Brenda Norrell (2023-09-15). UN Human Rights Council Report on Indigenous and Militarization: What the Report Omits. indybay.org Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, said a new report to the UN Human Rights Council on militarization and Indigenous Peoples, fails to relay the impacts and is padded with words stolen by college professors from authentic Native people. Ofelia describes the racket of non-profits hustling for money at the United Nations, and the profiteering academics and fake chiefs.

Brenda Norrell (2023-09-15). Yaqui Assassinated and Disappeared Not Included in New Report to UN Human Rights Council. indybay.org The assassinations and disappearances of Yaqui, in Sonora, Mexico, south of the Arizona border, are not included in the new report of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the impacts of militarization. The report is now being presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-09-15). Julian Assange And The End Of American Democracy. popularresistance.org The US government has hounded Julian Assange since WikiLeaks first revealed the extent of US war crimes in 2010. In the process of persecuting Assange, the federal government has used every tool at its disposal and even pushed beyond the boundaries that supposedly restrict state power in defense of civil liberties. One of the most insidious tactics is the use of the Espionage Act, which had not been used for against whistleblowers and journalists for almost a century before Assange's case. In the first part of a two-part conversation, lawyer and human rights defender Stella Assange, spouse of Julian Assange, join…

Brenda Norrell (2023-09-14). UN Human Rights Council Report on Indigenous and Militarization: What the Report Omits. indybay.org Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, said a new report to the UN Human Rights Council on militarization and Indigenous Peoples, fails to relay the impacts and is padded with words stolen by college professors from authentic Native people. Ofelia describes the racket of non-profits hustling for money at the United Nations, and the profiteering academics and fake chiefs.

Brenda Norrell (2023-09-14). Yaqui Assassinated and Disappeared Not Included in New Report to UN Human Rights Council. indybay.org The assassinations and disappearances of Yaqui, in Sonora, Mexico, south of the Arizona border, are not included in the new report of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the impacts of militarization. The report is now being presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-14). US to Shift Some Military Aid from Egypt to Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The US will withhold $85 million in annual military aid to Egypt and redirect some of the funds to Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The $85 million the US is withholding over human rights abuses is just a small portion of the $1.3 billion in military aid Egypt receives from the US …

ecns.cn (2023-09-14). China issues proposal on reform and development of global governance. ecns.cn The Proposal of the People's Republic of China on the Reform and Development of Global Governance elaborates on China's position and proposition on global security, development, human rights and social, and new frontiers governance as well as on reform of multilateral institutions, Chinese foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.

Staff (2023-09-14). Headlines for September 14, 2023. democracynow.org Mayor of Flooded Libyan City Says Death Toll Could Rise to 20,000, Environmental Damage Has Brought Earth Outside "Safe Operating Space for Humanity", Morocco Rejects Offers of Foreign Aid as Earthquake Death Toll Nears 3,000, Human Rights Groups Accuse World Leaders of Failing to Act on Atrocities in Sudan, Ukraine Says Attack on Russian Black Naval Sea Fleet Struck Two Warships, Senate Subpoenas Saudi Wealth Fund as It Probes PGA-LIV Merger, New England and Eastern Canada Brace For Hurricane Lee, UAW on Cusp of Historic Strike as Automakers Fail to Meet Worker Demands Despite Massive Profits, &#8220…

Richard Horton (2023-09-16). Comment] Offline: Mahsa Amini—never forget. thelancet.com September 16, 2022: Mahsa Amini died in Kasra Hospital, Iran, after being arrested, tortured, and beaten for allegedly breaking the Iranian Government's strict mandatory hijab law. She was 22 years old and her murder, for that is what it was, triggered unprecedented nationwide protests, which continue in more muted forms to this day. Women publicly cut their hair, they burned their hijabs, and they confronted riot police. These protests posed the most direct threat to Iran's regime since the Islamic revolution of 1979.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-15). Presidente de Colombia rechaza acciones del paramilitarismo. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía General de la Nación anunció la conformación de un equipo de investigadores, de la Dirección Nacional de Derechos Humanos, quienes se desplazaron hasta este territorio para socavar información.

Collective (2023-09-15). Solidarity call for Can Atalay! internationalviewpoint.org "Can Atalay is unconstitutionally detained in prison based on politically charged 'Gezi Park Trials' after being unjustly convicted of 'attempting to overthrow the government'." | – | / |

Aina J Khan (2023-09-14). Egypt detains teachers' rights advocate who was part of government-sponsored dialogue. middleeasteye.net Egypt detains teachers' rights advocate who was part of government-sponsored dialogue | Zahran was 'forcibly disappeared' for days before being charged and his arrest has prompted a protest by a major rights group | Thu, 09/14/2023 – 11: 10 | Zahran is a leading teachers' rights activist and a spokesperson for teachers at a government-sponsored national dialogue (Mohamed Abdel Karim Zahran, Facebo…

Collective (2023-09-14). Solidarity call for Can Atalay! internationalviewpoint.org "Can Atalay is unconstitutionally detained in prison based on politically charged 'Gezi Park Trials' after being unjustly convicted of 'attempting to overthrow the government'." | – | / |

Céline Martelet (2023-09-14). France: Algerian woman who moved to IS-controlled Raqqa as minor faces deportation. middleeasteye.net France: Algerian woman who moved to IS-controlled Raqqa as minor faces deportation | The woman born and raised in France was 15 when she was taken to Islamic State territory by her mother and uncle | Thu, 09/14/2023 – 13: 53 | A woman carries her child at a prison camp for IS-linked detainees in northeastern Syria (AFP/Delil Souleiman) |

Tamara Nassar (2023-09-14). Ben-Gvir seeks to tighten noose around prisoners. electronicintifada.net Rights groups protest "vengeful discrimination" against political detainees.

TASS (2023-09-14). Suspected member of 'Freedom to Russia' legion detained in Moscow. tass.com He could face up to 20 years in prison…

TASS (2023-09-15). New charges filed against Ukrainian tycoon Kolomoysky. tass.com Kolomoisky was informed about the new charges in the pre-trial detention center, in the presence of his lawyer…

Udani Samarasekera (2023-09-16). Perspectives] Jesse Ehrenfeld: AMA President striving to improve health equity. thelancet.com Jesse Ehrenfeld became the 178th President of the American Medical Association (AMA) in June, 2023. Alongside this role, at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Milwaukee, WI, USA, he is Senior Associate Dean, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, and Director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, a MCW philanthropy focused on improving health and advancing health equity. He is the first openly gay AMA President and a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights, health equity, and diversity in health care.

Franc Contreras (2023-09-14). Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion. america.cgtn.com In Mexico, women's rights activists, lawyers and the medical community are carefully reviewing a recent abortion decision by that nation's Supreme Court. | The justices ruled that federal laws which criminalize abortion are unconstitutional.

WSWS (2023-09-14). South Korean government targets democratic rights. wsws.org In language reminiscent of the country's past dictatorships, President Yoon has denounced anti-government opposition as the result of "communist totalitarianism" influence and "anti-state forces."

Paul Martial (2023-09-15). In Niger, neither generals nor ECOWAS. internationalviewpoint.org "While the coup plotters in no way represent an alternative for Niger, the economic sanctions and threats of military intervention by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), backed by Macron, are a real danger for the population." | – | / |

TASS (2023-09-15). Seoul sees possibility of sanctioning Russia for violating UN Security Council resolutions. tass.com Earlier, South Korea joined the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the West due to a special operation in Ukraine…

MEE staff (2023-09-14). Saudi-US arms deal called off over ties to sanctioned Russian, Chinese firms: Report. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-09-14). US sanctions five Turkish firms in wide-ranging Russia crackdown. middleeasteye.net

Paul Martial (2023-09-14). In Niger, neither generals nor ECOWAS. internationalviewpoint.org "While the coup plotters in no way represent an alternative for Niger, the economic sanctions and threats of military intervention by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), backed by Macron, are a real danger for the population." | – | / |

TASS (2023-09-14). Anti-Russia sanctions not to affect gas hub creation — source. tass.com Turkey plans to involve many other players in trade via the hub in the future, the source in the area of strategic planning in Turkey's energy sector noted…

TASS (2023-09-14). Japan to preserve anti-Russian sanctions, but be guided by national interests — official. tass.com Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, however, noted that "Japan and Russia are neighbors" and need to "react as neighbors" on some issues such as economic activities, including fisheries, and maritime security…

ecns.cn (2023-09-15). Beijing sanctions U.S. firms on Taiwan arms sales. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Friday sanctions on two companies in the United States involved in Washington's constant arms sales to the Taiwan region, in a resolute move to safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-12). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-11). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-11). Boric and former Chilean presidents sign commitment for democracy on 50th anniversary of coup. peoplesdispatch.org The leaders committed to always take care of and defend democracy, face the challenges of democracy, defend and promote human rights, and strengthen spaces for collaboration among states…

Tanya Wadhwa, People's Dispatch. (2023-09-11). Mexico's Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationally. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, September 6, Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) unanimously ruled to decriminalize abortion at the national level. The SCJN resolved that the legal system that criminalizes abortion in the Federal Penal Code is unconstitutional as it violates the human rights of women and people with capacity for pregnancy. | The ruling came two years after the SCJN first declared criminal penalties for abortion as unconstitutional and ordered the northern State of Coahuila to remove sanctions for abortion from its criminal code in September 2021. The ruling was in response to a case filed in 2018 challenging…

Staff (2023-09-11). "The Other 9/11": Ariel Dorfman on 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Backed Coup in Chile That Ousted Allende. democracynow.org We look at the 50th anniversary of what is sometimes called the "other 9/11" — the U.S.-backed coup in Chile, when General Augusto Pinochet ousted President Salvador Allende and inaugurated almost two decades of brutal military rule. Allende died in the presidential palace on September 11, 1973, marking the end of Chile's first socialist government. During Pinochet's military dictatorship, more than 3,000 people were disappeared or killed, and some 40,000 more were tortured as political prisoners as Chile remained a close partner to the United States during the Cold War. "We&#8…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-11). Carabineros reprimen manifestación en las calles de Santiago. telesurtv.net La "gran marcha por los derechos humanos" en el día previo a los 50 años del golpe de Estado en Chile, convocada a metros del Palacio de la Moneda en Santiago, inició con incidentes con carabineros.

Staff (2023-09-11). Headlines for September 11, 2023. democracynow.org 6.8-Magnitude Quake Kills 2,500+ in Morocco as Rescuers Struggle to Reach Remote Areas, African Union Joins G20; U.S., EU, India Unveil Alternative to China's "Belt and Road", In Vietnam, Biden Denies Strengthening Ties with Vietnam Is an Effort to "Contain" China, Dutch Police Detain 2,400, Unleash Water Cannons on Massive Climate Protest, Activists Confront Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer over Climate Crisis Hypocrisy, Airstrike in Khartoum Kills 40+ Civilians Amid Ongoing Fighting Between Sudanese Army and RSF, At Least 4 Die as Fighting Resumes Between Rival Groups in Palestinian Ref…

Reuters. (2023-09-11). Dutch Police Use Water Cannon To Clear Climate Activists From Highway. popularresistance.org Police in the Netherlands said they were deploying a water cannon to clear a major highway blocked by climate activists for the third straight day on Monday in protests over government subsidies for fossil fuels. Protesters earlier walked onto the A12 highway at The Hague around noon local time preventing traffic from using it, local police said. | News agency ANP said dozens of protesters were blocking the major traffic artery into the Dutch seat of government in both directions. | Over the weekend around 3,000 activists were detained by police during two days of protests on and around the A12.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-12). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-11). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-09-11). Supporters of the "Last Generation" climate action group held in preventive detention in Bavaria. wsws.org The campaign against the climate activist group is part of building up a police state to criminalise and intimidate peaceful protests, civil disobedience and other forms of resistance.

Anonymous Contributor (2023-09-12). Political Persecution Continues Against Miguel Peralta in Oaxaca. itsgoingdown.org Statement from Indigenous Mazatec anarchist Miguel Peralta following the recent legal ruling in his case. While the justice system continues acting as if it is independent and in defense of peoples' rights, the expansion of cacique power continues at all costs, seeking to silence the voice of those who organize. Recently we were notified of…

Meghan Krausch, Truthout. (2023-09-12). Grassroots Organizing In Red States Is At The Heart Of Abolitionist Struggle. popularresistance.org In Republican-controlled regions across the country, people are engaged in abolitionist organizing: Even though conditions vary, people are organizing for freedom virtually everywhere. This is nothing new. The South, for example, has been a site for abolitionist organizing for centuries, and it continues to be one, despite the attacks on long-settled civil rights being organized by Republican supermajorities in statehouses. | Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson is the first Black woman to codirect the Highlander Research and Education Center, a century-old nexus for abolitionist and labor organizing in Tennessee and beyond…

Ann Brown (2023-09-11). Bernice King Tells America: Reparations Are Warranted, My Father MLK Would Have Supported Them. moguldom.com In recent years, the idea of reparations for descendants of slaves has sparked debates across the country. Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., has voiced her support for reparations and believes they are not only "warranted" but also have the capacity to address various societal issues. Dr. …

Hal McNulty (2023-09-11). The Weekly Round-up: Terrorist convict escapes Wandsworth, lawsuit against Google and Strasbourg questions conditions in UK prisons. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news Questions have been raised over the state of the British prisons system after the escape of Daniel Khalife. The 21 year-old former soldier who had been convicted for terrorist offences escaped from Wandsworth prison by hiding under a food delivery lorry, reportedly, but was later recaptured by police on a Chiswick towpath. …

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-09-11). Death by a Thousand Cuts. dissidentvoice.org Those who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend and even enhance our freedoms, not violate them. Unfortunately, although the Bill of Rights was adopted as a means of protecting the people against government tyranny, in …

People's Dispatch. (2023-09-11). Manifiesta To Kick Off A New Political Year For The Left In Europe. popularresistance.org Left-wing forces in Belgium are unofficially kicking off a new political year as thousands of people pour into the coastal city of Ostend to participate in yet another edition of Manifiesta, the fest of solidarity, scheduled for the weekend of September 9-10. Launched for the first time in 2010, Manifiesta has evolved into a gathering of at least 15,000 people who convene not only for discussions and debates but also for bonding and evenings of music. | The festival provides passersby with a glimpse of the diversity of left-wing movements. The program is shaped to address pressing topics such as workplace rights…

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. (2023-09-11). Amazon Deforestation Down 66% From Last July In Lula's Brazil. popularresistance.org The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest on the planet. It is home to more animal and plant species than any terrestrial ecosystem, including one-third of the world's tropical trees. This diverse sanctuary is also one of the last refuges for jaguars, pink river dolphins and harpy eagles, according to WWF. | Brazil has an Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, and since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office at the start of this year, deforestation has fallen dramatically. | The country's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Marina Silv…