teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-26). Prosigue en Bolivia encuentro de naciones y pueblos originarios. telesurtv.net Debaten sobre migración, los derechos de la Madre Tierra, la lucha contra la crisis climática y la defensa de la democracia.

Counter Protest in San Francisco (2023-01-26). Reproductive Rights Activists Talk Back to "Walk for Life" Marchers. indybay.org Another year (this the 19th) of Walk for Life bussing in folks from parts afar to the city of San Francisco.

Fight Back (2023-01-25). Charges dropped against organizers who confronted Philippines President Marco, Jr. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Charges against the Makibeki NYC 3 have or will be dismissed, defeating legal attacks that came after the protests against the president of the Philippines this past fall. | That's when pro-democracy organizers held a week of demonstrations against Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., who was visiting the United Nations. Marcos' father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., declared martial law in the Philippines years ago, and reigned over a 20-year dictatorship. Now his son, Marcos Jr., is presiding over a period of rampant human rights abuses, including arbitrary arrests and detention of po…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-25). Peruvian diaspora condemns violence of defacto government. peoplesdispatch.org Peruvian diaspora in the US rallied outside the United Nations General Assembly building in New York City to condemn the human rights violations carried out by the government of Dina Boluarte. Solidarity protests have been held in cities across the world to raise awareness about the situation in Peru and to call on international organizations to take action.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-25). Más de funcionarios cesados por violar derechos indígenas en Brasil. telesurtv.net Entre los 54 dirigentes cesados se encuentran 11 coordinadores regionales de la Secretaría de Salud Indígena (SESAI).

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-25). Panama arrests US citizen suspected in Colombia of murdering fiancé. colombiareports.com Panama's National Police on Tuesday detained a US citizen who is suspected of murdering his fiancé in Colombia's capital Bogota. Wisconsin native John Poulos was detained on Panama's international airport…

Ann Brown (2023-01-25). Remembering Pioneer Sam Cooke, Who Established His Own Record Label And Retained The Rights To His Music. moguldom.com Soul singer Sam Cooke was ahead of his time, not just musically but in the business of music. He was born Samuel Cook on Jan. 22, 1931, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, to Rev. Charles Cook, Sr., a Baptist minister, and Annie May Cook. In 1931, his father added the "e" to their surname. Raised in Chicago …

Chris Garaffa (2023-01-25). Tribunal in Washington Calls on President Biden to End Prosecution of Julian Assange and to Defend Rights of Journalists and Whistleblowers. liberationnews.org Held just two blocks from the White House, the Tribunal called on President Biden to end the prosecution of Julian Assange and to defend the rights of journalists and whistleblowers.

Editor (2023-01-25). Book Review: 'No Equal Justice: The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett'. mronline.org David Gespass has been on the editorial board of the National Lawyers Guild Review for over twenty-years including several years as Editor in Chief. He is a past president of the National Lawyers Guild. David is doing his best to retire from the active practice of law with only moderate success.

americanthinker (2023-01-25). Gender-mad teachers smugly trample parents' rights. americanthinker.com A New York Times article writes about the allegedly "wrenching" tensions for teachers who think their rights are greater than parents' rights.

JANET (2023-01-25). Jan 28: International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism. iacenter.org The International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures Saturday, January 28 | 11am — 6pm The People's Forum & Online 320 W 37th St, New York, NY RSVP here to attend or tune in online After two years of dedicated organizing, we are excited to officially announce the launch of the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures. This project is a first ever international effort to build systems of accountability—rooted in global cross-movement solidarity—both within and outside of the…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-25). Daily Round-up | Palestinians protest Israeli displacement in Khan al-Ahmar & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of protests against displacement in Palestine, discussions of a common currency in Latin America, a UN report on the state of Afghanistan, and more sanctions on Iran…

Fight Back (2023-01-25). Charges dropped against organizers who confronted Philippines President Marco, Jr. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Charges against the Makibeki NYC 3 have or will be dismissed, defeating legal attacks that came after the protests against the president of the Philippines this past fall. | That's when pro-democracy organizers held a week of demonstrations against Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., who was visiting the United Nations. Marcos' father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., declared martial law in the Philippines years ago, and reigned over a 20-year dictatorship. Now his son, Marcos Jr., is presiding over a period of rampant human rights abuses, including arbitrary arrests and detention of po…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-25). Más de funcionarios cesados por violar derechos indígenas en Brasil. telesurtv.net Entre los 54 dirigentes cesados se encuentran 11 coordinadores regionales de la Secretaría de Salud Indígena (SESAI).

Kenny Stancil (2023-01-24). Probe Demanded After 'Cold-Blooded Killing' of Eswatini Human Rights Lawyer. commondreams.org

Human rights advocates on Monday implored Eswatini authorities to launch a swift, rigorous, and independent investigation into the recent killing of renowned pro-democracy lawyer Thulani Maseko.Unknown gunmen

Behrouz Boochani (2023-01-24). Behrouz Boochani: 'Many people have been damaged because of indefinite detention: they use time to torture people'. greenleft.org.au Alex Bainbridge spoke with Kurdish-Iranian activist, author and film producer Behrouz Boochani about his latest book Freedom, Only Freedom and Australia's refugee detention regime.

jamanetwork (2023-01-24). Trends in Sexual Assault Against Detainees in US Immigration Detention Centers, 2018-2022. jamanetwork.com This study examines sexual assault allegations perpetrated against individuals detained across US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities from 2018 to 2022.

Chris Garaffa (2023-01-24). Tribunal in Washington Calls on President Biden to End Prosecution of Julian Assange and to Defend Rights of Journalists and Whistleblowers. covertactionmagazine.com Nearly 13 years after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released the video Collateral Murder exposing the brutal and intentional killing of Iraqi civilians and two Reuters journalists, over 1 people packed the same room in the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for the Belmarsh Tribunal. January 20th's sitting was the third of the Tribunal, following …

Fight Back (2023-01-24). th anniversary of Roe v Wade marked in Madison, WI. fightbacknews.org Madison, WI – On the th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, January 22, Reproductive Justice Action-Milwaukee (RJA-M) joined the Madison Area Reproductive Rights Coalition for Healthcare (MARCH) for a march and rally of thousands in Madison, the Wisconsin capital city. The event called on people to vote in the spring primary Wisconsin Supreme Court election, but it also heavily emphasized that this fight is "Bigger Than Roe." | The fight for reproductive rights has always been at the forefront of healthcare efforts, and access to free abortion for all is just a fraction of the healthcare coverage that people deserve.

Guest Contributor (2023-01-24). Good enough for jazz: how well does the government need to understand its Paris Agreement obligations? A case of emissions and omissions. ukhumanrightsblog.com In R (Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA Civ 14, the Court of Appeal considered the implications of the Paris Agreement on climate change for governmental decision-making in relation to investing in a liquified natural gas project in Mozambique (the "Project"). Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, with …

Illinois Prisoner Rights Coalition (2023-01-24). Dire need for accountability in Illinois county jails. peoplesworld.org On August 27, 2020 Jason Fancher, a person who was incarcerated at the Iroquois County Jail, was declared dead after being transported to a local hospital from the facility. Jason was a loving father. Not only did he love and cherish his daughter, Sheanice Fancher, but he was a parental figure to her partner and …

Malik Miah (2023-01-24). United States: Police killings rose in 2022 and Black people are the main targets. greenleft.org.au It took a mass civil rights movement to end legal racial segregation in the United States, writes Malik Miah. The same must happen to abolish policing and the corrupt criminal "justice" system.

Editor (2023-01-24). 'Climate Justice in So-Called Canada'. mronline.org Indigenous rights and sovereignty must be at the centre of our collective efforts to rescue a habitable planet.

_____ (2023-01-24). How the US is blackmailing countries that buy American weapons. journal-neo.org Economic sanctions and blackmail have long been the preferred methods of conducting foreign policy and advancing the United States' own geopolitical interests. In 2018, the US withdrew from the agreement on Iran's nuclear program signed in May 2015, following which Washington began to implement the "maximum pressure" strategy on Iran. In 2019, the US government …

_____ (2023-01-24). Building A Global People's Movement To End US Imperialism. popularresistance.org Following a two-year organizing effort, the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism will launch in New York City on January 28. The People's Tribunal will focus on US sanctions, blockades and coercive measures and how they impact people in the targeted countries. Clearing the FOG speaks with Helyeh Doutaghi, a co-chair of the Tribunal, a doctoral student at Carleton University in Ottawa, and an anti-imperialist activist, about why this is an opportune time to build a global movement focused on the United States, how the Tribunal will be structured and how the testimony will be used to hold the US accoun…

Natalia Marques (2023-01-24). The US blockade of Cuba hurts medical patients in both countries. peoplesdispatch.org By lifting sanctions against Cuba, people in the US could have access to life-saving treatments being developed in Cuba for diseases which ravage working-class communities each year…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-24). US Sanctions on Chinese Solar Panels Cripple Its Own Green Agenda and Harm Americans. orinocotribune.com Thanks to political games and the fossil fuel lobby, Washington is shooting itself in the foot on clean energy | According to a recent South China Morning Post This is set to benefit the world and mainly Europe,…

thecommunists (2023-01-24). The US 'Inflation Reduction Act' — blatant protectionism. thecommunists.org US imperialism, not content, through its policy of sanctioning Russia, with depriving Europe of the cheap Russian gas and oil that facilitated Europe-based industries to operate competitively in the world market, has now delivered another shattering blow to Europe and its competitors worldwide with the passing of its so-called Inflation Reduction Act. Under the provisions …