Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-30). Chileans calls for justice for victims of eye trauma. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Political organizations and human rights defenders on Friday called the Chilean State for reparations for the victims of the social outbreak, after a young man with eye damage decided to take his own life.

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-06-30). Spirit of Mandela – International Tribunal – People's Senate. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, we talk about the 2021 international tribunal on the human rights, abuses against black, brown, and indigenous peoples. Its history and its importance must be understood. We then talk about the spirit of Mandela briefly and the people senate initiate which more info on both can be found at Spiritofmandela.org…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-30). ISIS Cells Carried Out 29 Operations, Killed 30 People In Syria During June: Monitoring Group. southfront.org File image. | ISIS cells carried out a total of 29 operations in Syria during June, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in a report released on the 30th of the month. | The London-based monitoring group said that the terrorist group was most active in the areas held by the United States-led coalition and its proxy, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in northeastern Syria. | ISIS carried out 21 operations in the region over the past 30 days, killing four civilians and ten personnel of…

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-30). Trans rights are human rights, protesters say. greenleft.org.au

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-29). Is the EU Bribing and Blackmailing Tunisia to Crack Down on Migrants? towardfreedom.org The Workers' Party of Tunisia and several human rights groups have strongly objected to a deal proposed by European countries on the movement of migrants. They have called it a violation of sovereignty and the human rights of refugees. Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service have produced this report.

unitedEditor (2023-06-30). Civilization and public safety. uwidata.com The decline in crimes against people, such as murder, injury, rape, and drug use; crimes against property, such as theft, extortion, and fraud; crimes against society, such as corruption and torture; and crimes against the weaker members of society, such as women, children, and refugees, is another indicator of a nation's civilization. The fact that …

teleSUR, JDO (2023-06-30). Papa Francisco sostiene encuentro con familia de Julian Assange. telesurtv.net Recibió en audiencia privada a su esposa Stella Assange y sus dos hijos. La abogada ha encabezado la lucha por restituir los derechos al fundador del portal Wikileaks.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-30). Mossad Says It Detained Iranian Agent Who Plotted Attacks Against Israelis In Cyprus (Video). southfront.org Alleged Iranian terror operative Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, in a photo released by the Mossad spy agency on June 29, 2023. | On June 30, the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency announced that it had captured an agent of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who plotted attacks against Israeli targets in Cyprus. | In a statement, the agency said that the agent, identified as Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, was captured during a special operation inside Iran. | Abbasalilo…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-30). Haitian capital's prosecutor addresses prolonged preventive detention. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Edler Guillaume, the new government commissioner in the Haitian capital, addresses the issue of prolonged preventive detention, as a result of which 8 of 10 detainees are in that condition.

Chris Walker (2023-06-30). SCOTUS Sides With Website Creator Seeking to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People. truthout.org On Friday, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado website designer who argued that a state law barring discrimination against LGBTQ people violates her First Amendment speech rights. The case in question, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, examined the complaints of website creator Lorie Smith, who owns a graphic design firm and sued the state over a law called the Colorado Anti… |

Lylla Younes (2023-06-30). On the Cusp of Cleaning Up "Cancer Alley," the EPA Caved to GOP Pressure. truthout.org Pastor Philip Schmitter waited more than 20 years for the Environmental Protection Agency to do its job. In 1992, he'd filed a civil rights complaint to halt the construction of a power station that would spew toxic lead into the air of his predominantly Black community in Flint, Michigan. Decades passed without a response, so he joined four other groups around the country in a lawsuit to compel… |

Mike Ludwig (2023-06-30). Advocates for Racial Equity on Campus Say SCOTUS Ruling Won't Deter Their Fight. truthout.org Bucking decades of consensus and precedent rooted in efforts to advance racial equality and desegregate schools, the Supreme Court's conservative majority struck down race-conscious admissions policies at two major universities on Thursday in a contentious ruling that advocates say will unfairly restrict but not end affirmative action in higher education. Major civil rights groups and advocates… |

Dr. Melinda Brennan (2023-06-30). Wisconsinites Delivered a Pivotal Win for Abortion Access and Democracy. aclu.org At the ACLU of Wisconsin, our focus recently turned to two electoral cycles: the gubernatorial election in November 2022, and the April 2023 state supreme court election. I'm proud to say that there were many lessons learned, capacity built, and positive outcomes that we are happy to share with our teammates in the ACLU universe. | The outcomes of this work include a crucial veto for defending against assaults on our rights and a pivotal turn towards a court that will protect abortion access and democracy. | The collapse of abortion rights in Wisconsin was devastatingly painful — almost too painful to c…

Sophia Ebanks (2023-06-30). What Trans Youth Want You to Know. aclu.org As Pride month comes to a close, the ACLU is shining the spotlight on those who are often at the center of harmful anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and discourse: transgender youth. | Unfortunately, trans youth continue to face malicious attacks on their safety and dignity as lawmakers actively seek to invalidate and infringe upon their right to live and express themselves as they choose. With

Staff (2023-06-30). Is Supreme Court's "Gay Wedding" Case Built on a Lie? Man at Center of the Story Says He's Straight. democracynow.org In one of the last cases in the Supreme Court's current session, the justices ruled in favor of a wedding website designer who wants to be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples. Lorie Smith of Colorado filed the lawsuit with help from the right-wing Alliance Defending Freedom as part of the group's ongoing attempt to roll back the rights of LGBTQ people. But as reporter Melissa Gira Grant discovered, part of the case may be built on a lie. Smith has never actually built a wedding website; the lone request Smith claims to have received from a gay couple supposedly originated with a straight man…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis (2023-06-30). Do you know your rights? What to do if cops stop, search, or arrest you unjustly. therealnews.com Too often, the rule of law just means the rule of police—but knowing your rights can still be an important way to protect yourself from police injustice. Here on Police Accountability Report, we often document how frequently the police conduct unjust and illegal stops, searches, seizures, and even arrests. But the significance of being educated on your rights isn't just important because of rampant police abuse; there's also a lot of misinformation out there. And when it comes to keeping yourself safe from capricious cops, disinformation is just as bad, if not worse, than no information. Legendary cop…

teleSUR (2023-06-30). Bolsonaro is Out of Brazilian Politics for 8 Years. telesurenglish.net On Friday, with the vote of Judge Carmen Antunes, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) achieved a majority to strip former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro of all political rights for eight years. He was found guilty of abuse of power during his administration (2019-2023). | RELATED: | "I want to state that I fully support Judge Benedito Goncalves," Antunes said at the beginning of her vote reading, which adds to the o…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-06-30). Mainstream Media Colludes with U.S. Government To Conceal Source of Syria's Heartbreaking Humanitarian Crisis. covertactionmagazine.com Illegal U.S. bombing raids, brutal economic sanctions, and incredibly brazen theft by U.S. forces of 66,000 barrels of Syrian oil per day (80% of its total output) have visited a biblical-scale tragedy upon the Syrian people that has battered them virtually back to the stone age. Following a devastating earthquake in February that displaced thousands of people …

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-29). Trans rights are human rights, protesters say. greenleft.org.au

Mike Ludwig (2023-06-28). DeSantis's Election Strategy? Competing With Trump to Be Crueler to Migrants. truthout.org In an effort to portray himself as the harsher punisher of migrants when compared to Donald Trump, 2024 presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a border policy platform on Monday that would require the mass incarceration of migrants, including families and children, in an expanded version of an immigration prison system that is notorious for human rights violations. |

Peter Skelton KC (2023-06-28). The Supreme Court provides authoritative guidance on the application of Article 2 to Coronial investigations and inquests. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction The advent of the Human Rights Act 1998, and the incorporation into domestic law of the Article 2 right to life, has transformed coronial investigations and inquests over the last two decades. Lord Bingham's magisterial creation of the 'enhanced' investigation and conclusion in R (Middleton) v West Somerset Coroner [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC …

People's Dispatch. (2023-06-28). UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down Of Guantanamo Prison. popularresistance.org UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin on Monday, June 26, asked the US authorities to shut down the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison and apologize for the torture of inmates. She asked that all persons responsible for such abuses in the last 20 years be held accountable. | Ní Aoláin was addressing a press conference in New York on the occasion of UN's International Day in Solidarity with the Victims of Torture. She also released her report on Guantanamo Bay prepared after visiting the prison earlier this year. | "The US government must urgently provide judicial resolution, apology and guarantees of non-repetiti…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-06-29). México_Aquila, Michoacán: En lucha por defensa de la vida y los derechos comunitarios. indybay.org México | Aquila, Michoacán: En lucha por defensa de la vida y los derechos comunitarios…

teleSUR, rzr, JGN (2023-06-29). Presidenta hondureña inaugura Museo de la Memoria. telesurtv.net La mandataria informó que la Secretaría de Derechos Humanos formuló el proyecto de instaurar el Día Nacional de la Verdad, Memoria y Justicia.

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2023-06-28). China pide proteger derechos de los migrantes. telesurtv.net China, a través de un comunicado oficial, instó a los países que reconozcan sus violaciones y adopten medidas para proteger los derechos de los migrantes.

teleSUR (2023-06-29). 150 Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.

teleSUR (2023-06-29). 150 People Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.

Editor (2023-06-28). UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down of Guantanamo Prison, Apology to Inmates. scheerpost.com UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US' treatment of detainees was "cruel, inhuman and degrading"

Staff (2023-06-28). Denied their Eid celebration, three Palestinian administrative detainees on hunger strike for 11th day. samidoun.net Three Palestinian prisoners jailed without charge or trial in Israeli occupation prisons are on hunger strike for the 11th day, demanding their freedom. All three launched their hunger strikes on 18 June; they are held in the Ofer prison and reject their arbitrary administrative detention. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands with the Palestinian prisoners …

Lance Baynham (2023-06-29). Unpublished policy and unlawful detention: a case note on R (MXK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. ukhumanrightsblog.com In R (MXK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1272 (Admin), the Administrative Court held that: In reality, the facts carried the day. This was true not only in relation to the unlawful detention issue, but also on some other points — for example, the SSHD failed to evidence any public interest in …

ecns.cn (2023-06-28). Chinese Embassy expresses serious concerns over arrest of Chinese researcher by Japanese police. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Japan said they have expressed serious concern to Japan through diplomatic channels, requiring Japan to earnestly respect both laws and facts and ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.

WSWS (2023-06-29). Australian ballet dancer speaks on fight against pay cuts, conditions during pandemic. wsws.org "The dancers that have come before us have left a legacy of good workplace rights and conditions. They have sacrificed a lot to procure these conditions and we are going to fight to keep them."

Editor (2023-06-29). 'Does This Mean That My Existence Is Illegal Now?': New Kansas Anti-Trans Law Brings Legal Unknowns. scheerpost.com Advocates worry the law, which takes effect July 1, could impact many areas of life for trans and gender-diverse people — including their ability to vote without discrimination.

Staff (2023-06-28). SCOTUS Rejects Radical GOP Vote-Rigging "Theory," Could Still End Affirmative Action & Debt Relief. democracynow.org The Supreme Court's term is ending this week with rulings on several blockbuster cases. On Tuesday, voting rights advocates welcomed a decision in a major election law case that preserved checks and balances in elections. In a 6-3 decision, the justices dismissed the so-called independent state legislature theory that state lawmakers have nearly unlimited power to make rules for federal elections. This ruling will "empower state courts around the country to block gerrymanders, to police the legislatures and to keep legislators from trying to entrench themselves or advance their party with these egregi…

Chris Walker (2023-06-28). Lawsuit Says Virginia's Disenfranchisement Laws Violate Post-Civil War Statute. truthout.org A group of disenfranchised voters in Virginia who have had their voting rights taken away because of an archaic and racist state constitutional amendment are suing the state in federal court. The suit alleges that the laws disallowing individuals formerly convicted of felony crimes from engaging in the democratic process are in violation of a post-Civil War federal statute. |

David Cronin (2023-06-28). Targeting Israel viewed as terrorism by Europol. electronicintifada.net Report portrays defenders of Palestinian rights as extremists.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-28). UN special rapporteur says Bolsonaro attacked democracy in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Freedom of Association, Clement Nyaletsossi, on Wednesday condemned that former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked elections and democratic institutions in Brazil.

WSWS (2023-06-28). US Supreme Court rejects far-right "independent state legislature" theory. wsws.org While the Democrats are hailing the ruling as the salvation of democracy, workers would make a fatal error if they placed any confidence in the Supreme Court or looked to it to defend their basic rights.

Staff (2023-06-28). Headlines for June 28, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Rejects GOP's Radical "Independent State Legislature Theory", Canadian Wildfire Smoke Brings Hazy Skies to Europe, "Very Unhealthy" Air Alerts in U.S. Cities, Russian Missile Strikes Restaurant in Ukraine's Kramatorsk, Killing 9 and Wounding Dozens, Belarusian President Says He Convinced Wagner Chief to Call Off Mutiny in Russia, U.S. Sanctions Companies Profiting from Wagner Group Mining Concessions in Africa, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio Wins Reelection, Nurses in Texas and Kansas Hold One-Day Strike to Demand Safe Staffing Levels, DOJ Report Finds Mi…

Gunnar Lindemann (2023-06-28). "Diplomatic relations with Syria should be restored and sanctions lifted": Interview with Gunnar Lindemann, German Parliament Member. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Eye (2023-06-28). US Targets Wagner Group Over Gold Smuggling in Africa, UAE Firm Sanctioned. globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-28). Switzerland implements expanded EU sanctions against Russia. plenglish.com According to a governmental statement, Switzerland rejected, however, the sale of Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, while it subscribed to the sanctions approved on June 23 and effective as of Wednesday afternoon. | According to the document, the new restrictions include financial and travel restrictions on 71 individuals and 33 entities, including individuals, companies and organizations allegedly supporting the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. | In addition, the EU adopted some regulations such as asset freezes and a ban on entering or transiting Switzerland against members of the Eurasian nation's Armed…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-28). Israel approves thousands of illegal settlement units in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org The sanction for 5,700 housing units was described by a Palestinian government official as an "open war against the Palestinian people." He added that "all settler colonialism in all the occupied Palestinian territories is illegitimate and illegal"