(2022-03-17). Healthcare for Human Rights, Not Profits: what the US Can Learn from Cuba's Coronavirus Response. orinocotribune.com By Natalia Burdynska-Schuurman — Mar 10, 2022 | Cuba's remarkable response to the Coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for a healthcare system that puts people before profits | For two years now, the Coronavirus pandemic has done irreversible harm to millions in the United States. To date, over 78 million confirmed cases of infection and over 940,000 deaths due to Coronavirus have been
(2022-03-17). Supreme Court: Torture at CIA Black Site Is 'State Secret'. orinocotribune.com 
By Marjorie Cohn — Mar 10, 2022 | In a scathing dissent, Neil Gorsuch accused the government of seeking dismissal of Abu Zubaydah's petition to avoid "further embarrassment for past misdeeds." | Abu Zubaydah, whom the CIA once mistakenly alleged was a top Al-Qaeda leader, was waterboarded 80-plus times, subjected to assault in the form of forced rectal exams, and exposed to live burials in coffins for hundreds of hours. Zubaydah sobbed, twitched and hyperventilated. During one waterboarding session, he became completely unresponsive, with bubbles coming out of his mouth. "He became so compliant that he would…
(2022-03-17). Acceleration of abortion restrictions intensifies. liberationnews.org 
Though attempts by the right wing to criminalize abortion are nothing new, the recent passage of Texas SB 8 has accelerated the possibility of women's rights being stripped away nationwide.
(2022-03-17). Will Ukraine write the alt-right's epitaph? nationofchange.org Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
(2022-03-17). Prolonged violation of children's rights in U.S. saddening: Chinese spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-03-17). Much wants more and loses all. indybay.org It is the West that cannot imagine a life without money and the resultant luxuries. Sanctions or no sanctions, Western companies will sooner or later (I bet: sooner) resume business with Russia because — as everybody in the West knows — "money makes the world go round".
(2022-03-17). NATO, EU, Quad states besiege India over refusal to join anti-Russia crusade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HinduMarch 17, 2022 Amid Ukraine crisis, Delhi receives a flurry of NATO allies and Quad partnersSuhasini Haidar Amidst a global call by NATO countries and western allies to join sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold back—to—back summits with Quad partners, including an in—person summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio …
(2022-03-17). Don't wield baton of sanctions while seeking China's support and cooperation: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-03-17). China urges U.S. to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises. ecns.cn China urges the US to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises and stop politicizing economic and trade issues, a spokesperson of the Chinese ministry of commerce said Thursday in response to the Federal Communications Commission's move of revoking the authorization of Pacific Networks and ComNet.
(2022-03-16). Venezuela and UN Human Rights Office Discuss Increased Technical Assistance. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 14, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held a videoconference with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. | Through his Twitter account, President Maduro said that the two reviewed Venezuela's COVID-19 response, and discussed the possibility of increased UN technical assistance in order to guarantee justice and peace for the Venezuelan people. | En videoconferencia con la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los DD…
(2022-03-16). Cancelation of Russia is a Violation of its Fundamental Rights (From an International Legal Perspective). orinocotribune.com The Russian military operation in Ukraine has been accompanied, since the outset, by a powerful informational and cultural war on all things Russian, and on all points of view favorable to Russia. There has also been a tendency in some Western nations to censor Russian cultural and artistic output, and an increase in discriminatory incidents against Russian people themselves. | This cannot be overlooked, for such manifestations of a discourse of hate only worsen the current conflict, insofar as one of the most difficult things to achieve in any peace process is an understanding that the Other is a person whose di…
(2022-03-16). CIA detainee Ammar al-Baluchi was used as a training prop to teach torture techniques. wsws.org A CIA document that has been declassified in the pretrial proceedings of five Guantanamo Bay defendants shows that one of the men, who was illegally rendered into US government custody in 2003, was used as a torture training prop while held in a black site in Afghanistan.
(2022-03-16). Minneapolis teachers and support professionals strike enters week two. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis MN – Teachers and education support professionals at Minneapolis Public Schools began a strike on March 8, shutting down the Minneapolis school system. Today, March 14, the strike continues as the schools remain closed for a second week. | Over the weekend a series of events were held by the striking educators; there we also several actions called by community and labor supporters in the area. | On Saturday, March 12, a car caravan called by the Minnesota Immigrants' Rights Committee (MIRAC) wound its way through Minneapolis streets to end at the Davis Center where the Minneapolis Public Schools off…
(2022-03-16). PANEL: Raza, Clase y la Lucha por los Derechos Reproductivos. peoplesworld.org 
Oradoras: Rev. Annie Allen, Líder Religiosa y Educadora Jasmín Sánchez, Activista de la Vivienda, Candidata de la Asamblea Estatal de NY Elizabeth Yeampierre, Directora ejecutiva de UpRose Lisa Bergmann, CPUSA Cori Marshall, M.D., Medicina Familiar — Obstetricia También disfrutaremos de una actuación cultural. Se proporcionarán alimentos y bebidas para el evento en persona. La interpretación …
(2022-03-16). A Movement to Defend Pensions Sparked an Educator Uprising in Puerto Rico. truthout.org 
Throughout the month of February, educators in Puerto Rico have taught us a lesson in dignity, demonstrating once again how to stand up for your rights as workers and win. | It all started the first week of the month, when activists called for educators to call out sick with the "
(2022-03-16). Passage of anti-democratic bill banning discussion of sexual orientation in Florida schools triggers student walkouts. wsws.org Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has pledged to sign the "Parental Rights in Education" bill, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents, following the bill's passage last week by the state Senate.
(2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …
(2022-03-16). Las 3 de día: øQué fue noticia en la jornada del 15 de marzo? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Legislar en Cuba los derechos que tienen los autores sobre sus creaciones intelectuales es una premisa en tiempos donde, a nivel mundial, están en auge los modelos comerciales y jurídicos que se basan en impedir con barreras legales y tecnológicas, la difusión de la cultura. Sobre este tema, portada de hoy, comentamos en el episodio de hoy.
(2022-03-16). Women in Colombia continue their struggle for reproductive rights. peoplesdispatch.org Ana Gonzalez Velez from the Roundtable for Life and Health of Women talks about the recent constitutional ruling in favour of decriminalization of abortion in Colombia and what lies ahead…
(2022-03-16). PANEL: Race, Class, and the Struggle for Reproductive Rights. peoplesworld.org 
"We're Not Going Back" — CLASS, RACE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS The stakes could not be higher as reactionary attacks on reproductive rights intensify. Over 30 states are ready to outlaw legal abortion access if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. African Americans, Latinas, and other people of color, as well as …
(2022-03-16). Venezuela: Oil Output Rises as Washington Backtracks on Sanctions Relief. venezuelanalysis.com Chevron is reportedly preparing to take operating control of its joint oil ventures to begin shipping Venezuelan oil as soon as next month.
(2022-03-16). Australia and New Zealand Follow a Common Course. journal-neo.org 
As might be expected, after the start of the Ukrainian special operation by Russian troops, Russia was hit by international sanctions, primarily from the West. Of course, permanent members of the "collective West" such as Australia and New Zealand have joined these sanctions. This is not surprising — as former British colonies, they are an …
(2022-03-16). Russia-Ukraine talks continue amid contradictory signals from Volodymyr Zelensky. peoplesdispatch.org Zelensky continues to demand more sanctions on Russia and a no-fly zone over Ukraine to be implemented by NATO, while also expressing that his country will not be a member of the grouping…
(2022-03-16). Japan, a Land of the Rising Sanctions. journal-neo.org 
Although Japan used to be associated with the poetic name "Land of the Rising Sun," it has recently been increasingly turning, through the fault of its current political authorities, into a "Land of the Rising Sanctions." Until recently, under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, relations between Russia and Japan were consistently good and even warm. …
(2022-03-16). Iran can increase oil exports by 1 mln bpd in six months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — Iran's oil exports could rise by 1 million barrels per day within six months if sanctions are lifted from the country, according to a March report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
(2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …
(2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org 
An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…
(2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …