Daily Archives: July 22, 2021

2021-07-22: News Headlines

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-07-22). UN Experts Denounce 'Devastating Consequences' of the Blockade on Venezuelan Cancer Patients (Deaths of 14 Children Including 3 Babies). orinocotribune.com Six human rights experts of the United Nations (UN) have raised the issue of the devastating impact of the blockade imposed on Venezuela by the United States and Europe for Venezuelan patients who require cancer treatment. | In this regard, Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, published in his Twitter account the statement issued by six UN rapporteurs and experts in the field of human rights, regarding unilateral coercive measures and their repercussions on fundamental human rights. | In the statement, the United Nations experts refer to the obstacles that the blockade imposes on the work of th…

teleSUR (2021-07-22). Mexico Asks Israel To Extradite Ayotzinapa Case Cover-up Man. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) asked Israel to process the extradition request of Tomas Zeron, the former director of the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) who is accused of irregular actions during the investigation of 43 missing students in Ayotzinapa. | RELATED: | "There has been no response yet. I hope the Government of Israel respects human rights because we are requesting the extrad…

James Phillips (2021-07-22). Why I Cannot Sign a Letter From Some Fellow Activists Critical of the Nicaraguan Government. counterpunch.org In reply to friends who have asked that I sign a letter criticizing the Nicaraguan government for gross human rights violations and (absurdly) "crimes against humanity." I cannot sign this letter. I am sad to see it promoted by some longtime friends who have been in solidarity with Nicaragua since the 1980s. But other longtime

Committee on Academic Freedom (2021-07-22). Protesting Israeli Army Arrest of 45 Palestinian University Students. juancole.com Middle East Studies Association Committee on Academic Freedom Letter Protesting Israeli Army Arrest of 45 Palestinian University Students, and Ongoing Detention of 15 after a Solidarity Visit to a Demolished Home in Turmus 'Aya Prime Minister Naftali Bennet et al. . . . Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, Brigadier-General, and Chief Clerk, We write to you …

Michael F. Brown (2021-07-22). CNN attacks advocates of equal rights. electronicintifada.net Bella Hadid accused of "charged language" simply for defending Palestinian rights.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-22). Wage theft from garment workers amounts to rights violation by global brands: Report. peoplesdispatch.org Workers in six Asian countries suffered 25% wage loss in 2020. A survey which interviewed more than 2000 workers found the wage loss was actually "wage theft" by the top global brands…

WSWS (2021-07-22). Podemos, Spanish unions collaborate with big business to slash pensions. wsws.org Madrid is slashing spending on basic social rights of the working class while handing out hundreds of billions of euros in EU bailout funding to the rich and major corporations.

Human Rights Watch (2021-07-22). Israeli Apartheid: "A Threshold Crossed" juancole.com Published in: Zenith Magazine By Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director | — ( Human Rights Watch) — In April, Human Rights Watch released a 213-page report, "A Threshold Crossed," finding that Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution. We reached this determination based on our documentation of an overarching …

Carlos Aznarez (2021-07-22). Chile: The Candidate of the 'Left' Gabriel Boric and his Constant Criticisms of Venezuela and Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Aznárez — Jul 19, 2021 | Now that all the hegemonic media on the right, as well as a significant number from progressivism, are telling us who Gabriel Boric is—winner for the "left" in the presidential primaries in Chile, defeating Daniel Jadue, it is worth taking into account some information that complement the profile of the person who will be the presidential candidate in the elections of November this year. All biographies of Boric show us a "politician of the moderate left" "respectful of human rights," factotum of the "peace agreement" with Piñera, etc, etc. | Hence, it is worth rememb…

Peninsula Peace, Justice Center (2021-07-22). Wednesday 7/21: Haiti in Crisis: Teach-in w/ Human Rights Activists Pierre Labossiere & Seth Donnelly. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Niko Leka (2021-07-22). Asylum seekers need you to keep fighting for them. greenleft.org.au Niko Leka quotes from Farhad Bandesh, who was imprisoned on Manus Island and later in the Mantra Hotel, who said the torture of innocent people amounts to the 'absolute neglect of humanity'.

Guest Contributor (2021-07-22). Supreme Court dismisses solitary confinement appeal. ukhumanrightsblog.com R (on the application of AB) v Secretary of State for Justice [2021] UKSC 28 The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal which considered whether treatment throughout a 55 day period in solitary confinement of a then 15-year-old appellant in Feltham Young Offenders' Institution constituted a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention …

Michelle Merrill (2021-07-22). Local Organizing to Stop Line 3. indybay.org Calling All Santa Cruz Climate and Indigenous Rights Activists! We're trying to rapidly organize one or more Santa Cruz demonstrations for the efforts to #StopLine3, another disastrous tarsands oil pipeline violating treaty rights of Minnesota tribes. We need your help!

CA PPC, National PPC,, partners (2021-07-22). Monday 7/26: San Francisco: Protest for Voting Rights & Economic Justice at Sen. Feinstein Office. indybay.org Outside Senator Feinstein's Office, 1 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104; or join online actions & livestream w/ ASL & closed captions | Masks required. Follow all current COVID safety guidelines: www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus.asp

_____ (2021-07-22). Progressives Denounce Biden's Cuba Sanctions, Demanding End to US Embargo. commondreams.org Dr. Biden should arrive with a message of global unity to tackle the virus, and a clear signal that the U.S. will lead rich nations in ensuring that everyone, everywhere has access to COVID-19 vaccines.

_____ (2021-07-22). Extreme Wealth Concentration: Billionaire Space Race Is a Wake-up Call. commondreams.org "Vague statements about supporting voting rights… are meaningless if these entities continue to fund the politicians behind restrictive voter legislation."

Elie Mystal, The Nation (2021-07-22). Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power. thenation.com Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power…

_____ (2021-07-22). Rejecting Calls to Abolish the Filibuster, Biden Insists Republicans 'Know Better' on Voting Rights. commondreams.org If the Biden administration doesn't reinstate mask and distancing guidelines, one expert warned, "we could well be on our way to another national surge—and one that was entirely foreseen and entirely preventable."

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-22). Pride parades held in Croatian cities of Split and Zagreb. peoplesdispatch.org LGBTQ rights activists and groups in Croatia organized this year's pride parade in two major cities, Zagreb and Split. On Saturday, July 17, the tenth pride parade in Split was held from Bedem Cornaro to Riva. It was attended by Workers Front (RF) leader and member of parliament, Katerina Peovic. In the capital Zagreb, the pride parade was held on July 3. It was attended by the city's mayor, Tomislav Toma≈°eviƒá, and other politicians from the left including the president of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), Pedja Grbin. Two incidents of homophobic attacks were reported during th…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-22). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index and was named one of the "Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion" by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. "The 100% score on the Disability Equality Index shows Mayo Clinic's determination and continuous efforts to create a more equitable society for people with disabilities," says Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director for…

San Francisco Public Library (2021-07-22). Tuesday 8/10: Know Your Rights: Employment Rights For People With Conviction Histories. indybay.org Online workshop / webinar…

_____ (2021-07-22). Big Corporations That Decried Georgia Voter Suppression Law Donated to Its Key Backers. commondreams.org Rachel Robinson was not only Jackie's partner, she is also a feminist and civil rights crusader.

_____ (2021-07-22). UN Experts Warn US Sanctions Endangering Lives of Venezuelan Cancer Patients. commondreams.org Artificial intelligence wants you (and your job).

Binoy Kampmark (2021-07-21). Pegasus Rides Again: The NSO Group, Spyware and Human Rights. dissidentvoice.org They keep insisting they don't do it. But companies such as the Israeli NSO Group are global vendors for regimes, whatever stripe or colour, for surveillance tools to spy on those they deem of interest. The 2013 revelations by Edward Snowden that exposed the warrantless world of mass surveillance by entities such as the US …

teleSUR (2021-07-21). The US Pressures Latin American Governments to Condemn Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuba's Foreign Affairs Ministry Bruno Rodriguez denounced that U.S. President Joe Biden pressures Latin American governments to condemn his country on human rights issues. | RELATED: | Taking advantage of the economic crisis induced by the pandemic and the blockade, the U.S. launched an aggressive smear campaign against Cuba, the purpose of which is to justify the diplomatic position adopted by right-wing Latin American gove…

Naureen Shah (2021-07-21). Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency's Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here's What He's Delivered. aclu.org In the days after his nomination, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Mayorkas' progress report is…

Tamara Nassar (2021-07-21). How Israel slowly suffocates Gaza. electronicintifada.net Siege and sanctions destroying Gaza.

teleSUR (2021-07-21). UN: "US Policy Threatens Venezuelan Cancer Patients' Treatment" telesurenglish.net The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, informed this Wednesday on his social network Twitter account that six United Nations rapporteurs and experts, through a communiqué, denounced the United States (U.S.) Government for directly affecting the fundamental rights of Venezuelans through Illegal sanctions that prevent treatments for cancer patients. | RELATED: | The experts assure t…

teleSUR (2021-07-21). Mexican Authorities Order $2 Million Fine to Green Party. telesurenglish.net Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) has fined the Green Ecologist Party (PVEM) $2 million and ordered it not to broadcast radio and television spots for one year. | RELATED: | These sanctions are the result of an investigation that determined that the PVEM paid some USD990,000 to 95 influencers to promote the vote in its favor prior to the June 6 subnational elections. | Due to this, the INE Audit Commission determined…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-21). Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Terrorists In Central Syria. southfront.org File image. | On July 20, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 50 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | "Six Russian jets took turns tageting caves and bunkers in the eastern countryside of Hama, Maadan desert in Raqqah, the eastern desert of Homs as well as the vicinity of Jabal al-Bishrƒ´ on the administrative border between Raqqah and Deir Ezzor," the London-based monitoring group said in a report.

scorinoco (2021-07-21). Nicaragua: US Sanctions Will Disrupt Sustainable Beef Production and Reforestation. orinocotribune.com By Richard Kohn — Jul 19, 2021 | Recently, there have been reports in the news media that Nicaragua is destroying its rain forests and allowing beef ranchers to convert them to pastures in the country's vast nature reserves. A network of supposed human rights and environmental groups are calling for an increase in the intensity of sanctions against Nicaragua, ending beef imports from Nicaragua, and ending international carbon trading credits that support reforestation programs there. | Contrary to this misleading narrative, the nature reserves in Nicaragua are not being deforested, and the Nicaraguan governm…

Staff (2021-07-21). Colombia Erupts in Protest Again over Right-Wing Gov't Tax Plans Even as "Solidarity Is Criminalized" democracynow.org We go to Colombia for an update on anti-government protests in several cities on the country's Independence Day, when right-wing President Iván Duque presented a new tax reform bill to Congress. The last tax proposal failed in April after it prompted a general strike and massive demonstrations that focused on deepening economic inequality and human rights abuses. The latest demonstrations came after some of the organizers were arrested and harassed over the weekend and protesters have faced intense crackdowns and brutality from Colombian police forces in recent months. "It was amazing that it took place, notwiths…

Abhijan Choudhury (2021-07-21). Extent of Saudi prison torture revealed in new report. peoplesdispatch.org The report by the Human Rights Watch exposes the lack of accountability for the extreme acts of torture, as well as the complicity of the Saudi legal and other institutions in covering up and enabling these human rights violations to continue unabated…

Staff (2021-07-21). Rideshare drivers strike for fair pay, demand passage of the PRO Act. therealnews.com Rideshare drivers across California are striking on July 21 to demand an end to exploitative pay and working conditions, and to call on Democrats to pass the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. If passed, the PRO Act would provide sweeping labor protections and stricter safeguards against worker misclassification, which many employers (especially in the gig industry) exploit to strip employees of their basic labor rights and workplace protections. | "App-based workers are fed up with exploitation from big tech companies. Misclassification is like concrete, keeping us underground. The PRO Act is the jackha…

WSWS (2021-07-21). Australia: University of Newcastle Student Association guidelines attack democratic rights. wsws.org The new rules are an attempt to suppress political discussion and activity by students under conditions of an historic pro-business assault on university jobs, conditions and courses.

Elie Mystal (2021-07-21). The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think. thenation.com The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think…

teleSUR (2021-07-21). The US Finally Quits Pressuring Over Nord Stream 2. telesurenglish.net The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that it wouldn't continue to pressure against the Russian-led pipeline infrastructure Nord Stream 2 as sanctions have been useless against the deal between Russia and Germany. | RELATED: | State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the U.S. authorities "came to the conclusion, as any rational observer would, that sanctions are unlikely to stop the completion of the pipeline… that is wh…

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