(2021-04-26). Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide of 1915, Despite Decades of Lobbying & Denialism by Turkey. democracynow.org 
As President Joe Biden makes history by explicitly describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a "genocide," we speak with Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning Armenian American poet and professor at Colgate University. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began a systematic, premeditated campaign targeting the Armenian people, an unarmed Christian minority living under Turkish rule. More than a million Armenians were exterminated through direct killing, starvation, torture and forced death marches. Another million Armenian people fled into permanent exile. "It's an important statement," resp…
(2021-04-26). Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide of 1915, Despite Decades of Lobbying & Denialism by Turkey. democracynow.org As President Joe Biden makes history by explicitly describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a "genocide," we speak with Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning Armenian American poet and professor at Colgate University. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began a systematic, premeditated campaign targeting the Armenian people, an unarmed Christian minority living under Turkish rule. More than a million Armenians were exterminated through direct killing, starvation, torture and forced death marches. Another million Armenian people fled into permanent exile. "It's an important statement," resp…
(2021-04-26). Following Government's Forced 'Death Flight' Deportations and Torture of Black Immigrants, Advocates Seek Answers. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-26). Rights Groups Demand Records on Trump Admin's 'Death Flight' Deportations of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers. commondreams.org "The government's mass deportations of Cameroonian and other Black immigrants is inhumane and targeted," said attorneys with three human rights groups Monday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-26). 'Financing Border Wars' Corporations violating human rights on Arizona border. indybay.org The new report, "Financing Border Wars," details the push for border walls, drones and biometrics — including iris scans and finger prints — which violate the international human rights of migrants and refugees. The abuse includes tracking surveillance on phones and social media.
(2021-04-26). 'Bolsonaro Is Genocide' Shout Brazilians Around the World. telesurenglish.net The Brazilian International Front (FIBRA) on Sunday held the first day of mobilization to denounce the policy of systematic violation of rights that President Jair Bolsonaro has maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Citizens from 16 countries and Brazilian ex-pats attended the protests against this far-right politician. Their rallies took place in 36 cities around the world. | "The culprit of the genocide of the Brazilian people is…
(2021-04-26). The Weekly Round-up: Home Office deaths and Post Office "thefts" ukhumanrightsblog.com 
This week's Round-Up looks at Priti Patel's Article 2 breach in respect of deaths in immigration detention,…
(2021-04-26). Justice Department Investigations Don't Actually Challenge Police Violence. truthout.org 
George Floyd's family lawyer and famous civil rights attorney Ben Crump hailed the recent conviction of Derek Chauvin as "
(2021-04-26). Home Office Windrush decision was irrational, holds High Court. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
R (On the Application of Hubert Howard (deceased, substituted by Maresha Howard Rose pursuant to CPR 19.2(4) and PD 19A)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1023 (Admin) — read judgment Hubert Howard was born in 1956 and came to the United Kingdom in 1960, aged almost 4 from Jamaica. He …
(2021-04-26). Cumbre de la Tierra y derechos de los inversionistas. globalizacion.ca El regreso de Estados Unidos a espacios multilaterales para enfrentar el cambio climático y cumplir con el Acuerdo de París es una bocanada de aire fresco. En la Cumbre de la Tierra convocada por Joe Biden el jueves pasado se…
(2021-04-26). West Sussex: Two Injured, Crawley College Building Evacuated After Reports of 'Shots Being Fired'. sputniknews.com According to Sussex Police, one suspect has been detained at the scene. Law enforcement advised people to stay away from the area.
(2021-04-26). 65 fighters killed in ongoing battle for Marib. peoplesdispatch.org Approximately 65 fighters were killed in fighting between the Houthi militia and the Saudi and Western-backed Yemeni government forces as the former made significant advances in taking control over the city of Marib. The United Nations and several human rights organizations have warned that continuing fighting and violence could lead to large-scale displacement and suffering of civilians living in the area. 13,600 Yemeni civilians (2272 families) have already been displaced since the beginning of 2021, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR). | As per reports, Houthis have seized full control…
(2021-04-26). OAS Rights Group: 'Critical' Levels of Impunity in Mexico. latinorebels.com MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is suffering "critical" failures in law enforcement and some of the worst levels of journalist killings outside a war zone, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said in a report.
(2021-04-26). Venezuela: Security Force Abuses At Colombia Border. eurasiareview.com Venezuelan security forces have committed egregious abuses against local residents during a weeks-long operation against armed groups on the border with Colombia, Human Rights Watch said Monday. | Venezuelan security forces opened the offensive in Apure state on March 21, 2021, with the alleged purpose of combatting armed groups in Venezuela. The operation led to the execution of at least four peasants, arbitrary arrests, the prosecution of civilians in military courts, and torture of residents accused of collaborating with armed groups. The abuses follow a pattern similar to that of systematic abuses that hav…
(2021-04-26). Pfizer "Experimental" mRNA Vaccine: Israeli Lawyers Sue Netanyahu Government for Crimes Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Israeli lawyers and human rights activists Arie Suchovolsky and Ruth Machnes…
(2021-04-26). Tuesday 4/27: Sharat G. Lin: Power, Social Movements, and Human Rights in the Middle East. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | cccconfer.zoom.us/j/93402090982 | Meeting ID: 934 0209 0982 | Dial in: +1 669 900 6833…
(2021-04-26). Welsh Communists call for power in the workplace. challenge-magazine.org Welsh Communists have issued a statement calling for new powers for the Welsh Parliament to strengthen the rights of trade unionists to organise and to combat poverty pay. The Communist Party is running its biggest electoral campaign this year since the 1980's across Britain, with candidates in every Welsh regional list seat.
(2021-04-26). 'Stop This Bill': GOP-Led Florida Senate Sparks Alarm With Attack on Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Instead of upholding the fundamental right to vote, certain Florida senators have decided to become accomplices to the nationwide voter suppression scheme underway by passing this undemocratic bill." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-26). El Salvador: LGBTI Community Rejects Trans Activist's Murder. telesurenglish.net El Salvador's Comcavis Trans, a social organization protecting the rights of transgender women, denounced the murder of activist Zashy Zuley del Cid and urged authorities to investigate this hate crime. | RELATED: | "We condemn the murder of Zachy, who was a member of the 'Perlas de Oriente' LGBTI Collective. We express our solidarity with her family and friends, and we join their demands for justice," the NGO stated.
(2021-04-26). Ron Paul: Police Problems? Embrace Liberty! — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Many Americans saw former policeman Derek Chauvin's conviction on all counts last week as affirming the principle that no one is above the law. Many others were concerned that the jury was scared that anything less than a full conviction would result in riots, and even violence against themselves and their families. | Was the jury's verdict influenced by politicians and media figures who were calling for the jury to deliver the "right" verdict? Attempts to intimidate juries are just as offensive to the rule of law as suggestions that George Floyd's criminal record somehow meant his rights were not important.
(2021-04-26). Worldwide Caravan Demonstration Demands End to US Blockade of Cuba. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, organizations and activists in more than 50 countries joined demonstrations demanding the United States lift its blockade against Cuba. | In large cities of countries from Europe to Asia, caravans of cars, bicycles, and other vehicles took to the streets in rallies held to demand the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to repeal the sanctions, lift the blockade, reopen Washington's embassy in Havana, and restore the Cuban family reunification program. | The participants in this day of solidarity with Cuba—entitled Bridges of Love, publicized the cruel impact of more than 240 new measures…
(2021-04-26). A Tightening Circle of Replacement Politics. strategic-culture.org It seems that 'the team' wants both to wage 5th generation war and to demand (and expect) cooperation from its 'adversaries', Alastair Crooke writes. | America's foreign policy has become something of a global Rubik's cube — At one moment, the cube is all red; the team seemingly ready to de-escalate tensions with Russia or China; yet the very next moment, the cube rotates to a different facet, with Washington swinging out with slashing sanctions, ruderies and military shows of force. What is so puzzling is that the cube is so aggressively blue one day, yet only the day before, or the day after, it has been…
(2021-04-26). Australian National Security Chief Urges Citizens to Protect 'Precious Liberty' Amid Row With China. sputniknews.com Australia-China ties have been steadily worsening since PM Scott Morrison urged Beijing last year to allow an independent probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus, which was first registered in Wuhan, Hubei, in December 2019. It hit a raw nerve with the Chinese authorities at the time, leading to reciprocal economic sanctions.
(2021-04-26). 14 Russians Targeted in UK's New Anti-Corruption Sanctions. sputniknews.com Earlier in the day, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab outlined updated UK policies pertaining to its fight against illegal schemes around the world.
(2021-04-25). Canada: Supreme Court Upholds Sinixt Nation's Right To Land Across Border. popularresistance.org Canada's highest court has upended the federal government's 65-year-old claim that an Indigenous nation from British Columbia's Interior no longer exists. | In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada said the Sinixt Nation, whose reservation is in Washington state, has constitutionally protected Indigenous rights to hunt in their ancestral territory north of the border. | The ruling means that if Indigenous groups outside of modern-day Canada can prove they descended from a pre-contact society in what is now Canada, they can claim Section 35(1) rights under the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the r…
(2021-04-25). Pakistan: Commission Under Fire For 'Betraying' Minorities. eurasiareview.com By Kamran Chaudhry | Minority and education rights groups have expressed dismay at Pakistan's National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for rejecting a recommendation to exclude Islamic topics from compulsory textbooks. | Chela Ram Kewlani, the Hindu chairman of the NCM, rejected a report by a Supreme Court-appointed commission that suggested all Islamic content from the Single National Curriculum should be exclusively placed in the textbooks of Islamic studies/Islamiyat, a subject compulsory only for Muslim students. | "Islamic content in English and Urdu textbooks amounts to religious instruction, which no no…
(2021-04-25). Illegal Sanctions Affect the Entire Venezuelan Population — Latest àöltimas Noticias Survey. orinocotribune.com 
It is well known around the world that the United States, together with the European Union, maintains a policy of "sanctions" and economic blockade against Venezuela. Since the time of former US president Donald Trump, they themselves called for a "maximum pressure strategy" in Venezuela. The government of Washington, whether Democrat or Republican, does not hide its intention of achieving "regime change" in Venezuela through this strategy, that is, to overthrow the elected government of Venezuela and make President Nicolás Maduro leave office by force. All of this is crystal clear. | Now, what is the effect of t…
(2021-04-25). 'Financing Border Wars' Corporations violating human rights on Arizona border. indybay.org The new report, "Financing Border Wars," details the push for border walls, drones and biometrics — including iris scans and finger prints — which violate the international human rights of migrants and refugees. The abuse includes tracking surveillance on phones and social media.
(2021-04-25). "US Heart With India", but Keeps Intellectual Property Restrictions. telesurenglish.net The United States, while pledging full support and solidarity with the South Asian country, is simultaneously blocking a proposal led by India and South Africa at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive the intellectual property rights of pharmaceutical companies to allow developing countries to produce vaccines. | RELATED: | "Our hearts go out to the Indian people in the midst of the horrific COVID-19 outbreak. We are working closely with…
(2021-04-25). Abuse and Lack of Transparency Fuel Vaccine Mistrust in ICE Jails. truthout.org 
David John has been on hunger strike for over a month. A longtime New York resident who has been incarcerated for two years while fighting deportation at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center, John contracted COVID-19 twice during outbreaks at the immigration jail, where 63 percent of the population
(2021-04-25). A Watershed Ruling On Homelessness. popularresistance.org California -On Tuesday, April 20, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter of the Central District of California issued a ruling that is likely to become a watershed moment in the United States' response to homelessness. | In March of last year, the LA Alliance for Human Rights and several individuals sued the City and County of Los Angeles, alleging that they had not only fundamentally failed to address the homeless emergency in Los Angeles but had in fact contributed to creating it over the course of several decades. The complaint they filed reads more like what we might imagine the authors of the "Seattle is Dyi…
(2021-04-25). Tuesday 4/27: Sharat G. Lin: Power, Social Movements, and Human Rights in the Middle East. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | cccconfer.zoom.us/j/93402090982 | Meeting ID: 934 0209 0982 | Dial in: +1 669 900 6833…
(2021-04-25). Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk: Uncaring Billionaires Lost in Space. commondreams.org "Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos want to colonize outer space to save humanity, " writes Robert Reich, "but they couldn't care less about protecting the rights of workers here on earth." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-25). How Venezuela is Rebuilding its Industrial Base, one Volunteer at a Time. orinocotribune.com By Leonardo Flores — Apr 23, 2021 | An organization of 2,270 volunteer workers is helping Venezuela boost its industrial capacity, devastated by years of US economic sanctions. | "We don't just repair machines; we repair consciences," says Sergio Requena of the Productive Workers Army (EPO by its Spanish-language initials) in Venezuela. The EPO is a group of 2,270 volunteers with a broad range of technical expertise. They go from factory to factory repairing broken machinery. Their mission is to recover Venezuela's industrial production by empowering workers to take matters into their own hands. | Venezuela'
(2021-04-25). US medical terrorism prevented global corona vaccination. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister said that US sanctions and medical terrorism have prevented global vaccination to control the coronavirus.
(2021-04-25). Holding Iran Accountable: The Importance Of Maintaining Sanctions Leverage — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Robert Greenway* | The leverage gained through economic sanctions has once again brought Iranian leadership to the negotiating table in Vienna—but that is not the end of sanctions' utility. This leverage will be essential to secure the longer and stronger1 deal nearly everyone agrees is required to effectively prevent the Islamic Republic from getting a nuclear weapon. In fact, absent these sanctions such a deal is practically impossible to envision. Lifting sanctions before validating the change in behavior that required them in the first place endangers our national security, undermines the legitima…