(2023-05-16). Minnesota human rights organizations condemn U of MN cancelation of Nakba event featuring grandson of Nelson Mandela. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) joins the Anti-War Committee and Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar Clark in condemning the University of Minnesota for canceling an event with Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of the late Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, due to threats received. | Mandela was scheduled to speak in Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 16, at Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on campus. University officials told CAIR-MN the day before that the event was cancelled due to security concerns after a threat was is…
(2023-05-15). Biden breaks all-time record for most weapons sold during fiscal year. mronline.org 
The U.S. President, who has constantly held up the banner of human rights in his policies with non-friendly states, has sold weapons to the majority of 'autocratic' states in 2022.
(2023-05-15). US Proxies Win Thai 2023 General Elections — Thai-Chinese Relations at Risk, Instability Looms… thealtworld.com 
US Proxies Win Thai 2023 General Elections | — Thai-Chinese Relations at Risk, Instability Looms… | — US interference in Thailand's media & information space, education system, and political system has reached critical mass, allowing US-sponsored opposition parties to sweep elections; | — so-called "pro-democracy" parties are led by corrupt billionaires including a convicted criminal and fugitive behind the worst human rights abuses in Thailand's history; | — the US-backed opposition is openly anti-China, has called for canceling arms deals, infrastructure projects (including the high-speed…
(2023-05-15). The Life and Times of WHO's Director General as Ethiopian Terrorist and human rights abuser. expose-news.com Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus should never have been elected Director-General of the WHO. He should have been charged with crimes against the Ethiopian people. His period as a minister in the Ethiopian government …
(2023-05-16). Muere la activistas pro-eutanasia Cecilia Heyder en Chile. telesurtv.net Durante años Heyder se abocó a la defensa de diversas causas relacionadas con los derechos humanos incluyendo el derecho a un "buen morir" en la última etapa de su vida.
(2023-05-16). Hong Kong resident given life sentence for espionage. ecns.cn Born in May 1945, Leung holds permanent residency in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region and also possesses a United States passport, the court said.According to provisions of the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Suzhou's national security bureau detained him on April 15, 2021, on suspicion of spying.
(2023-05-15). 'You're Also a Suspect': I Was Beaten and Detained for Supporting Palestinians. progressive.org
(2023-05-15). Witness to a social crime: The reality of US immigrant child detention. wsws.org American imperialism justifies its military provocations against Russia by claiming to defend "democracy" and "freedom" abroad. This WSWS article provides a detailed review of conditions at one immigrant child detention facility.
(2023-05-15). Khader Adnan's martyrdom and Israel's abuse of Palestinian prisoners. therealnews.com 
The death of Khader Adnan in Israeli detention during a hunger strike on May 2 of this year sparked mourning worldwide and a general strike in occupied Palestine. The 45-year-old Adnan was on his 87th day of hunger strike while serving a sentence for his 12th arrest by the Israeli state at the time of his death. A baker by trade and a father to nine children, Adnan was the first Palestinian to die of hunger strike in an Israeli prison since 1992. As a spokesperson for Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Adnan first captured the world's attention when he launched a hunger strike from behind bars in 2011, sparking a g…
(2023-05-15). 'You're Also a Suspect': I Was Beaten and Detained for Supporting Palestinians. progressive.org
(2023-05-15). Witness to a social crime: The reality of US immigrant child detention. wsws.org American imperialism justifies its military provocations against Russia by claiming to defend "democracy" and "freedom" abroad. This WSWS article provides a detailed review of conditions at one immigrant child detention facility.
(2023-05-15). Khader Adnan's martyrdom and Israel's abuse of Palestinian prisoners. therealnews.com The death of Khader Adnan in Israeli detention during a hunger strike on May 2 of this year sparked mourning worldwide and a general strike in occupied Palestine. The 45-year-old Adnan was on his 87th day of hunger strike while serving a sentence for his 12th arrest by the Israeli state at the time of his death. A baker by trade and a father to nine children, Adnan was the first Palestinian to die of hunger strike in an Israeli prison since 1992. As a spokesperson for Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Adnan first captured the world's attention when he launched a hunger strike from behind bars in 2011, sparking a g…
(2023-05-16). Sunday 6/4: National Animal Rights Day 2023 – NARD 13. indybay.org Unity Park, Richmond, CA…
(2023-05-15). Planned Parenthood Head Calls for Adding Justices to SCOTUS and More Reforms. truthout.org Reproductive rights organization Planned Parenthood has issued a press release calling for major reforms to the federal judiciary — including the U.S. Supreme Court — almost a year after the Court upended federal abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade. The organization specifically called for an expansion of the number of Court justices and an end to lifetime appointments, as well as strict… |
(2023-05-15). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-15). The Weekly Round-up: Scrapping the 'sunset clause', the Public Order Act 2023, and Trump found liable for sexual assault and defamation. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Wednesday, it was announced a committee of MPs will examine the Metropolitan Police's treatment of protesters at the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May. A total of 64 people were arrested on the day of the coronation, 52 of which were made because police feared protesters intended to disrupt proceedings. …
(2023-05-15). N.C. Gov. Cooper joins battle against GOP supermajority on abortion rights. peoplesworld.org 
RALEIGH, N.C.—Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., now the state's sole state governmental bastion against radical right-wing extremism, has gone on the road to preserve full abortion rights in the Tar Heel State. And if the Republican-run state legislature wasn't so lopsidedly gerrymandered, and if voting rights weren't so shackled—again by those same Republicans—Cooper wouldn't have to …
(2023-05-15). Law Pod UK latest episode: Navigating the Reservoir of Retained EU Law. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
On May the 10th the government announced that a fundamental change to the Retained EU Law Bill. As you will hear from Episode 184, I discuss with Sam Willis of the Public Law Project the so called sunsetting clauses in the bill which would have repealed all EU legislation at the end of the year, …
(2023-05-15). Supervision tightened on cosmetic medicine. ecns.cn Eleven central departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Public Security recently released a guideline to strengthen supervision of the medical cosmetology industry to regulate the industry's development and protect consumers' rights.
(2023-05-15). The Weekly Round-up: Scrapping the 'sunset clause', the Public Order Act 2023, and Trump guilty of sexual abuse. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Wednesday, it was announced a committee of MPs will examine the Metropolitan Police's treatment of protesters at the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May. A total of 64 people were arrested on the day of the coronation, 52 of which were made because police feared protesters intended to disrupt proceedings. …
(2023-05-16). US Seizes Web Domains Related To Lebanese Resistance Group Hezbollah. popularresistance.org The US seized over a dozen web domains belonging to the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah and others on Thursday, May 11. The US Department of Justice claimed that the web domains were operated by persons or groups who had been sanctioned by the US government. | Most of these domains were registered in the US and belonged to Al Manar TV which is affiliated to Hezbollah, such as almanarnews.org, manarnews.org, and almanartv.org, among others. | Other prominent web domains include sites belonging to Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem and the website related to the Islamic Resistance Support Ass…
(2023-05-15). As Arab States Seek Peace, US Insists That Syrians Suffer. transcend.org 14 May 2023 – After the Arab League re-admits Syria, Washington threatens new sanctions to prevent reconstruction.
(2023-05-15). Smearing of HK judges slammed. ecns.cn Government officials and political heavyweights strongly condemned a United States report and so-called "hearing" that smeared Hong Kong's judicial system and threatened to sanction Hong Kong judges.
(2023-05-15). Can Democrats Get Their Own Party To Reverse Sanctions In Latin America? progressivehub.net DANIEL LARISON | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…