(2021-10-15). A Yemen Catastrophe that America helped Make (Pearson Inst. Video with Juan Cole). juancole.com Pearson Institute Panel on Catastrophe in Yemen from October 13, with Juan Cole among the panelists. Pearson Institute: Yemen in Neglect My (much more expert-on-Yemen than I) colleagues in this panel: Afrah Nasser is Yemen Researcher, Human Rights Watch. Shadi Abu Sneida is a humanitarian working with UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Yemen. Stacy …
(2021-10-15). Free Carmen Villalba! Paraguay illegally detaining political prisoner. fightbacknews.org The Paraguayan government is illegally detaining Carmen Villalba despite her completion of all prison sentences. Carmen Villalba is a political prisoner under arbitrary detention. This violation of the law by Paraguayan officials is a continuation of the vendetta, often deadly, against her and her family. | Carmen Villalba was arrested in 2004 for her revolutionary activities as a member of the Patria Libre (PL) party. Villalba was part of the struggle against the repressive Stroessner government – a bloody dictatorship, fully supported by the United States. Stroessner harshly repressed workers, peasant and indig…
(2021-10-15). Trump putsch was outcome of two-decade attack on constitutional rule and legality. wsws.org The attempted coup was the culmination of a protracted assault on democratic rights and constitutional rule by successive Republican and Democratic administrations.
(2021-10-15). Law Pod UK latest episode: Can AI receive patent protection? ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In Episode 150 Rosalind English talks to Professor Ryan Abbott about the recent ruling in the Court of Appeal on whether an invention made by Artificial Intelligence without a traditional human inventor is entitled to a patent. The Court (with one of the judges dissenting) said no. And in the matter of patent applications GB …
(2021-10-15). Washington March for Women's Rights. indybay.org Women march throughout the country to keep abortion legal…
(2021-10-15). Why They Marched in Danville. indybay.org Women's rights activists in Danville and San Ramon, two East Bay cities a few miles apart, joined forces for a march for reproductive justice on October 2nd.
(2021-10-14). US returns to UN Human Rights Council. tass.com The council is comprised of 47 countries, including Russia, with one third of members being re-elected every year…
(2021-10-14). Militias Threaten Response After Israel Kills Nine in Strike on Syria. news.antiwar.com The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is The militias reacted angrily, promising to respond
(2021-10-14). UN Human Rights Council Abandons Yemen. counterpunch.org Now that the Saudi Lobby has successfully torpedoed the UN's investigation into war crimes in Yemen, their next target will be California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna's amendment to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Khanna's amendment was accepted by the House of Representatives. If incorporated in the final version of the NDAA, Khanna's amendment will end all US support to the Saudi-led coalition.
(2021-10-14). Death of Indigenous Human Rights Activist Sparks Outrage in Chile. orinocotribune.com Denisse Cortés was killed amid police repression against a peaceful march of Mapuche Indigenous people in Santiago, Chile. Eyewitnesses said that she was hit in the neck by a tear gas canister fired by the police agents, the police maintain it was a "firework" launched by the protesters themselves | The death of Indigenous human rights activist, Denisse Cortés, has sparked indignation across Chile. 43-year-old Cortés died on October 10 after officials of the national police force, the Carabineros, brutally repressed a peaceful march by Mapuche Indigenous people in the capital Santiago. | On Sunday, over a thousan…
(2021-10-14). US Intervention and Capitalism Have Created a Monster in Honduras. orinocotribune.com By W.T. Whitney — Oct 13, 2021 | Chilean author and human rights advocate Ariel Dorfman recently memorialized Orlando Letelier, President Allende's foreign minister. Agents of dictator Augusto Pinochet murdered Letelier in Washington in 1976. Dorfman The Honduran government headed by president Juan Orlando…
(2021-10-14). Despite setbacks, Western Sahara continues struggle for self-determination. peoplesdispatch.org Mahjoub Maliha of CODESA (Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders) speaks to Peoples Dispatch on the developments since last November in Western Sahara and the way ahead for the Saharawi struggle for self-determination…
(2021-10-14). Despite Setbacks, Western Sahara Continues the Struggle for Self-Determination. libya360.wordpress.com Mahjoub Maliha of CODESA (Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders) speaks to Peoples Dispatch about the situation in Western Sahara after the violation of the ceasefire agreement by Moroccan forces last November and the human rights violations against activists and civilians by the Moroccan state that followed. He also points that international actors have failed…
(2021-10-14). Lies and Torture Cover-up: U.S. State Secrets Doctrine Is a Fraud. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-14). Pdte. de México insta a OMS aprobar vacunas contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net "Son derechos humanos y la OMS tiene que actuar con imparcialidad", dijo el mandatario mexicano.
(2021-10-14). Ukraine's Armed Forces Detained LPR JCCC Representative. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Ukrainian security forces captured an employee of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR). | The representative of the JCCC was stopped near the checkpoint "Pervomaisk — Zolotoe", the representative of the LPR on the political subgroup for Donbass, Rodion Miroshnik said."The militants of Ukraine violated several obligations and agreements at once, stole our observer, who was in Zolote.
(2021-10-14). Famous Chicago Historian And Activist Timuel Black Passes Away At 102. moguldom.com Another legendary Black American leader has died. Timuel Black — a notable educator, historian, civil rights activist, author and jazz enthusiast — died Wednesday, Oct. 13, at his Hyde Park home. He was 102. Black was one of Chicago's most prolific and respected icons, and his death was announced in a news article by one …
(2021-10-14). Headlines for October 14, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Says Port of Los Angeles Will Operate 24/7 to Ease Logjam That's Fueling Inflation, WHO Advisory Team to Investigate Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic, Pressure Grows to Waive Patent Rights for COVID Vaccines and for U.S. to Release Moderna Recipe, Florida Health Department Fines County That Defied Ban on Vaccine Mandates, Biden Admin to Massively Expand Wind Farms Along U.S. Coastlines, IAE Says Governments Must Do Far More to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Police Arrest Another 90 Activists as Climate Protests Continue in Front of White House, Texas Approves Heavily Gerrymandered Redistricting Map in Favor of GOP,…
(2021-10-14). Empty Words And Colonialism, Or Treaty Rights And Self Determination? popularresistance.org On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, United States President Joe Biden issued a first-ever Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples' Day. The first two sentences state: | "Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations. On Indigenous Peoples' Day, our Nation celebrates the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples, recognizes their inherent sovereignty, and commits to honoring the Federal Government's trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations."
(2021-10-14). Now Joined by Zimbabwe, Friends in Defense of UN Charter Adopt Political Declaration (Illegal Sanctions). orinocotribune.com 
Among other agreements, member countries of the Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter agreed to safeguard the principle of national sovereignty and ensure compliance with the general principles that govern the international trading system, according to information released by Venezuela's ministry of foreign affairs. | Within the framework of the 60th anniversary of the inaugural conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade, the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter was held this Wednesday, October 13. A total of 19 countries participated, following…
(2021-10-14). Turkey Denounces Sanctions Against Nicaragua and Strengthens Cooperation. orinocotribune.com Turkey rejected the sanctions of the US and its allies against the government of Daniel Ortega, and signed agreements with Nicaragua to increase cooperation between the two nations. | In a joint press conference held in Turkey's capital Ankara, alongside his Nicaraguan counterpart, Denis Moncada, the Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu expressed his opposition to illegal economic coercive measures that hegemonic governments unilaterally and illegally apply against countries such as Nicaragua. | àáavu≈üoƒülu highlighted that these types…
(2021-10-14). No Sanctions Coming Nord Stream 2's Way Despite Ted Cruz And Congress' Best Efforts. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Washington will not implement any further sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the near future, The outlet claims reported Republican Senator Ted Cruz has repeatedly insisted on restrictions. | Ted Cruz is blocking nominations for ambassador picks in order to attempt and force US President Joe Biden to impo…