WSWS (2022-08-03). Five Haitian migrants dead, dozens rescued as US escalates its anti-immigrant policies. wsws.org Five Haitian migrants drowned and 68 others were left stranded Thursday after being dropped off from a boat in waters near an island west of Puerto Rico.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-03). Ukraine Uses Russian Invasion to Wreck Workers' Rights. southfront.org Trade Unions Building in Kiev in September 2018 during reconstruction. (VoidWanderer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)Two new radical measures are prompting fears of Ukrainians losing workplace rights permanently as the war puts huge pressure on the country's economy, Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz report. | Written by Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz. Originally published by

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-03). Right Violations and War Crimes by Morocco Continue in Occupied Western Sahara. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch CODESA members. CODESA's first annual report since its formation in 2020 asks the UN and other international organizations to take immediate steps to complete the decolonization process in Western Sahara. The Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) released its first annual report on July 28 titled, "Continuous war crimes and crimes…

Misión Verdad (2022-08-03). A Closer Look at Colombia's Historic Pact Party. orinocotribune.com The alliance known as the Historic Pact (PH, or Pacto Historico) —a coalition of political forces, each with its own political and organic autonomy and independence— was formed for the purpose of winning the elections in order to defend the six following principles of their program: | The defense of life and of the Colombian Peace Accords. | Economic reactivation, the defense of employment and dignity for workers. | The decomodification of social rights and the defense of the public sector. | The preservation of natural resources and the environment | Pushing towards democracy and strengthening popula…

Staff (2022-08-03). Free Khalil Awawdeh! Call to action and resources as Palestinian detainee enters 154th day of hunger strike. samidoun.net Khalil Awawdeh is continuing his hunger strike for the 154th day as his health condition continues to deteriorate. Awawdeh, 40, from Idna near al-Khalil, is on hunger strike to end his detention without charge or trial under Israeli "administrative detention." He briefly stopped his strike on the 111th day, when he was told an agreement …

B. from New York (2022-08-03). We Need the PUMP Act to Protect Nursing Workers Like Me. aclu.org As a woman working on Amtrak, first as a conductor and later as an engineer, my job posed challenges in many areas. At times it wasn't easy being the only woman on board. But, like most of the female employees that came before me and worked alongside me, we made it work the best we could. | It wasn't until I became pregnant in the spring of 2019 that I discovered how hard it would be to work for the railroad as a woman and, more importantly as a breastfeeding mother. | When I learned I was pregnant, I was nothing but smiles and happy tears. Making the decision to nurse my second baby was not a hard one for me.

Editor (2022-08-03). How trans rights activists changed Argentina. mronline.org Ten years ago Argentina passed groundbreaking gender identity laws, a victory won through solidarity, diverse tactics and longstanding activist traditions. The experience has lessons for us all, write Alessandra Viggiano and Siobhán McGuirk.

Editor (2022-08-03). Kansas Votes Overwhelmingly to Protect Abortion. scheerpost.com By Tatiana Cozzarelli / Kansans have voted to protect abortion rights in their state. Yes, Kansas — the deep red state where Trump won by more than 15 percentage points last election cycle has voted to protect abortion rights. In fact, Kansas has a history of violence against abortion providers, including the murder of abortion doctor George Tiller in 2009. | But the vote wasn't even close. At the time of publishing, the vote was roughly 60% in favor of abortion rights and 40% agai…

Liberation Staff (2022-08-03). PSL statement — Victory in defense of abortion rights: Kansas votes NO. liberationnews.org In the first referendum since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and eviscerated abortion rights nationwide, Kansas voters have turned out to emphatically defend abortion rights.

Alasdair Henderson (2022-08-03). Discrimination and Freedom of Belief in the Sex and Gender Debate. ukhumanrightsblog.com We do not usually cover first-instance employment tribunal judgments on this blog, but two cases handed down in the last three weeks &#1 ; Forstater v. CGD Europe and Bailey v. Stonewall Equality Ltd and Garden Court Chambers &#1 ; have attracted so much attention that we feel an exception must be made. Both cases involved women with 'gender critical' beliefs …

Carolyn McConnell (2022-08-03). We shouldn't want Roe back — we should demand much, much more. zcomm.org Roe Was Always a Terrible Basis for Abortion Rights. Now We Can Fight for Something Better…

Staff (2022-08-03). US sanctions fail to make Iran budge. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — In a move that contradicted its stated policy of returning to the 2015 Iran deal, the Biden administration imposed new sanctions against Iran allegedly targeting foreign firms facilitating Iranian oil sales.

Staff (2022-08-03). Iran not to hesitate taking any action in interest of nation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says that Iran has a strong will for lifting the anti-Iranian sanctions and does not hesitate to take any actions that are in the interests of the Iranian nation.

Staff (2022-08-03). Conoce algunos logros de la comunidad sexodiversa en Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net Varios países de Latinoamérica siguen avanzando en normativas que garantizan los derechos de la comunidad sexodiversa. A continuación algunos de los logros alcanzados en la región hasta la fecha.

Lucystock (2022-08-03). The Weekly Round-up: industrial action laws, prioritising menopause, and Crown Court cameras. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Monday 25 July, the Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal against a decision to end 12-year old Archie Battersbee's life support treatment. The decision was stayed for 48 hours — until 2pm on Wednesday — to allow Archie's parents to apply to the European Court of Human Rights for interim …

Editor (2022-08-02). 'Apartheid' is not sufficient: an interview with UN Human Rights Commissioner Miloon Kothari. mronline.org UN Human Rights Commissioner Miloon Kothari explains why Apartheid is not enough to explain the root causes of the Palestinian crisis.

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-02). An Interview With John Pilger: 'Assange Is the Courageous Embodiment of a Struggle Against the Most Oppressive Forces in Our World'. orinocotribune.com In an interview with the World Socialist Web Site, renowned Australian investigative journalist John Pilger has warned that the "US is close to getting its hands on" the courageous WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. | Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange's extradition to the US, where he faces 175 years imprisonment under the Espionage Act for publishing true information exposing American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Pilger explains, Patel's order will be the subject of a further appeal, but the British judiciary that will adjudicate has facilitated Assange's persecution ever…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-02). Who Killed the POWs at Yelenovka? All Signs on the Ground Point to a Ukrainian Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett It was extremely difficult to witness the charred and twisted remains of Ukrainian POWs in the Yelenovka detention center at first hand. The stench of death was overwhelming. Bodies remained in the ruins and melted into the metal bunk beds they were on at the time of the bombing. Other corpses, presumably…

Staff (2022-08-02). Acusan a Tel Aviv de falsear caso de periodista asesinada. cubadebate.cu La ONG B'Tselem acusó al gobierno israelí de falsear y encubrir el caso del asesinato de la periodista palestina Shireen Abu Aqleh. El Centro de Información Israelí para los Derechos Humanos en los Territorios Ocupados criticó en Twitter declaraciones del comandante de la unidad militar que irrumpió en el campo de refugiados de Jenín.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-02). US Hits Iran With New Sanctions Targeting Oil Sales to East Asia. news.antiwar.com The US on Monday The new sanctions targeted

_____ (2022-08-02). Biden Should Grant Clemency to Drone Warfare Whistleblower Daniel Hale. popularresistance.org One year ago this July, drone whistleblower Daniel Hale stood in front of Judge Liam O'Grady at his sentencing and explained himself. After a lengthy investigation and prosecution, it was finally the day when Hale would find out if he would spend years in prison for doing something he felt morally obligated to do: Tell the truth about the United States' drone program. | While working as a drone analyst in the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan, he witnessed attacks waged against innocent civilians that, to this day, still haunt him. Those experiences eventually led him to blow the whistle on the drone program. Judge O…

Infobrics (2022-08-02). India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions. infobrics.org The West's "sanctions from hell" have given a big stimulus to India-Russia bilateral trade, giving it a dynamism that one never suspected would be recaptured in…

____ (2022-08-02). 7th Islamic Human Rights Award held in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The 7th Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Award was held at IRIB Intl. Conferences Center Tues. with the participation of Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje'ei and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Staff (2022-08-02). Ernesto Villegas Interviews Lucas Koerner: The West 'Miscalculated' Sanctions Against Russia. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, July 31, US sociologist Lucas Koerner said that the West "miscalculated" its sanctions against Russia, because they have caused an international crisis, particularly for the European continent, as winter approaches. Interviewed on the Venezuelan television program Aqui con Ernest Villegas, Koerner expressed his opinion that the economic measures against Russia caused the US to make a "slight change" in its way of thinking about Venezuela. | "The blockade on Venezuela is not going to stop, there is not going to be a real change of position," said Koerner. "There might be a tactical maneuver that might…

Fight Back (2022-08-02). MN shows solidarity with Cuba. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Twin Cities activists participated in a car caravan, July 31, calling on the Biden administration to end the 60-year-long U.S. blockade of Cuba. The WAMM Solidarity Committee of the Americas (SCOTA) and the MN Cuba Committee organized this one as a part of an international day of action. Car caravans have been held once a month for two years in cities across the world to show solidarity with Cuba and to call for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba. | The 25-plus car and bike caravan drove along Lake Street which is a busy commercial street in a Latino and immigrant community passing by the boar…

Ted Kelly (2022-08-02). Pennsylvania county jails are a death trap. workers.org An unprecedented number of incarcerated people have died inside Pennsylvania's county jails in the last two years, and the staggering rate of death continues to increase. Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties — which contain the state's two most populous cities, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia — have reported the deaths of dozens of . . . |

Staff (2022-08-02). Holding referendum solution to materialize Palestinian rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that holding a referendum among the original residents of Palestine is a solution to materialize Palestinians' rights.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-02). Marcha de mujeres negras en Brasil cumple objetivos en su VIII edición. telesurtv.net El evento tuvo como tema por la vida, los derechos, la dignidad y por una sociedad justa y antirracista. ¡Más mujeres negras en el poder!.

Staff (2022-08-02). Iran vows to show decisive reaction to US new sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — In reaction to the new US sanctions, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will show a decisive, firm and immediate reaction to the White House's insistence on sanctions.

_____ (2022-08-02). When The Just Go To Prison. popularresistance.org Marion, Illinois — Daniel Hale, dressed in a khaki uniform, his hair cut short and sporting a long, neatly groomed brown beard, is seated behind a plexiglass screen, speaking into a telephone receiver at the federal prison in Marion, Illinois. I hold a receiver on the other side of the plexiglass and listen as he describes his journey from working for the National Security Agency and the Joint Special Operations Task Force at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to becoming federal prisoner 26069-07. | Hale, a 34-year-old former Air Force signals intelligence analyst, is serving a 45 month prison sentence, follow…

WSWS (2022-08-02). Macron greets killer Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Paris. wsws.org Macron's welcoming of the man universally acknowledged to have ordered the grisly 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi underscores the fraud of human rights imperialism.

Julia Conley (2022-08-02). Anti-Choice Forces Push Disinformation as Kansas Votes on Abortion Rights. commondreams.org "The truth is that voting yes opens the door to a total ban on abortion," said one reproductive rights advocate.

Staff (2022-08-02). 12 August, Webinar: Culture of Resistance &#1 ; Music Behind Colonial Bars with Dr. Louis Brehony. samidoun.net Friday, August 12 12 pm Pacific &#1 ; 3 pm Eastern &#1 ; 8 pm British time &#1 ; 9 pm central Europe &#1 ; 8 pm Palestine REGISTER: bit.ly/prisonmusic Join Samidoun for a webinar with Dr. Louis Brehony, the author of "Genius in the People: On Collective Resistance and Musical Instrument Making in the Jails of the Colonizer" …

Noel Hutton (2022-08-02). How Big Tech Is Undermining Abortion Rights. commondreams.org Pending "Digital Trade" rules could end up hurting reproductive freedom.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-02). "Factual Chaos" at the WHO? Dr. Tedros: Monkeypox Outbreak Is "Among Men Who Have Sex with Men" globalresearch.ca Where is the science? What are the implications? This was a personalized decision by Dr. Tedros, in defiance of the IHR Committee' Decision NOT to implement a PHEIC. Does his bold statement constitute an encroachment of the fundamental rights of the LGBT Community which is currently the object of the emergency measures?

____ (2022-08-01). The US Is 'Close to Getting Its Hands on Julian Assange'. transcend.org 26 July 2022 – In an interview with Oscar Grenfell of the World Socialist Website, John Pilger explains the latest manoeuvres by the US and UK authorities to extradite Julian Assange, journalist and publisher, to the US where he faces 175 years in prison for the crime of journalism.

Contributing Writers (2022-08-01). Britain rewards terrorist bombing of Syrian Christians by sanctioning National Defence leaders/ with Vanessa Beeley. marktaliano.net In my section of UK Column News I investigate a new UK FCDO criminal sanction package targeting Syrian Christians and the Syrian phosphates industry. Original Link Here: Britain rewards terrorist bombing of Syrian Christians by sanctioning National Defence leaders. | The Wall Will Fall Cover image — photo of Nabel AlAbdallah by Vanessa Beeley. July …

____ (2022-08-01). Apology and Reparation: Two Steps the American Psychological Association Should Take Today. transcend.org 28 Jul 2022 – A brief update on the call for the APA to apologize to the victims of U.S. war-on-terror prisoner abuses and make recurring financial contributions to organizations that provide support for torture victims and their families.

Editor (2022-08-01). Visita a Oriente Medio, acceso al petróleo se impone a los derechos humanos. workers.org Ningún palestino que vive bajo la ocupación israelí se benefició un ápice de la breve visita del presidente Joe Biden a Oriente Medio. Biden tenía el poder ejecutivo para revertir el daño hecho cuando el ex presidente Donald Trump trasladó la embajada de Estados Unidos a Jerusalén, reconociendo el control . . . |