(2023-07-06). Elena Milashina Attack: Rights Groups Condemn Brutal Beating of Russian Journalist in Chechnya. democracynow.org 
Press freedom groups around the world have condemned the brutal attack on Russian journalist Elena Milashina, who was beaten by unknown assailants in the Chechen capital of Grozny on July 4. Milashina, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta, was in town to report on Chechnya's ongoing attacks on LGBTQ people when she was assaulted along with lawyer Alexander Nemov. The attackers broke her fingers, shaved her head and doused her in liquid iodine, which leaves long-lasting stains on a person's skin. For more, we speak with human rights monitor Anna Dobrovolskaya, the former executive director of Memorial Human Ri…
(2023-07-06). Ukrainian Writer Andrey Kurkov Recalls Friend Victoria Amelina, Novelist Killed in Russian Airstrike. democracynow.org 
We remember the acclaimed Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who died as a result of injuries from a Russian strike on a restaurant in Kramatorsk last week, which also killed 12 other people. Amelina was part of a human rights group, Truth Hounds, investigating Russian war crimes. Amelina's friend Andrey Kurkov, a fellow author and the former president of PEN Ukraine, says the young writer's death is just the latest in a long string of artists lost to the Russian invasion. "We don't know when the war is going to end, but it will cost a lot for Ukrainian culture," says Kurkov.
(2023-07-06). Tunisia deports hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants across the border to Libya. peoplesdispatch.org Human rights group have expressed concern over the migrants' safety and health in the border areas where they face multiple risks including physical and sexual violence…
(2023-07-06). Trans rights are human rights, protesters say. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-05). How a Notorious Georgia Army School Became America's Training Ground for Global Torture. mintpressnews.com 
In spite of undergoing several name changes and employing shrewd repackaging strategies under the pretext of human rights advocacy, the notorious School of the Americas remains actively committed to training foreign fighters, steadfastly advancing the cause of the American empire.
(2023-07-06). Países de la Unión Europea firman acuerdo por derechos LGBTIQ. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de España, que asume la presidencia del Consejo de la UE, firmaron este documento junto a otros 15 estados miembros.
(2023-07-06). California ICE detainees' hunger strike is part of a long fight for freedom. therealnews.com 
(2023-07-06). The New ICE Chief Should (Finally) Make Good on Biden's Immigration Promises. aclu.org 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has new leadership, with the appointment last week of P.J. Lechleitner as acting director. ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration, making Lechleitner's appointment as acting director more significant — and potentially likely to last through the end of Biden's term. | The big question is whether Lechleitner is willing to move forward on a reform agenda that has been stalled for the last year. The good news is that in June, the Supreme Court removed a major obstacle to ICE reforms, shutting down litigation brought by anti-immigra…
(2023-07-06). Tuesday 7/11: Banking on a Safe World: Divest from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels w/ Indigenous Leaders. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2023-07-06). Housing rights coalition asks Berlin government to socialize corporate-owned housing properties. peoplesdispatch.org An expert committee constituted to assess the feasibility and legality of implementing the mandate of the 2021 Berlin referendum submitted its final report last month. The report states that the expropriation of properties of real estate firms with 3,000 or more units is legally permissible…
(2023-07-06). Community Schools, Not Conservative Politicians, Expand 'Parental Rights'. progressive.org These schools intentionally listen to parents about what students need to thrive, whether it's dental services or more streetlights.
(2023-07-06). More Than 700K Ohioans Sign Ballot Initiative to Protect Abortion Rights. truthout.org This November, Ohio voters will get to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, as organizers have collected more than 700,000 signatures to place the question on a ballot initiative. The signatures have not yet been certified, but any challenges to them are likely to fail, as organizers obtained 710,131 signatures in total — nearly 300,000 more signatures than the… |
(2023-07-06). Behind high court's assault on civil rights. workers.org 
Protest outside Supreme Court building, June 30, 2023. "Equal justice under law." These words are inscribed above the main entrance to the Supreme Court Building. They are a deception and a lie! Three rulings on June 29 and 30 should have shattered any lingering illusion that the Supreme Court of . . . |
(2023-07-06). Statements from Britain and Sri Lanka oppose attacks on IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org Macquarie University's refusal to affiliate an IYSSE club, despite it having met all the requirements, is receiving international condemnation as an attack on democratic rights aimed at silencing opposition to war.
(2023-07-06). Lawsuit Uses SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling to Go After Legacy Admissions. truthout.org A Boston nonprofit, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), filed a lawsuit on behalf of multiple Black and Latinx community groups on Monday, alleging that legacy admissions at Harvard University violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The parties being represented in the lawsuit — the Chica Project, the African Community Economic Development of New England, and the Greater Boston Latino… |
(2023-07-05). "Bad for Religion": Gay Baptist Minister with Interfaith Alliance on SCOTUS Ruling on LGBTQ Rights. democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court has ruled 6 to 3 along ideological lines in favor of a Christian Colorado web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex couples even though the state bans such discrimination. "We're entering into a terrible moment where a Pandora's box has been opened," says president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, who warns "permission has been granted to use religion as a way to discriminate against your fellow people." Raushenbush discusses the use of Christianity to advance discrimination, the importance of the Respect for Marriage Ac…
(2023-07-06). GM, Stellantis workers support Will Lehman lawsuit. wsws.org Autoworker Rank-and-File Network members support Will Lehman's lawsuit against the Labor Department sanction of the rigged UAW election.