(2022-11-30). Green Protest on Black Friday. indybay.org Green abortion rights balloons fly at Westfield mall…
(2022-11-30). Thursday 12/1: Protest: Legal Abortion Nationwide! The Overturning of Abortion Rights Was Illegitimate. indybay.org Philip Burton Federal Courthouse 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA 940012…
(2022-11-30). The Weekly Round-up: Scottish independence referendum, retained EU law and social media. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the News… The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to pass legislation that would allow for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Such legislation, the Supreme Court found, would touch on 'reserved matters', that is, matters affecting the United Kingdom as a whole. The Scottish government unsuccessfully argued …
(2022-11-30). Cleverly Executed Demo for Abortion Rights in Top San Francisco Mall. indybay.org Award winning Westfield Mall was already decorated in lights and Christmas colors when demonstrators arrived to "green it up" for abortion rights on busiest shopping day of the year.
(2022-11-30). What Biden and Congress' move to ban railroad strike reveals. wsws.org The move by Washington to override a clear vote by railroaders to reject a White House-brokered contract and impose it unilaterally is a major assault on the basic democratic rights of the working class. It is also a strategic experience whose lessons workers must learn.
(2022-11-30). Chinese Refiners Seek More Russian Oil. infobrics.org State firms ask for assistance from Beijing ahead of EU sanctions…
(2022-11-30). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.
(2022-11-29). Press TV's Spotlight UN Iran probe. thealtworld.com Tonight's Spotlight on Press TV discussed the recent anti-Iran resolution approved by the UN Human Rights Council and whether the meeting had any legal basis. | The guests were Firas al-Najim, Manager of the NGO Canadian Defenders for Human Rights, from Toronto, and Elijah Magnier, journalist and political analyst, from Brussel…
(2022-11-29). Any country disagrees with West to be accused of HR violation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The Iranian deputy foreign minister Bagheri Kani has lambasted the Western countries for their double standards when it comes to international issues such as the human rights.
(2022-11-29). FANB Deployed in Bolívar State to Tackle Illegal Mining. orinocotribune.com 
The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) remains deployed in Bolívar state to confront illegal armed organizations, many of whom operate networks involved in black market mining interests. As part of this patrol, FANB troops detained seven rustlers who were transporting 204 stolen cows on a barge to sell them illegally in Bolívar state. | The arrest of the seven subjects took place in the Orinoco River, as reported by the Twitter account of the GNB No. 62 Zone Command of the Bolívar state. |
(2022-11-29). International Day Of Solidarity With Palestinians: Chasm Between Action And Rhetoric. popularresistance.org The world marked the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People on Tuesday, November 29. Countries and organizations from across the world reaffirmed their solidarity with Palestinians struggling to achieve their rights and independence from Israeli occupation. | UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement on the occasion, reiterating that "the peace must advance — the occupation must end." He emphasized that the UN is "steadfast in its commitment to realize the vision of two states — Israel and Palestine — living side by side in peace and security with Jerusalem as the…
(2022-11-29). 'Love Wins Again': Senate Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage. commondreams.org "While Congress has taken an important step," said the head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, "it is incumbent on all of us to continue to push for passage of the comprehensive Equality Act."
(2022-11-29). Progressives Mobilize in Georgia for Dec. 6 Senate Runoff. commondreams.org Advocacy groups backing Sen. Raphael Warnock call the Democrat a "reproductive rights champion" who is also "fighting to stop the climate crisis and create good jobs in the process."
(2022-11-29). State Legislators Proposed 306 Bills Targeting Trans People in the Past 2 Years. truthout.org An analysis released Monday by NPR details what one rights advocacy group called the Republican Party's Lawmakers in every region of the United States have put forward "
(2022-11-29). Sri Lankan Telecom workers protest against privatisation. wsws.org The unions are promoting the illusion that the Wickremasinghe government, which is carrying out an historic assault on workers' living standards and social rights, can be pressured to change course.
(2022-11-29). Biden calls on Congress to impose rail contract in a major assault on workers' democratic rights. wsws.org A congressional injunction would be an attack on the rights of all workers, including the basic right to strike and participate in a meaningful contract vote.
(2022-11-29). Biden calls on Congress to impose rail contract, in a major assault on workers' democratic rights. wsws.org A congressional injunction would be an attack on the rights of all workers, including the basic right to strike and participate in meangingful contract vote.
(2022-11-29). China calls for lifting of unilateral sanctions on Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson called on relevant countries to stop interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs and lift unilateral sanctions as soon as possible.
(2022-11-29). Tuvalu, Climate Change and the Metaverse. southfront.org 
Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | When lost to climatic disaster and environmental turbulence, where does a whole nation go? History speaks about movements of people, whether induced by human agency or environment, finding sanctuary and refuge on other terrains, or perishing altogether. | In the case of the Pacific Island state of Tuvalu, the response is seemingly digital or, as its officials prefer to call it, creating the Digital Nation. This particular entity, according to its government…
(2022-11-28). Ajamu Baraka: An Objective Look At US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org Ajamu Baraka, widely respected and acclaimed community organizer, human rights defender, and peace activist, shares his most current thoughts on U.S. empire and military aggression throughout the world, the monopoly and abuse of power by our nation's ruling elite, the evisceration of democratic institutions, the dwindling prospects for peace, and what needs to be done to reverse this the tragic, self-sabotaging trajectory of U.S. foreign policy, in this interview by John Rachel of the Peace Dividend Project.
(2022-11-28). World Cup in Qatar Is "Deadliest Major Sporting Event" in History, Built on a Decade of Forced Labor. transcend.org 21 Nov 2022 — A look into Qatar's labor and human rights record. Minky Worden, of Human Rights Watch, describes how millions of poor migrant workers have faced deadly, forced labor conditions on the $2 billion infrastructure. By one count, 6, 0 migrant workers have died in Qatar since 2010, when it was awarded the hosting of the games.
(2022-11-28). Iran not to cooperate with UN fact-finding mission. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Referring to the recent anti-Iranian resolution issued at the UN Human Rights Council, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says that Iran will never cooperate with a such fact-finding mission on alleged human rights issues.
(2022-11-28). Defending human rights on Iran's foreign policy agenda. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Hossein Amir-Abdollahianr expressed the Foreign Ministry's support for those Iranian journalists who have been subjected to the US cruel sanctions.
(2022-11-28). 90+ Groups Warn 'Kids Online Safety Act' Could Have 'Damaging' Effects. commondreams.org "Congress needs to pass real laws that rein in the abuses of Big Tech and protect everyone's privacy and human rights rather than using kids as pawns to advance poorly drafted legislation in order to score political points," said one critic.
(2022-11-28). 'Strategic Mistake': Iran Strongly Condemns UNHRC Resolution as Politically-motivated. orinocotribune.com Iran's Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the meeting and resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, noting that "multifaceted political goals" are behind these anti-Iranian measures. | In a statement late on Thursday, the ministry blasted the measure of a few Western countries in "imposing" an anti-Iranian resolution to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) earlier that day. | "It is a source of regret that the UNHRC is being misused by few countries to pursue their short-term interests," read the statement. | "Undoubtedly, the measure adopted by the German regime and other founders of the UNHRC…
(2022-11-28). Analysis Finds State Legislators Proposed 306 Bills Targeting Trans People in Past 2 Years. commondreams.org "Right-wing state lawmakers are obsessed with taking away the rights of trans people and we're obsessed with knocking them out of public office," said one rights group.
(2022-11-28). Attorney: Plenty To Uncover On CIA-Backed Spying That Violated Privacy Of Assange Visitors. shadowproof.com In August, a lawsuit against the CIA, former CIA director Mike Pompeo, UC Global, and UC Global director David Morales was filed that alleged Americans who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was living in the Ecuador embassy had their privacy rights violated.
(2022-11-28). Portland Starbucks: Three-day strike. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon "Oh workers, can you stand it? Oh tell me how you can? We've got to stand up for our rights, not fall for Schultz's scam!" Singing a new verse to the old union standard "Which Side Are You On," voices harmonized in the cold, damp Portland air outside . . . |
(2022-11-28). Salting the Bird's Tail? The Online Safety Bill -v- Musk's Twitter. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has made headline news over the past few months. Attention firstly focused on whether it would happen at all. Once the acquisition was completed, public opinion turned to Musk's plans for the platform: to make Twitter a bastion of free speech in opposition to an age of censorship. As these …
(2022-11-28). Leonard Peltier Supporters Walk Over 1,000 Miles To Demand Freedom For Native American Activist. shadowproof.com 
Hundreds of supporters of incarcerated Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier rallied at the nation's capital on Sunday to demand President Joe Biden grant clemency to the long-held prisoner. | "He's 78-years-old, he has type 2 diabetes and an abdominal aortic aneurysm that's fatal if it ruptures. He had a stroke where he lost 80 percent of the vision in one of his eyes," Rachel Thunder, one of the organizers for the rally, told Shadowproof. "He should be spending the remainder of his life with his family, not locked up in a cage." | Thunder was one of many Peltier supporters who walked across the cou…
(2022-11-28). Venezuelan Government And Opposition Sign 'Social Agreement'. popularresistance.org Following the renewed talks in Mexico, Washington issued an expanded sanctions waiver for Chevron to partly resume its Venezuela operations. | The Nicolás Maduro government and the US-backed rightwing opposition have signed a partial agreement focused on social issues following the resumption of the dialogue process. | After a year-long hiatus, the government delegation disclosed that the agreement had been "exhaustively discussed" in Caracas with Norway as a mediator. On Saturday, they traveled to Mexico City to present a new deal that relates to the management of US $3 billion in Venezuelan funds seized by Wash…
(2022-11-28). Sanctions: Another Form of War on Designated Enemies. transcend.org 18 Nov 2022 – Both the UN and illegal US sanctions have had disastrous effects on millions of people, effects that violate both the UN charter and the UDHR. Research in 69 countries showed that sanctions lowered infant weight and increased the likelihood of death before age three.
(2022-11-28). The US Is Determined to Drive a Wedge between Ethiopia and Eritrea. transcend.org 23 Nov 2022 – Thanks to the 21 Nov US-imposed sanctions, Eritrea has been excluded from the SWIFT system along with Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Now American Enterprise Institute fanatic Michael Rubin wants it on the US list of state sponsored terrorists along with Cuba, North Korea, and Syria—triggering sanctions that penalize persons and countries trading with Eritrea.
(2022-11-28). US Sanctions and Economic Conditions Drive Nicaraguan Migration. libya360.wordpress.com John Perry Blaming migration on "repressive dictatorships" allows Washington to pretend that its policies are helping Nicaraguans, when in fact they are impoverishing them. Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1 Ω years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this…
(2022-11-28). US sanctions and economic conditions drive Nicaraguan migration, while Washington blames repression. thegrayzone.com Blaming migration on "repressive dictatorships" allows Washington to pretend that its policies are helping Nicaraguans, when in fact they are impoverishing them. This article was originally published on November 23, 2022 by COHA. Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1 Ω years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this has become a story, and government detractors argue, with little evidence, that people are fleeing political …
(2022-11-28). Unilateral Coercive Measures: UN Expert Calls for Lifting of Illegal Sanctions on Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-28). UN Expert Weighs In on Self-Determination, Referenda and the Rights of Minorities in Our Troubled World. covertactionmagazine.com In the wake of the controversies and heated debate generated in the wake of the referenda held last September in the regions of the Donbas, it became necessary for me to get some clarity on the legal issues surrounding this event. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Dr. Alfred de Zayas served as the first UN …
(2022-11-28). Self-Determination, Referenda and the Rights of Minorities in Our Troubled World. libya360.wordpress.com Arnaud Develay In the wake of the controversies and heated debate generated in the wake of the referenda held last September in the regions of the Donbas, it became necessary for me to get some clarity on the legal issues surrounding this event. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Dr. Alfred de Zayas served as…
