(2023-04-14). Division Remains Deep in Northern Ireland as Biden Marks 25th Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement. democracynow.org 
President Biden was in Ireland this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the U.S.-brokered peace deal that ended three decades of fighting in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles. Biden's visit comes less than two months after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he had reached a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, and a year after the British Parliament introduced a bill to provide amnesty to former British soldiers and individuals involved in the Northern Ireland conflict. Human rights experts have accused the bill of undermin…
(2023-04-13). The Hilarious Goon Show of Biden's Democracy Talk Shop for Global South Leaders. strategic-culture.org The more Joe Biden continues with his erroneous, hapless foreign policy initiatives, the more America drifts farther away from the Global South. | Who said Americans don't do irony? This boot camp which Biden runs, places the U.S. as the high order and grand master of human rights who ranks the pupils in the class and gives them an apple if they worship the U.S. And who stands by America at the high table? Israel of course! | The more Joe Biden continues with his erroneous, hapless foreign policy initiatives, the more America drifts farther away from the Global South. Biden's administration will be marked in his…
(2023-04-13). Five Killed In New Attacks In Syria's Central Region. southfront.org 
File image. | Five more people were killed in Syria's central region in two new terrorist attacks, which were reportedly carried out by ISIS cells. | On April 11, terrorists believed to be members of ISIS opened fire at a group of civilians who were collecting truffles in the area of al-Maydan to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), at least three civilians were killed in the hit-and-run attack. | Two days later,…
(2023-04-13). Norita Cortiñas: "If we don't pay the foreign debt there would be no more poor people" peoplesdispatch.org 
Norita Cortiñas was in La Plata during a presentation of books that reflect the struggle of different human rights defenders. In an afternoon full of recognition, emotion, memories and laughter, Norita spoke about her life and her battles.
(2023-04-15). [Editorial] Punishing the tortured: criminalisation of suicide. thelancet.com Providing care and treatment for people with suicidal ideas, rather than subjecting them to a criminal process, seems intuitively humane and appropriate. And yet, in more than 20 countries, suicide and attempted suicide remain an offence punishable by imprisonment and fines for those who survive, and financial penalties for the families of those who do not. The continuation of laws against suicide and attempted suicide is partly based on two contentious beliefs that need to be interrogated.
(2023-04-14). Llaman a El Salvador a restablecer derechos suspendidos en 2022. telesurtv.net Según organismos internacionales, el Estado debe asegurar que sus esfuerzos contra el crimen y la violencia se adecuen a los límites señalados de protección a los derechos humanos…
(2023-04-14). Division Remains Deep in Northern Ireland as Biden Marks 25th Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement. democracynow.org President Biden was in Ireland this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the U.S.-brokered peace deal that ended three decades of fighting in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles. Biden's visit comes less than two months after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he had reached a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, and a year after the British Parliament introduced a bill to provide amnesty to former British soldiers and individuals involved in the Northern Ireland conflict. Human rights experts have accused the bill of undermin…
(2023-04-13). The Hilarious Goon Show of Biden's Democracy Talk Shop for Global South Leaders. strategic-culture.org The more Joe Biden continues with his erroneous, hapless foreign policy initiatives, the more America drifts farther away from the Global South. | Who said Americans don't do irony? This boot camp which Biden runs, places the U.S. as the high order and grand master of human rights who ranks the pupils in the class and gives them an apple if they worship the U.S. And who stands by America at the high table? Israel of course! | The more Joe Biden continues with his erroneous, hapless foreign policy initiatives, the more America drifts farther away from the Global South. Biden's administration will be marked in his…
(2023-04-13). Five Killed In New Attacks In Syria's Central Region. southfront.org File image. | Five more people were killed in Syria's central region in two new terrorist attacks, which were reportedly carried out by ISIS cells. | On April 11, terrorists believed to be members of ISIS opened fire at a group of civilians who were collecting truffles in the area of al-Maydan to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), at least three civilians were killed in the hit-and-run attack. | Two days later,…
(2023-04-13). Norita Cortiñas: "If we don't pay the foreign debt there would be no more poor people" peoplesdispatch.org Norita Cortiñas was in La Plata during a presentation of books that reflect the struggle of different human rights defenders. In an afternoon full of recognition, emotion, memories and laughter, Norita spoke about her life and her battles.
(2023-04-15). [Editorial] Punishing the tortured: criminalisation of suicide. thelancet.com Providing care and treatment for people with suicidal ideas, rather than subjecting them to a criminal process, seems intuitively humane and appropriate. And yet, in more than 20 countries, suicide and attempted suicide remain an offence punishable by imprisonment and fines for those who survive, and financial penalties for the families of those who do not. The continuation of laws against suicide and attempted suicide is partly based on two contentious beliefs that need to be interrogated.
(2023-04-14). Llaman a El Salvador a restablecer derechos suspendidos en 2022. telesurtv.net Según organismos internacionales, el Estado debe asegurar que sus esfuerzos contra el crimen y la violencia se adecuen a los límites señalados de protección a los derechos humanos…
(2023-04-13). Violencia y masacre racista en Perú. globalizacion.ca El año del 2023 estará marcado por las graves violaciones de derechos humanos ante las protestas realizadas por la población peruana, a partir del intento de golpe de Estado de ex presidente Pedro Castillo y su inmediata vacancia. | Es claro…
(2023-04-14). The Legalization for All Network's border delegation learns from students. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On April 5, the final day of the Legalization for All Network's border delegation, activists spent the morning listening to testimonies from seven immigrant students from the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. The students — all Guatemalan youth who've lived in the United States for less than a year — explained the conditions in Central America that pushed them to leave home, their experiences while detained by ICE, and the struggles of having to work to support their families. | The encuentro was hosted by SALEF, the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, an orga…
(2023-04-13). Man dies in Georgia detention center — protest planned. workers.org 
Salvador Vargas, a 61-year-old Mexican man and incarcerated migrant, died April 4 at a hospital in Columbus, Georgia. He had been detained at the Stewart Detention Center, some 40 miles away in Lumpkin, Georgia. The hospital declared that the cause of death was complications from a stroke. Stewart has a . . . |
(2023-04-14). DeSantis Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law in Dead of Night. truthout.org Reproductive rights defenders decried the signing of a near-total abortion ban in Florida overnight by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, a likely presidential candidate for the GOP in 2024. Republican state lawmakers, which control both legislative chambers in the state, sent S.B. 300 to DeSantis' desk in order to bar the medical procedure after just six weeks of pregnancy, before most people know… |
(2023-04-14). RuPaul's Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU's Defense of Trans Rights. aclu.org 
(2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Half Moon Bay: #AbortionRights Rally – We Won't Go Back! indybay.org Intersection of Hwy 92 and Main Street | Half Moon Bay, CA…
(2023-04-14). Frame-up case against Alton Estate workers in Sri Lanka enters third year. wsws.org The frame-up of Alton Estate workers is a vicious attack on the democratic rights of all Sri Lankan workers and must be defeated.
(2023-04-14). LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Groups Issue Travel Advisories for Florida. truthout.org LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Florida issued an unprecedented travel advisory on April 12, warning LGBTQ people of the risks that traveling or relocating to Florida could pose to their health, safety and freedom. "The advisory comes after passage of laws that are hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, restrict access to reproductive health care, repeal gun safety laws and allow untrained… |
(2023-04-14). Border delegation in San Diego: Immigration panel. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The Legalization for All Network (L4A) concluded day four of the 2023 border delegation with a virtual panel that included speakers from different immigrant rights organizations. The panel was moderated by Jenny Bekenstein, a member of Centro Community Service Organization (CSO). Sol Márquez, member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) grounded the discussion in the broader purpose of the delegation – to deepen participants' knowledge of different immigrant rights struggles and to find unity across these struggles. | Brad Sigal, a member of L4A and the Minnesota Imm…
(2023-04-13). Even in 'conservative' Texas suburb, fight for LGBTQ rights is growing. liberationnews.org 
The Montoya family, who moved into the area last year, were physically assaulted and had their home vandalized after Luisa Montoya hung a Pride flag outside her home to show support for her two transgender children.
(2023-04-13). U.S. court's abortion pill ruling: Another milestone in the assault on democratic rights. mronline.org 
The ruling issued Friday by federal District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, overturning approval of the abortion pill mifepristone by the Food and Drug Administration, is the most flagrant attack on the democratic right to abortion since the Supreme Court's decision last summer to overturn Roe v. Wade.
(2023-04-13). Shameful Attack by the German State: Palestinian Prisoners' Day Demonstrations in Berlin Banned by Police. samidoun.net 
On 13 April 2023, the Berlin police banned two demonstrations marking the Palestinian Prisoners' Day on 15 and 16 April, including the 16 April demonstration organized by Samidoun Deutschland. This heinous attack by the German state against Palestinian rights, freedoms, expression and existence, is in accordance with Germany's support for and admiration of the ethnostate …
(2023-04-14). China sanctions U.S. anti-China hawk for his frequent interference in Taiwan question, signals deterrence. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday imposed sanctions on the anti-China U.S. lawmaker Michael McCaul, who has frequently interfered in China's internal affairs and sent wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatists.
(2023-04-14). History has its course and timing. mronline.org 
Western sanctions imposed on Iran, Russia, Syria, and in fact any country that refuses to be driven by Western will, have motivated many countries in the world to search seriously for ways and means to liberate their destinies from Western hegemony.
(2023-04-14). Dumping the Dollar: Will a New BRICS Currency Replace the US Currency for Trade?>. infobrics.org The BRICS collective, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is working on a common currency in an attempt to ditch the US dollar and push back against America's dominance. The move comes as Moscow and Beijing call for de-dollarisation in the face of Western sanctions…
(2023-04-14). China's Yuan Is Now the Most Traded Currency in Russia. infobrics.org China's yuan has replaced the US dollar as the most traded currency in Russia, a year after the invasion of Ukraine led to a slew of Western sanctions against Moscow…
