(2022-07-02). Pride Celebrations Return to SF and Bay Area. indybay.org Not quite the massive exuberance of the pre-pandemic, pre-Ukraine , pre-court attacks on human rights events. Nancy Pelosi was booed.
(2022-07-02). Ecuador: Lasso's Masquerade vs People's Real Demands. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A Maranges  ; Jun 28, 2022 | June 28 marked 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations in Ecuador against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the state's response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments. | According to the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities o…
(2022-07-02). Western states have to account for Sardasht chemical attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that the Western countries that gave the Saddam regime chemical arms have to be held to account for the chemical attacks on innocent Iranian citizens.
(2022-07-02). Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid crisis. moderndiplomacy.eu UN Human Rights Council-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they've launched a probe into an alleged massacre of at least 200 people in Ethiopia's Oromia region. Kaari Betty Murungi, chair of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, was briefing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, in what was the Commission's first …
(2022-07-02). Brasil clasifica como uno de los 10 peores países para trabajar. telesurtv.net El Índice Global ubicó a la nación brasileña en el rango cinco de países que no garantizan los derechos de los trabajadores.
(2022-07-02). 4th intl. conf. on American human rights to be held tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The Fourth International Conference on American Human Rights from the Perspective of Imam Khamenei is scheduled to be held on July 3rd, 2022, in Tehran.
(2022-07-02). Thursday 6/30: Die-in to Demand Legal Nationwide Abortion NOW! indybay.org Fell & Octavia Streets, San Francisco…
(2022-07-02). Thousands march through Sydney in solidarity with US abortion rights defence campaign. greenleft.org.au Thousands rallied and marched in Sydney on July 2 in solidarity with the US campaign to defend abortion rights…
(2022-07-02). Fast Action on Hearing Supreme Court Decision in San Jose. indybay.org On the day of the bad news, that Roe had been overturned, the South Bay was sad. Same day action found many in City Hall Plaza.
(2022-07-02). SF Protest Demands National Abortion Rights. indybay.org Restaurant goers applaud marchers…
(2022-07-02). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.
(2022-07-02). [World Report] Federal abortion rights end, but not legal challenges. thelancet.com The US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade is due to spark further court cases. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2022-07-02). Monday 7/4: Abortion Rights Parade: "This is What America looks Like" Call for Nationwide Legal Abortion Now. indybay.org Ferry Building | 1 Ferry Building | San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2022-07-02). Right Now It's Women's Rights—Soon It Could Be All of Ours. commondreams.org The rest of us should be angry that their rights can be arbitrarily taken: We should also be concerned.
(2022-07-02). Assange Makes Final Appeal Against US Extradition. scheerpost.com 
Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange staged a demonstration against his impending extradition to the United States, driving an open-top double-decker tour bus around central London on July 1, 2022. (Photo: Guy Smallman/Getty Images) | By Brett Wilkins / In a last-ditch effort to avoid extradition to the United States, lawyers for jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday appealed to the United Kingdom's High Court to block the transfer. | Assange's brother, Gabri…
(2022-07-02). US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Climate Action: Ruling Limits Administration's Ability to Restrict Carbon Emissions from Power Plants. juancole.com By Krista Shennum |  ; Fellow, Environment and Human Rights |  ; ( Human Rights Watch)  ; In a significant setback for climate action, the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The ruling prevents the EPA from using its …
(2022-07-01). Every Bullet Has anewsauthor">: Impunity for Israeli Crimes Against Palestinian Human Rights Defenders. mintpressnews.com The lives of Palestinians, be they unarmed activists or fighters, be they children, women, men, or the elderly, are only worth the price of the bullet that carries their name. And while we will talk and write about the next Palestinian who is killed for a few days, their children will remain orphans for life.
(2022-07-01). Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Could Resume After Biden's Mideast Trip. news.antiwar.com Bloomberg reported Friday that European officials expect EU-brokered efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal will resume While the Biden administration doesn't appear willing to lift the necessary sanctions to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The EU medi…
(2022-07-01). Putin Says Western Sanctions Speeding Up Russia-Belarus Unification. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that sanctions and other pressure from the West have The two nations signed an integration treaty in 1997. The process has been sped up since the US and its allies rejected the result of Belarus' 2020 presidential election that saw Alexander Lukashenko win another term. | After the election, the US and EU started imposing sanctions on Belarus and threw support behind an exiled opposition leader. As a result, Lukashe…
(2022-07-01). Gujarat Carnage in India: Human Rights Defenders as Culprits. orinocotribune.com 
By Ram Puniyani  ; Jun 28, 2022 | The Supreme Court in its judgment the case of Zakia Jafri vs. State of Gujarat dismissed the petition filed by Zakia Jafri. Zakia Jafri had called for an investigation into the conspiracy to hatch the events which resulted in the massive carnage in Gujarat following the Godhra train burning on the morning of 27th February 2002. While dismissing this Supreme Court also went on to put the blame on the human rights defender, Teesta Setalvad and few state officials (R.B. Sreekumar, Sanjiv Bhatt) for creating sensation and making baseless false revelations. Judgment was scathing ag…
(2022-07-01). Lessons from Colombia: A Victory for the People. orinocotribune.com 
By Margaret Flowers  ; Jun 27, 2022 | On June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much t…
(2022-07-01). UN Human Rights Chief Acknowledges Judicial Reforms in New Report, Venezuela Criticizes 'Imbalance'. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas blasted the latest UN human rights report for minimizing the harm caused by US sanctions.
(2022-07-01). Tampa rallies in support of abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On June 25, over 300 people gathered on the corner of a busy intersection near the University of South Florida to protest the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The crowd, led by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC), march along the street and were met with strong support from commuters passing by. | "It terrified me that the right to bodily autonomy would no longer be a right," said Laura Rodriguez of TBCAC. "Getting on birth control no longer felt like a choice." | Florida has a trigger law, House Bill 5 (HB5), that will criminali…
(2022-07-01). Money on the Left: The Journal featuring "Food, Money & Democracy" mronline.org 
Benjamin C. Wilson, Taylor Reid, and Max Sussman join the podcast to discuss their forthcoming co-written essay, "Food, Money, and Democracy: Cultivating Collective Provisioning for Resilient and Equitable Communities of Work." Inaugurating our new journal, Money on the Left: History, Theory, Practice, the article politicizes what Sanjukta Paul and Nathan Tankus term "coordination rights" across monetary and production sectors and focuses on the coordination of food systems, in particular. Coordination rights are fundamental to the process of building resilient communities, our guests argue, determining whether s…
(2022-07-01). Studying The Venezuelan Approach To Learning. popularresistance.org The merits of the Bolivarian system are plain to see through the country having one of the highest educational progress rates in Latin America and a truly comprehensive system funded by the Venezuelan government led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. | In order to understand the Venezuelan education system, it is necessary to examine both its foundations and the reality of education under the illegal US sanctions. In the decades preceding the successful election of Hugo Chavez, education in Venezuela was not prioritized. | Governments effectively abandoned education in the rural and working-class areas f…
(2022-07-01). National Assembly of Venezuela Approves Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, June 30, the Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously approved the Special Economic Zones Bill on second discussion. | "It is approved by an evident qualified majority, consequently the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones is declared sanctioned and is immediately submitted to the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, in accordance with the provisions of article 203 of the Constitution of the Republic, for the purposes of its analysis to be sent to the Executive and then it will be issued by the National Executive," said the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
(2022-07-01). Death toll of migrant tragedy in Texas reaches 53. peoplesdispatch.org President Joe Biden's immigration policies, which are largely the same as those of former President Donald Trump, have been pushing people to take increasingly dangerous routes to reach the US…
(2022-07-01). R Kelly Placed on Suicide Watch After Lengthy Prison Sentence of 30 Years for Sex Abuse. moguldom.com Disgraced R&B singer and songwriter R Kelly has been placed on suicide watch after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. Kelly, 55, received the lengthy sentence on Wednesday, June 29. His suicide watch was announced by his attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who said the musician isn't suicidal, CNN …
(2022-07-01). As US Rolls Back Reproductive Rights, Sierra Leone Moves to Decriminalize Abortion. commondreams.org "I'm hopeful today's announcement gives activists in the U.S., and especially Black women given the shared history, a restored faith that change is possible and progress can be made."
(2022-07-01). Thousands rally for abortion rights in the rain. greenleft.org.au Alex Bainbridge reports that more than 2000 people marched through winter rain in Brisbane/Meanjin on July 1 to protest the US overturning of abortion rights.
(2022-07-01). Iran seriously continuing talks to get sanctions removed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is seriously continuing logical, reasonably and active talks and in complete coordination with him to get anti-Iran sanctions removed, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.
(2022-07-01). 'We Will Fight! We Will Win!': Nearly 200 Abortion Rights Defenders Arrested in DC. commondreams.org "If people don't see the rage," said one woman at the protest, "nothing changes."
(2022-07-01). Meet the Dutch Doctor Helping Expand Abortion Access by Mailing Safe & Legal Pills Worldwide. democracynow.org 
As activists across the U.S. are mobilizing to defend reproductive rights, we speak to the Dutch physician Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, who has dedicated her life to circumventing anti-abortion laws, including providing abortions on ships in international waters and sending abortions pills around the world. She also discusses navigating censorship on social media platforms, telemedicine, the future of contraception and more. "This is not the moment anymore to stay within the law," says Dr. Gomperts, referring to the end of Roe v. Wade. "This is the moment to make sure that women have access to safe abo…
(2022-07-01). Australia imposes sanctions on three Russian ministers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Australia has imposed sanctions on Children's Rights Commissioner for Russian Pres. Maria Lvova-Belova and three Russian ministers as well as on another 12 Russian nationals, according to Australian Department of Home Affairs.
(2022-07-01). Russian Warplanes Continue To Fly Over US Al-Tanf Base In Southeastern Syria. southfront.org 
On July 1, a warplane of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) conducted a reconnaissance mission over the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | Al-Tanf garrison is located right on Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan. Around 200 US troops and some 300 militants of the Revolutionary Commando Army (MaT), a local proxy of the coalition, are usually present at the garrison. | The…
(2022-07-01). Sinema Kills Plan to Codify Abortion Rights While Fundraising on Protecting Them. truthout.org Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on Thursday sent out a fundraising email touting her work to protect women's health care after shooting down President Joe Biden's proposal to codify abortion rights. | Biden on Thursday called for the Senate to support a filibuster carveout to pass a federal law ensuring the right to an abortion. | "The most important thing … we have to change — I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law," Biden
(2022-07-01). Prison hunger strikers challenge solitary torture. workers.org 
Bulletin: WW received notice of a new letter from Michael Rivera who wrote: "While active participants in the hunger strike are down to 7 to 10 individuals, around 45 to 50 people in the IMU unit are refusing to do anything with the program, saying 'without us there is no . . . |
(2022-07-01). San Antonio migrant truck deaths prove, again, need for real immigration reform. peoplesworld.org 
The horrific deaths of 53 migrants (so far) in San Antonio, Texas, packed in an unairconditioned 18-wheeler in sweltering 100-degree heat is another shocking reminder of the nation's outdated, unjust, and inhumane immigration system. Policies based on criminalizing migrants and militarizing borders are causing more suffering and death while failing to address the root crisis …
(2022-07-01). Why abolition of all forms of incarceration? workers.org By Sophia Williams "The majority of people who are in prison are there because society has failed them." (Angela Davis) "Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions."  ; Ruth Wilson Gilmore. Credit: Lydia Makepeace Prison proponents — the police, courts, prosecutors, politicians, corporate media and corporations . . . |
(2022-07-01). Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Is Welcome, But Deadly Policies Remain in Place. truthout.org We go to San Antonio, where 53 migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. died earlier this week after being confined to a sweltering tractor-trailer. Human rights advocates blamed the tragedy on restrictive immigration policies like the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as MPP or the "Remain in Mexico" program. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Biden has the power to end the Trump-era policy, which forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to stay on the Mexican side of the border in unsafe conditions while their cases were resolved in the U.S. "Every single migration-related…
(2022-07-01). Iran committed to a diplomacy to remove illegal sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN announced that Islamic Republic of Iran believes in multilateral diplomacy that would guarantee effective and verifiable removal of unlawful sanctions imposed against Iran.
(2022-07-01). High-profile Australian rape trial delayed after speech by celebrity journalist. wsws.org Ignoring warnings from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Lisa Wilkinson's speech highlights the contempt of #MeToo campaigners towards presumption of innocence and other basic legal rights.
(2022-07-01). San Antonio Organizer: U.S. Immigration Policy Is to Blame for Deaths of 53 in Smuggling Tragedy. democracynow.org 
We go to San Antonio, where 53 migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. died earlier this week after being confined to a sweltering tractor-trailer. Human rights advocates blamed the tragedy on restrictive immigration policies like the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as MPP or the "Remain in Mexico" program. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Biden has the power to end the Trump-era policy, which forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to stay on the Mexican side of the border in unsafe conditions while their cases were resolved in the U.S. "Every single…
(2022-07-01). NARAL Pro-Choice Endorses Fetterman—Who Vows to End Senate Filibuster to Protect Abortion Rights. commondreams.org "We know we can count on him to boldly fight for abortion rights and access," said the head of one of the nation's largest reproductive rights advocacy groups.
(2022-07-01). Iran still not optimistic about US removal of sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — A member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said while some hope to see US remove the sanctions, he is not too optimistic.
(2022-07-01). Con Filo: Mi cuerpo, mi decisión (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Sobre las consecuencias de suprimir los derechos de las mujeres y los múltiples análisis que pueden hacerse alrededor del fenómeno se debatió este jueves en el programa Con Filo, que centró su atención, entre otros temas, en el cese del aborto como derecho constitucional en Estados Unidos.
(2022-07-01). Mumia Abu-Jamal honored in France. workers.org 
This slightly edited story was posted by Bea Phi from prisonradio.org on June 4. Jamal Jr. is the grandson of the African American political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Jamal Jr. and artist Mustapha Boutadjine, left, in Paris June 4 On June 4, Jamal Jr. and Brenda Arjona honored the French "LibeÃÅrons . . . |
(2022-07-01). Fuerzas de Israel detienen a 15 palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Según la Asociación de Derechos Humanos y Apoyo a los Prisioneros Palestinos, actualmente hay 4.4 presos políticos en cárceles israelíes.
(2022-07-01). Open Letter to the BBC: Please Stop Your Disinformation Campaign on Nicaragua. dissidentvoice.org The June 23 BBC article by Bernd Debusmann, "US Immigration: They'd rather die than return to Nicaragua," confirms that the corporate media consistently make every article on Nicaragua an attack on its Sandinista Government. Four Nicaraguans who have recently migrated to the US from the department of Esteli, who include two peasants, and two housewives …
(2022-07-01). Victoria del paro nacional en el Ecuador. globalizacion.ca El paro nacional en el Ecuador, el cual concluyó el jueves 30 de junio, se presenta como una lucha por los derechos colectivos de pueblos y nacionalidades y como un nuevo enfrentamiento popular contra las políticas neoliberales. | Varios son los…