Israeli Settlers and Soldiers Conduct Joint Assaults on Palestinian Village
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-09
Israeli soldiers are joining colonialist settlers in attacks on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, according to human rights NGO B'Tselem. The village of 'Urif, which is located near Nablus, lies in close proximity to the notorious settlement of Yitzhar, established in 1983. All Israeli settlements are illegal under …
Israeli Settlers and Soldiers Conduct Joint Assaults on Palestinian Village
Canada's Yemeni Community Calls on Trudeau Government to End Arms Sales to Saudis
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-09
Hamza Shaiban says arms sales to Saudis cannot be reconciled with Canada's commitment to 'stand up for human rights' | The post Canada's Yemeni Community Calls on Trudeau Government to End Arms Sales to Saudis appeared first on The Real News Network.
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US Funding of Ugandan Military Aids in Citizens' Repression
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-09-09
On August 13, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was attacked by an angry mob of Ugandan citizens who back the political opposition. Protesters surrounded President Museveni's motorcade, pelting the vehicles with stones. One of the vehicles had its rear window broken. | Numerous political rallies by Museveni's party and the opposition had been scheduled that day ahead of a parliamentary election in which the independent candidate Kassiano Wadri, while in detention, would win in Arua, Uganda — the third consecutive parliamentary election loss for Museveni's party. | Museveni has responded brutally, as he has repeatedly during his 32-year tenure as president. That day, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — the popular singer known as "Bobi Wine," who also serves in the parliament — was arrested. After a music career of more than 15 years, Ssentamu has emerged as the most formidable political…
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Sustainable Development Goals: No More Complacency, Urgency Needed!
Pradeep Baisakh | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-07
"We face mounting challenges in the form of growing numbers of conflicts, rising inequality, erosion of human rights, unprecedented global humanitarian crisis….climatechange is moving faster than we are; yet we see insufficient political will to meet commitments." Remarked UN Secretary General António Guterresin the closing of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF).
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Repealing the Death Penalty in New Hampshire Is Personal
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-07
The state's legislature has an opportunity to override the governor's veto and finally repeal the death penalty. | New Hampshire is the only state in New England that still puts people to death. The Northeast region, and much of the nation, has recognized capital punishment for what it is: a practice of a bygone era that is inherently unjust, often racially charged, and has resulted in the torture of individuals put to death. | This could change for New Hampshire on Sept. 13, when state legislators have an opportunity to override
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Trump administration to abandon court settlement prohibiting indefinite detention of immigrant children
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
The decision is a major escalation in the administration's attack on immigrants.
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As 400+ Children Remain Separated from Parents, Trump Admin Wants to Detain Kids Indefinitely
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-07
The Trump administration is attempting to remove court-imposed time limits on the detention of immigrant children. The administration's proposal would allow immigrant families to be held in detention indefinitely, ending the long-standing 1997 Flores agreement which says that children cannot be jailed for more than 20 days. More than 400 children remain separated from their parents more than a month after a court-imposed deadline requiring the Trump administration to reunite all of the separated families. The American Civil Liberties Union says it appears ICE officials had access to the phone numbers of hundreds…
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Arundhati Roy: The U.S. Is Growing Closer to India Militarily as Modi Expands Crackdown on Dissent
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-06
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are in New Delhi today for talks aimed at deepening military and trade ties between India and the United States. India is the largest weapons importer in the world. The trip comes just a week after the Indian government conducted raids across the country targeting prominent human rights activists, lawyers, poets and critics of the Narendra Modi government. At least five people were arrested. Critics say the arrests are part of a broader attempt by Modi's government to silence dissidents ahead of next year's general election. We speak with the prize-w…
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The Kavanaugh Cover-up? Role in Torture & Domestic Spying Policy Remains Unknown as Papers Withheld
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-06
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing enters its third day today. On Wednesday Capitol Police arrested 73 people protesting Kavanaugh's nomination. The protests began almost immediately when Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley tried to start the hearing. Protesters included Women's March organizers from 26 states. Among them was a teenager who stood on a chair and said, "I'm 18, and I'm here for the youth of the country. You're ruining my future." We speak to Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project, and Vince Warren, executive direct…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/6/the_kavana…
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partners with Discovery Education to launch new education program
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-04
Khalilah Harris and Kerry Kennedy discuss RFK Human Rights' launch of the Speak Truth To Power education initiative; engaging young people in schools to be aware of and take action on global human rights issues; and, the need to support teachers with the right tools and resources to be effective in the classroom | The post Robert F. Kenned…
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NAACP Supports Prisoners Across the Nation Protesting Long Sentences, Inhumane Conditions, and Forced Labor
Aba Blankson | naacp.org | 2018-09-03
As the nation celebrates Labor Day, we must recognize those that labor every day for pennies per hour in prisons, jails, and detention centers across the country. Many imprisoned individuals are conducting peaceful protests to call for an end to unnecessarily long sentences, prison conditions that respect human rights, and fair wages for a day's […] | The post NAACP Supports Prisoners Across the Nation Protesting Long Sentences, Inhumane Conditions, and Forced…
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Hatewatch Headlines 9/4/18
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-09-03
Human rights groups urge senators to grill Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as hearings begin today; should Trump's evangelical advisers be exempt from disclosure laws? Mollie Tibbetts family says don't use her death to advance racism, and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/04/hatewatch-headlines-9418
From Venezuela to McCain, Media and Human Rights Industry on Same Page
Joe Emersberger | fair.org | 2018-08-31
On August 20, the Economist ran an article on Venezuela saying that "forced migration from the country might surpass the Syria crisis." The magazine reported: The UN's International Organization for Migration estimates that at the end of 2017 approximately 1.6 million Venezuelans were living outside their country. Today that number is likely to be far …
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Pentagon seeking contractors to train Saudi pilots on US soil amid bloody Yemen air campaign
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-31
The Pentagon plans to hire private contractors to train Saudi military pilots on US soil, documents show. Human Rights Watch (HRW) called the move disturbing amid outcry over US involvement in Saudi Arabia's air campaign in Yemen.
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Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara–A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-31
In this exclusive broadcast, Democracy Now! breaks the media blockade and goes 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 occupation–in part because M…
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Update on Prison Strike Demanding End of "Slave Labor": After 10 Days, Protests Spread to 11 States
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-30
Prisoners across the country join work stoppages, hunger strikes and commissary boycotts in at least 11 states to protest prison conditions and demand the end of what they call "prison slavery." Organizers report prisoners in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Indiana are demonstrating. Individuals in Texas, California and Ohio have gone on hunger strike, including some in solitary confinement. Meanwhile, at least six people have been hunger-striking inside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, for more than a week. We speak with Amani Sawari, prison strike organizer working on behalf of Jailhou…
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WaPo Uses Photo of John McCain Next to Nazi to Praise His 'Human Rights' Work
Ben Norton | fair.org | 2018-08-29
The Washington Post (8/27/18) published an op-ed by conservative staff opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin praising the late Sen. John McCain for his supposed commitment to "human rights." Rubin waxed poetic on the ostensible "lost champion" of human rights, who "model[ed] for others the behavior of a free society." She declared, quite paradoxically, "With the possible …
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Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-27
Labour Party Must Reject Biased IHRA Definition That Stifles Advocacy For Palestinian Rights: UpdatePalestinian civil society issues a statement urging the UK Labour Party and trade unions to reject IHRA's false, anti-Palestinian definition of antisemitism which seeks to conflate antisemitism with criticism of Israel. This definition aims to silence criticism of Israeli policies that clearly violate Palestinian human rights. | Right To BoycottAugust 27, 2018 | By:
| | Palestinian civil society groups …
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Headlines for August 27, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-27
John McCain Dies at 81, Democratic Party Officials Vote to Reduce Power of Superdelegates, Pope Francis Meets with Church Sexual Abuse Survivors in Ireland, Trump Administration Cuts $200 Million in Aid to Palestinians, U.N. Calls on Burma's Top Generals to Be Investigated for Genocide Against Rohingya, Reports: Head of ISIS in Afghanistan Killed in Airstrike, Corruption Scandal Engulfs Argentina | , 3 Killed, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Video Game Tournament in Florida, Detainee Speaks Out from Hunger Strike in Northwest Detention Center, 7 Arrested at Protests at UNC over "Silent Sam" Confederate Monument…
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Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-08-08
Top 70 Moments of Solidarity & BDS for Palestine in 2018: UpdateHere's a short-list of moments in 2018 demonstrating growing recognition of Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people and inspiring efforts around the world to hold Israel accountable for its gross violations of human rights. Support for Palestinian rights has grown in parliaments, city c…
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