Saying Goodbye to UN Sanctions Against Eritrea
Thomas Mountain | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-23
It isn't often the UN Security Council votes unanimously to remove sanctions against a country, but this past Wednesday, November 14 they did just that by saying goodbye to nine years of UN just punishment against the small, socialist, east African country of Eritrea. It was Christmas Eve, 2009 when the USA forced through UN…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/23/saying-goodbye-to-un-sanctions-against-eritrea/
Free anti-death penalty activist Atena Daemi
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Atena Daemi is an anti-death penalty campaigner and a women's rights activist serving a seven-year prison sentence in Iran for her peaceful activism. Her crime? Handing out anti-death penalty leaflets and criticizing Iran's execution record on social media. | In 2014, aged 26 years, Atena was blindfolded and arrested outside her home. For the first 28 days of her detention, she was held in a cell infested with insects and with no toilet. She said her interrogators offered to grant her easier access to the toilet in exchange for her "co-operation". Unfortunately, this was just the beginning of Atena's mistreatment…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-iran-ateni-daemi/
Protect LGBTI activist Vitalina Koval
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Vitalina Koval has been central to the LGBTI community in Ukraine. She helped set up a community centre – a safe space for LGBTI people within the growing hostility of the country. | During the International Women's Day March in Ukraine in 2017, Vitalina was attacked by a dozen young men, who charged at her and other protesters — tearing up their posters and shouting threats. Vitalina tried to file a police report. The police ignored her. | Vitalina wanted to attend the 2018 Women's March, this time going to the police in advance for protection. They said she'd be fine. But during the march, two men and fou…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-ukraine-vitalina-koval/
Stop the harassment of social justice activist Nawal Benaissa
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Nawal Benaissa spends her time speaking out for freedom and justice, while also being a full-time mum of four. She is a peaceful activist – but the authorities constantly harass her. Demand that Nawal is protected now. | In 2016, Nawal was inspired by the growing activism in the Rif region of Morocco, calling for social justice and an end to corruption. For the first time in her life, Nawal began attending peaceful protests. She loved the hope it gave her for a better future in her home town. | People were moved by her passion. In a matter of months, Nawal went from someone who had never participated in activism…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-morocco-nawal-benaissa/
Bahrain: Widespread pre-election clampdown on political opposition and activists
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Ahead of the Bahraini parliamentary election on 24 November, Amnesty International is gravely concerned over the widespread suppression of the political opposition, activists, and civic leaders. Shi'a public figures have been disproportionately targeted in the pre-election clampdown. | | "Over the past two years, the crackdown in Bahrain has seen the political opposition detain…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/bahrain-widespread-pre-election-clampdown-on-political-opposition-and-activists/
Free sexual harassment survivor Amal Fathy
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Amal Fathy posted a video online, speaking about her experience of sexual harassment and criticizing the Egyptian government for neglecting survivors. Now she's been sentenced to 2 years in prison for 'spreading false news' — and faces further charges. | Shortly after posting the video in May 2018, police raided Amal's home in the middle of the night and detained her, along with her husband and young child. Her family members were released, but Amal remains in prison. She's been sentenced to two years in prison for publishing a video that includes false news that could harm public peace' — and still f…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-egypt-amal-fathy/
Two Numbers That Explain Why Trump Won't Sanction Saudi Arabia
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-23
"[W]e may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi," US president Donald Trump told the nation on November 20, but "[t]he United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region." Many find…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/23/two-numbers-that-explain-why-trump-wont-sanction-saudi-arabia/
Democratic Republic of Congo: Opposition youth leader still detained one year on: Christian Lumu Lukusa
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Opposition youth leader Christian Lumu Lukusa has been in arbitrary detention since 22 November 2017, when he was arrested in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was arrested by men believed to be agents of the National Intelligence Agency (Agence Nationale de Renseignements, ANR). Family visits have been restricted and he has not been allowed access to a lawyer.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr62/9405/2018/en/
China: Workers arrested for trying to set up trade union
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Three factory workers and an NGO worker have been arrested for attempting to set up a trade union in China. In addition to restricted access to their lawyers, the four men have been unable to see or communicate with their families since their detention in July 2018. As a result, there are concerns for their well-being and their access to a fair trial.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/9438/2018/en/
Sweden: Homeless Roma and other EU migrants face widespread discrimination and dangerous conditions
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Thousands of homeless and destitute EU migrants, mostly of Roma origin, are living in desperate and dangerous situations across Sweden while the country's authorities deliberately deny them access to the most basic services, a new report from Amnesty International has found. | Sweden: A cold welcome: Human rights of Roma and other "vulnerable EU citizens" at risk finds that marginalized EU migrants face insurmountable obstacles to access shelter, sanitation and health services, something that violates their human rights which Sweden has an ob…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/homeless-roma-and-other-eu-migrants-face-widespread-discrimination-and-dangerous-conditions-in-sweden/
Join Gulzar's campaign for the rights of persons with disabilities
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
In Kyrgyzstan where often, women are not meant to speak out and persons with disabilities are labelled as "invalids" and "diseased", Gulzar keeps on fighting for her dignity. | Gulzar Duishenova is a Kyrgyzstani woman with a disability, who lives in a society where persons with disabilities face daily discrimination. One of these forms of discrimination is accessibility; from going to the doctor, to getting on public transport. | But Gulzar is fighting to change this. She has made it her life's mission to ensure that persons with disabilities can live in dignity. The accessibility issues she faces have only stren…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-kyrgyzstan-gulzar-duishenova/
Demand justice for the killing of Marielle Franco
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Marielle Franco stood up for black women, LGBTI people and young people in Rio de Janeiro. On 14 March 2018, she was shot and killed. | Marielle Franco was born and raised in a favela in Rio, Brazil. An elected councillor, she worked tirelessly to promote the rights of black women, LGBTI and young people. | Marielle inspired many people. She refused to stay silent about police killings and continued to speak out against injustice right up until hours before her brutal killing in March. A car pulled up beside hers, and Marielle was shot four times in the head. | People who defend human rights in Brazil are often a…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-brazil-marielle-franco/
Protect Pavitri Manjhi
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Pavitri is an indigenous rights defender who is standing up to big corporations who are trying to take away her community's land — but she faces threats and intimidation. Demand her protection now. | Right now, businesses in Chhattisgarh, central India, are trying to take over land that belongs to an Adivasi Indigenous community so that they can make way for two power plants. Members of the community report that they were tricked into selling their land, and those that refused to sell faced threats and intimidation by agents acting on behalf of two private companies. | Pavitri is on the front line protecti…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-india-pavitri-manjhi/
Sweden: A cold welcome: Human rights of Roma and other 'vulnerable EU citizens' at risk
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Eastern Europeans, most of whom identify as Roma, are currently living in desperate and dangerous situations in Swedish cities and towns. In this report, Amnesty International explores barriers — structural, legal, and social — faced by EU citizens living in marginalization in Sweden. The report finds that the Swedish state fails to recognize the rights of this group. As a result, destitute EU migrants live in a social and legal limbo for years, without even a minimum of protection or support, while anti-Roma sentiments and anti-begging rhetoric permeate the public debate. Sweden has human rights obli…
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur42/9403/2018/en/
Canadian student federation backs boycott
Nora Barrows-friedman | zcomm.org | 2018-11-23
In another big blow to Israel's efforts to thwart the growing boycott campaign, the largest student organization in Canada voted on Monday to support Palestinian rights…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/canadian-student-federation-backs-boycott/
Hunger Games and Defending Food Rights in Venezuela
Ana Felicien | zcomm.org | 2018-11-23
zcomm.org/znetarticle/hunger-games-and-defending-food-rights-in-venezuela/
Nigeria. 'Ils ont pris nos maris et ont fait de nous leurs ´ compagnes ª': Des femmes affamées et violées par leurs prétendus sauveurs dans le nord-est du pays
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Dans le nord-est du Nigeria, des militaires nigérians ont infligé à des femmes déplacées à l'intérieur de leur pays des violences et des atteintes aux droits humains qui équivalent à des crimes de guerre et qui pourraient constituer des crimes contre l'humanité. Ces femmes exigent que justice soit faite, que des comptes soient rendus et que ces violations des droits humains cessent.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr44/9122/2018/fr/
A scar on the conscience of Europe: Letter to Greek Prime Minister on conditions facing refugees in Greece
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
In early October, I visited Lesvos and the refugee camp in Moria, on behalf of Amnesty International. I would like to begin by stressing my admiration for the people of island who, in welcoming hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers over the past years are a beacon of solidarity and inspiration. It was clear to me from my visit, that the spirit of this solidarity is very much alive today despite the tides of fear and xenophobia. | I would like to thank your government for having ensured access to the camp, for me and my colleagues, during this important visit in October and on previous occasions. Ex…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/a-scar-on-the-conscience-of-europe-letter-to-greek-prime-minister-on-conditions-facing-refugees-in-greece/
Greece: Open letter following visit of Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International to Lesvos island and Moria refugee camp
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
In this letter, Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International, follows up from his recent visit to Lesvos island and Moria refugee camp in Greece. He expresses deep concern about the devastating conditions for the women, men and children at Moria camp trapped in inhumane conditions. Amnesty International urges the Greek authorities to take all the necessary measures required to restore human dignity for those trapped in Moria and the other camps on the Greek islands, and to step up their efforts to ensure refugees are transferred into adequate and dignified accommodation which ensures respect for their…
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur25/9442/2018/en/
Nigeria: 'They took our husbands and forced us to be their girlfriends' – Women in north-east Nigeria starved and raped by those claiming to rescue them
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Internally displaced women in north-east Nigeria have experienced violence and abuse from the Nigerian military that amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. These women are demanding justice, accountability, and an end to these violations.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr44/9122/2018/en/
Bahrain: Suppression of opposition ahead of Bahraini elections
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
With Bahrain on the cusp of elections for the lower house of its National Assembly this week, Amnesty International notes with serious concern that political opposition has been effectively suppressed over the course of the past two years, with a disproportionate impact on Shi'a political, civic, and religious leaders. Freedom of expression, association, and assembly are all absent in a context in which civic participation is restricted to those who already fully support the existing political order. Amnesty International calls on Bahrain to allow free expression of political dissent, and to fully respect the rig…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde11/9440/2018/en/
Nigeria: "Se llevaron a nuestros esposos y nos obligaron a ser sus parejas" : Hambre y violación contra mujeres en el nordeste de Nigeria a manos de sus presuntos rescatadores
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Las mujeres internamente desplazadas en el nordeste de Nigeria han sufrido a manos del ejército nigeriano violencia y abusos que constituyen crímenes de guerra y posibles | crímenes contra la humanidad. Estas mujeres reclaman justicia, rendición de cuentas y el final de estos abusos. Quieren poder alimentar a sus familias; quieren reunirse con sus esposos y otros hombres de su familia; quieren estar a salvo.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr44/9122/2018/es/
Pakistan: Peshawar bombing shows utter contempt for human life
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Responding to the suicide bomb attack on a crowded marketplace in Pakistan's northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has left at least 25 dead and more than 50 injured, Amnesty International's Deputy South Asia Director, Omar Waraich, said: | "This was a horrific attack that shows utter contempt for human life. The attackers deliberately targeted a marketplace full of ordinary people on a busy Friday afternoon. It is a grim reminder of the threat that continues to be posed by armed groups who are prepared to kill large numbers of people to pursue their agenda. Such attacks, which flout fundamental principle…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/pakistan-peshawar-bombing-shows-utter-contempt-for-human-life/
Demand protection for land defender Nonhle Mbuthuma
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
Nonhle Mbuthuma is facing danger for trying to stop mining company from taking her land. So why is the government not protecting her?: | Nonhle is a farmer whose ancestral land means everything to her: "If you take my land you take my identity". But Nonhle and her community on the Eastern Cape of South Africa are at risk of losing everything because a mining company want to kick them off their land. | "This land was my grandmother's, who inherited it from her grandparents. What am I going to leave for my children? Mining is not an option." — Nonhle | Nonhle and other members of her community have le…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-south-africa-nonhle-mbuthuma/
Stop forcibly evicting the Sengwer people
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-23
The Sengwer people are being forced off their land. They are losing their homes, their livelihoods and their cultural identity — now someone has been killed. Help stop this now. : | The Sengwer Indigenous people have lived in the Embobut Forest in North Rift Valley of Kenya for centuries. It's their ancestral land and they have a deep spiritual bond with the beautiful and vast forest. But the Kenyan government is brutally and illegally driving them off it, threatening their livelihoods and way of life. | The government claims they are acting in the name of conservation, and that the Sengwer people a…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2018-kenya-sengwer-indigenous-people/
U.S. Sanction Waivers Boost China's Demand For Iranian Oil
Oil Price | iranian.com | 2018-11-23
Iran's largest oil customer China is set to continue importing robust volumes of Iranian crude at least through the end of this year thanks to the U.S. waivers to eight countries that will allow them to keep importing oil from Tehran at reduced volumes until early May next year. To be sure, even before the […] | The post U.S. Sanction Waivers Boost China's Demand For Iranian Oil appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/22/u-s-sanction-waivers-boost-chinas-demand-for-iranian-oil/
Australia: Riot police tear-gas youth at Don Dale juvenile prison
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-23
The Northern Territory facility, repeatedly deemed unfit for children, has been the scene of years of state-sanctioned abuse and violence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/23/dond…
Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara–A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-23
In this special rebroadcast of a Democracy Now! exclusive documentary, we break the media blockade and go to occupied Western Sahara in the northwest of Africa to document the decades-long Sahrawi struggle for freedom and Morocco's violent crackdown. Morocco has occupied the territory since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation. A 1,700-mile wall divides Sahrawis who remain under occupation from those who fled into exile. The international media has largely ignored the occupat…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/23/four_day…
Army Detains Palestinian Shepherds In Northern Plains
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli soldiers detained, Friday, three Palestinian shepherds in the al-Farisiyya area, in the West Bank's Northern Plains. Media sources said the two shepherds took their livestock to a Palestinian grazing area, east of the al-Farisiyya area. They said the soldiers attacked the three fishermen, identified as Hilal, Daraghma, Kamal Daraghma, …
Army Abducts A Palestinian Near Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, a Palestinian teenage boy near the Qalandia Terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli media sources said the Palestinians, 17 years of age, reportedly "carried Molotov cocktails which he intended to throw at the soldiers manning the terminal." They added that the soldiers then detained the …
Israeli Police Detains Four Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-23
Israeli police officers abducted, Friday, four young Palestinian men at the Central Bus Station, in occupied Jerusalem. The police claimed the four Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers, mildly wounding one of them, before they were detained. Media sources in occupied Jerusalem said the incident seemed to be an argument between the …
Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Released After 7 Years In Prison
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-11-22
Iranian media say authorities have released a prominent human rights lawyer after eight years in prison. The semi-official ISNA news agency reported Wednesday that Abdolfattah Soltani was reunited with his family after a Revolutionary Court ruled to release him the day before. Soltani co-founded a human rights group with Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin […] | The post Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Released After 7 Years In Prison appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/21/iranian-human-rights-lawyer-released-after-7-years-in-prison/
Russia's Brokering of Iran's Withdrawal from Syria. Russia's "Informal Alliance" with Israel?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-22
The Kremlin uncharacteristically declined to comment on reports that Russia is seeking to broker Iran's withdrawal from Syria in exchange for the Islamic Republic receiving sanctions relief from the US, which is extremely unusual because Moscow has a track record … | The post Russia's Brokering of Iran's Withdrawal from Syria. Russia's "Informal Alliance" with Israel? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russias-non-denial-brokering-irans-withdrawal-syria-big-deal/5660608
After Visiting Brazil's Lula in Prison, Noam Chomsky Warns Against "Disaster" Under Jair Bolsonaro
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-22
As Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro prepares to take office in January, we return to our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky shortly after the election. Bolsonaro's impending presidency marks the most radical political shift Brazil since military rule ended more than 30 years ago. Bolsonaro is a former Army officer who has praised Brazil's former military dictatorship, spoken in favor of torture and threatened to destroy, imprison or banish his political opponents. Bolsonaro has also encouraged the police to kill suspected drug dealers, and once told a fem…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/22/after_vi…
Iran: Mounting Crackdown on Teachers, Labor Activists
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-22
Iranian workers chant slogans during a May Day demonstration in front of the former US embassy in Tehran, May 1, 2006, protesting against the labor resolutions and their delayed payments. | @ 2006 Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images | (Beirut) — Iranian authorities have increased targeting of teachers and labor activists in recent weeks for organizing and conducting peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said today. | On November 13, 2018, the Council for Coor…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/22/iran-mounting-crackdown-teachers-labor-activists
Venezuelan Campesinos Mobilize as Rural Violence Continues
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-22
Hundreds rallied for their rights in western Venezuela amid another campesino assassination.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14158
UK Jeweller Takes Step Towards Transparency
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-22
A Boodles store in Dublin, Ireland, 2013. | © 2013/Alamy | Some exciting changes have taken place since I first visited the flagship store of Boodles, the prestigious UK jeweller, on Bond Street in central London in March 2017. Then, I was invited into a beautiful, century-old room to talk with the company directors about their efforts to ensure human rights were respected in each step of the supply chain from the mineral mines to the storefronts of this company with annual sales of US$86 million. | While the conve…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/22/uk-jeweller-takes-step-towards-transparency
Making Ethiopia's Electoral Board Independent
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-22
Birtukan Mideksa, a former judge and leading opposition figure, named head of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). | @PMEthiopia/Twitter | There was good news from Ethiopia as former opposition leader, lawyer and judge Birtukan Midekssa was named head of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). Following years of almost completely closed political space, Ethiopia's government continues to institute an important series of reforms. The appointment of a…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/22/making-ethiopias-electoral-board-independent
Judge Overturns Trump's 'Catastrophic' Asylum Ban
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-11-22
A federal judge ruled that Trump's ban on asylum applications from those who do not enter the US at a legal port of entry is in complete contravention to US and international law. Angelo Guisado of the Center for Constitutional Rights outlines the practical and legal background of the decision | The post Judge Overturns Trump's 'Catastrophic' Asylum Ban appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/judge-overturns-trumps-catastrophic-asylum-ban
Maldives: Lahiru Madhushanka released
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-22
Responding to the news that Lahiru Madhushanka, a Sri Lankan driver who has endured more than three years behind bars amid concerns about an unfair trial and harrowing prison conditions Amnesty International's South Asia Research Director, Dinushika Dissanayake, said: | "It's a relief to hear that Lahiru Madhushanka has been acquitted of all charges and released by the Maldivian authorities. For three years Lahiru experienced agonizing treatment where he was denied basic fair trial rights and was subject to a catalogue of serious human rights violations. | "Lahiru was beaten, denied medical care and held in solit…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/lahiru-released-and-acquitted/
‚ÄãLiberté, Egalité, Absurdity
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-22
"We are only an hour from the sea, but I can't take my children to the beach," Kamel Daoudi tells me. It is school holidays and Kamel's wife and three young children have made the long journey across the country to visit him in an isolated town in western France: a town he cannot leave without facing arrest. | A decade ago, Kamel — a 44-year-old man originally from Algeria – was subjected to an assigned residence order, which effectively put him under indefinite house arrest. Under the measure he is confined to a town chosen for him by the government — after being moved six times, he is now in Sain…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/liberty-egality-absurdity/
South Africa: Ruling against mining company a victory for marginalized communities across the country
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-22
In response to the North Gauteng High Court's ruling that the government cannot issue a license for proposed titanium mining in Xolobeni without the consent of indigenous communities, Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa, Shenilla Mohamed, said: | | "This progressive court ruling is a victory for the people of Xolobeni, w…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/south-africa-ruling-against-mining-company-a-victory-for-marginalized-communities-across-the-country/
Nigeria: demand justice with the Knifar women's movement
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-22
Abused by those that should have protected them; the Knifar women's movement are survivors who are campaigning for justice.: | In North-East Nigeria, many civilians spent years under the brutal rule of the armed group Boko Haram only to face violence and abuse by the Nigerian military. | After a military operation to re-capture territory from the armed group, many of the survivors of Boko Haram fled or were sent to displaced persons camps. In these camps women have been subjected to sexual violence and rape — often through demands for sex in exchange for food. Thousands have died for lack of food, w…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/nigeria-knifar-women/
America's Senseless Iran Sanctions
Amin Saikal | iranian.com | 2018-11-22
The Trump administration's effort to topple the Iranian regime is unlikely to succeed. With the European Union committed to upholding the 2015 nuclear deal, and Russia, China, and India all eager to do business with the country, Iran still has enough partners to weather the storm. The sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States earlier […] | The post America's Senseless Iran Sanctions appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/22/americas-senseless-iran-sanctions/
Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia's Dismemberment of Yemen
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-22
"Saudi Arabia must face the damage from the past three-plus years of war in Yemen." These words opened the last column by Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi published while he was still alive. Three weeks later, on Oct. 2, Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and was never seen again. Khashoggi was instructed to go there by the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., the brother of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to pick up documents allowing him to remarry. It was a ruse. Immediately after entering, Khashoggi was grabbed by a 15-member Saudi "kill team," tortured, killed a…
truthdig.com/articles/jamal-khashoggi-and-saudi-arabias-dismemberment-of-yemen/
Lebanon: Deportation Threat for Sudan Refugees
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-21
People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006. | © 2006 Reuters | (Beirut) — The Lebanese government should revoke the deportation orders of three United Nations-recognized Sudanese refugees and release them from detention, Legal Agenda, the Anti-Racism Movement (ARM), Human Rights Watch, Insan, and the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) said today. Dur…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/21/lebanon-deportation-threat-sudan-refugees
Hundreds of teachers walk off for refugees
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-21
Teachers, education support staff and even some principals walked off government and private schools across Victoria and assembled at the State Library on November 20, in support of refugees currently being detained on Manus Island and Nauru. A similar protest was held in Brisbane that same day. | More than 30 refugee support organisations, including Teachers for Refugees, which organised the protest, had set November 20, Universal Children's Day, as the deadline for the federal government to evacuate refugee children and their families from offshore detention centres to Australia. | The Walk Off for Refuge…
greenleft.org.au/content/hundreds-teachers-walk-refugees
DR Congo: Pre-Election Crackdown on Activists
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-21
Three members from the Vigilence Citoyenne (VICI) citizens' movement who were arrested in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 14 of their colleagues on November 1, 2018. The activists were charged with incitement to civil disobedience and were provisionally released on November 18. | © Private 2018 | (Kinshasa) — The Democratic Republic of Congo government has made new arrests of pro-democracy activists during November…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/21/dr-congo-pre-election-crackdown-activists
Council of Europe: A Threat to Rights of People With Disabilities
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-21
The headquarters of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. | © 2018 Human Rights Watch | (Brussels) — Council of Europe member states should oppose new proposed standards regulating the detention and forced treatment of people with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today. The body in charge of developing the standards, the Council of Europe's Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO), consisting of expert…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/21/council-europe-threat-rights-people-disabilities
Libya: Migrants Forced off Ship at Libya Port
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-21
| (Milan) — Libyan security forces forcibly removed 79 migrants and asylum seekers on November 20, 2018 from the Panama-flagged cargo ship Nivin in the port of Misrata in Libya, after they refused to leave the ship for 10 days, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces reportedly used force and tear gas. An unknown number of people were taken to hospital, and others were taken to the al-Karareem detention center in…
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