(2021-08-31). Milwaukee activists, artists campaign to increase Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions awareness. liberationnews.org 
BDS activists have launched a Milwaukee-wide Palestine solidarity letter encouraging artists and creatives of all kinds to endorse the cultural boycott of Israel.
(2021-08-31). Exigen en Uruguay archivos militares sobre desaparecidos. telesurtv.net Familiares de las 187 víctimas continúan reclamándole al Gobierno que responda a los pedidos del Institución de Derechos Humanos de Uruguay.
(2021-08-31). New Report on Human Rights Violations in Bolivia in 2019 Sheds Light on the Role of the OAS. counterpunch.org On August 17, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI in Spanish) released its report on human rights violations committed in the context of the 2019 coup d'état that overthrew President Evo Morales and installed the de facto government of Jeanine àÅñez in Bolivia. The 468-page report, based on eight months of research, sheds light
(2021-08-31). Thai Protest Leader Shares US Gov Regime Change 'How-to' Video. newatlas.report August 31, 2021 (The New Atlas) — Thai protest leader Anon Nampa of the US government-funded "Thai Laywers for Human Rights" recently shared with his followers a US government 'how-to' video titled, "Bringing down a Dictator." He never mentions the group featured in the video, OTPOR who overthrew the Serbian government in the year 2000 …
(2021-08-31). New York Times cites US torturer Michael Chertoff on Chinese "repression" wsws.org Over the weekend, the New York Times published an editorial calling China the world's leading purveyor of "transnational repression," based entirely on a report produced under the supervision of a war criminal.
(2021-08-31). Water Protectors Document Escalating Police Brutality in Minnesota. indybay.org In August police escalated to torture. On August 11 water protectors shut down two different worksites. Police approached them on the site and when the water protectors refused to leave police began to use a torture tactic they refer to as "pain compliance."
(2021-08-30). Workers Assembly Against Racism: Union rights, cancel rent! workers.org 
On Labor Day weekend, show solidarity with Workers Assembly Against Racism, Chris Smalls and workers fighting to organize Staten Island's Amazon facilities. They are demanding union rights, passage of the PRO Act and a permanent eviction moratorium. Join them at their rally at 5: 00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, at Union . . . |
(2021-08-30). Demand for 'Moratorium on Drone Warfare' Follows Latest US Killing of Afghan Civilians. commondreams.org "The department will fight to protect every student's right to access in-person learning safely and the rights of local educators to put in place policies that allow all students to return to the classroom full-time in-person safely this fall."
(2021-08-30). Israel Killed 9 Palestinian Children and Wounded 556 Others. telesurenglish.net Between May 7 and July 31, 2021, Israel killed nine Palestinian children, injured 556 others and detained at least 170 children in occupied Al-Quds, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) denounced. | RELATED: | In a report published last week, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) also denounced that Israel targeted 116 private kindergartens and destroyed 140 public school…
(2021-08-30). Islamic State claims rocket attack on Kabul airport and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at reports of civilian casualties after a US drone strike in Kabul; protests against police brutality by farmers in India as the struggle crosses 9 months; protests by Palestinians in Gaza against the crushing 14 year long Israeli siege; the March on Washington for Voting Rights in the US to demand better protections against voter suppression laws in the US; and a warning issued by the Executive Committee of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB) of coup leader Jeanine Anez's possible escape from prison.
(2021-08-30). Headlines for August 30, 2021. democracynow.org Up to 10 People Killed in U.S. Strike in Kabul, Rockets Fired at Airport as Withdrawal Deadline Nears, Hurricane Ida Slams into Louisiana, Killing One Person, Cutting Power to Entire City of New Orleans, Florida Judge Says Schools Can Impose Mask Mandates; Dr. Fauci Banks Vaccine Mandates for Students, Rev. Jesse Jackson Transfers to Rehab as Wife Moves to ICU; Conservative Radio Hosts Die of COVID-19, Thousands Rally for Voting Rights on Anniversary of March on Washington, 30 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Attack During Military Exercise, Israel Launches New Airstrikes on Gaza; Soldiers Use Live Fire on Palestinian P…
(2021-08-30). Veteran Afghan women's rights activist speaks about what's next under Taliban rule. peoplesworld.org 
Amilia Spartak was a member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan when it governed in the 1980s. An advocate for women, she was also a university professor of engineering in Kabul at the time. As a member of the Afghan Democratic Women's Organization, she participated in international conferences as well as in the Women's …
(2021-08-30). Afghan Crisis Must End America's Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty. commondreams.org Policymakers, said one human rights advocate, should devise "concrete plans for helping Afghans reach safety in the E.U." | The U.S. can either stumble on in its fruitless attempt to control the world through militarism and coercion, or it can use this opportunity to rethink its place in the world.
(2021-08-30). Twenty years after Australia turned away the Tampa refugees. wsws.org Supported by the Labor Party, the government barred entry to more than 400 asylum seekers, mostly from Afghanistan, and transported them to a remote Pacific island to be detained indefinitely.
(2021-08-30). 'Morals of the Market': When human rights cover for neoliberal hegemony. peoplesworld.org 
With the beginning of the Cold War in 1947, Russia attacked the hypocrisy of the United States and what it saw as its lack of human rights: racial segregation in the South; the lack of women's right to choose; its numerous invasions of foreign countries; the shoddy treatment of its workers; and the treatment of …
(2021-08-30). Ordinary Nicaraguans Should Guide Progressive Left's Stance. popularresistance.org Rather than acclaiming a country that is lifting itself out of poverty, it is apparently much more important to judge it against hypocritical Western standards about "democracy" and "human rights" while disregarding the government's need to defend the country's gains against attacks from Washington and elsewhere.
(2021-08-30). Chile's Military Police To Be Dissolved: Top Commission States. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) of the Constitutional Convention approved to dissolve Chile's Military Police (Carabineros) for its continuous human rights violations and the slow pace of the prosecution against some of their members. | RELATED: | "The Military Polce shall be replaced by a police institution run by civilians who respect the rights of our people," lawmaker Giovanna Roa stated after…
(2021-08-30). Where Are They? The Disappeared: When Remembering is a Political Act of Resistance. counterpunch.org August 30 each year is commemorated as the Day of the Disappeared in many parts of the world. In Honduras, labor unions, students and teachers organizations, human rights and women's groups and others typically mark the day with a massive public march through some of the main streets of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital. The march can stretch for a mile or more and last for three hours. But why such an outpouring for those who have disappeared?
(2021-08-30). Wangan and Jagalingou people demand human rights. greenleft.org.au Wangan and Jagalingou senior cultural custodian Adrian Burragubba is demanding that the government respect their rights.
(2021-08-30). Wangan and Jagalingou people demand respect for human rights. greenleft.org.au Wangan and Jagalingou senior cultural custodian Adrian Burragubba led an important rally outside the Queensland parliament on August 30. | Burragubba demanded that the Wangan and Jagalingou human rights be respected and that the sacred Doongmabulla Springs be protected. | He also promised that the Adani mine would be stopped and called on the government and investors to walk away from Adani's mine.
(2021-08-30). Masses march on D.C. for voting rights. peoplesworld.org 
Join the fight for voting rights. Text the word PLEDGE to 89799 on your mobile phone. WASHINGTON—From Anchorage to Washington, masses of people marched again on Aug. 28—the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington—for one of the same causes of that long-ago day, voting rights. Tens of thousands, most prominently a crowd augmented by …
(2021-08-30). Remembering Gloria Richardson. therealnews.com 
TRNN Executive Producer and former Black Panther Eddie Conway talks to author and activist Dominque Conway about Gloria Richardson, a fierce activist who led a multi-year campaign against segregation in Cambridge, Md. Richardson, who died July 15, 2021, was not as widely known as other civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. or Fannie Lou Hamer. Nevertheless, she was an important figure in the story of the struggle for civil rights both in the United States and all over the globe.
(2021-08-30). Chicago Judge Strips Mother of Parental Rights for Being Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-30). Rev. Jesse Jackson Transferred To Rehab, Wife Moved To ICU After Covid Hospitalizations. moguldom.com Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has been moved to a rehabilitation facility after spending almost a week in hospital where he was being treated for covid-19. Jackson's wife, Jacqueline, who also contracted covid, remains hospitalized and has been moved to the intensive care unit as of Aug. 27. Rev. Jackson, 79, was transferred from Chicago's Northwestern …
(2021-08-30). 'At 67 years old, all jobs are difficult': Workers Party of Belgium launches campaign against pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) has initiated a campaign against the government's proposed pension reform. It has stated that these plans will systematically demolish pension rights in the country…
(2021-08-30). US Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Probes Into 5 States' Bans on School Mask Mandates. commondreams.org There are people who hope to invade Iran, or Venezuela, or pick-a-country-with-a-problem, but next time, they insist, they'll do it "better." They must stop. They must be stopped.
(2021-08-30). Thousands hit the streets across the US to defend voting rights. peoplesdispatch.org As the right-wing Republican Party has pushed legislation in different states to curb access to voting in the United States, thousands across the country came to the streets to defend it. On August 28, Saturday, massive protests and demonstrations were held in the US capital, Washington DC, and several major cities across the country demanding federal legislation to protect voting rights. | According to an estimate by one of the organizers, around 20,000 people participated in a rally in Washington DC, while large crowds gathered in cities like Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston and Miami, among other places. The nationwi…
(2021-08-30). The Tamaulipas Project: Blood for Oil. covertactionmagazine.com The U.S. government and state of Texas under the rubric of the War on Drugs have been involved in intimate collaboration with corrupt police and security forces involved in torture and murder. | Breitbart News, however, has touted the corrupt governor of Tamaulipas—who helped open up Mexico's hydrocarbon resources to exploitation by foreign companies—as a hero.
(2021-08-30). On the road to dictatorship? mronline.org 
Where there is smoke, there is fire, goes the popular saying. Most Brazilians and world public opinion know that Brazil is governed by a man of fascist convictions. Bolsonaro always praises the torturers of the military dictatorship implanted in Brazil in 1964 and regrets that "at least 30,000 subversives" were not shot.