(2023-12-23). Human Rights Groups Demand ICC Issue Arrest Warrants On Israeli Officials. popularresistance.org Hundreds of human rights organizations and activists issued a joint call on Wednesday, December 20 asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials accused of being involved in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. | Addressed to Karim Khan KC, the ICC prosecutor, the letter underlines that the warrants are necessary to prevent the "continuing commission by Israeli officials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Palestinians." | The letter was written in support of the three Palestinian human rights groups, Al-Haq, Al-Mezan Center for H…
english.almayadeen.net (2023-12-23). IOF killings of Palestinian children in West Bank occur with impunityHuman rights organizations warn that Israeli occupation forces encounter minimal accountability, if any, for the killing of Palestinian children during raids in the West Bank.
(2023-12-23). Se imponen la voluntad de trabajar, el afán de avanzar, la disposición de perfeccionar y la convicción de que vamos a vencer. cubadebate.cu A las puertas de una conmemoración trascendente: la celebración del 65 aniversario del triunfo de la Revolución, Cuba despedirá el año con la alegría que ni los peores vendavales de la naturaleza o el Imperio han podido arrebatarnos. °Vamos a celebrar nuestra voluntad de cambiar lo que debe ser cambiado para mantener y superar las conquistas sociales que la Revolución convirtió en derechos del pueblo!
(2023-12-23). U.S. CBP arrested over 59K Salvadoran immigrants in 2023. plenglish.com In November, the number of migrants arrested soared to 7,389 with irregular immigration status. | Actions taken by the U.S. Border Patrol (CBP), however, were far from the figure of 2022, when 85,152 Salvadorans were detained and prosecuted for their irregular status. | The newspaper also indicated that the toll of arrests in past November was only 1.9% more than the number of apprehensions in October, and 2% less than the number of apprehensions in September. | The trend of more than 6,000 Salvadorans apprehended per month has been kept during the last four months, according to the report. | Salvadoran migration…
(2023-12-23). Migrants wage 7th hunger strike at Tacoma detention center. iacenter.org By Jim McMahan December 22, 2023 Tacoma, Washington Detainees at the NorthWest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma are waging their seventh hunger strike against intolerable conditions this year. The migrant workers are imprisoned at a facility owned by the huge Geo corporation, which operates prisons for profit. Outside the Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma, Washington, Dec. 17, 2023. Credit: Jim McMahan Strikers at the NWDC have numbered from a few to over 100, and as of this writing they are in their 37th day! They are demanding to be released, although that often means deportation. Demonstrators outside are de…
(2023-12-23). 'This is the prize for working for the nation,' says Brother of BSF personnel and civilian killed in Poonch. muslimmirror.com In Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, three civilians, previously detained for questioning in connection with a militant ambush on Army vehicles, were found dead in the Topa Pir area. The victims were identified as Safeer Ahmed (48) and his cousins, Mohammad Showkat (28) and Shabir Ahmed (25). The militant attack, which occurred on Thursday evening, …
(2023-12-23). Trump Wants 300K Troops to Build "Detention Camps" at Southern Border. scheerpost.com 
asianimage.co.uk (2023-12-23). They want you to move on from the Gaza massacres – Why we won't
This movement is Palestinian-led with the objective of giving the Palestinian people the same rights as the rest of humanity. | | The movement was inspired by the South African Anti-Apartheid movement and aims to pressure Israel to comply with international law.
(2023-12-23). CIA Loses Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against It. popularresistance.org Lead attorney Richard Roth of The Roth Law Firm, along with plaintiffs Margaret Ratner Kunstler, a civil rights lawyer, and media lawyer Deborah Hrbek, held a ZOOM press conference Friday, Dec. 22 at 1: 00 pm EST to answer journalists' questions regarding their lawsuit against the C.I.A. for allegedly violating their Fourth Amendment rights. | Judge John G. Koeltl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan rejected a C.I.A. motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by four American citizens alleging they were wrongfully spied on while visiting Julian Assange at the Ecuadoria…
(2023-12-23). Native Americans Are Fighting to Tear Down Barriers That Suppress Their Votes. truthout.org Native American, Indigenous and Alaska Native voters are set to play a pivotal role in key states in the presidential election and U.S. Senate contests in 2024. But they've consistently faced barriers to voting. The Native American Rights Fund (NARF), an organization that provides legal representation and assistance for Native American groups and tribes, detailed these barriers as well as gaps in… |
(2023-12-23). Kate Cox abortion case exposes the lie of the "pro-life" far right. liberationnews.org 
For the first time since Roe v. Wade, an adult woman has been forced to seek abortion care outside of her home state after seeking permission from a court of law to obtain an abortion.
(2023-12-23). Iran: Swedish citizen to be executed 'shortly' says UN. middleeasteye.net 
Iran: Swedish citizen to be executed 'shortly' says UN | Rights groups warn that Ahmadreza Djalali could face death in retaliation for Swedish court upholding conviction of former Iranian official | Sat, 12/23/2023 – 14: 13 | Demonstrators hold posters with a portrait of Swedish-Iranian doctor and researcher Ahmadreza Djalali who is imprisoned and sentenced to death in Iran, during a protest claiming to…
(2023-12-23). Political and media witch hunt launched over release of a "terrorist" in Australia. wsws.org The ongoing Benbrika saga, which began with his much-publicised arrest in 2005, shows how the sweeping and unprecedented "counter-terrorism" laws imposed under the banner of the "war on terror" are being used to overturn basic legal and democratic rights.
(2023-12-23). NPC plans amendments to Criminal Law to cover private firms. ecns.cn Corruption in private enterprises will be further combated in line with a draft amendment law, so that legitimate rights and interests of entrepreneurs can be better protected, an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said on Friday.
(2023-12-23). Labor's new punitive refugee laws criticised. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-12-23). US group urges ICC to probe Israel's military top brass for war crimes. presstv.ir A US-based rights group has officially called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute a list of 40 senior Israeli commanders for war crimes over their involvement in the occupying regime's genocide of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
(2023-12-23). PUMA withdraws its sponsorship of Israeli football. pressenza.com BDS achieved a major victory: PUMA was forced to drop its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. | The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding part of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, welcomes the news that PUMA will not renew its contract with the Israel Football Association (IFA). | PUMA has been the target of a global BDS campaign since 2018 for its support of Israeli apartheid that oppresses millions of Palestinians. The IFA runs and supports the maintenance of teams in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. | Leak…