(2023-03-11). Does artificial intelligence have 'rights'? americanthinker.com No, chatbots don't have human rights.
(2023-03-11). The heinous instrumentalisation of Human Rights against Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Last week saw the advance release of a summary of the United Nations Human Rights Council's still-pending detailed report on Nicaragua. The report supposedly results from an investigation by a group of experts of "all alleged human rights violations and abuses committed in Nicaragua since April 2018."
(2023-03-10). Frankfurt City Council Undermines Human Rights by Canceling a Concert by Roger Waters. independentmediainstitute.org After a highly acclaimed run in North America, Roger Waters will take his "This Is Not a Drill" tour across Europe. The long journey includes shows in Germany, with the final concert in the country originally planned to take place in Frankfurt on May 28. On February 24, however, Frankfurt's city council and the Hessian …
(2023-03-10). What is Really Going on with Lula? libya360.wordpress.com What is Really Going on w/ Lula? Breaking down the facts, the lies, good & bad plus the Truth About Human Rights Nicaragua. Camila Escalante & Teri Mattson Rumble t.co/8rUGCW3tzi — Fiorella Isabel (@FiorellaIsabelM) March 10, 2023 Latin American governments say they don't want foreign governments intervening in their internal affairs. Impossible to take them…
(2023-03-10). Indigenous Mexicans risk their lives to defend the environment from organized crime and 'insatiable, predatory' transnational corporations. therealnews.com 
They were driving back from a community meeting in Aquila, Michoacan, where the discussion had centered on getting the Ternium mine in the area to cease activities. They dropped someone off, then were never seen again. Later, their car was Antonio Díaz, an Indigenous Nahua leader opposed to the mine, and Ricardo Lagunes, a human rights lawyer who has taken on numerous key cases in Mexico, went missing on January 15 of this…
(2023-03-11). Torture, Murder and Security Clearances at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. indybay.org The news out of the democratic republic of Chile this week is that the conviction of Jaime Garcia Covarrubias—the former National Defense University / Defense Security Cooperation Agency professor who was since 2008 the target of the Petitioner's disclosures through the NDU/DSCA chain of command—for the torture and murder of an unarmed detainee was upheld by that country's Supreme Court. | Garcia Covarrubias has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his authorship of that crime, one of two involving the torture and clandestine murder of unarmed detainees for which he has already been convicted a…
(2023-03-11). Does artificial intelligence have 'rights'? americanthinker.com No, chatbots don't have human rights.
(2023-03-11). The heinous instrumentalisation of Human Rights against Nicaragua. mronline.org Last week saw the advance release of a summary of the United Nations Human Rights Council's still-pending detailed report on Nicaragua. The report supposedly results from an investigation by a group of experts of "all alleged human rights violations and abuses committed in Nicaragua since April 2018."
(2023-03-10). Frankfurt City Council Undermines Human Rights by Canceling a Concert by Roger Waters. independentmediainstitute.org After a highly acclaimed run in North America, Roger Waters will take his "This Is Not a Drill" tour across Europe. The long journey includes shows in Germany, with the final concert in the country originally planned to take place in Frankfurt on May 28. On February 24, however, Frankfurt's city council and the Hessian …
(2023-03-10). What is Really Going on with Lula? libya360.wordpress.com What is Really Going on w/ Lula? Breaking down the facts, the lies, good & bad plus the Truth About Human Rights Nicaragua. Camila Escalante & Teri Mattson Rumble t.co/8rUGCW3tzi — Fiorella Isabel (@FiorellaIsabelM) March 10, 2023 Latin American governments say they don't want foreign governments intervening in their internal affairs. Impossible to take them…
(2023-03-10). Indigenous Mexicans risk their lives to defend the environment from organized crime and 'insatiable, predatory' transnational corporations. therealnews.com They were driving back from a community meeting in Aquila, Michoacan, where the discussion had centered on getting the Ternium mine in the area to cease activities. They dropped someone off, then were never seen again. Later, their car was Antonio Díaz, an Indigenous Nahua leader opposed to the mine, and Ricardo Lagunes, a human rights lawyer who has taken on numerous key cases in Mexico, went missing on January 15 of this…
(2023-03-11). Torture, Murder and Security Clearances at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. indybay.org The news out of the democratic republic of Chile this week is that the conviction of Jaime Garcia Covarrubias—the former National Defense University / Defense Security Cooperation Agency professor who was since 2008 the target of the Petitioner's disclosures through the NDU/DSCA chain of command—for the torture and murder of an unarmed detainee was upheld by that country's Supreme Court. | Garcia Covarrubias has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his authorship of that crime, one of two involving the torture and clandestine murder of unarmed detainees for which he has already been convicted a…
(2023-03-10). Bernie Sanders breathes new life into the Communist Manifesto. americanthinker.com A review of Bernie Sanders's new book, so you don't have to torture yourself reading it.
(2023-03-10). Moms Urge IL Leaders to Pardon Survivors of Police Torture, Wrongful Convictions. truthout.org Ten parents (nine mothers and one father) make up Mothers of the Kidnapped (MOK), the feminist abolitionist collective partnering with the United Nations to demand Illinois officials pardon all survivors of police torture and wrongful convictions. Their sons are 10 of more than 500 people whose cases have piled up on the desks of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County State's Attorney Kim… |
(2023-03-10). Shot and tortured by police, Communist Party of Swaziland's Mvuselelo Mkhabela escapes, calls for continued anti-monarchist resistance. peoplesdispatch.org Speaking to Peoples Dispatch from his hideout, the 21-year-old narrated how he escaped from the police and made it to safety with the help of his comrades, following hours of torture, after being shot by the King's police while leading a pro-democracy protest…
(2023-03-11). Organizan el III Foro Mundial de Derechos Humanos en Argentina. telesurtv.net El espacio abordará temas de debate público sobre los Derechos Humanos en el mundo, los principales avances y desafíos centrados en el respeto a las diferencias.
(2023-03-11). NLG Condemns "Stop Cop City" Music Festival Arrests in Atlanta. indybay.org Law enforcement detained at least 35 people in Atlanta on Sunday, March 5, at a solidarity music festival over a mile away from the Cop City construction site.
(2023-03-11). Protesters Charged With Terrorism In Atlanta. popularresistance.org At least 23 protesters have been charged with domestic terrorism amid a week of action against the construction of "Cop City" in Atlanta, a proposed $90 million police training complex. Atlanta police detained 35 people and arrested 23 on the night of March 5, they claim, for vandalism against the Cop City construction site and violence towards police. Activists dispute this narrative. While video footage shows a small group torching the construction site and throwing fireworks towards police, according to activists, none of the 35 people detained were detained at the construction site itself.
(2023-03-10). Impeach Biden — and Garland, too. americanthinker.com Abuse of the constitutional rights of the January 6 detainees demands it.
(2023-03-10). 120+ organizations endorse the International Campaign to Liberate the Remains of Palestinian Martyrs: Join the Week of Action March 11-18. samidoun.net 
Over 120 organizations around the world have endorsed the International Campaign to Liberate the Remains of Palestinian Martyrs and the week of action, March 18-19. Political parties, trade unions, Palestinian movements, solidarity groups, anti-imperialist organizations and anti-war coalitions have come together to stand with Palestinian families demanding the release of their loved ones' bodies, detained …
(2023-03-11). Daily Round-up | Protests in South Africa to demand freedom for Mumia & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we look at protests in South Africa demanding freedom for Mumia; 14 dead in boat drowning off Tunisia; US Senate hearing over Ohio train derailment; and Ex-Peru president Castillo's detention extended by 36 months.
(2023-03-10). Peru's judiciary extends preventive detention of Pedro Castillo by 36 months. peoplesdispatch.org 
On Thursday March 9, the judiciary of Peru
(2023-03-10). Florida sheriff's office settles lawsuit over illegal detention of US resident. splcenter.org
(2023-03-11). Tuesday 3/14: Black Power & Civil Rights History Talk w/ Journalist & Author, Mark Whitaker. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-03-11). FRSO Orlando hosts International Women's Day speakout. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On March 4, members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and the Orlando Liberation Initiative (OLI) held a speak out to commemorate International Women's Day, a holiday honoring the contributions of women to the people's struggle. With attacks on reproductive rights intensifying, the activists gathered to speak on the history of International Women's Day, the current state of the women's movement internationally, and how to fight back against gender-based oppression, especially in Florida, which is leading the crusade against reproductive rights. | In Florida, these attacks on basic r…
(2023-03-11). Seattle rallies to celebrate International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Wednesday, March 8, 40 people rallied in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to celebrate International Women's Day and to defend women's and reproductive rights. The event was called by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Seattle. | Despite near freezing temperatures, people came to hear speeches from women leaders in the labor movement, anti-imperialist organizers with the International Women's Alliance, and reproductive rights organizers. Attendees united under the rallying call to "Defend women's and reproductive rights!" | Opening and emceeing the event,…
(2023-03-11). Tallahassee FRSO holds International Women's Day rally. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Wednesday, March 8, more than 40 people rallied outside the Leon County Courthouse to defend women's and reproductive rights and to commemorate the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day. The rally was organized by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | Chants like "We won't go back; we will fight back!" and "Pro-life? That's a lie! You don't care if people die!" echoed down the Monroe Street corridor. | For more than 100 years, workers, progressives and revolutionaries all over the world have celebrated International Women's Day with protests, rallies and…
(2023-03-11). International Working Women's Day in Uruguay is the culmination of decades of mobilization. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist collectives in Uruguay held another day of action on March 8, building on decades of mobilization for women's rights in the country…
(2023-03-10). Silencing educators means silencing the oppressed. cpusa.org 
With the big lie gaining prominence as a tactic of extreme-right rule, it is becoming clearer every day that the rights of educators and students, and the struggles of people of color, women and LGBTQ people are closely intertwined. As Chauncey K Robinson reported in People's World: "There is a war being waged against …
(2023-03-10). Kim Knackstedt on Disability Policy, Algernon Austin on Unemployment & Race. fair.org 
CounterSpin230310.mp3 Judy Heumann | This week on CounterSpin: "I wanna see feisty disabled people change the world." So declared disability rights activist
(2023-03-10). Austin students rally for International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On Wednesday, March 8, around 15 students at the University of Texas at Austin rallied for International Women's Day. The rally, called by Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), was held in front of the UT Tower. | To kick off the rally, SDS member Ashley Awad let the crowd in chants, such as, "When women's rights are under attack what do we do, stand up fight back!" | Awad then called attention to why students were rallying on International Women's Day, stating "With all the recent attacks on women's and reproductive rights it is important to keep organizing and speaking out to reject…
(2023-03-10). Gig funds refugee advocacy and support. greenleft.org.au Cairns for Refugees and Green Left organised an event that raised nearly $1300 for refugee rights advocacy. Jonathan Strauss reports.
(2023-03-10). Women's Rights At The Heart Of The Fight Over Pensions In France. popularresistance.org For the first time in the history of France, trade unions have called for a two-day general strike that will extend to March 8, International Working Women's Day. The general mobilization will begin on Tuesday, March 7, and it is expected to cause widespread protests all over the country. This is the first time since May 1968 that trade unions have issued a joint call for a general strike that will last for more than 24 hours. | While actions for March 8 have grown in strength over the past years, this year's mobilizations are expected to be particularly powerful. For the first time, it is social movements as a w…
(2023-03-10). Rep. Barbara Lee on Cutting the Military Budget, Abortion Rights & Why She's Running for Senate. democracynow.org 
As President Biden proposes his new budget, which expands military spending, as well as social services, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. She recently reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act to cut $100 billion from the Pentagon budget and reallocate funds to overlooked priorities like healthcare and education. Lee is one of three House Democrats who have announced their candidacy for outgoing California Senator Dianne Feinstein's seat. Lee is the highest-ranking Black woman appointed to House leadership and would be just the third Bla…
(2023-03-10). "Barbaric Restrictions": 5 Women Sue Texas After Being Denied Abortions Despite Deadly Health Risks. democracynow.org 
Five women in Texas who were denied abortions are suing the state for denying them necessary medical care even though their pregnancies were nonviable and posed serious risks to their health. "I cannot adequately put into words the trauma and despair that comes with waiting to either lose your own life, your child's life, or both. For days, I was locked in this bizarre and avoidable hell," said Amanda Zurawski, the lead plaintiff, during a press conference Tuesday in Austin to announce the case, which also includes two doctors. While the Texas abortion ban is meant to have exceptions, many doctors are…
(2023-03-10). Sri Lankan government unleashes brutal state attacks on student protests. wsws.org Hundreds of heavily-armed police officers and army soldiers, were mobilised on Tuesday and Wednesday to stop students protesting against government austerity and attacks on democratic rights.
(2023-03-10). US Justice Department investigation details widespread civil rights abuses by Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department. wsws.org The report attempts to present Louisville Metro Police Department's conduct as merely the case of poor training, inadequate facilities and equipment and a lack of mental health support for officers.
(2023-03-10). Governor DeSantis leads Florida Republicans in assault on democratic rights in new legislative session. wsws.org New laws that could be signed by Governor Ron DeSantis would eviscerate public education, roll back abortion access, and expand the death penalty.
(2023-03-10). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: West Africa Peoples Organization Calls for Greater Unity as France Announces Military Reorganization About 700,000 Afghans Have Lost Their Jobs Since Taliban Takeover, Says UN Report U.S. Announces Fresh Sanctions Against Firms Involved in Iranian Oil and Petrochemical Exports Tunisians Mobilize Against Political Persecution and Government Failure to Address Economic …
(2023-03-10). Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly Must Sanction Israeli Officials for Illegal Settlement Expansion and Annexation. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-10). US plans further sanctions against China as it pivots to the Pacific. infobrics.org This could be a repetition of the same mistakes all over again, with sanctions backfiring, thereby alienating partners and boosting Eurasian integration.
(2023-03-10). Venezuela Won't Go Back to México Talks Unless All Sanctions Lifted. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, March 9, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, announced that "Venezuela is not going to sign any agreement with that sector of the Venezuelan opposition until we are 100% free of sanctions, until the 765 unilateral coercive measures signed by Donald Trump and Barack Hussein Obama are lifted," in reference to the México Talks with the far-right Venezuelan opposition. | The announcement was part of a statement by Rodríguez at an Anti-Imperialism Day event, held in Plaza Bolívar in Caracas on March 9, marking the eighth anniversary of the signing of the US Executive Or…
(2023-03-10). 11 March, Online Hearing: Lebanon at the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism. samidoun.net 
Join the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Lebanon. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. The hearing will take place on Saturday, …