Monthly Archives: January 2024

2024-01-21: News Headlines

Pressenza New York (2024-01-21). An Expert Legal View: Israel Lied Through Their Teeth—Why South Africa's Case is Justified. pressenza.com On Jan. 19, Prof. Francis Boyle gave the following lecture to a meeting of the International Peace Coalition regarding his history of having fought and won a case of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, otherwise known as the World Court. Boyle is an American human rights lawyer and professor of international law at Illinois University's College of Law. He served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina during their case at the ICJ in 1993. | By Prof. Francis Boyle | EIR is publishing Prof. Boyle's remarks so that his expert legal opinion regarding the current case by South Africa again…

Jasmin Kreutzer (2024-01-21). Filipinos are Good at Being "Resilient": Lifting the Philippines out of Poverty with Sam Tamayo's non-profit Project SMILE. pressenza.com Sabrina (Sam) Tamayo founded her non-profit, Project SMILE, in the Philippines in 2018. Her organization helps people of various ages and professions rise out of poverty and follows an inspiring mantra of starting small and building a reliable impact. In this interview she discusses human rights, the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and various aspects of life in the Philippines. | What would you say is the main difference between living in the UK and living in the Philippines? | I hope this doesn't sound depressing, but if I had to use one word I'd describe living in the Philippines as precarious. There is a…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-01-21). South Africa's Case At World Court Also Exposes The US And The West. popularresistance.org Cutting off water and electricity, bombing hospitals, and withholding food and medical aid all clearly fall within this definition. Not only has Israel publicly committed these acts, but its officials openly and publicly brag about having done so, and make South Africa's case easy to prove. | But if there is another point which is made obvious by this definition and that is that the United States has and is committing genocide domestically and internationally. Of course Black people played the biggest role in making this case beginning in 1951 when the Civil Rights Congress published the pamphlet, "We Charge Geno…

Shefali Luthra (2024-01-21). Doctors Face "Perpetual Rollercoaster" as SCOTUS Prepares to Hear Abortion Cases. truthout.org This story was originally published by The 19th. Less than two years ago, the Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to an abortion, a decision that the court's conservative majority suggested would remove them from further litigation of abortion rights.. "The Court's decision properly leaves the question of abortion for the people and their elected representatives in the democratic process,"… |

The Independent (2024-01-21). Guterres reiterates need for reforms at UN, independence of Palestine. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has reiterated the urgency for administrative reforms at the global body and the independence of Palestine. Speaking at the closing of the 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Kampala, Guterres noted that the persistent violations of the rights of the poorer countries by the developed West …

Achin Vanaik (2024-01-21). The Tragedy Of India's Authoritarian Descent: The Case of Prabir Purukayastha. socialistproject.ca Despite all the talk about India being the world's largest democracy the existing reality is very different indeed. For persistent dissidents and opponents of the current Hindu nationalist regime headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the general political environment is effectively an undeclared emergency. In many respects it is worse than the declared Emergency of 1975-77 with its suspension of fundamental civic and political rights. That lasted a little less than two years. The current process of systematic degradation of the basic institutions of Indian democracy under the Modi government has been going o…

Brenda Norrell (2024-01-21). Double Exposure: Genocide in Residential Schools. Biden Genocide Case in U.S. Court. indybay.org The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada released new records from residential schools, essentially prisoner-of-war camps where Native children were the victims of genocide. At the same time, the Center for Constitutional Rights in the United States announced that its case of genocide in Palestine filed against President Biden begins in federal court in northern California next Friday.

presstv.ir (2024-01-21). Israel killed 94 university professors during Gaza war: Rights body. presstv.ir Rights body says the Israeli regime has killed at least 94 professors, hundreds of teachers, and thousands of students during Gaza war.

EuroBRICS (2024-01-21). Thanks to Russia sanctions: India's oil exports to Europe reach record levels. pressenza.com The emerging economic power India is pursuing in the face of the West's sanctions on Russia is a pragmatic policy, which allows it to reap immense financial benefits, among other things. The Indians achieved record figures in 2023, primarily through the import of Russian crude oil, its processing and the subsequent export of petroleum products to Europe. | By Alexander MaÃànner | India is undisputedly considered a very independent player who takes a pragmatic view of the current turbulence in world politics and knows how to use it to its advantage. The Asian country, which is one of the largest impo…

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2024-01-19: News Headlines

Mohamed Elmaazi (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.

Prem Thakker (2024-01-19). Senate Kills Measure to Scrutinize Israeli Human Rights Record as Condition for Aid. globalresearch.ca

MEE correspondent (2024-01-19). Bahrain: Death row inmate urges darts players to speak for human rights. middleeasteye.net

Joshua Shoenfeld (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 …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams. (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…

Mark Gruenberg, Portside. (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…

Chris Walker (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… |

Staff (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 …

Pressenza New York (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…

Pressenza New York (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…

Roger Harris (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

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