(2021-07-04). Rain of US 'Sanctions' in Central America: Why? orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the daily report of Samuel Robinson Institute for July 2, 2021. | On July 1, the US State Department announced the imposition of unilateral "sanctions" against political and institutional entities from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, countries that make up the so-called Northern Triangle. The US has justified these measures under a selective and self-serving modality that claims to fight corruption in Central America. The new sanctions include United States visa entry restrictions for those considered as "sanctioned" individuals. | Context | In a press release, US Secretary…
(2021-07-04). Hunger and Food Production in Nicaragua: How do we Feed the People? orinocotribune.com By Rohan Rice — Jun 27, 2021 | As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has been working for the last decade to strengthen local food production and ensure food sovereignty in the face of sanctions | Food security should be top of every government's agenda. However, since 2014 world hunger has been
(2021-07-04). The Heat: U.S. Economy, Afghanistan and voting rights. america.cgtn.com 
For nearly 20 years, it was the centerpiece of U.S. operations in Afghanistan. Now the remaining American convoys have rolled out of Bagram Airfield. And the June jobs report delivers encouraging news for U.S. workers.
(2021-07-04). Supreme Court guts voting rights when upholding Arizona's restrictions, elected officials. indybay.org The U.S. Supreme Court gutted most of what remains of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Once hailed as the most effective civil rights legislation in the nation's history, now the Supreme Court has turned on the promise of democracy, the promise of equality and equity for all. For without voting rights, communities of color and low income become disenfranchised, and equality and equity unfulfilled dreams.
(2021-07-04). Expert says U.S. actions violate human rights in Syria, exacerbating crisis. ecns.cn The U.S. policies in Syria during the more than 10-year-long civil war have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis and violated human rights of the Syrian people, Osama Danura, a Syrian political expert, has said.
(2021-07-04). US Institutions Encourage Coup Impunity in Bolivia. orinocotribune.com As Bolivia's new government under Luis Arce prepares to prosecute the people behind the 2019 coup against Evo Morales, prominent US institutions such as Human Rights Watch, Washington Post, and the State Department urge Arce not to move against them. Ollie Vargas, a journalist, and analyst based in Bolivia says the prosecution is essential at a time when coups are back in vogue in Latin America. | Greg Wilpert | Welcome to theAnalysis, I'm Greg Wilpert. Today, we'll revisit the situation in Bolivia, where conditions remain tense about eight months since the leftist Luis Arce became president. | Prosecutors are…
(2021-07-04). The Fourth of July, six months after the January 6 fascistic insurrection. indybay.org The noxious product of social inequality and war creates the objective conditions for dictatorship. The defense of democratic rights, not only in the US but internationally, depends on the independent mobilization of the working class for socialism.
(2021-07-04). The Heat Wave Shows Climate Change Is a Workers' Rights Issue. commondreams.org
(2021-07-03). Nancy Hollander: Alex Saab Must be Released as ECOWAS Ruled ('The Mauritanian' of Venezuela). orinocotribune.com In an interview with journalist Caleb Maupin, the renowned US lawyer and specialist in international criminal law Nancy Hollander was forceful in stating that Alex Saab's case "has implications for any country that is sanctioned, and there are a number of them." For Maduro's government in particular, she added, "it has implications for the US's constant efforts to overthrow it," which is why she considered the arrest of anyone with diplomatic immunity as a "very bad precedent." | Hollander, who is also a consultant specialized in criminal procedures in Europe, stressed that the ruling of the Economic Community of…
(2021-07-03). What the Supreme Court ruling on Arizona Law means for your Right to Vote. juancole.com 
By Cornell William Clayton and Michael Ritter | — Arizona may keep two voting laws that Republicans say protect election integrity and Democrats believe will make it harder for some residents to cast ballots. That's the United States Supreme Court's decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, one of the decade's most important voting rights …
(2021-07-03). Supreme Court guts voting rights when upholding Arizona's restrictions, elected officials. indybay.org The U.S. Supreme Court gutted most of what remains of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Once hailed as the most effective civil rights legislation in the nation's history, now the Supreme Court has turned on the promise of democracy, the promise of equality and equity for all. For without voting rights, communities of color and low income become disenfranchised, and equality and equity unfulfilled dreams.
(2021-07-03). Supreme Court Delivers Blow to the Voting Rights Act. zcomm.org After SCOTUS Upholds Arizona Limits, Congress Urged to Protect Voters and Expand Court…
(2021-07-03). Supreme Court blunts voting rights in Arizona—and potentially nationwide—in controversial ruling. nationofchange.org The court's decision further erodes the Voting Rights Act. Attention now shifts to Congress to see whether it will respond.
(2021-07-03). Donald Rumsfeld — War criminal, torturer-in-chief, enemy of the world's people. liberationnews.org 
Donald Rumsfeld, a primary architect of the criminal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died on June 30. Rumsfeld was best known for his terms as Secretary of "Defense," 1975-77 and again in 2001-06. As is standard practice for nearly all high government officials on their death, the corporate mass media, while not without mild criticism, …
(2021-07-03). How Donald Rumsfeld Micromanaged Torture. strategic-culture.org What Rumsfeld did not mention in all his public protestations of regret over Abu Ghraib was that in the same month of May 2004 he had on his desk a report prepared by the Navy inspector general's office detailing the interrogation methods, refined in their cruelty, being practiced on Jose Padilla and other inmates in the South Carolina naval brig.
(2021-07-03). Rumsfeld's Legacy of torture in U.S. imperialist history. strategic-culture.org Accolades may continue to pour in for Rumsfeld, but history will continue to judge the ravages of U.S. imperialist violence. | Fellow U.S. war criminals have eulogized the former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld upon news of his death. "A faithful steward of our armed forces," former U.S. President George W Bush
(2021-07-03). #FreeAssange: Wikileaks Founder Turns 50 While Still Detained In Prison. popularresistance.org On June 26 of this year, Stundin reported how Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson, a diagnosed sociopath and serial fraudster who cosied up to US authorities seeking to further their case against Assange, admitted that he'd spun a false narrative to advance his own interests. | This was not the first time that evidence related to charges against Assange turned out to be fabricated or trumped-up.
(2021-07-03). #FreeAssange: Embattled Wikileaks Founder Turns 50 While Still Detained In A UK Prison. popularresistance.org On June 26 of this year, Stundin reported how Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson, a diagnosed sociopath and serial fraudster who cosied up to US authorities seeking to further their case against Assange, admitted that he'd spun a false narrative to advance his own interests. | This was not the first time that evidence related to charges against Assange turned out to be fabricated or trumped-up.
(2021-07-03). Social Leader Milagro Sala To Reach 2,000 Days in Prison. telesurenglish.net On Friday, lawmakers and human rights activists participated in a virtual forum demanding the release of the Indigenous social leader Milagro Sala who complies with a house arrest order in Argentina. | RELATED: | Called "Jallalla Women", the event was attended by over 20 women who warned that Salas will reach 2,000 days in prison on July 8. | Plaza de Mayo's Mother organization founder Taty Almeida, presidential advisor Dora Barrancos, and Women, Gender and Dive…
(2021-07-03). Brazilians Want Bolsonaro Out After a New Corruption Scandal. telesurenglish.net In Brazil, social movements, trade unions, and human rights activists on Saturday demonstrated in at least 350 cities to condemn the recent corruption scandal linking President Jair Bolsonaro with the purchase at inflated prices of Indian-produced Covaxin COVID-19 vaccines. | RELATED: |
(2021-07-03). Gaza Disability Rights Defender recounts harrowing Flight from Israeli Airstrikes at U.N. juancole.com 
By Abier Almasri | Research Assistant, Middle East and North Africa Division | @abier_i | — ( ) — Abeer al-Harakli, a 28-year-old disability rights defender from Gaza, addressed the United Nations earlier this month at the 14th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. …
(2021-07-03). United Nations Accuses Israel of 'Grave Violations' against Palestinian Children. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — This week, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres presented a report to the 75th General Assembly on the "Promotion and protection of the rights of children: promotion and protection of the rights of children: Children and Armed Conflict" It had a damning section on the situation in Israel …
(2021-07-03). El paladín de los derechos humanos, ‚ÄéJoseph Robinette Biden Jr.‚Äé. globalizacion.ca 
El presidente estadounidense Joe Biden ofrece una imagen de personaje amable, bueno ‚Äéy preocupado por los derechos de todo ser humano. Bueno, al menos es lo que quieren ‚Äéque creamos… pero hay quisquillosos que se empeñan en recordar la responsabilidad…
(2021-07-03). Mexican state of Hidalgo legalizes abortion. peoplesdispatch.org 
On June 30, the Congress of the Mexican state of Hidalgo, with 16 votes in favor and 14 abstentions, The legislators who voted in favor of the reproductive rights of women all bel…
(2021-07-03). US Supreme Court upholds restrictive Arizona voting rules. wsws.org The escalating attack on democratic rights reflects the rightward shift of the entire ruling class in the aftermath of the January 6 coup attempt.
(2021-07-03). The Heat Wave Shows Climate Change Is A Workers' Rights Issue. popularresistance.org While the 100 million computer workers in this country are more likely to be able to work safely indoors, other urgent and necessary work must continue outdoors, no matter the severity of the weather. The entirety of the working class is (or will be) affected by climate change, but it's farm workers, letter carriers, construction workers, sanitation workers and other outdoor workers who are unable to escape to air conditioning, and are on the front lines of the environmental crisis.
(2021-07-03). The Fourth of July, six months after the January 6 fascistic insurrection. indybay.org The noxious product of social inequality and war creates the objective conditions for dictatorship. The defense of democratic rights, not only in the US but internationally, depends on the independent mobilization of the working class for socialism.
(2021-07-03). Turkey's invasion of northern Iraq could lead to Kurdish civil war. zcomm.org Attendees of a recent peace delegation responding to Turkey's incursions into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq were detained at Erbil airport…
(2021-07-03). [Obituary] Dinesh Mohan. thelancet.com Bioengineer who specialised in road safety and injury prevention and human rights activist. Born on April 4, 1945, in what is now Lahore, Pakistan, he died of COVID-19 in Delhi, India, on May 21, 2021, aged 76 years.
(2021-07-03). The Fourth of July in the United States, six months after the January 6 fascistic insurrection. wsws.org The noxious product of social inequality and war creates the objective conditions for dictatorship. The defense of democratic rights, not only in the US but internationally, depends on the independent mobilization of the working class for socialism.