Trump Order Aimed at Palestine Solidarity, Not Antisemitism
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-01-04
by Gregory Shupak Antisemitism is a very real problem–which Donald Trump is exploiting to advance an anti-Palestinian agenda. | President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month to deny funding to post-secondary schools that violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against Jewish people. The order notes that such bigotry is rooted in antisemitism, and says that it will determine whether discrimination has occurred by using the non-legally binding working definition of antisemiti…
fair.org/home/trump-order-aimed-at-palestine-solidarity-not-antisemitism/

UN Concerned over British Government's Failure to Investigate Whether Assange Has Been Subjected to Psychological Torture
Ceren Sagir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
United Nations special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer has written to governments to press them to investigate properly evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been subjected to psychological torture. | On December 31 Mr Melzer shared on Twitter a letter …
globalresearch.ca/un-concerned-british-government-failure-investigate-assange-has-been-subjected-psychological-torture/5699511

America's War for Global Domination
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
The following is the text of Michel Chossudovsky's public lecture at the Society for the Defense of Civil Rights and Human Dignity (GBM), Berlin, 10-11 December, 2003 and Humboldt University, Berlin, 12 December 2003. | This timely article written 16 years | …
globalresearch.ca/america-war-global-domination/5699466

America's War for Global Domination
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
The following is the background text of Michel Chossudovsky's public lecture at the Society for the Defense of Civil Rights and Human Dignity (GBM), Berlin, 10-11 December, 2003 and Humboldt University, Berlin, 12 December 2003. This text written 16 years | …
globalresearch.ca/america-war-global-domination/5699466

Solidarity is not a Business
Thomas Gebauer | indybay.org | 2020-01-03
Private charity is the result of neoliberalism. Real services of general interest need global solutions… Ensuring that school buildings and education are intact is not a private responsibility, but a public one. It would be a mistake not to always insist on this public responsibility. Only in this way can human rights be realized… The global stands in relation to the local.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/01/18829379.php

Killing of Iran's Quds Force chief Soleimani by US 'MOST LIKELY violates international law' — UN Rapporteur
rt.com | 2020-01-03
The UN's top expert on extrajudicial executions said that Washington's decision to assassinate the commander of the Iranian elite Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, cannot be justified under international law. | Major-General Soleimani and the second-in-command of the Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, were killed (along with others) in a US airstrike at Baghdad's airport on Friday morning. | The "targeted killings" of both men "most likely violate international law incl[uding] human rights law," the UN's Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary…
rt.com/news/477387-un-rapporteur-soleimani-airstrike/

The ICC Will Likely Throw Out Palestine's Case for War Crimes, Norman Finkelstein Says
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
Last week supporters of Palestinian human rights were buoyed by the announcement from the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that she had decided to open a formal investigation of Israel for war crimes in the occupied territories, including the …
globalresearch.ca/icc-likely-throw-out-palestine-case-war-crimes-norman-finkelstein-says/5699471

Censored News Honors Heroes in Resistance 2019
Brenda Norrell | indybay.org | 2020-01-03
Censored News honors our heroes, writers, photographers and translators, as we celebrate their wisdom, courage and fearlessness in the struggle for human rights and justice in the protection of the air, land, water and all living beings.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/02/18829388.php

Around the World in 8 Minutes: The revolutionary life and legacy of Safdar Hashmir
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-03
We take a look at the revolutionary life of Safdar Hashmi and the legacy he left behind along with Germanwings strike and a hunger strike by Palestinian administrative detainee.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/03/around-the-world-in-8-minutes-the-revolutionary-life-and-legacy-of-safdar-hashmir/

Every Friday Demo Basta Save Chelsea & Julian from Torture and Death
Orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-03
Fruitvale & MacArthur Oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829404.php

US assassinates Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-03
Major general Qassem Soleimani, as well as Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and five others, was killed in an attack on Baghdad airport that was sanctioned by president Donald Trump…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/03/us-assassinates-iranian-general-qassem-soleimani/

Deuces wild: Gold on path to reach $2000 per ounce in 2020
rt.com | 2020-01-03
Gold prices can spike further this year, beating the highs they reached in 2019, with market analyst Fawad Razaqzada expecting the precious metal to hit $2,000 an ounce. | Bullion prices continued to reach higher during the last trading day of 2019, with gold for February delivery up around 0.5 percent, trading above $1,525. The yellow metal touched its highest level since September, when it stood at around $1,540 an ounce. | Also on rt.com | | Bullion beats sanctions: Muslim states may switch to gold & barter trade | "I think gold has everything goin…
rt.com/business/477172-gold-new-highs-2020/

Video: US Sanctions and the Caesar Act, Oil and Gas, Chemical Weapons, and the Syrian Response
Bouthaina Shaaban | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
The Caesar Act is one of the main topics discussed by the Media and Political Advisor in the Syrian Presidency Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban in a thorough must watch and learn from interview with Kamal Khalaf of Al-Mayadeen News channel. | Dr. …
globalresearch.ca/caesar-act-oil-gas-chemical-weapons-syrian-response/5699287

U.S. Sanctions: The Weaponization of the Global Financial System
Humanist Community in Silicon Valley | indybay.org | 2020-01-03
Mountain View Community Center | 201 South Rengstorff Avenue | Mountain View CA 94040…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/31/18829374.php

Nord Stream 2: US Sanctions
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-03
Does Mr. Trump really not grasp that his sanctions left and right — and now on the Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 — is committing economic suicide, not for himself, of course, but for the United States? He attempts to punish not only Russia, but all the corporations, construction companies, Russian, German and from …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/nord-stream-2-us-sanctions/

One million march in Hong Kong on New Year's Day
wsws.org | 2020-01-03
To develop a genuine struggle for democratic rights, workers, students and young people must break the bonds that have been placed on the movement by various factions of the capitalist class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/03/hong…

Old Money and New Questions in AMLO's Mexico
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
It's been nearly a year since the "leftist firebrand" Andrés Manuel López Obrrador (AMLO) took office as Mexican president, promising to end official corruption and state-linked violence, redistribute wealth to the poor and promote Indigenous rights. Shortly into his term, | …
globalresearch.ca/old-money-new-questions-amlo-mexico/5699296

Marx and Social Justice: Ethics and Natural Law in the Critique of Political Economy reviewed by Xuanpu Zhuang
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-03
According to McCarthy, Marx rejects the view of justice in liberalism, which is limited to individual rights and fair distribution and provides a new one based on Aristotle's definition of social justice grounded in ethics and politics. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/03/marx-and-social-justice-ethics-and-natural-law-in-the-critique-of-political-economy-reviewed-by-xuanpu-zhuang/

'Centuries of women's struggles threatened in Modi regime in India'
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-03
The 12th National Conference of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) took place in Mumbai from 27-30 December, 2019. The conference raised the slogan, 'Safeguard our Constitution, Uphold Women's Rights.' Over 700 delegates attended the conference from across the country and debated how to fight the current onslaught of constitutional rights which also poses a grave threat to the rights gained by women through centuries of struggles. The delegates also talk about the struggles they have successfully led in their states.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/03/centuries-of-womens-struggles-threatened-in-modi-regime-in-india/

Marx and Social Justice: Ethics and Natural Law in the Critique of Political Economy reviewed by Xuanpu Zhuang
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-03
According to McCarthy, Marx rejects the view of justice in liberalism, which is limited to individual rights and fair distribution and provides a new one based on Aristotle's definition of social justice grounded in ethics and politics. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/03/marx-and-social-justice-ethics-and-natural-law-in-the-critique-of-political-economy-reviewed-by-xuanpu-zhuang/

Turkey says it has repatriated 150 foreign fighters since Nov 11
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-03
Turkish authorities have repatriated 150 foreign fighters detained over links to militant groups since Ankara launched a programme to send back the detainees on Nov. 11, Interior Ministry spokesman Ismail Catakli said on Friday.Turkey, which is holding hundreds of Islamic State suspects, begun the process of repatriating the detainees despite calls from some European nations that the suspects should be tried where they committed crimes.
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-says-it-has-repatriated-150-foreign-fighters-since-nov-11-3508825

Immigration and the Prison Industrial Complex
Andrew Moss | zcomm.org | 2020-01-03
The Prison Industrial Complex can help pinpoint major areas where corporate interests and government overlap. These include detention, surveillance, consulting services, and border wall construction…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/immigration-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/

UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be 'a year of peace' for Syria's children
news.un.org | 2020-01-02
Only an end to the war in Syria can bring safety to children there, the head of the UN child rights agency said on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1054661

Syria and the Politicization of Human Rights: Double Vetoes and Paralysis at the UN Security Council
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-02
"The current situation in Syria is precisely caused by the erroneous actions of some countries. It is these countries that should really reflect on and answer the series of questions before us. If they really care about the Syrian people …
globalresearch.ca/december-20-security-council-meeting-syria-paralysis-results-two-conflicting-draft-resolutions-humanitarian-aid-vetoed-politicization-human-rights/5699303

PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (26 December 2019 — 01 January 2020)
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-02
Summary This week, PCHR documented 198 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory. This week witnessed an increase of Israeli violation regarding demolition and settlement activities in addition to settlers' attacks and incursions. …
imemc.org/article/pchr-weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-26-december-2019-01-january-2020/

Anglophone vs Francophone in Cameroon
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-02
On an ugliness scale of one to ten, if the U.S. Guantanamo prison is 7, the French military in Algeria 8, Pinochet's controls of Chile 9, and the Inquisition 10, the severity, scale and number of Cameroon military human rights violations is possibly 4 and a half. Still, is the suffering of any victim ever …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/anglophone-vs-francophone-in-cameroon/

IACHR Requests Precautionary Measures for Former Ecuadorean VP
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requested Thursday precautionary measures in favor of former Vice President of Ecuador Jorge Glas, jailed since October 2017 after being sentenced to six years in prison as part of a case linked to the bribe plot of the Brazilian company Odebrecht which Glas denies to have taken part of. | RELATED: | Pabon: Fear and Persecution Can Hurt the Pillars of Democracy | Glas' attorney Fausto Jarrin announced it with a photograph that sho…
telesurenglish.net/news/iachr-asks-to-protect-the-life-and-integrity-of-jorge-glas-20200102-0021.html

Interpol Issues Arrest Warrant to Lebanon for Ex-Nissan Boss
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
Interpol issued an arrest warrant to Lebanon on Thursday for the former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who recently escaped from Japan to Turkey. | RELATED: | Lebanon: Hundreds of Displaced Syrians Return Home | The Interpol red notice was given to the Lebanese authorities and has not been referred to the country's judiciary, Reuters reported on Thursday. | In similar cases in the past, Lebanon has seized the passports of the wanted citizens, but they do not detain them. | Ghosn, who was facin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Interpol-Issues-Arrest-Warrant-to-Lebanon-for-Ex-Nissan-Boss-20200102-0008.html

Worshippers at Al-Aqsa Assaulted by Israeli Police
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-02
Israeli police, this evening, assaulted several Palestinian worshipers and detained two of them while they were present at the Bab al-Rahma prayer area inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in occupied Jerusalem, witnesses told WAFA. Police officers broke into Bab al-Rahma and physically assaulted the worshipers and attacked them with teargas, …
imemc.org/article/worshippers-at-al-aqsa-assaulted-by-israeli-police/

On 55th Anniversary of Fateh Movement, Israel Detains Two of its Members, Summons One
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-02
Israeli forces detained, Wednesday afternoon, Fateh secretary general, Shadi Mtour, hours after invading his home and handing his family a summons for him, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. Mtour was detained in Wadi al-Joz neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, in an effort to prevent any activities by the …
imemc.org/article/on-55th-anniversary-of-fatah-movement-israel-detains-two-of-its-members-summons-one/

The Struggle to Vote in the U.S
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | commondreams.org | 2020-01-02
Despite the aggressive efforts by the right wing to suppress the vote, voting rights advocates are making progress. (Photo: Marla Aufmuth/TED/Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/02/struggle-vote-us?cd-origin=rss

Federal appeals courts give workers some wins
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-02
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't taken, much less tackled, workers' rights cases in the last six months, but the federal appeals courts have–and they've given workers some wins. That's not to say the appellate victories would immediately set precedents and lay down the law, so to speak, for workers nationwide. That's what the U.S. Supreme …
peoplesworld.org/article/federal-appeals-courts-give-workers-some-wins/

Dr. Ashrawi: Israel's Plan to Replace Jerusalem UNRWA Schools a Part of War on Palestinian Rights
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-02
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Thursday, condemned the announced plan of the Israeli municipality in occupied Jerusalem, to replace UNRWA-run schools. "The announced plan of the so-called Israeli municipality in occupied Jerusalem, to replace UNRWA-run schools, is an extension of …
imemc.org/article/dr-ashrawi-israels-plan-to-replace-jerusalem-unrwa-schools-a-part-of-war-on-palestinian-rights/

2 Democrats Join Republicans to Ask Top Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-02
This article was originally published on Common Dreams. | Reproductive rights advocates on Thursday seized on an amicus brief signed by more than 200 members of Congress, including two conservative Democrats, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe vs. Wade. | The brief was signed by 168 members of the House and 39 senators. The two House Demo…
truthdig.com/articles/two-democrats-join-republicans-to-ask-top-court-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/

After Year-Long Run as Outspoken Advocate for Immigrants and the Poor, Juli√°n Castro Suspends Presidential Campaign
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-02
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced Thursday he was suspending his presidential campaign, pledging to continue fighting for working people, immigrants' rights, and to combat wealth inequality. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/02/after-year-long-run-outspoken-advocate-immigrants-and-poor-julian-castro-suspends?cd-origin=rss

Chelsea Manning Says She Is 'Never Backing Down' in Face of US Detention Meant to Break Her
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-02
"My long-standing objection to the immoral practice of throwing people in jail without charge or trial, for the sole purpose of forcing them to testify before a secret, government-run investigative panel, remains strong." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/02/chelsea-manning-says-she-never-backing-down-face-us-detention-meant-break-her?cd-origin=rss

With New Plan, Warren Pledges to End 'Shameful' Economic Injustices for Americans With Disabilities
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-02
A number of disability rights advocates on Thursday praised Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to protect the rights of people with disabilities in the workplace, schools, and across American life—calling the proposal "thoughtful" and "comprehensive." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/02/new-plan-warren-pledges-end-shameful-economic-injustices-americans-disabilities?cd-origin=rss

Two Right-Wing Democrats Join Republicans in Asking Supreme Court to Consider Overturning Roe v. Wade
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-02
Reproductive rights advocates on Thursday seized on an amicus brief signed by more than 200 members of Congress, including two conservative Democrats, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe vs. Wade. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/02/two-right-wing-democrats-join-republicans-asking-supreme-court-consider-overturning?cd-origin=rss

Egyptian human rights lawyer assaulted by suspected cops
shweta | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-01
Gamal Eid was physically assaulted by a group of armed men, whom he believes were police officers, on December 29, Sunday. The men, numbering around 10-12, were armed with pistols and proceeded to pour paint all over Eid…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/01/egyptian-human-rights-lawyer-assaulted-by-suspected-cops/

First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt's Impact on New Deal to U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-01
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, and we begin the new decade with a New Year's Day special about one of the most influential women in U.S. politics: first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. She served as the first lady of the United States from 1933, when her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt took office, until his death during his fourth term in office in 1945. She went on to serve as United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and spearheaded the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. President Harry Truman later called her the "First Lady…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/1/eleanor_ro…

Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran has been on hunger strike for 100 days
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-01
Israeli authorities had earlier committed to not renewing his period of administrative detention once it expired in October but failed to honor their promise. This led Ahmad Zahran to once again launch a hunger strike…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/01/palestinian-administrative-detainee-ahmad-zahran-has-been-on-hunger-strike-for-100-days/

France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights
Harrison Stetler | thenation.com | 2019-12-31
France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights…
thenation.com/article/france-migrants-macron-refugees/

Headlines for December 31, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-31
Protests Rage Outside U.S. Embassy in Iraq After U.S. Airstrikes Kill 24, Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Suspect in Hanukkah Stabbing in NY, Texas Church Shooter Had Long Criminal History, NYT: Top Officials Failed to Convince Trump to Release Withheld Ukraine Aid, Death Toll from Crackdown on Protests in India Rises to 27, Five Kashmiri Political Leaders Released from Detention, Sudanese Court Sentences 29 to Death for Killing Teacher in Anti-Protest Crackdown, Thousands Flee to the Ocean to Escape Australia Wildfires, Former Nissan Head Flees Japan to Lebanon to Escape Trial on Financial Crimes, New York Sett…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/31/headline…

Israel/Palestine war crimes probe 'momentous step forward', says UN rights expert
news.un.org | 2019-12-31
An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Palestine as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability" in the five-decade-long Israeli occupation.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1054541

2019: The UN News year in photos
news.un.org | 2019-12-31
From sustainable development to economic development, and human rights to humanitarian aid, UN News provides daily coverage across all of the Organization's key issues — health, migration, climate change and so much…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1054401

'US is torturing Chelsea Manning': Top UN official says her treatment is 'cruel and degrading'
rt.com | 2019-12-31
Chelsea Manning is being subjected to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, constituting torture by the US government over her refusal to testify against whistleblower website WikiLeaks, a top United Nations official has said. | UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer accused the government of torturing Manning in a November letter, which was just released on Tuesday. In the letter, Melzer wrote that Manning is suffering "an open-ended, progressively severe measure of coercion…
rt.com/usa/477228-chelsea-manning-torture-melzer/

Wikileaks Still Holding Powerful to Account as Founder Julian Assange "Slowly Dies" in Prison
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-27
Julian Assange is dying inside Belmarsh Prison in London. Those are his own words, relayed through English journalist Vaughan Smith, who revealed that the Wikileaks founder called him on Christmas Eve to share his greetings. Smith also divulged that Assange told him he is kept in solitary confinement 23 hours per day and is often sedated. | His treatment has elicited protests around the world, from journalists, news organizations, human rights groups and celebrities. Last week a group of Australian doctors asked Foreign Minister Marise Pay…
mintpressnews.com/wikileaks-publishing-state-secrets-julian-assange-slowly-dies-prison/263775/

William Barr's Police-Fueled War on Civil Rights
Joshua Clark Davis | thenation.com | 2019-12-27
The attorney general's obsession with protecting the police is a throwback to the crackdown on protesters in the 1960s.
thenation.com/article/barr-police-civil-rights/

Pro-Coup Venezuelan Soldiers Who Fled to the US Now Locked Up in ICE Detention Center
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-27
In an ironic twist worthy of an Alanis Morissette song, participants in U.S.-backed coup are now in an ICE detention camp.
mintpressnews.com/pro-coup-venezuelan-soldiers-defected-to-us-locked-ice-prisons/263764/

Headlines for December 24, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-24
House Could Bring Additional Articles of Impeachment Against Trump, Boeing Fires CEO Dennis Muilenburg over 737 MAX Jet Controversy, NYT: Pentagon May Withdraw U.S. Troops from West Africa, Syria: Up to 100,000 Civilians Forced to Flee Intensification of Fighting in Idlib, Asian Leaders Urge U.S. & North Korea to Move Toward Peace, Report: Canadian Police Were Prepared to Use Lethal Force Against Indigenous Land Defenders, Trump Met with Accused War Criminal Eddie Gallagher, Nigerian Man Dies in ICE Custody in Maryland, Colorado Governor Pardons Woman Who Took Sanctuary to Fight Her Deportation, Former Black Pant…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/24/headline…