(2024-01-19). Landlord for top Israeli arms firm ignored its own human rights policy. electronicintifada.net Retrial of Palestine Action members to take place in 2025.
(2024-01-19). Senate Kills Measure to Scrutinize Israeli Human Rights Record as Condition for Aid. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-19). Bahrain: Death row inmate urges darts players to speak for human rights. middleeasteye.net
(2024-01-19). To Avoid Catastrophe, Israel Must Integrate Gazans Into Israel and Grant Them Equal Rights. covertactionmagazine.com To date, there has been negligible attention given to what will be the ultimate fate of the approximately 2.3 million people living in the Gaza Strip enclave in Palestine. In response to the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israel, with the full backing of the United States, has undertaken a military campaign to destroy all infrastructure …
(2024-01-19). 150 Mennonites Arrested At Capitol For Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire. popularresistance.org The faith-based pro-Palestinian rights group Mennonite Action on Tuesday reported that 150 members and supporters were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police for holding a peaceful occupation of the Cannon House Office Building, demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. | The group displayed signs reading, "Mennonites for a Cease-fire" and, "Let Gaza Live" as they sang hymns and other songs from a "cease-fire songbook" organizers had distributed. | On its Facebook page about two hours after the peace action began, Mennonite Action reported that "all Mennonites in the Cannon building have been placed in police custody, singing hym…
(2024-01-19). At MLK Conference, Unionists Strategize On Organizing The South. popularresistance.org Unionists at the AFL-CIO's annual Martin Luther King conference, held January 12-14 in Montgomery, Ala., tackled what one panelist called a decades-long problem for the labor movement: Organizing the South. | And that means both for more union victories, and members, and politically, too. | The conference, in a birthplace of the modern civil rights movement, preceded the first actual voting of the 2024 presidential campaign: The January 15 Iowa Republican caucuses, pitted former GOP Oval Office occupant Donald Trump—a self-professed authoritarian who'd rip up the U.S. Constitution—against the rest of…
(2024-01-19). Montana AG Blocks Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative From Moving Forward. truthout.org Montana State Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) has blocked a proposed ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, alleging that the language of the proposal includes too many separate aspects. Currently, abortion rights are guaranteed in Montana up to the point of fetal viability — generally recognized to be around 20-24 weeks of pregnancy— due to a state Supreme… |
(2024-01-19). In search of anonymity: how to ensure freedom of expression online. thecanary.co The internet has become one of the best ways to communicate. With just a click, you can express yourself to the masses, share ideas, reach new audiences, and more. Unfortunately, there are growing concerns over how our rights to privacy, freedom of expression, and anonymity are not protected. Many websites, services, and apps are developing …
(2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. pressenza.com Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional By Roger D. Harris | Led by Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and cosponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Chuy García (D-AZ), and Greg Casar (D-TX…
(2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. pressenza.com Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional By Roger D. Harris | Led by Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and cosponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Chuy García (D-AZ), and Greg Casar (D-TX…
(2024-01-19). US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions. counterpunch.org Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a "new good neighbor" policy. The intent is to "foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation" with our neighbor nations. Led by