(2022-12-01). Rosa Louise McCauley Parks – Patron Saint – Women's Political Council of Montgomery, AL. indybay.org If the Women's Political Council of Montgomery, Alabama is known, then the efficacy of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement is placed in proper context, #Womanity.
(2022-12-01). Green Protest on Black Friday. indybay.org Green abortion rights balloons fly at Westfield mall…
(2022-12-01). Thursday 12/1: Street Theatre/Protest: Legal Abortion Nationwide! Rain or Shine. indybay.org Philip Burton Federal Courthouse 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA 940012…
(2022-12-01). 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.
(2022-12-01). 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.
(2022-11-30). Ben-Gvir's Appointment As Minister For National Security Is Bad News. popularresistance.org The racist thug Itamar Ben-Gvir has not yet set foot in his new office as Minister of National Security, but the effects of his rise to power have already been felt throughout Palestine. As I write these words, Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro was arrested by the Israeli Army. He recently published a video showing an IDF soldier attacking and beating an Israeli activist in the city of Al-Khalil (also known as Hebron). The actions of the soldier and the sudden unwarranted arrest of Issa are signs of things to come. | From Al-Khalil, Issa runs Youth Against Settlements, one of the most important and effe…
(2022-11-30). In Video: Russia Deploys Heavy Howitzers On Frontline With Turkish Forces In Northern Syria. southfront.org Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | The Russian military grouping in Syria has deployed heavy howitzer near an important frontline with Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | A video that surfaced online on November 30 shows a Russian battery of Msta-B towed 152 mm howitzers moving in the direction of the town of Tell Rifaat. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the battery was deployed at a newly-established position in the nearby village of Tell Ji…
(2022-11-30). Beware Western Hypocrisy When It Comes to Human Rights at the World Cup. commondreams.org As the old saying goes, look in the mirror before you judge others.
(2022-11-30). West seeking securitization of Iran case, says MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Member of the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that the West by raising the issue of human rights parallel to the nuclear issue in the IAEA is seeking securitization of the Iranian case.
(2022-11-30). New attack on Salah Hamouri: Occupation threatens to forcibly deport him on Sunday, 4 December. samidoun.net 
Salah Hamouri, the imprisoned French-Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention since March 2022, has been told by occupation prison administrators in Hadarim prison that he will be forcibly deported to France and stripped of his Jerusalem ID on Sunday, 4 December. His detention is scheduled to expire …
(2022-11-30). Brazil's President-Elect Lula Calls To Free Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Brazil's left-wing President-elect Lula da Silva has called for journalist Julian Assange to be freed from his "unjust imprisonment." | Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing journalism publication WikiLeaks, has languished since 2019 in a maximum-security British prison, where he has suffered from prolonged torture that could threaten his life, according to the top United Nations expert. | The United Kingdom is preparing to extradite the Australian journalist to the United States, where he is facing up to 175 years in prison on politically motivated charges based in part on illegal CIA spying and threats. | On…
(2022-11-30). Railroad Workers Protest Joe Biden's Interference In Fight For Their Rights. popularresistance.org As the date for a possible national railroad strike nears, President Joe Biden stepped in this week to force a contract on the railroad workers. | On Monday, November 28, the While House released this statement, which begins with: | I am calling on Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators — without any modifications or delay — to avert a potentially crippling national rail shutdown. | After some encouraging words from progressives Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday, Lauren K. Gurley reported today t…
(2022-11-30). Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights. truthout.org The U.S. Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that aims to enshrine federal protections for same-sex marriages in the United States. The bill passed in the upper house of Congress on Tuesday evening by a vote of 61-38. Just 12 Republican lawmakers voted in favor of the bill, while the remaining members of the party voted against it. A similar bill passed earlier this year in… |
(2022-11-30). Rights Groups Rip NYC Mayor Over Forced Hospitalizations for Mental Illness. commondreams.org "Forcing people into treatment is a failed strategy," said the head of the NYCLU. "With no real plan for housing, services, or supports, the administration is choosing handcuffs and coercion."
(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). The International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights: Why a New Issuance is Necessary and Feasible at this Time, and Would Save Many Lives. cepr.net 
PDF 1. The SDR issuance last year probably saved hundreds of thousands of lives, if we use, e.g., the Bank for International Settlements' research on the relation between recessions and mortality. 2. Yet the US Treasury Department is holding up the proposed issuance for this year and announced just weeks ago that a new allocation …
(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…
(2022-11-29). 'US using UN Human Rights Council to put pressure on Iran'. thealtworld.com Elijah Magnier says the United States is using the UN Human Rights Council to put pressure on Iran. | Press TV's Spotlight UN Iran probe | 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). 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). Ron DeSantis's Military Secrets: Torture & War Crimes. mronline.org 
In this Eyes Left/Empire Files exclusive, Mike Prysner sheds light on the shadowy military career of Ron DeSantis.
(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. dissidentvoice.org 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 …