(2021-07-10). MoàØse was Tortured before Being Killed: His Arm and Foot were Fractured. orinocotribune.com An explosive new report reveals that the assassinated president of Haiti, Jovenel MoàØse, was tortured before being killed, as it has been found that one of his arms and a foot were fractured. | On Friday, July 9, Mathias Pierre, electoral affairs minister of Haiti, stated on the Colombian radio network
(2021-07-10). Eleven Suspects in MoàØse's Murder Arrested at Taiwanese Embassy in Haiti. orinocotribune.com So far, Haitian authorities have arrested 28 people for allegedly being implicated in MoàØse's murder. Among them are 26 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans, confirmed the Haitian government. | On Friday, July 9, the Taiwanese Embassy in Haiti confirmed that 11 suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse were detained at its facilities in Port-au-Prince. | The suspects had entered the embassy earlier in the day while fleeing Haitian police, according to police reports. | Taiwanese diplomats immediately authorized the operation to demonstrate their nation's commitment to the Ha…
(2021-07-10). Bringing the Voices of the Nicaraguan People to Congress. orinocotribune.com By Casa Baltimore-Limay and Friends of Latin America — Jul 8, 2021 | "These people do not have access to the US Congress or media — but their lives are heavily impacted by both. That is why we are bringing their voices to you… We are asking you to do no harm." | On June 30th two Maryland-based solidarity organizations began meeting virtually with members of the U.S. Congress to speak against adoption of the RENACER Act that would impose devastating sanctions on Nicaragua. Casa Baltimore/Limay is a sister community project that has maintained strong ties since 1985; Friends of Latin America has been w…
(2021-07-10). Voter suppression — class war against workers. workers.org 
A July 1 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court issued a death blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which protected historically disenfranchised voters of color. Election night, Lowndes County, Ala., Nov. 8, 1966. In a 6-3 ruling in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the right-wing majority court nullified Section . . . |
(2021-07-10). Rallies in Bay Area for Voting Rights. indybay.org Bay Area residents mobilizing to demand Congress fight voter suppression and pass the For the People Act…
(2021-07-10). UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur on Palestine slams Israeli Squatter-Settlements as 'War Crime,' Urges Practical Punishment. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Canadian academic and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, made waves on Friday. Lynk asked the nations of the world to classify the Israeli government practice of sponsoring Israeli squatters on Palestinian-owned land on the Occupied Palestinian …
(2021-07-10). Ethiopian Conflict and International Law. orinocotribune.com Legal scholar Francis A. Boyle told Ann Garrison in the following interview that a "Responsibility-to-Protect" intervention in Ethiopia would be illegal and catastrophic. | Ann Garrison: Francis Boyle, you're an expert in international law, including subsets, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law. Could you explain what international humanitarian law is? | Francis A. Boyle: There is a subset of international human rights law that is called international humanitarian law. Now, the truth of the matter is that international humanitarian law is really a euphemism for the laws of war. When…
(2021-07-10). Taking a Wrong Turn on Immigration Detention. zcomm.org The administration is helping to reinforce an extensive system of institutions, policies, attitudes, and values that cast migrants as criminals…
(2021-07-10). Los Angeles community members march for LGBTQ liberation. liberationnews.org 
This Pride event came at a time when the LGBTQ community is under attack and when there are thirty legislations nationwide attacking trans rights.
(2021-07-10). IMF Executive Board Approves Creation of $650 Billion Global Reserve Funds. indybay.org The International Monetary Fund Executive Board agreed to create $650 billion of emergency currency known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to help countries deal with the fallout from the coronavirus health and economic crises. The IMF's main governing body, the Board of Governors, will take a final vote in coming weeks to move forward the SDRs creation. In a statement, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva indicated she expects the allocation as soon as August.
(2021-07-10). Feminists in El Salvador Fight Against a Misogynist Government. zcomm.org As we watch this quick reversal of women's rights unfold from a far, the international community has a duty to act in solidarity with the women and feminist movements in El Salvador…
(2021-07-10). Sri Lankan government uses coronavirus laws to ban protests. wsws.org The ban is a response to mass strikes and demonstrations by workers, farmers, students and fishermen against attacks on social conditions and democratic rights.
(2021-07-09). Eleven Suspects In Moise's Murder Arrested at Taiwan Embassy. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Taiwanese embassy confirmed that eleven suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise were detained at its facilities in Port-au-Prince. | RELATED: | Earlier in the day, the suspects had entered the embassy while fleeing Haitian police, who initially tried to chase them even into the Asian country's territory. | Taiwanese diplomats immediately authorized the operation to demonstrate…
(2021-07-09). To End Collective and Cruel Punishment, Biden Must Go Further on Sanctions Relief. commondreams.org One observer noted that Wednesday's assassination of President Jovenel Moïse "has left Haitians at home and in the diaspora conflicted and uneasy about what could come next." | As the Biden administration conducts its review of sanctions, the clock is ticking for millions of people suffering from these callous policies in Iran, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
(2021-07-09). More Suspects Arrested in Assassination of Haitian President. latinorebels.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian authorities have made more arrests in the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, raiding Taiwan's Embassy where several suspects are believed to have sought refuge, while also detaining two Haitian-Americans and several former Colombian soldiers allegedly tied to the plot.
(2021-07-09). US Sanctions 14 More Chinese Companies for Activity in Xinjiang. telesurenglish.net The Commerce Department alleged the companies had been "implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China's campaign of repression, mass detention, and high technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region." | Beijing and its allies worldwide deny the alleged abuses. | They sanctions have been placed against the China Academy of Electronics and Information Technology; Xinjiang Lianhai Chuangzhi Information Technology Co; Shenzhen Cobber Information Technology Co; Xinjiang Sailing Information Tech…
(2021-07-09). Cape Verde Violates Human Rights: Alex Saab Forced to Undergo Medical Examination in Front of Military & Police. orinocotribune.com By orders of the Cape Verdean government, and violating doctor-patient confidentiality, a team of medical oncologists who were finally permitted access to the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab were forced to examine him in the presence of the military and the police. | According to a report by the African news agencies Noticias do Norte and Business Day Ghana, this group of specialists traveled to Cape Verdean soil in order to monitor Alex Saab's health, deteriorating as a result of his prolonged illegal detention and the prison conditions to which he has been subjected. | Only after legal pressure was applied, and a…
(2021-07-09). Thursday 7/8: Davis Rally for Voting Rights. indybay.org Sidewalk outside office of Congressman Garamendi, 412 G St, Davis, CA 95616-4158 | Please wear a mask. This is a peaceful event.
(2021-07-09). Rallies in Bay Area for Voting Rights. indybay.org Bay Area residents mobilizing to demand Congress fight voter suppression and pass the For the People Act…
(2021-07-09). Taiwan: A War That Must Never Be Fought. commondreams.org "Just consider gerrymandering, which could determine control of the House for a decade," said voting rights expert Michael Li. "Hard to 'organize' out of that."
(2021-07-09). DNC Strategy Denounced as 'Clueless and Depressing' Amid GOP Assault on Voting Rights. commondreams.org "To prevent unnecessary deaths and millions more people being pushed to extreme poverty and hunger, governments… must simultaneously build fairer and more sustainable food systems and support social protection programs."
(2021-07-09). Progressives, Peace Groups Welcome Biden Announcement of US Afghan Withdrawal Date. commondreams.org Since law school, Chief Justice John Roberts personal political crusades have been to undermine protections for voting rights, enable voter suppression, turn a blind eye to gerrymandering and increase the influence of big money in politics.
(2021-07-09). Biden administration capitulates to Republican attacks on voting rights. wsws.org The Democratic Party leadership has largely dropped efforts, either in Congress or the courts, to overturn restrictive new state laws.
(2021-07-09). 'A pandemic of impunity in a tortured land': Stalemate in Yemen War Worsens Human Rights Crisis. juancole.com 
By Saoussen Ben Cheikh | — (GlobalVoices.org ) — The latest peace talks in Oman fell apart apart, and for Yemenis, that means going back to square one. Escalations in Marib have worsened the dire humanitarian situation and the suffering of civilians in a conflict that has entered its sixth year. An activist speaking to …
(2021-07-09). Cuba Reaffirms its Support for Venezuela at the UN Human Rights Council. orinocotribune.com HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6 (ACN) Cuba reaffirmed its support for Venezuela and its rejection of the politically motivated resolution that originated the interactive dialogue on the report of the United Nations High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in the Bolivarian nation. | In this regard, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, Cuban permanent representative to Geneva, declared that the exercise against Venezuela in such Council was nothing more than a crude justification to support the coup d'etat attempts in that country, according to the official website of the Cuban foreign ministry, Cubaminrex. | Also, the Caribbe…
(2021-07-09). Italy Confirms 14 Life Sentences for Operation Condor Killers. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Italy's Supreme Court confirmed life imprisonment for 14 former officials and military personnel from Chile and Uruguay who were charged with the murder of citizens during Operation Condor, a U.S. counterinsurgency strategy implemented in Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s. | RELATED: | The judges revalidated the judgment of the Rome Court of Appeal issued in July 2019 against these human rights vi…
(2021-07-09). Iranian-Backed Forces Deployed Decoy Rocket Launchers In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Iranian-backed forces have deployed decoy rocket launchers in the government-held part of the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on July 9. | According to the London-based monitoring group, Iranian-backed forces in southern Deir Ezzor also redeployed and camouflaged a number of real rocket launchers which are aimed at US bases on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. | "The Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas militia set up fake rocket launchers near the a…
(2021-07-09). Tuesday 7/6: LaborFest Poetry Speaking To Our Lives, History & Struggle. indybay.org The power of poetry in this world is growing and LaborFest hosts this reading in honor of all the people who are struggling for justice and human rights here and around the world.
(2021-07-09). Biden administration rolls out red carpet for Saudi prince implicated in Khashoggi murder. wsws.org The reception for Prince Khalid bin Salman, a key accomplice in the savage assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, lays bare the hypocrisy of Biden's "human rights" imperialism.
(2021-07-09). Torture, Wars of Aggression, Violations of Bill of Rights: Will there ever be accountability for America's Orgy of War Crimes in the 21st Century. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — America has an accountability problem. In fact, if the Covid-19 disaster, the January 6th Capitol attack, and the Trump years are any indication, the American lexicon has essentially dispensed with the term "accountability." This should come as no surprise. After all, there's nothing particularly new about this. In the Bush years, those …
(2021-07-09). Palestinian Hunger Striker Released in Poor Conditions. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Israel released Palestinian prisoner Ghadanfar Abu Atwan, who spent 65 days on hunger strike for being imprisoned without charge or a trial. The 28-year-old man was transferred to Kaplan Medical Center, where he faces a life-threatening health condition. | RELATED: | Arrested ten months ago, Abu Atwan was held under the "administrative detention" mechanism, for which the Israeli government has no obligation to present any offic…
(2021-07-09). As Texas Pushes "Worst Voter Suppression Bill in the Country," Activists Call on Biden to Do More. democracynow.org 
As President Joe Biden met with civil rights groups this week to discuss how to fight voter suppression efforts, Texas lawmakers followed other battleground states controlled by Republicans with a new push to overhaul the state's election laws. New restrictions would include a ban on drive-thru voting and 24-hour or late-night voting options, and election officials could be penalized for sending out unsolicited absentee applications. The measures would also impose stringent signature-matching requirements and increase the power of partisan poll observers, which can result in intimidation. "This would make it the…
(2021-07-09). Texas Pushes "Worst Voter Suppression Bill" as Activists Demand Urgent Action. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Twitter: @unitehere23 | As President Joe Biden met with civil rights groups this week to discuss how to fight voter suppression efforts, Texas lawmakers followed other battleground states controlled by Republicans with a new push to overhaul the state's election laws. New restrictions would include a ban on drive-thru voting and 24-hour or late-night voting options, and election officials could be penalized for sending out unsolicited absentee applications. The measures would also i…
(2021-07-09). Palestinian Authority doubles down on violent crackdown. electronicintifada.net Prominent activists among PA detainees.
(2021-07-09). Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. indybay.org The institution of slavery is inextricably woven into the establishment, history, and prosperity of the United States. Constitutionally and statutorily sanctioned from 1619 to 1865, slavery deprived more than four million Africans and their descendants of life, liberty, citizenship, cultural heritage, and economic opportunity…
(2021-07-09). Funding for Public Broadcasters in Pennsylvania Budget? Zero Bucks. commondreams.org The president's new order takes aim at a "growing trend of employers requiring workers to sign away their rights."
(2021-07-09). Online meeting: Release young Sri Lankan poet, Ahnaf Jazeem, detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act! wsws.org The Sri Lankan Action Committee for the Defence of Freedom of Art and Expression is holding a public online meeting and discussion to free poet Ahnaf Jazeem.
(2021-07-09). Palestinian administrative detainee ends 65-day long hunger strike after securing his release from Israeli detention. peoplesdispatch.org Currently at least 520 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons and detention centers under the illegal administrative detention policy, according to prisoners' rights group Addameer…
(2021-07-09). Exposing police lies to destroy the legacy of Kwame Ture. mronline.org His work touched the civil rights, Black Power, and Pan-African movements and his selflessness and strong organizing skills helped create revolutionary cadre who continue to carry out the work he engaged in today. | July 9, 2021…
(2021-07-09). The Political Economy of Hybrid Corn. mronline.org In bourgeois society a violation of property rights is the supreme injustice. Hybrids provided a solution in agriculture. Commercial hybrids decrease the yield of the following generation. This means that farmers have to renew their seed every year. Hence, hybrids create a perpetual market for seed. | July 9, 2021…
(2021-07-09). Make Police Obsolete. counterpunch.org The summer of 2020 was the largest protest movement for civil rights and racial justice in a generation. As Americans flooded the streets demanding justice and accountability for police brutality, police departments responded in force. By October 2020, five months into the protests, there were nearly 1000 instances of police brutality recorded. I was one