF lieutenant colonel Karen Kwiatkowski writes in an article posted at Lew Rockwell's website that Julian Assange is receiving the same treatment as suspected terrorists while in captivity …
(2019-11-24). Scholars and Activists Demand U.S. End Support for Bolivia's Right-Wing Coup Regime. truthdig.com More than 800 academics, activists, and public figures published an open letter Sunday demanding that the United States and the international community end its support for the right-wing, anti-Indigenous regime in Bolivia that seized power following the military's ouster of former President Evo Morales. | "What is happening in Bolivia is highly undemocratic and we are witnessing some of the worst human rights violations at the hands of the military and the police since the transition to civilian government in the earl…
(2019-11-24). Mexico's President Pledged to Defend Indigenous Rights, But He's Attacking Them. truthout.org In the early hours of February 20, 2019, Náhuatl activist Samir Flores was gunned down in front of his house in the Mexican state of Morelos. | Since 2011, Flores had been a vocal opponent of the Morelos Integral Project — a government-backed development plan to construct new energy infrastructure, including two thermoelectric plants and a massive gas pipeline running directly through his hometown of Amilcingo. | The day before he was killed, Flores attended a public forum organized by…
(2019-11-24). Civil Rights Groups Demand Stephen Miller's Removal As Trump's Senior Advisor. indybay.org On November 18, 2019, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its affiliates sent a letter to the abomination in the White House known as President Donald J. Trump, demanding the removal of Trump's senior advisor Stephen Miller!
(2019-11-24). Sanctions Are Like Bombs. indybay.org Venezuela is one of 41 states that depend on external food assistance to avoid a humanitarian crisis. The US government is copying its blockade policy against Cuba since the beginning of the 1960s. There is hardly any criticism of the US sanctions. Six million households, more than 60% of the population, are sustained by the food program.
(2019-11-24). Newsom plans to sue over Trump water plan, but DWR releases plan that would increase water exports. indybay.org "We hope when making decisions on water that the governor will take into account all of the people that rely on California's clean water and fish for their income, drinking water, and way of life," said Regina Chichizola, co-director of Save California Salmon. "We need him to take on big water users like Westlands Water District, and demand flows that will restore our salmon and drinking water quality, while respecting the rights of California's native people."
(2019-11-24). Indian police accidentally reveal they monitor tweets on Kashmir, and Imran Khan's absolutely on the list. rt.com 
A botched press release by Indian police showed that they keep a close eye on what Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is tweeting about Kashmir and have a list of other accounts they keep track of. | Police in India's Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state sent out a seemingly standard press release about arresting three drug dealers on Friday. But the email, received by local media outlets, had a Microsoft Word file attached that had nothing to do with the story. | The eight-page document contained screenshots of tweets about the situation in the Kashmir Valley, including those with allegations of human rights violat…
(2019-11-24). Anti-Russian sanctions based on fraudster's tales? Spiegel finds Magnitsky narrative fed to West by Browder is riddled with lies. rt.com 
British investor Bill Browder has made a name for himself in the West through blaming Moscow for the death of his auditor, Sergey Magnitsky. Der Spiegel has picked apart his story and uncovers it has major credibility problems. | For years Browder — Russian President Vladimir Putin's self-proclaimed "enemy number one" and head of the Hermitage Capital Management fund — has been waging what can only be described as his personal anti-Russian campaign. | The passionate Kremlin critic relentlessly lobbied for sanctions against Russian officials everywhere from the US to Europe — all under the premis…
(2019-11-24). 'Window is closing': US Senate makes last-ditch effort to ax Nord Stream 2 pipeline. rt.com 
After failing to persuade allies in Europe to scrap the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is set to transport natural gas from Europe to Russia, US lawmakers are planning to roll a new batch of sanctions into a defense spending bill.
(2019-11-24). A New Kind of Tyranny: The Global State's War on Those Who Speak Truth to Power. globalresearch.ca First published on November 6, 2019 | "What happens to Julian Assange and to Chelsea Manning is meant to intimidate us, to frighten us into silence. By defending Julian Assange, we defend our most sacred rights. Speak up now or wake …
(2019-11-24). More Than 800 Scholars and Activists Sign Open Letter Demanding US End Support for Bolivia's Right-Wing Coup Regime. commondreams.org "What is happening in Bolivia is highly undemocratic and we are witnessing some of the worst human rights violations at the hands of the military and the police since the transition to civilian government in the early 1980s." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-11-23). U.S. Judge Awards $180 Million to Post Reporter Held by Iran. truthdig.com The nation is ordered to pay Jason Rezaian after he spent 544 days in captivity and was tortured on still-unexplained espionage charges.
(2019-11-23). Human Rights Organizations Condemn Pompeo for "Gross Misrepresentation of International Law" imemc.org Al Mezan Center For Human Rights published a press release stating that the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), the Palestinian Coalition for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ADALAH), and the Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) condemn as a gross misrepresentation of international law. The recent statement by the Secretary of …
(2019-11-23). Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Abducting 13-year-old Boy in Hebron. imemc.org A video footage recently released by Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, showed Israeli soldiers detaining a 13-year-old Palestinian boy in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and, while blindfolded, walking him through the streets. On November 3 at about 11: 30 am local time, soldiers detained Abed al-Razeq Idris, 13, put him …
(2019-11-23). PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (14— 20 November 2019). imemc.org Summary After Israel's military aggression on the Gaza Strip last week, that caused dozens of civilian casualties, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued their violations of human rights and international law in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) this week as PCHR documented 157 violations by IOF and Israeli settlers. In terms …
(2019-11-23). Corbyn issues clear warning that multinationals must 'pay their fair share' of tax. thecanary.co Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to stop multinational companies offshoring their tax bills to "lower tax regimes" with measures to force them to pay their fair share in the UK. | The Labour leader met workers at an Amazon depot in Sheffield as he warned big companies they would have to pay taxes on all operations in the UK. | Labour expects the measures would raise £6.3bn for the exchequer in 2024 to help pay for its manifesto plans to nationalise key utilities in a "green industrial revolution". | Corbyn and shadow employment rights secretary Laura Pidcock set out plans to clamp down on "enablers of tax dodging",…
(2019-11-23). 'We're in America': Latin American group up in arms after Texas teacher tells student to 'speak English' in class. rt.com 
A substitute teacher temping at a school in a Texas border town has come under fire for telling a Hispanic student to "speak English," prompting a heated response from a civil rights group calling for the teacher's dismissal. | A video of the incident posted online by a local news outlet on Thursday shows the teacher — then subbing at the predominantly Latino Socorro High School, located just a few miles from the border with Mexico — arguing with a student about his phone. | "Speak English, we're in America. Give me your phone," the teacher, who has not been named in press reports, is heard saying in…
(2019-11-23). Ocasio-Cortez Demands Solar Company Rehire Workers Fired After Unionizing With Green New Deal in Mind. commondreams.org "This was retaliation for unionizing, plain and simple. Even at a supposedly progressive green energy company, greedy CEOs can violate fundamental workers' rights." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-11-22). Meet the Tucson 12: Under Trump, Protesters Are Being Hit With Felony Riot Charges. theintercept.com 
Illustration: Hanna Barczyk for The Intercept | On the night of August 14, a small group of around 20 Tucson, Arizona-based activists and community members stood outside the Pima County Adult Detention Complex, making noise. They sang, they chanted, they banged drums and pans loud enough to reach the ears of those caged behind the facility's beige concrete walls. Standing on a sidewalk, some lit small, handheld fireworks; others held up a large banner bearing the famed prison abolitionist refrain, "Fire to the prisons." The message to those inside, as with most every noise demonstration held outside a prison:…
(2019-11-22). Latin America at the Toronto International Film Festival. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—Cuba, plagued by endless U.S. boycotts and sanctions, has little money left to sustain and develop their cultural exports. Films coming from Cuba dubbed or subtitled in English are becoming a rarity at film festivals in the U.S., even though there is still world interest in what's going on in Cuba. Instead, other countries are …
(2019-11-22). New Report On FBI Spying Shows Need For Congressional Investigation. dissidentvoice.org 
Church Committee hearing. The Frank Church Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Boise State University. Clearing the FOG (forces of greed) hosts Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers interviewed Chip Gibbons, an expert on Constitutional Law and the legal and policy counsel for Defending Rights and Dissent about a recent right to protest victory in Washington, DC …
(2019-11-22). They're Killing Us Like Dogs: A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help. mintpressnews.com 
I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the de facto government that seized control in a coup that forced Evo Morales out of power. | The coup has spawned massive protests, with blockades set up around the country as part of a national strike calling for the resignation of this new government. One well-organized blockade is in El Alto, where residents set u…
(2019-11-22). New Report on FBI Spying Shows Need for Congressional Investigation. globalresearch.ca Clearing the FOG (forces of greed) hosts Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers interviewed Chip Gibbons, an expert on Constitutional Law and the legal and policy counsel for Defending Rights and Dissent about a recent right to protest victory in Washington, …
(2019-11-22). Congress Quietly Unites To Extend "Temporary" Patriot Act Under Cover Of The Impeachment Distraction. thelastamericanvagabond.com The only time Republicans and Democrats can agree is when they are discussing the expansion of the permanent war and surveillance state. The Last American Vagabond takes a closer look at the many layers of deception about how legislation gets pushed through which contains buried provisions that further erode the U.S. Constitution and liberty. This is …
(2019-11-22). Independent rights experts sound alarm at Iran protest crackdown, internet blackout. news.un.org Reports of killed and maimed demonstrators, and a continuing nationwide internet shutdown in Iran's now week-long protests are of "grave concern", and the Government and authorities must ensure rights of expression and opinion are protected, a UN group of independent experts said on Friday.
(2019-11-22). David Harris, Presente! counterpunch.org David Harris is a hero, and he is one of my heroes. While this may sound maudlin to some, it was David Harris who was there at the beginning of the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War and who preceded that era with his work in the civil rights movement in the US South. David Harris More
(2019-11-22). Hunter Workers: improving lives for more than 150 years. greenleft.org.au 
workers' rights Steve O'BrienIssue 1246 Australia NewcastleNovember 22, 2019One hundred and fifty years ago, about 80 bricklayers, plasterers, stonemasons, carpenters and labourers met to set up the Newcastle Eight Hours Committee, the forerunner to Hunter W…
(2019-11-22). Demanding a women's toilet at work should not be a crime. greenleft.org.au 
workers' rights Sue BullIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019When organisers from the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) arrived at a Brighton construction site in April 2015, they found the lunch shed had no running water or electricity and no women's toilet. Workers decided to protest these substandar…
(2019-11-22). Coronial inquest finds no one to blame for David Dungay Jnr's death in custody. greenleft.org.au 
Indigenous rights Jonathan Lockhart Rachel EvansIssue 1246 Australia Black deaths in custody SydneyNovember 22,…
(2019-11-22). Unions campaign for a jobs-rich energy transition. greenleft.org.au 
Climate workers' rights Pip HinmanIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019Together with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council and the Victorian Trades Hall Council, the Maritime Union…
(2019-11-22). Still no justice for Patrick Fisher. greenleft.org.au 
Indigenous rights Jonathan LockhartIssue 1246 Australia Black deaths in custody SydneyNovember 22, 2019Waka Waka man Patrick Fisher fell to his death while fleeing police trying to gain e…
(2019-11-22). U.N. Rapporteur: Julian Assange Has Faced Psychological Torture; He Should Not Be Extradited to U.S. democracynow.org 
This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…
(2019-11-22). How Human Rights Watch Whitewashed a Right-Wing Massacre in Bolivia. globalresearch.ca Bolivia is currently in turmoil after President Evo Morales was deposed in a U.S.-supported coup d'état on November 10. The new coup government forced Morales into exile, began arresting politicians and journalists while pre-exonerating security services of all crimes …
(2019-11-21). Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup. mronline.org In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to stop its "ability to have an economy" while parroting neocon regime-change myths. She then whitewashed the far-right military coup in Bolivia. | Source
(2019-11-21). Thursday's Daily Brief: Deadly Syria violence, risks of working at sea, poor health in jail, concern over ISIL suspect, and her child. news.un.org A recap of Thursday's stories in brief: Syria's violence continues to strike children; governments must do more for human rights in business; poor health in Europe's prisons; rights experts' concern over Irish ISIL bride and her child in Turkey; Fishing workers face huge risks at sea.
(2019-11-21). Student Loan Borrowers Need More Protection—and California Is Leading the Way. thenation.com Student Loan Borrowers Need More Protection—and California Is Leading the Way…
(2019-11-21). Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government's Spying Powers. aclu.org Congress today temporarily extended the NSA's spying powers that time and again have been used to violate our rights. Disturbingly, this three-month extension was snuck into a broader funding bill, forcing members of Congress to choose between extending this program and causing a government shutdown. The extension is an unnecessary lifeline to spying programs that are plagued with compliance violations, have no proven intelligence value, and violate our rights. | Under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, one of the spying | powers extended, the government believes it has the right to collect our | personal inform…
(2019-11-21). Weekend Read: The struggle for Native American voting rights. splcenter.org November is Native American Heritage Month — a fitting time to honor the resistance and resilience of Native peoples, including their fight to be heard by and represented in the government that dispossessed them for centuries.
(2019-11-21). Inside Australia's refugee prison camp in PNG. greenleft.org.au 
refugee rights Chris SleeIssue 1246 Australia MelbourneNovember 21, 2019The Refugee Action Collective (RAC) Victoria held a forum on November 18 to discuss the situation facing asylum seekers in Bomana Immigration Centre, a detention centre attached to Bomana prison in…
(2019-11-20). Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup. thegrayzone.com In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to…
(2019-11-20). Young activists do the talking as UN marks World Children's Day. news.un.org Children were both seen and heard in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, World Children's Day, during a celebration to commemorate 30 years since the adoption of a milestone treaty that protects their rights.
(2019-11-20). Wednesday's Daily Brief: Israeli settlements, World Children's Day, fossil fuel overuse. news.un.org A recap of Wednesday's stories: UN envoy reiterates position on illegality of Israeli settlements, World Children's Day marked with calls for rights of children to be upheld, new report highlights major gap between use of fossil fuels and commitments to limit global warming.
(2019-11-20). Transgender Day of Remembrance: "Celebrate the Living" While Honoring Loved Ones Lost to Hate. democracynow.org 
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that honors the thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming people who have been killed around the world. The Day of Remembrance is also a celebration of the community's resistance and a call to action to fight for policies and a shift in culture that protects trans lives. At least 22 transgender and gender nonconforming people have been killed in the United States this year, and over 3,000 transgender and gender nonconforming lives have been taken since 2008 around the world. We speak with LaLa B Zannell, longtime transgender rights advocate and the co-p…
(2019-11-20). Headlines for November 20, 2019. democracynow.org 4 Key Witnesses Testify in Impeachment Hearings, Amnesty Says Iranian Security Forces Killed Over 100 Protesters, Bolivian Military Carries Out Second Massacre Against Morales Supporters, Senate Approves Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, U.N. Affirms It Still Considers Israeli Settlements Violation of International Law, Pentagon Says ISIS Is Rebuilding in Northern Syria, NYT: Navy SEALs Expected to Oust Gallagher, Despite Trump Restoring His Rank, Report: Mike Pompeo Planning to Resign as Secretary of State, Trump Administration Can Now Send Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, Sweden Drops Sexual Assault Investi…
(2019-11-20). Human Rights Watch supports US-backed far-right coup in Bolivia, whitewashes massacre of indigenous protesters. thegrayzone.com Human Rights Watch refused to called the US-backed military overthrow of Bolviva's President Evo Morales a coup, and director Ken…
(2019-11-20). How Human Rights Watch Whitewashed a Right-Wing Massacre in Bolivia. mintpressnews.com Bolivia is currently in turmoil after President Evo Morales was deposed in a U.S.-supported coup d'état on November 10. The new coup government forced Morales into exile, began arresting politicians and journalists while pre-exonerating security services of all crimes committed during the "re-establishment of order," effectively giving them a license to kill all resistance to their rule. Dozens have died…
(2019-11-20). The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We're Suing on Their Behalf. aclu.org 
As part of a coordinated effort that undermined the freedom of the press, the U.S. government tracked, detained, and interrogated journalists who were reporting on conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now, we're suing on their behalf to defend their First Amendment rights. | Together with the New York Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, we're representing five photojournalists who traveled to Mexico in late 2018 and early 2019 to document the experiences of people traveli…
(2019-11-20). Charter School Advocates Repulsed by Empowered Teachers. dissidentvoice.org 
Workers produce all the wealth of society. Unions have been around for generations and exist to protect the rights of workers. Currently, 90%—93% of privately operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools across the country have no teacher unions, whereas about 90% of public school teachers are unionized. One of the claims to fame of deregulated …
(2019-11-19). US pardons for accused war criminals, contrary to international law: UN rights office. news.un.org A presidential pardon for two United States soldiers accused of war crimes, and a sentence reduction for a third, "run against the letter and the spirit of international law which requires accountability for such violations", the United Nations human rights wing said on Tuesday.
(2019-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2019. democracynow.org U.S. Claims Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal Under International Law, Four Witnesses Slated to Testify in Public Impeachment Hearings, U.N. Condemns U.S. for World's Highest Rate of Children in Detention, Political Crisis in Bolivia Continues After Military Pressure Ousts Evo Morales, American Professor Freed in Prisoner Swap in Afghanistan, 1,000 Students Arrested in Police Siege of Hong Kong University, Coal Mine Blast in China Kills 15; Pipeline Explosion in Bangladesh Kills 7, Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Skyrocketed Since Bolsonaro's Election, Syracuse Suspends All Fraternity Activities After String…