(2022-05-07). City lawyer petitions court to declare Muhoozi's birthday parties illegal. plusnews.ug 
Human Rights Lawyer Gawaya Tegulle has petitioned the Constitutional Court in Kampala seeking an order directing Lt General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to desist from carrying on political activities while he is still a serving officer in the army. In his petition, Gawaya also wants Muhoozi prosecuted for treason because of the activities on his Twitter …
(2022-05-07). Sunday 5/15: Dangerous Truths 4: The HIDDEN History of the American Revolution. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Sunday, May 15 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time zoom.us/j/97943552080?pwd=ZGI4YkNrTURuT1… | Dial by your location (+1 669 900 6833) Meeting ID: 979 4355 2080 Passcode: 399370…
(2022-05-07). The Supreme Court's ruling on abortion: The spearhead of a massive assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The Supreme Court's draft ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization not only abolishes the right to abortion, it is an attempt to radically transform the country's legal superstructure by stripping the population of the democratic protections established in the American Revolution and Civil War.
(2022-05-07). Abortion is not only about women its a human, civil, environmental rights issue says EOPA. indybay.org EOPA, an organization of thousands of elected officials, is appalled by the leaked Supreme Court abortion decision and warns of civil liberty erosion. Black and Brown communities will suffer the most. They do now, from fossil fuel production and factories that spew toxins, which have been strategically located in their communities because they were redlined decades ago. Environmental justice will become a utopian dream if we start eroding women's rights, as all American rights will become endangered. If this right to privacy is stripped, every person could face a future in which the government can potentially int…
(2022-05-07). Rapid Response for Abortion Rights, SF, May 3, 2022. indybay.org The Bay Area rallied quickly for a large rally and march in SF. 1 min video here by Lis Cox.
(2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security. orinocotribune.com By Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.
(2022-05-06). Russian Sanctions on Europe: Gonzalo Lira II. thesaker.is Gonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…
(2022-05-06). SCOTUS Decision on Abortion is a Blow Against Human Rights. peaceaction.org Photo Credit: Bob Korn / Alamy Stock Photo. All rights reserved While we mourn, we can also organize. Justice Samuel Alito's draft abortion decision leaked Monday was a deeply unsettling earthquake in the midst of an already fragile and dangerous political landscape. Peace Action expresses its solidarity and empathy for all those who are feeling …
(2022-05-06). UN Rapporteur has chance to see impact of sanctions in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran High Council for Human Rights said that upcoming visit of the UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan to Iran is a chance for her to get familiarized with the destructive impacts of sanctions on Iranian people.
(2022-05-06). Abogada Paola Flores asume como Secretaria de DD.HH en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La abogada defenderá los derechos de mujeres, infantes y adultos mayores en el país a nivel nacional.
(2022-05-06). UArts rally for union rights and benefits. workers.org 
Philadelphia Philadelphia University of the Arts workers, students and community members rallied April 27 in solidarity with staff seeking to unionize and with faculty still bargaining for their first contract after a successful union drive. Speakers at the rally of over 40 people included UArts faculty and staff union leaders, . . . |
(2022-05-06). Today's 'Janes' show why the struggle for abortion rights will win. liberationnews.org 
The fight for medical abortions is part of the struggle to make all abortion procedures fully legal, stigma-free, safe and easily available to all who need them.
(2022-05-06). Far Right "Parental Rights" Groups Want to Eliminate the Department of Education. truthout.org It's no secret that Republicans are exploiting culture wars and the pandemic to attack public schools via a so-called "parental rights" movement that represents only a small sliver of parents, and is
(2022-05-06). The Poor Peoples Campaign Dishonors Martin Luther King. popularresistance.org On April 4, 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave one of the most significant speeches of his career. In "Beyond Vietnam – Time to Break Silence " King declared his unequivocal opposition to the war in Vietnam. His very public break with Lyndon Johnson was greeted with derision, including from his own allies, who believed that the president was an ally who should not be attacked. The NAACP board passed a resolution calling King's statement a "serious tactical mistake" that would neither "serve the cause of civil rights nor of peace." The media joined in the condemnation, with the New York Times characterizing his…
(2022-05-06). "We are trying to transform society": a socialist perspective on the abortion rights struggle. peoplesdispatch.org Karina Garcia, a socialist feminist activist, spoke to Peoples Dispatch in the wake of the Roe v. Wade draft decision…
(2022-05-06). Abortion rights under attack in the United States. peoplesdispatch.org Roe v Wade is the only federal protection for abortion rights for women across the United States. Without it, millions of women in conservative states would be at the mercy of right-wing politicians who have expressed a desire to eliminate abortion altogether.
(2022-05-06). Tallahassee: Hundreds rally for abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – Hours after the leak from U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito, hundreds of Tallahassee residents gathered at the Florida Supreme Court building, May 4, to rally for abortion rights and reproductive freedom. | The demonstration swelled to over 300 protesters. Some signs included "Defend Roe v. Wade" and "Keep abortion legal – defend women's and reproductive rights." Protesters chanted, "Our bodies our choice," "When abortion rights are under attack, stand up fight back!" and "Not the courts, not the state, we alone decide our fate." | This action came just a month after Republi…
(2022-05-06). Minneapolis: 1500-plus march against Supreme Court attack on Roe v. Wade. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – More than 1500 students and community members took to the streets, May 4, in response to the leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court indicating their intention to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively stripping hundreds of millions of Americans from their reproductive rights. The large crowd gathered outside the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on the University of Minnesota campus before marching to U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's offices to demand that she take action to defend the abortion rights of her constituents. During the march, many cars passing by honked in approval and solidarity with…
(2022-05-06). Chicago: FRSO celebrates International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – 40 people gathered in the office of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) to celebrate International Workers Day with Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Speakers included Maria Moreno, financial secretary of the CTU; Bassem Kawar, political director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; Frank Chapman of CAARPR, and Roni Thrailkill, the mother of Chaz Thrailkill, a prisoner in Menard Prison who is suffering abuse at the hands of the guards in addition to having been wrongfully convicted. | Dod McColgan of Freedom Road Socialist Organization deli…
(2022-05-06). Bavarian constitutional protection law ruled largely unconstitutional. wsws.org The agency that is supposed to protect the Constitution is itself a danger to it and tramples elementary fundamental rights underfoot in its work.
(2022-05-06). Tuesday 5/3: San Jose: Rally for Abortion Rights at SJ City Hall. indybay.org San Jose City Hall Plaza, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose CA 95113…
(2022-05-06). Biden Vacillates As Venezuela's Maduro Gains Ground. popularresistance.org Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's repeated calls for dialogue with the U.S. in order to normalize relations seem to be paying off. | His openness to rapprochement contrasts with the Biden administration's nebulousness regarding the degree to which Washington is willing to recognize Maduro as president (full diplomatic recognition is out of the question). | Biden's use of sanctions as a bargaining chip to wrest concessions from Caracas is a harder sell than former President Donald Trump's regime-change narrative on the basis of the preposterous Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle, sometimes referred to a…
(2022-05-06). Iran's high drone capabilities 'nonnegotiable': MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Referring to Iran's high drone capabilities, a member of Iranian Parliament said that the United States, with imposing sanctions on Iran's drone power, is trying to gain more concession from Iran in Vienna talks.
(2022-05-06). Sanctions only make world economy worse: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn