(2020-05-21). Witness at the prison gates, Karnes Family 'Detention' Center. workers.org 
May 16 car caravan protesting migrant family imprisonment at the Karnes County Residential Center — first immigrant detention facility in Texas to be licensed as a 'child care provider.' By BLS On May 16, I found the Karnes County Family Residential Center tucked away on a secluded road in Karnes . . . |
(2020-05-21). Carrizo Comecrudo Tribunal for Human Rights: 'The Indian Wars are not over'. workers.org 
An important online tribunal — the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribunal for Human Rights — will take place on May 22-23 and should not be missed. The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is hosting this event in partnership with the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy. The tribunal involves "the continued . . . |
(2020-05-21). Stop the $2 Billion Arms Sale to the Philippines. zcomm.org Amid the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the US government is brokering a $2 billion arms sale to Rodrigo Duterte's repressive regime. The sale would only pour further fuel on an already dire human rights catastrophe…
(2020-05-21). The US Is Trying to Dismember China by Promoting Separatism in Its Regions. globalresearch.ca The US Senate, on 14 May passed bill on the mistreatment of Uyghur minority in China. The bill demands President Donald Trump to sanction Chinese officials who partake in the violating rights and freedoms of Uyghur community in the northwestern …
(2020-05-21). For Women in Qatar, Lockdown Is Nothing New. globalresearch.ca When it comes to the issue of women's rights in the Gulf , Saudi Arabia is most frequently cited as the most repressive country in the region, and Qatar is widely regarded as the most modern in terms of human …
(2020-05-20). The US' "Medical Terrorism" Against Syria Threatens to Make World War C Much Deadlier. globalresearch.ca The Syrian Ambassador to Russia slammed the US' sanctions against his country as a form of medical terrorism that prevents it from importing much-needed "medicines, and medical goods, and other means to combat [COVID-19]", which strongly suggests that America wants …
(2020-05-20). US just piled more misery on Venezuelans already hit by sanctions & pandemic. Now they are deprived of most popular TV service. thealtworld.com America's meddling in Venezuela has no boundaries. After a failed coup attempt, trying to install a bogus …
(2020-05-20). AT&T Shuts down DirecTV in Venezuela over Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com The National Assembly will investigate the "rash decision" that affects 600 workers and two million households.
(2020-05-20). Just hoping coronavirus will bypass Africa, would be a deadly mistake: Bachelet. news.un.org Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19 and its catastrophic impact on fragile economies and health systems across the continent, human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission warned on Wednesday.
(2020-05-20). Israeli Forces Deliver Demolition Orders to Palestinian Family, Seize Mobile Home. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces handed Palestinian citizen, Jamal Rashayda, a demolition order, on Tuesday, for several structures in Ras al-Auja area in the Jordan Valley, the Palestinian Information Center reported. Palestinian human rights workers said the forces gave no justification for the order to demolish the family's tents and barns, north …
(2020-05-20). No return to normality of exploitation: Migrant workers strike in Italy. peoplesdispatch.org Maurizio Coppola talks about the strike organized by migrant workers in Italy in response to a government proposal to temporarily regularize the statuses of some migrant workers. Migrant workers demand dignified conditions and access to rights…
(2020-05-19). Technology and Liberties in the Fight Against Coronavirus. aclu.org 
There have been disease outbreaks throughout human history, but never one that has taken place in the era of high-tech tracking tools and "big data." , , Policymakers and technologists have proposed a number of ideas for leveraging such technologies to help suppress the spread of COVID-19. At the ACLU, we recognize the urgency of stemming the pandemic and re-opening America, and don't think we should immediately write off any tools that may offer public health benefits. But we shouldn't give up critical rights and freedoms unless a proposal is necessary, effective, and proportionate. We are particularly wary…
(2020-05-19). US Sanctions On Iran Fueled By Hate And Money. therealnews.com 
John Bolton brought Richard Goldberg from the neoconservative Foundation for Defense of Democracies to serve as a senior advisor for the National Security Council, ensuring that sanctions against Iran will intensify even as Iran is wracked by COVID-19.
(2020-05-19). Staging a Defense of Reproductive Rights. progressive.org As anti-choice activists try using the pandemic to stop abortions, this nonprofit theater group pushes back.
(2020-05-19). UPDATED: Israeli Troops Abduct Several Palestinians in West Bank and Israel. imemc.org Updated: May 20 @ 0651 | The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) reported that Israeli forces detained 18 Palestinians from across the West Bank. | The following names are the Palestinian residents detained by Israeli forces; | 1.
(2020-05-20). Cuba: End of Sanctions Is More Important Than Nobel Peace Prize for Its Doctors. strategic-culture.org In recognition for the Cuban doctors' efforts to aid nations across the world to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, there have been In 2015, the Henry Reeves Medical Brigade was nominated for the Nob…
(2020-05-21). As the Death Toll Rises, We Demand: Trump/Pence Out Now! indybay.org Refuse Fascism in the SF Bay Area is carrying out a series of actions in response to the dangerous situation we are in. We will deliver body bags to the Federal Building in San Francisco (on Seventh St.) on May 27 protest escalating deaths in prisons and detention camps, and we will do freeway bannering on May 20, with banners saying "Trump=Fascism=Death" and "Trump Pence Out Now" along with other actions. These will be protests that support and preserve social distancing.
(2020-05-19). Harriet Harman says Covid-19 contact tracing app assurances do not cut the mustard. thecanary.co 
New laws to protect the privacy of personal information gathered by the coronavirus contact tracing app are a "no brainer" — and can be adopted quick enough without disrupting its rollout, Harriet Harman has said.The Joint Committee on Human Rights — which Harman chairs — has a bill drafted and ready for introduction, amid concerns about the data such an app can gather and who can access it.Using Bluetooth, the app keeps an anonymised log of other people also using the app who have been in close contact with the user.If someone shows symptoms, they can inform the app, which will instruct anyone who…
(2020-05-21). Iran says new US sanctions on officials are 'fruitless & repetitive'. rt.com 
Tehran dismissed on Thursday new US sanctions on several Iranian officials, saying they were a sign of the complete inefficiency of Washington's previous sanctions on the Islamic Republic. | "Washington's fruitless and repetitive sanctions against Iranian officials is a sign of weakness, despair and confusion of the US administration," state TV quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying. | The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on several Iranian authorities, including the interior minister, accusing them of engaging in serious cases of human rights abuse, Reuters said.
(2020-05-21). Beijing accuses Pompeo of using 'democracy' bill to blackmail Hong Kong govt. rt.com 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using self-described human rights legislation to put pressure on the Hong Kong government and threaten China's sovereignty, Beijing has claimed. | Pompeo is "blackmailing" the semi-autonomous city with the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Office of the Commissioner to Hong Kong said on Thursday. He added that China was not intimidated by Washington's political maneuvering and that Beijing would protect its national interests from all foreign threats. | Signed into law in November 2019, the act requires the State Depart…
(2020-05-21). US 'KILLS' Russian draft seeking UNSC support for Venezuela amid sanctions & suspected coup attempt. rt.com 
The US has rejected a draft statement condemning terrorism and voicing support for Venezuela's sovereignty at the UN Security Council. The Russian-sponsored draft did not assign blame for the botched incursion. | The short statement was watered down to sound "politically neutral" in hopes it would not face any opposition from the UNSC members, the Russian mission to the United Nations said. | However, despite the text not even mentioning the recent boat incursion that led to the capture of two former US Green Berets, Washington did not give the document any chance, "killing" it "within 9 minutes" from the star…
(2020-05-20). Iran's top cop among nine targeted by new round of US sanctions. rt.com 
Not letting the pandemic soften its hard line on Tehran, Washington has sanctioned nine Iranian officials over alleged human rights violations during last year's protests, including Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli. |
(2020-05-20). Hoisted by their own PETArd? Activists stage baffling digital 'raid' on Animal Crossing fish museum. rt.com 
Animal rights group PETA 'stormed' an in-game museum in Nintendo's 'Animal Crossing', demanding its non-player character owner free the fish — which a PETA ally had caught. Gamers were baffled; don't any real animals need saving? | Eight 'Animal Crossing' avatars clad in PETA t-shirts staged an in-game protest on Wednesday, running into a museum and screaming for its owner — an NPC, or non-player character, named Blathers — to release the fish (it's a fish museum) from their captivity. Then they stood outside with placards reading "Fish belong in the ocean" and declared poor Blathers "cancelled…
(2020-05-21). US unlawful sanctions threaten global public health: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN office in Geneva said that the US unlawful sanctions threaten global public health.
(2020-05-21). Mousavi condemned sanctions against interior min., police chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) — Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said that the US regime's fruitless and repetitive sanctions against the Interior Minister, the police chief, and other Iranian officials are sign of the US regime's weakness, despair, and confusion.
(2020-05-21). Sanctions, coronavirus cannot stop Iran's production: Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the American virus and coronavirus can not stop Iran in the production field despite their impacts.
(2020-05-20). US imposes new sanctions on Iranian entities, incl. Interior Min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) — The US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday fresh round of sanctions against some Iranian authorities including the Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli and Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari.
(2020-05-21). S Korean Unification Minister Reportedly Denies Rumors Over Lifting Sanctions on Pyongyang. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Seoul is not considering lifting sanctions that were imposed on Pyongyang in 2010 after a South Korean warship was sunk by North Korea, in spite of rumours to the contrary, Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said on Thursday, as reported by the Yonhap news agency.
(2020-05-21). Hungary to scrap border zones for holding asylum seekers after EU court ruling: PM aide. yenisafak.com Hungary will scrap border transit zones where asylum seekers were held while authorities reviewed their applications after a European court ruling that deemed the practice unlawful, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday.The European Union's top court ruled last Thursday that four asylum seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border had effectively been detained and that a local court should release them immediately."The Hungarian government disagrees with the ruling, we consider it a risk with regard to European security, but as an EU member state, we will adhere to all c…
(2020-05-20). Due to US coercive measures, DirecTV's operations suspended in Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org On May 19, the US telecommunications company AT&T announced, without prior notice, the suspension of DirecTV's operations in Venezuela. DirecTV is a broadcast satellite service provider, transmitting digital television and radio signals to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. | In an official statement, AT&T said that due to the sanctions imposed by the US government on Venezuela, it was impossible for the company "to comply with the legal requirements of both countries" and it "was forced to close its pay TV service in Venezuela." | The abrupt suspension of services was denounced by…