Andrew Green (2022-03-19). [Obituary] Sarah Weddington. thelancet.com Lawyer, politician, and advocate for women's rights and reproductive health care. Born on Feb 5, 1945 in Abilene, TX, USA, she died on Dec 26, 2021 in Austin, TX, aged 76 years.

Gefira, Global analysis (2022-03-19). 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".

_____ (2022-03-18). We Are In A Period Of Great Tectonic Shifts. popularresistance.org The war in Ukraine has focused attention on the shifts taking place in the world order. Russia's military intervention has been met with sanctions from the West as well as with the transport of arms and mercenaries to Ukraine. These sanctions will have a major impact on the Russian economy as well as the Central Asian states, but they will also negatively impact the European population who will see energy and food prices rise further. Until now, the West has decided not to intervene with direct military force or to try and establish a 'no-fly zone'. It is recognized, sanely, that such an intervention could escala…

JANET (2022-03-18). U.S. threatens nuclear war or sanctions. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 16, 2022 People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 25. A seismic shift is sending shock waves through the global economy. The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme economic sanctions imposed on Russia are dragging the whole world into a war that started long before the Russian intervention in Ukraine on Feb. 24. A big calculation is which countries will be forced to accept the onerous economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. Countries rep…

_____ (2022-03-18). Washington Rushes To Hide Its 'Octopus' NED Funding In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Despite the attempt to hide this sponsorship, an 80-page document showing US government NED funding for hundreds of Ukraine groups has been leaked. Now posted on several sites this document allows us a window into some of the internal U.S. influence since the CIA orchestrated Kiev coup of 2014. Many of the allocations have to do with anti-Russian propaganda, usually in the name of 'transparency', human rights, 'independent journalism', monitoring and so on. | For example, the list shows us that a Ukraine group 'InformNapalm', set up "to debunk myths and expose secrets of the Russian hybrid war" and which claims t…

_____ (2022-03-18). Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards? popularresistance.org Late last year, a Scottish court quietly refused what seemed like a routine extradition. It wasn't that of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose drawn-out efforts to avoid the American prison system have grabbed international headlines for years. Instead, it was that of a relatively unknown Scottish man, Daniel Magee, who'd allegedly shot a security guard in Austin, Texas, in 2016 before fleeing to his native country. | The refusal to send a prisoner back is not unprecedented — but what has raised eyebrows in the legal community is the reason: An Edinburgh judge decided that poor conditions in Texas priso…

ecns.cn (2022-03-18). Residents' stories tell of human rights progress. ecns.cn Residents from northwest China's Xinjiang have shared their life and career stories to show the all-round progress of human rights in the autonomous region.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-18). Tehran committed to promotion of human rights in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) — Tehran is committed to promoting human rights in the world, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said, adding that selective, political approaches will undermine human rights instead of improving it.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-18). Double standards on human rights to mark collapse of West. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) — Hojatoleslam Seyyed Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard says double standards on human rights will mark the end of Western power and the collapse of the hegemonic system,…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-18). Peruanos protestan ante decisión de liberar a expdte. Fujimori. telesurtv.net El expresidente Fujimori (1990-2000) fue condenado en 2009 a 25 años de prisión por violaciones a derechos humanos.

Rann Miller (2022-03-18). Opinion: In A Racist Social Structure, There Are No Mistaken Identities. The Ryan Coogler Arrest Was On Brand. moguldom.com In January of this year, acclaimed film director Ryan Coogler was mistaken for a bank robber. Bank staffers at an Atlanta Bank of American branch mistakenly thought Coogler was staging a robbery, so they called cops, and the "Black Panther" director was detained by police, in handcuffs. Coogler had handed the bank teller a handwritten …

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-18). Iraqi forces detain top ISIL chieftain in W Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) — The Iraqi security forces neutralized movements of ISIL terrorists in western Iraq, arresting an ISIL element, Iraqi sources reported on Friday.

C.J. Atkins (2022-03-18). 'Ballad of an American: The Autobiography of Earl Robinson' back in print. peoplesworld.org Ballad of an American: The Autobiography of Earl Robinson, cowritten with People's World staff writer Eric A. Gordon has been out of print for almost twenty years. International Publishers has just reissued it in a new paperback edition now that Gordon, the surviving coauthor, has secured the legal rights from the original publisher. People's World …

Fight Back (2022-03-18). New Orleans trans and workers organizations demonstrate for International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – Community members gathered in New Orleans on the weekend after International Women's Day to mark the holiday in the context of critical struggles unfolding across the country. They gathered on Claiborne Avenue at the sight of the 2015 murder of Penny Proud, a 21-year-old Black trans women. | Serena Borne of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) highlighted the importance of gathering at this location. "We must understand the connection between legislation that attacks trans youth or women's reproductive rights, and anti-trans hate crimes that happen far too often." | Many local organization…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-03-18). Independent vets group aims to counter right's clout in military. peoplesworld.org ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Remember the kids' game "Capture the flag?" Well, former Army Sgt. Linsay Rousseau and her colleagues at a relatively new veterans' group, Continue To Serve, want to "recapture the flag," so to speak, from the radical right. And the word "patriotism," too. The sergeant, one of four full-time staffers at the group, which seeks …

_____ (2022-03-18). US Threatens Nuclear War Or Sanctions. popularresistance.org The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme economic sanctions imposed on Russia are dragging the whole world into a war that started long before the Russian intervention in Ukraine on Feb. 24. | A big calculation is which countries will be forced to accept the onerous economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. Countries representing a majority of the world's population are not willing to tie their sovereignty to total Wall Street control. To the shock of U.S. war strategists, almost all of Latin America, the Caribbean,…

Editor (2022-03-18). Sanctions anyone? Imperialist contradiction or the unintended consequence of involuntary decolonization. mronline.org In support of the white supremacist Ukrainian puppet government, many U.S. and European companies have been withdrawing from doing business in Russia.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-18). U.S. ultimatum to Georgia: war or regime change. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMarch 18, 2022 US Ambassador Meets Opposition, Comments on Sanctions Against Russia The US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan held a meeting with opposition members of parliament on March 17. According to her, very good discussions took place, during which they talked about the current developments in the region and her meetings in Washington. …

Anand Naidoo (2022-03-18). The Heat: Sanctions imposed on Russia. america.cgtn.com Russia is under severe economic sanctions imposed by western countries. But do sanctions work?

JANET (2022-03-18). Sign on: End Sanctions & War. iacenter.org SanctionsKill Campaign Statement on Ukraine Conflict END ALL WARFARE — NO SANCTIONS Sign on — click here The SanctionsKill Campaign is a broad coalition of social justice, solidarity, and peace forces focused on exposing the devastating impact of US sanctions on civilian populations globally. Sanctions are not a substitute for war The current regime of sanctions against Russia is not a substitute for war, but a form of warfare. Sanctions kill many thousands just as bombs do. Sanctions create hyperinflation, artificial famines, social upheavals, and health crises that punish civilian populations. As US…

Vijay Prashad (2022-03-18). We Are in a Period of Great Tectonic Shifts. dissidentvoice.org Chiharu Shiota (Japan), Navigating the Unknown, 2020. The war in Ukraine has focused attention on the shifts taking place in the world order. Russia's military intervention has been met with sanctions from the West as well as with the transport of arms and mercenaries to Ukraine. These sanctions will have a major impact on the …

ecns.cn (2022-03-18). Residents' stories tell of human rights progress. ecns.cn Residents from northwest China's Xinjiang have shared their life and career stories to show the all-round progress of human rights in the autonomous region.

Gefira, Global analysis (2022-03-18). 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".

Sara Flounders (2022-03-17). U.S. threatens nuclear war or sanctions. workers.org People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 25. A seismic shift is sending shock waves through the global economy. The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme . . . |

Tyler Walicek (2022-03-17). Occupy-Style Protest in Boise Highlights Brutal Conditions Faced by the Unhoused. truthout.org The injustice of homelessness — a human rights crisis of immense proportions in the United States — is on stark display in Idaho's modestly sized capital of Boise, just as it is across the nation. While the city might not come to mind when one envisions the sprawling atrocity of homelessness, it is a 2018 court battle originating in Boise that has had a defining influence on homelessness policy far beyond the Idaho border. | After passing ordinances that targeted the city's po…

Editor2 (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

Our Reporter (2022-03-17). MPs Task Security Minister to Produce Missing People. plusnews.ug Members of Parliament on the Human Rights Committee have directed the Minister of Security, Jim Muhwezi to produce seven people who have been reported missing since 2020. Muhwezi on Thursday appeared before the committee which is currently inquiring into the torture of suspects by security operatives, detention without trial, and missing persons. The missing persons …

Our Reporter (2022-03-17). Opposition in Parliament, NUP boss petition US department secretary on human rights. plusnews.ug The Opposition in Parliament has petitioned the United States Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Petersen on the state of human rights in Uganda. Petersen, the US Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown and other officials on Thursday held a private meeting at Parliament with the Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga and …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-17). Foreign Fighters Flee from Ukraine after Being Tortured and Used as Cannon Fodder. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Antonopoulos Foreign fighters now on the battlefield in Ukraine — Military Times On February 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for foreigners to fight against the Russian military. In a statement, Zelensky said, among other things, that "This is not just Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is the beginning of a war against…

Marjorie Cohn (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). Network In Defense Of Humanity Condemns Kidnapping Of Alex Saab. popularresistance.org We reiterate our condemnation expressed on October 18, 2021 by this Network against the crime of the kidnapping perpetrated by the United States against the person of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab on Saturday, October 16, 2021 in the Territory of Cape Verde, with the complicity of the authorities of that country. | We note that this crime is a new application of the illegal doctrine according to which the authorities of the United States would have the authority to act outside the borders of their homeland, anywhere on earth, and consequently to detain, assault and even assassinate at their discretion any hum…

Katie Miernicki (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.

Chelsea Tejada (2022-03-17). Texas' Bounty Hunter Abortion Ban is a Dire Warning of What Lays Ahead for Our Reproductive Rights. aclu.org For more than six months, people in Texas have been unable to access abortion in the state beyond the earliest weeks of pregnancy. The state's extreme, privately-enforced abortion ban, SB 8, has cut off health care for millions — but it didn't have to be this way. Before the law took effect, we helped Texas abortion providers and abortion support networks bring a

Staff (2022-03-17). How Women's Rights Paved the Way for Gender Justice at the ACLU. aclu.org When Ruth Bader Ginsburg co-founded the ACLU's Women's Rights Project in 1972, she recognized that laws that stereotype by gender hurt everyone — no matter your gender. That's why some of WRP's early cases involved men who had been discriminated against — and it's why many of our recent legal battles for the rights of trans and non-binary people are rooted in the same cases that pioneered women's rights decades ago. | Today, WRP is headed by

John Feffer (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.

deweylaura (2022-03-17). Dorothy Burnham, civil rights activist. cpusa.org The Amsterdam News published an article on Dorothy Burnham, an African American activist who turns 107 years old on March 22. Dorothy was a long-time member of the Communist Party, which goes unmentioned in the article. Dorothy's radicalism may have begun while a microbiology major at Brooklyn College, when she met students and teachers …

Ana Vraƒçar (2022-03-17). Imprisoned Palestinian health activist Shatha Odeh is a beacon of resistance globally. peoplesdispatch.org Imprisoned health activist Shatha Odeh continues to persist in the struggle for the right to health and women's rights as she sends letter from prison for International Women's Day…

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Prolonged violation of children's rights in U.S. saddening: Chinese spokesperson. ecns.cn

Centre for Social Research (2022-03-17). Health and care workers in Slovenia fight for pay hikes and equal rights. peoplesdispatch.org Around 50,000 workers in the Slovenian health and care sectors went on strike on February 16 protesting poor working conditions, low salaries, outdated norms and regulations, and violations of the agreements…

_____ (2022-03-17). Sanctions: The Unintended Consequence Of Involuntary Decolonization. popularresistance.org In support of the white supremacist Ukrainian puppet government, many US and European companies have been withdrawing from doing business in Russia. The supposed purpose of such sanctions is, of course, to strangle a country's economy and its people into submission to the will of imperialists. And yes, sanctions kill, particularly in countries that do not have access to certain goods, necessary materials and complex technological services and need to import them. But there is also another aspect of sanctions, and that is the looting via the "confiscation" of assets belonging to the sanctioned country. Theft and p…

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.

Mike Walter (2022-03-17). The Heat: Appeal from Ukraine and U.S. Immigration. america.cgtn.com The Ukrainian president received a standing ovation from members of the U.S. Congress, as he made a direct appeal to the United States for additional aid, weapons and sanctions against Russia to defend his country. In response, U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 …

Rick Rozoff (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 …

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Don't wield baton of sanctions while seeking China's support and cooperation: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn

Our Reporter (2022-03-17). Nakaseke Chairperson rejects request to postpone sanctions over poor PLE result. plusnews.ug Nakaseke District LC V Chairperson, Ignatius Koomu has rejected pleas to stay the sanctioning of headteachers whose primary leaving candidates will perform poorly resulting from the prolonged lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2016, the Nakaseke District Council passed a resolution to demote headteachers over poor Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results. The district has …