(2023-12-07). Cliams Afghanis Are Being Ethnically Cleansed from Pakistan. counterpunch.org 
Pakistan is ethnically cleansing Afghani people from its territory. In early October, the caretaker government in Islamabad stated that all undocumented foreigners — Afghan refugees — illegally residing in Pakistan had until November 1 to leave the country. After an outcry by human rights organizations, this deadline was extended to the end of the year
(2023-12-07). The Washington Post Gratuitously and Wrongly Trashes Jimmy Carter. counterpunch.org 
Unlike Kissinger, who had no regard for democratic values in the making of national security policy, Carter's "design" for foreign policy stressed the importance of the rule of law, universal human rights, self-determination, and the avoidance of military intervention. Whereas Kissinger orchestrated the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, Carter suspended military and economic aid to the authoritarian government of Augusto Pinochet.
(2023-12-07). Peruvian Government Releases Dictator Alberto Fujimori, Brutal Police Repression After Public Protests. orinocotribune.com The Constitutional Court (TC) of Perú has ordered the immediate release of the infamous Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori after a habeas corpus was granted to him, despite the fact that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) formally requested his release to be suspended. | "This Constitutional Court orders that the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) and the director of the Barbadillo Prison (where Fujimori remains imprisoned), immediately release the favored person, Alberto Fujimori," reads the court order issued this Tuesday, December 5. | The ruling was signed by three of the six members of the…
(2023-12-07). Speaker to meet President Museveni over Opposition demands. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has proposed a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over fresh demands by Opposition legislators regarding the forced disappearance of citizens and human rights violations. The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba presented four fresh demands to the Government on Tuesday …
(2023-12-08). Digital Rights Groups Urge Meta to Stop Silencing Palestine. scheerpost.com 
By Jillian C. York / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing backlash on Palestine, Meta has engaged in unjustified content and account takedowns on its social media platforms. This has suppressed the voices of journalists, human rights defenders, and many others concerned or directly affected by …
(2023-12-07). Craig Mokhiber: "It's Genocide" libya360.wordpress.com Craig Mokhiber resigned as Director of the UN's New York Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights citing the organizations insufficient response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the push back he received even before 10/7 when critiquing the human rights violations perpetrated by Israel. In this episode, he applies his expertise as…
(2023-12-07). Fascism 101 for Geopolitics Today. fpif.org Donald Trump's electoral defeat in 2020 and Jair Bolsonaro's loss to Lula in Brazil in 2022, along with Rodrigo Duterte's leaving the presidency of the Philippines last year, gave some quarters hope that the far-right or fascist wave had crested globally. | Two political earthquakes, taking place just in the last two weeks, have shattered this illusion. In Argentina, Javier Milei, a Trump-like, self-described anarcho-capitalist who brazenly denies that human rights abuses took place in that country during the so-called dirty war waged by the army in the late 1970s was overwhelmingly elected president. Two days la…
(2023-12-07). Why Israel can torture detained Palestinian children with impunity. mronline.org 
Israel remains the only country in the world to automatically and systematically prosecute children in military courts. Yet world leaders say nothing.
(2023-12-07). Gaza Poet Describes Being Stripped, Jailed and Beaten by Israeli Forces. truthout.org We speak with celebrated Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha for his first interview after he was jailed and beaten by Israeli forces, when he was detained at a checkpoint in Gaza while heading to Rafah with his family. He was rounded up with scores of other Palestinians. "I felt humiliated. I felt terrified and terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint… |
(2023-12-07). We're Making Sure People in Immigration Detention Know Their Rights. aclu.org 
Louisiana has more people in immigration detention than any other state in the country except Texas. Across the state, thousands of people are held in just nine Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, often in isolated regions where legal services are almost nonexistent. To put this into context, there are only about 10-12 pro-bono attorneys for the entire state, despite the immense need for legal support. This means that people detained in Louisiana essentially have no basic legal orientation or assistance in navigating the labyrinth that is the immigration legal system. | That's why the ACLU o…
(2023-12-07). "Terrorized": Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Being Stripped, Jailed & Beaten by Israeli Forces. democracynow.org 
We speak with celebrated Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha for his first interview after he was jailed and beaten by Israeli forces, when he was detained at a checkpoint in Gaza while heading to Rafah with his family. He was rounded up with scores of other Palestinians. "I felt humiliated. I felt terrified and terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint," says Toha, now in Cairo. He calls on Western leaders to stop supporting the violence against Palestinians. "If you can't stop the war, if you can't stop the carnage, the genocide, just stop finan…
(2023-12-08). Australian government rams through detention and citizenship-stripping laws. wsws.org Backed by a foul witch hunt against refugees and immigrants, the Labor government and the Coalition are lurching further and further toward authoritarian methods of rule.
(2023-12-07). Behind Enemy Bars: Palestinian and Israeli Prisoners. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh The fair treatment of Israeli captives by Hamas has become part of the information war between Palestinians and Tel Aviv. Left unsaid is that there remain thousands of Palestinians in captivity who barely survive their Israeli detention. The issue of Prisoners of War (POWs) taken captive by Hamas-led Palestinian resistance forces has become one of…
(2023-12-08). Newsom cancels public Capitol tree lighting ceremony to avoid Free Palestine protesters. indybay.org "Governor Newsom decided to cancel the tree lighting ceremony rather than face the public that is enraged by his shameful silence on the genocide in Gaza," said Yassar Dahbour of Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights.
(2023-12-08). Wednesday 12/13: #ERANow: It's Been 100 Years. Not One More! US Gender Equality Call to Action. indybay.org Virtual panel discussion on Equal Rights Amendment | Join from anywhere…
(2023-12-07). Remembering The Political Genius And Prodigy Fred Hampton: Murdered By U.S. Government On Dec. 4, 1969. moguldom.com Civil rights leader Fred Hampton, the deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party's Illinois chapter, is remembered for his political genius and activism. His life was tragically cut short on Dec. 4, 1969, during a police raid on his residence in Chicago. Hampton's legacy endures as a symbol of the struggle for racial justice and …
(2023-12-07). Kissinger and My Interstate 81 Epiphany. counterpunch.org 
Henry Kissinger died last week. So far, I've been handling my grief pretty well. Kissinger was the most esteemed war criminal in American history. Kissinger, who was Nixon's National Security Advisor, summarized Nixon's order for bombing Cambodia; "Anything that flies on everything that moves." In a 1972 conversation captured by the secret White House taping
(2023-12-07). Labor, Demo Rights, Zionism & The Attack The UAW 2325 With UAW 2325 Member Mimi Rosenberg. indybay.org In New York, Zionists in UAW 2325 went to a Federal judge to get a Temporary Restraining Order TRO preventing the local from discussing a resolution to support the Palestine ceasefire and opposing US military aid.
(2023-12-07). Dead to Rights: The Need to Remember Henry Kissinger for Who He Was. indybay.org "If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others which we would not be willing to have invoked against us." — Robert H. Jackson, chief prosecutor for the United States at the Nuremberg Trials…
(2023-12-07). Disability, a world to be adapted and not the other way round. pressenza.com December 3rd International Day of Disability: | The United Nations in 1992 declared December 3rd as the International Day of Disability. The aim is to promote the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities in all ambits of society and development, as well as to raise awareness of their situation in all aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life. | In Chile, after the advent of democracy and in accordance with the evolution of international law, in 1994 the National Congress approved Law No. 19.284, which regulated for the first time in our country the rights of persons with disabiliti…
(2023-12-07). Jewish Groups Plan Massive NYC Ceasefire Protest for First Night of Hanukkah. truthout.org A coalition of Jewish groups are planning to flood Columbus Circle in Manhattan on Thursday evening in a protest for an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza to kick off a planned Hanukkah "week of action" for Palestinian rights. Organizers are expecting over 500 Jewish New Yorkers and allies to attend the protest, which falls on the two-month anniversary of Israel's current genocidal assault of Gaza and… |
(2023-12-07). New Next-Gen Ford Ranger launched in Uganda. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorcare Uganda Limited, a player in the Ugandan motor industry with over 27 Years of Experience with exclusive distribution rights for Ford vehicles has today launched the Next-Gen Ford Ranger with advanced safety and technology features. During the launch, Richard Musani the General Manager, Sales and Marketing at Motorcare Uganda, …
(2023-12-08). UN Security Council to Vote on Ceasefire as US Downplays Israeli War Crimes. truthout.org This figure was given by the Gaza Ministry of Health on December 7. However, due to breakdowns in communication networks within the Gaza Strip (particularly in northern Gaza) and the high number of people trapped under rubble, the Gaza Ministry of Health has been unable to regularly and accurately update its tolls since mid-November. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to or above… |
(2023-12-07). Newsom cancels public Capitol tree lighting ceremony to avoid Free Palestine protesters. indybay.org "Governor Newsom decided to cancel the tree lighting ceremony rather than face the public that is enraged by his shameful silence on the genocide in Gaza," said Yassar Dahbour of Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights.
(2023-12-07). Wednesday 12/13: #ERANow: It's Been 100 Years. Not One More! US Gender Equality Call to Action. indybay.org Virtual panel discussion on Equal Rights Amendment | Join from anywhere…
(2023-12-07). Envoy Claims Russia's Trade with Associate BRICS Nation Increasing. infobrics.org The impact of Western sanctions on Russia has inadvertently created a "window of opportunity" for Brazil, according to the country's ambassador, Rodrigo Baena Soares…
(2023-12-08). Electromagnetic radiation emitted from Starlink dishes sickens and kills pets and wildlife. expose-news.com In a letter to Arthur Firstenberg, custodian of an animal sanctuary in the Rocky Mountains described how animals in the sanctuary are falling sick and dying after most people in the area …
(2023-12-07). Selected Articles: 5G and the Irradiation of Dogs, Cats and Birds. globalresearch.ca 
By Starting about 10 years ago I noticed strange things happening on our animal sanctuary. I would find a cat dead, not killed by an …