2019-01-23: Social Media Postees

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How a human rights club in Africa's biggest slum helps young people stay on track
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-24
Bossvill and Sylvia, both 17, are members of Amnesty International's Human Rights Club, which takes place in their school in Kibera, the largest urban slum in Africa. They reveal how their new-found skills are helping them solve problems at home and in their community… | Bossvill's story: | | Life has its positives and negatives in Kibera. Sometimes friends want you do things you're uncomfortable with, often bad things. If you don't, they will leave you out. | I want to stay in school and I want to gain the skills that will help me…
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/human-rights-club-in-kenya/

"A human rights defender should have no limits"
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-24
Vincent, 27, grew up in Kibera, Kenya. Many of his friends dropped out of school, but he was determined to take a different path… | School was an hour's walk away. It had its good and bad sides. Some students came from rich families. It was frustrating as I didn't understand why we were poor. But I came to realise that's life and I wanted to make the best of the situation. | In Kibera, poverty is a huge problem. People live here because they do not have the opportunity or means to live elsewhere. Young people start taking drugs at an early age, gender-based violence is rife and children, especially girls, are r…
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/a-human-rights-defender-should-have-no-limits/

"Educating people through entertainment – key in Kibera"
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-24
Julian, 24, is a member of Wasanii Sanaa in Kibera. Since she joined the youth organisation she's grown in confidence and is now a role model in her community… | I've spent my whole life in Kibera. In my community there's a lot of drugs, which leads to young people dropping out school. As kids grow up, they become thieves or fall pregnant. My parents have always been strict, but if you don't have people to take care of you, it's as though there's no way out. | Some of my friends in high school took drugs and they wanted me to join in I said no, and ran the risk of looking uncool, but it wasn't the path for me.
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/educating-people-through-entertainment-is-key-in-kibera/

"Kibera should be seen as a place of hope"
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-24
Kibera should be seen as a place of hope. There's great potential here. I have grown up in the slums. I have been to primary and secondary school here. Now I am taking electrical engineering at university. This is just one story. Many other people are taking other courses, but people don't see them, they just see the small evil that is happening. | I am aware of the issues that exist in the slums, but the fear of them remaining encourages me to speak out. | Gender-based violence is a big issue. People fear mentioning it. They don't want to talk about domestic violence, but I want to break this silence. Through my…
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/kibera-is-a-place-of-hope/

Rights Defenders Accuse Zimbabwe Security Forces of Torture
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-23
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) denounced Thursday cases of torture and arbitrary detentions during the protests that have taken place since last week, warning that among the detainees are children as young as 11 years old. | RELATED: | Zimbabwe: 12 Dead in Protests, Gov't Crackdown to Intensify | "In the aftermath of Jan. 14 disturbances, armed and unifo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Rights-Defenders-Accuse-Zimbabwe-Security-Forces-of-Torture-20190123-0010.html

US Detention of American-Iranian Journalist Draws Local, International Protests
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-23
Iran's Foreign Ministry lodged a protest on Tuesday with the Swiss ambassador to Tehran, who has represented the U.S. in diplomatic relations with Iran since 1980, when diplomatic ties were severed between the countries. | The post US Detention of American-Iranian Journalist Draws Local, International Protests appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/us-detention-of-journalist-marzieh-hashemi-draws-international-protest/254143/

The Brazen Detention of Marzieh Hashemi, America's Newest Political Prisoner
Stanley Cohen | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-23
Today Marzieh Hashemi sits alone. Isolated and entombed deep in a government catacomb, she stands charged with no offense but in the eyes of this administration guilty as charged . . . a Muslim, a journalist, and a US ex-pat who has found shelter from its storm in Iran. | The post The Brazen Detention of Marzieh Hashemi, America's Newest Political Prisoner appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/the-brazen-detention-of-marzieh-hashemi-americas-newest-political-prisoner/254113/

Zimbabwe soldiers 'beating' protesters as crackdown continues
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-23
Zimbabwe government-appointed rights group says soldiers used 'systematic torture' during crackdown on protests.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/zimbabwe-soldiers-beating-protesters-crackdown-continues-190123135730726.html

South Africa's president calls for lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-23
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for international sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe to be lifted.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/south-africas-president-calls-lifting-zimbabwe-sanctions-190123185626160.html

Supreme Court Returns to Gun Rights for 1st Time in 9 Years
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-23
The court will take up a challenge to New York City's ban on carrying a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun outside the city limits. | The post Supreme Court Returns to Gun Rights for 1st Time in 9 Years appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/supreme-court-returns-to-gun-rights-for-1st-time-in-9-years/

The Times of Israel's Flawed Attack on the NY Times' MLK and Palestinian Rights
Ian Berman | mintpressnews.com | 2019-01-23
Calling Michelle Alexander's editorial in the New York Times a "new low" was a hyperbolic act of click-bait to appeal to the Times of Israel's readers. One that lacked journalistic and editorial integrity. | The post The Times of Israel's Flawed Attack on the NY Times' MLK and Palestinian Rights appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/the-times-of-israels-flawed-attack-on-the-new-york-times-mlk-and-palestinian-rights/254120/

Canada Arrest of China's HuaWei CFO Meng Wanzhou: Diplomatic Blunder or Cold War Stratagem?
Glenn Michalchuk | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
The arrest and detention by Canadian authorities of one of China's most important business executives boggles the mind. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's CFO, was arrested as she changed planes at Vancouver International Airport en route to Mexico on December 1…. | The post Canada Arrest of China's HuaWei CFO Meng Wanzhou: Diplomatic Blunder or Cold War Stratagem? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/canadas-arrest-meng-wanzhou-diplomatic-blunder-cold-war-stratagem/5666197

'Fake judicial case': Protesters demand US release detained Iranian journalist
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-23
Protests have broken out outside UN offices in Tehran, as a US-born Iranian journalist prepares for an appearance before a grand jury in America. The demonstrators are demanding the release of the detainee. | …
rt.com/usa/449534-iran-protests-detained-journalists/

IAR Solidarity- Peter Biar Ajak
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
Peter Biar Ajak, is a prominent South Sudanese academic and activist. He was arrested by National Security Service (NSS) agents at Juba International Airport in the capital Juba on Saturday 28 July 2018 while preparing to travel to a youth forum he had organised in the north-western Aweil State. He remains arbitrarily detained at the NSS headquarters in Juba and has not been charged with a recognizable criminal offence in accordance with international law and standards. He is only allowed sporadic access to his family and has been denied access to his lawyer since 7 October 2018.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr65/9731/2019/en/

Mauritania: Further Information: Mauritanian anti-slavery activists released: Biram Dah Abeid and Abdellahi el Housein Mesoud
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
Two anti-slavery activists Biram Dah Abeid and Abdellahi el Housein Mesoud were released from Nouakchott civil Prison on 31 December 2018. The Tribunal of Arafat in Nouakchott sentenced them to six months, two months of which would be a suspended sentence. Having already spent more than four months in prison, Biram and Abdellahi were released the same day.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr38/9716/2019/en/

Mauritania: Activistas contra la esclavitud liberados
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
Dos activistas contra la esclavitud, Biram Dah Abeid y Abdellahi el Housein Mesoud, fueron liberados de la Prisión Civil de Nuakchot el 31 de diciembre de 2018. El Tribunal de Arafat en Nuakchot condenó a los dos activistas a seis meses de prisión, dos de ellos con suspensión de la condena; dado que ya habían pasado más de cuatro meses bajo custodia, Biram y Abdellahi quedaron en libertad ese mismo día.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr38/9716/2019/es/

Championing hope and human rights in Kibera
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/young-activists-championing-hope-and-human-rights-in-kibera/

KAZAKHSTAN: SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
Amnesty International submits this briefing in advance of the examination of Kazakhstan by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights during its 65th session in March 2019. | In this document, Amnesty International sets out its concerns about the implementation of the International Covenant on Social Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) by Kazakhstan, focusing on the rights of persons with disabilities.
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur57/9706/2019/en/

MALAYSIA: FULLY RECOGNISE AND PROTECT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
Amnesty International welcomes the Government of Malaysia's pledges to recognise and protect the rights of Indigenous peoples, and the announcement that it will "seriously" consider the recommendations made by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) on Indigenous land rights.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa28/9723/2019/en/

China: Canadian sentenced to death in a one-day retrial: Robert Schellenberg
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-23
Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian national, was sentenced to death after he was convicted of drug trafficking at his re-trial. First arrested in 2014, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by the Dalian Municipal Intermediate People's Court on 20 November 2018. Schellenberg subsequently appealed the verdict and on 14 January 2019 at his retrial, he was found guilty of a more serious drug-related offence and sentenced to death. Announcing a death sentence at the same time of the conviction was unprecedented, according to Mo Shaoping, a partner of the law firm representing Schellenberg.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/9729/2019/en/

Disappearances of South Sudanese Critics Demand a Response
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-23
Aggrey Ezbon Idri (L) and Dong Samuel Luak. | © Private/Human Rights Watch | Two years ago, South Sudanese lawyer Dong Samuel Luak disappeared off the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. I recently sat with Kur Lual, Dong's law partner, in South Sudan's capital, Juba. Holding his head in his hands, he asked me, "How does someone like Dong disappear just like that?" It's a question many others inside and outside of South Sudan are still asking themselves. | Dong fled South Sudan in August 2013, but continued to denounce huma…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/disappearances-south-sudanese-critics-demand-response

Pakistan: Garment Workers' Rights at Risk
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-23

| January 23, 2019 Video | Pakistan: Garment Workers' Rights at Risk: | Pakistan's government is failing to enforce laws that could protect millions of garment workers from serious labor rights abuses. |

| (New York) — Pakistan's government is failing to enforce laws that could protect millions of garment workers from serious labor rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/pakistan-garment-workers-rights-risk

US: Protect Right to Asylum for Domestic Violence
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-23

| January 23, 2019 Video | Video: She Escaped Brutal Domestic Violence — Now the US Government Wants to Send Her Back: | The US government should uphold refugee protections for survivors of domestic violence. |

| (Washington, DC) — The United States government should uphold refugee protections for survivors of domestic violence, the Cen…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/us-protect-right-asylum-domestic-violence

Dutch Postcode Lottery Continues Support Human Rights
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-23
Dutch Postcode Lottery's Ambassador Quinty Trustfull with Human Rights Watch's Executive Director Kenneth Roth 2018 © Roy Beusker Fotografie | (Amsterdam) — Human Rights Watch thanks the Dutch Postcode Lottery and its players for their steadfast support of our work with ‚Ǩ1.35 million a year for another five years. Support from players of the Dutch Postcode Lottery since 2009 has helped Human Rights Watch strengthen its research and advocacy work worldwide, as well as establish and develop i…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/dutch-postcode-lottery-continues-support-human-rights

Indonesia: Ex-Governor's Blasphemy Sentence Ends
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-23
Former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is released from prison but Indonesia keeps its notorious blasphemy law. | ©2019 Toni Malakian/Human Rights Watch | (Jakarta) — The expected release of the former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama from a Jakarta prison on January 24, 2019 underscores Indonesia's dangerous and discriminatory blasp…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/indonesia-ex-governors-blasphemy-sentence-ends

Nigerian Rights Group Estimates 20,000 Kidnapped Girls in Mali
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-23
A Nigerian rights group is reporting that some 20,000 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by sex traffickers and made to work in 'slave-like' conditions in Mali. | RELATED: | Governor Removes Homicide Charges from Sex Trafficking Victim | "We received reports concerning the stranded girls and sent a team to find out," the director general of the Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Julie Okah-Donli said. | The trafficking discovery came to light after NAPTIP sen…
telesurenglish.net/news/Nigerian-Rights-Group-Estimates-20000-Kidnapped-Girls-in-Mali-20190123-0002.html

Ocasio-Cortez: "Breathe Fire" in Face of Trump
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2019-01-23
"The choice isn't what I'm breathing in, it's what I'm exhaling," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared this Monday at an event organized by Blackout for Human Rights celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in New York City. "Right now, I think with this administration, with the current circumstances, with the abdication of responsibility that we've seen from so many powerful people … I feel a need for all of us to breathe fire." | In conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates at Riverside Church, Ocasio-Cortez was responding to his comments about the level of "toxicity and stupidity" the new con…
truthout.org/articles/ocasio-cortez-breathe-fire-in-face-of-trump/

SPLC sues Trump administration for violating due process rights of immigrant children and their sponsors
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2019-01-22
J.E.C.M., a 14-year-old boy, fled from Honduras with a friend to escape persecution, including threats to his life.
splcenter.org/news/2019/01/22/splc-sues-trump-administration-violating-due-process-rights-immigrant-children-and-their

US Singer Chris Brown Investigated Over Rape Accusations
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-22
Singer Chris Brown claimed on Tuesday that a rape allegation against him was false, a day after the French prosecutor's office said he had been arrested in Paris with two other suspects. | RELATED: | Mini Series Reveals New 'Irrefutable Evidence' Against R. Kelly | The arrests were first reported by Closer magazine, which said Brown, his bodyguard and a friend were detained after a 24-year-old woman said she was raped at the singer's suite at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on the nig…
telesurenglish.net/bloggers/American-Singer-Chris-Brown-Investigated-Over-Rape-Accusations-20190122-0001.html

Amid a Deteriorating Landscape for Abortion Rights, a Critical Victory in New York
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-01-22
On Tuesday, New York passed the Reproductive Health Act, finally bringing state law in line with Roe v. Wade. | On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that secured the right to abortion, the nationwide picture could not look grimmer. That's what makes Tuesday's victory in New York, which protected and expanded abortion rights in the state through the Reproductive Health Act, so important. | Across the country, anti-abortion politicians have been eroding abortion rights in state after state. Since 2011, they have…
aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/abortion/amid-deteriorating-landscape-abortion-rights-critical-victory-new

The Brazen Detention of Marzieh Hashemi, America's Newest Political Prisoner
Stanley L. Cohen | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-22
Any discussion of the detention of journalist Marzieh Hashemi must begin in the historical context that all presidents have used the Department of Justice for constitutionally prohibited personal ends. The calculated seizure and political intimidation of Mrs. Hashemi and her family in the United States is but the most recent flagrant instance. Whether it's the…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/22/the-brazen-detention-of-marzieh-hashemi-americas-newest-political-prisoner/

Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-22
In a decision LGBTQ rights advocates immediately denounced as an "awful attack" on the rights of transgender Americans, the Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday gave a green light to President Donald Trump's widely condemned ban on transgender people serving in the military. | While one nationwide injunction against the ban remains in effect–meaning Trump's policy cannot yet be implemented–Slate's Mark Joseph Stern noted that the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling makes it likely that the remaining injunction will "soon be reversed." | "This is heartbreaking and temporary," declared ACLU staff att…
truthdig.com/articles/supreme-court-gives-green-light-to-trumps-ban-on-transgender-service-members/

Another 170 immigrants drown in the Mediterranean
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-22
With the statement "The ports are and will remain closed!" Italian Interior Minister Salvini summed up the EU's contempt for human rights in its policies towards refugees.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/22/medi…

The Peace Process Should Not Be At The Cost Of Human Rights
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
There is suddenly a rush to establish a peace process in Afghanistan. The United States of America has installed Zalmay Khalilzad, a special envoy, who has been shuttling between various regional capitals, seeking to rally different stakeholders. At the same time, President Ashraf Ghani appears to be running a parallel effort, which began with his "Achieving Peace: The Next Chapter in the Afghan-lead Peace Process" proposal at the Geneva Conference late last year. Neither effort, however, has addressed key human rights concerns. There is scarcely any representation of women — just three women have been incl…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/the-peace-process-should-not-be-at-the-cost-of-human-rights/

Iran: Labour rights activists at imminent risk of further torture
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last year are at grave risk of further torture, Amnesty International has warned. | Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian were violently arrested in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, on 20 January in apparent reprisal for talking publicly about the torture they have said they endured in detention during November and December 2018, provoking a public outcry. | "There are real fears that Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian could be facing a second round of torture after their rearrest. The timing of the…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/iran-labour-rights-activists-at-imminent-risk-of-further-torture/

State of Palestine: Further Information: Activist Risks Charges Over Forced 'Confession': Suha Jbara
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
On 9 January 2019, Suha Jbara was released after spending over two months in detention where she says she was tortured by interrogators. She spent over 26 days on hunger strike in protest against her treatment by security forces and prosecutors. Suha Jbara still has not been read her charges in court and her upcoming hearing is scheduled for 30 January. She is at risk of being charged based on information obtained under torture, although the prosecutor's office has not provided any credible evidence against her. On 13 December 2018, the Palestinian Attorney General's office concluded a brief investigation into he…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde21/9721/2019/en/

México: Dos activistas muertos en plena escalada de violencia
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
El 17 de enero, unos hombres armados no identificados atacaron a manifestantes en Amatán, estado de Chiapas, en el sur de México. Noé Jiménez Pablo y José Santiago Gómez àÅlvarez, dos activistas de los derechos económicos sociales y culturales y miembros del Movimiento Campesino Regional Independiente (MOCRI), fueron aprehendidos y privados de su libertad por los hombres armados. Al día siguiente, sus cadáveres, con heridas, aparecieron arrojados en un vertedero local. En reacción a este ataque, el gobierno tomó medidas como enviar a unos cuantos funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley, pero los mie…
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr41/9726/2019/es/

Palestina ( Estado de): Riesgo de cargos contra activista tras "confesión" forzada
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
El 9 de enero de 2019, Suha Jbara quedó en libertad tras haber pasado detenida más de dos meses, en el transcurso de los cuales afirma que sus interrogadores la torturaron. Estuvo más de 26 días en huelga de hambre para protestar por el trato que recibía de las fuerzas de seguridad y los fiscales. Aún no se han leído los cargos contra ella en los tribunales, ante los que está previsto que comparezca el 30 de enero. Corre el riesgo de que se presenten cargos basados en información obtenida por medio de tortura, porque la fiscalía no ha presentado ninguna prueba creíble contra ella. El 13 de diciembre de 2018, la F…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde21/9721/2019/es/

Algeria: Absurd conviction of journalist Adlène Mellah must be overturned
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
Algeria's Court of Appeal must end the ordeal of the journalist, Adlène Mellah, who was jailed simply for covering a peaceful public gathering last month, said Amnesty International today ahead of his appeal hearing on 23 January. | Adlène Mellah, director of news websites Algerie direct and Dzair Press has been held in solitary confinement since he was jailed in El Harrach prison on 11 December 2018. | "It is outrageous that a journalist has been imprisoned simply for carrying out his work and exercising his rights to freedom o…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/algeria-absurd-conviction-of-journalist-adlene-mellah-must-be-overturned/

China: Defensor de los derechos humanos, juzgado en secreto
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
Huang Qi, fundador y director de la página web de Sichuan "64 Tianwang", fue juzgado en secreto por el Tribunal Popular Intermedio de Mianyang el 14 de enero de 2019, tras pasar más de dos años detenido. Aún no se ha dado a conocer el fallo, pero, si es declarado culpable, podría ser condenado hasta a cadena perpetua. En diciembre de 2018, la policía de Sichuan se llevó a su madre, Pu Wenqing, de 85 años, a quien mantuvieron detenida más de un mes y dejaron libre el 21 de enero de 2019.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/9719/2019/es/

China: Human Rights Defender Tried in Secret: Huang Qi
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
Huang Qi, founder and director of Sichuan-based human rights website "64 Tianwang", was secretly tried at Mianyang City Intermediate People's Court on 14 January 2019 after being held in detention for more than two years. No verdict has yet been announced but, if convicted, the maximum punishment could be up to life imprisonment. Pu Wenqing, his 85-year-old mother, was taken away by Sichuan police in December 2018 and only released after more than a month in detention.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/9719/2019/en/

Will Human Rights turn around in 2019?
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
2018 has been a difficult year for human rights in South Asia. Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified across the region. Enforced disappearances continued to scar communities in Pakistan and Bangladesh; civilian casualties remained at record highs in Afghanistan, civil society organisations continued to be harassed and shut down in almost every country. Journalists continued to be targeted, members of the political opposition were arbitrarily arrested, religious and ethnic minority groups and Indigenous Peoples continued to be demonised. | The year began with the tragic news of the death of…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/will-human-rights-turn-around-in-2019/

Learn how to protect yourself online and promote digital security
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
Amnesty's latest course on digital security, launching on edX January 28th, will teach you about digital threats, how to strengthen your security online and to take action to promote digital security and human rights worldwide. | Malware. Phishing. Data retention. Mass surveillance. We know there are real risks in the digital world, but we don't always know what to do about them. How do these threats work? How important is digital security? Where do we even start? | This course is a starting place for learning more about digital threats and how…
amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2019/01/learn-how-to-protect-yourself-online-and-promote-digital-security/

Public opposition to killer robots grows while states continue to drag their feet
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
More than three in five people across 26 countries oppose the development of autonomous weapons that could select and kill targets without human intervention, according to a new poll commissioned by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. | | The poll, which was carried out by Ipsos MORI, fou…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/public-opposition-to-killer-robots-grows-while-states-continue-to-drag-their-feet/

Trials in China Kept Secret by Silencing Lawyers
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-22
Huang Qi. | Prominent Chinese human rights activist Huang Qi went on trial last week on dubious charges of "leaking state secrets," but the proceedings before a court in Sichuan province remained a mystery hours after the trial ended. Why? Because one of Huang's lawyers was disbarred a few days before the trial and the other, who was in the courtroom, was threatened by authorities not to speak about it. | In China, lawyers who represent…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/22/trials-china-kept-secret-silencing-lawyers

US Supreme Court Says Transgender Military Ban Can Go Ahead
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-22
People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters | The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a green light for the Trump Administration's ban on transgender military service to take effect. | When the…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/22/us-supreme-court-says-transgender-military-ban-can-go-ahead

Laos: Investigate Disappearance of 3 Thai Dissidents
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-22
Surachai Danwattananusorn, prominent Thai anti-monarchist, and two close aides were reportedly abducted in Vientiane in December 2018. | © 2018 Private | (New York) — The Lao government should urgently investigate the disappearance of three Thai political activists who were last seen in the capital, Vientiane, in December 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. On January 22, 2019, Thai authorities told Human Rights Watch tha…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/22/laos-investigate-disappearance-3-thai-dissidents

Children in the Philippines as Crime Scapegoats
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-22
Detainees sit next to an anti-drug mural of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte inside the Manila City Jail, October 16, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters | The Philippine government is one step closer to prosecuting young children as adults, a key plank in President Rodrigo Duterte's abuse-ridden anti-crime campaign. | On Monday, a congressional committee approved a bill that would lowe…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/22/children-philippines-crime-scapegoats

MLK Day Special: Rediscovered 1964 King Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-21
As the nation marks 90 years since the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we air a rediscovered speech he delivered on December 7, 1964, days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. In a major address in London, King spoke about segregation, the fight for civil rights and his support for Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. The speech was recorded by Saul Bernstein, who was working as the European correspondent for Pacifica Radio. Bernstein's recording was rediscovered by Brian DeShazor, director of the Pacifica Radio Archives.
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Libya: Nightmarish Detention for Migrants, Asylum Seekers
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| January 21, 2019 Video | Libya: Nightmarish Detention for Migrants, Asylum Seekers: | European Union policies contribute to a cycle of extreme abuse against migrants in Libya. The EU and Italy's support for the Libyan Coast Guard contributes significantly to the interception of migrants and asylum seekers and their subsequent detention in arbitrary, abusive detention in Libya. |

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splcenter (2019-01-22). SPLC sues Trump administration for violating due process rights of immigrant children and their sponsors. splcenter.org J.E.C.M., a 14-year-old boy, fled from Honduras with a friend to escape persecution, including threats to his life.

Stephen Lendman (2019-01-22). Indefinite Detention Uncharged and Untried a Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca These are troubled times. Rule of law protections don't help. The US does whatever it pleases, operating by its own rules, inflicting harm on nations, groups and individuals, including its own citizens. | The UN, world community nations, and international courts …

aljazeera (2019-01-22). Tales of torture from Israel's prisons. aljazeera.com As Israel prepares to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners, we asked six former inmates about their experiences.

STAFF (2019-01-22). Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members. truthdig.com In a decision LGBTQ rights advocates immediately denounced as an "awful attack" on the rights of transgender Americans, the Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday gave a green light to President Donald Trump's widely condemned ban on transgender people serving in the military. | While one nationwide injunction against the ban remains in effect—meaning Trump's policy cannot yet be implemented—Slate's Mark Joseph Stern noted that the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling makes it likely that the remaining injunction will "soon be reversed." | "This is heartbreaking and temporary," declared ACLU staff att…

aljazeera (2019-01-22). Pashtun rights activist Alamzeb Mehsud arrested in Pakistan. aljazeera.com Court orders Mehsud be kept in police custody for four days for rioting and inciting hatred at a Karachi rally.

Stanley L. Cohen (2019-01-22). The Brazen Detention of Marzieh Hashemi, America's Newest Political Prisoner. counterpunch.org Any discussion of the detention of journalist Marzieh Hashemi must begin in the historical context that all presidents have used the Department of Justice for constitutionally prohibited personal ends. The calculated seizure and political intimidation of Mrs. Hashemi and her family in the United States is but the most recent flagrant instance. Whether it's the More

aljazeera (2019-01-22). Zimbabwe protests: 'Systematic torture of protesters'. aljazeera.com Human rights commission says more people died in last week's protests than during August's post-election violence.

ICFA (2019-01-22). A3 Newsletter: An Invitation from King and Kenyatta, Netherlands photos, and more. indybay.org This issue of our newsletter features an invitation to activists and A3 supporters in the New Orleans are, a spotlight on the work of Canadian filmmaker Ron Harpelle, and photos from Robert King and Albert Woodfox's recent trip to the Netherlands in support of Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign.

via Radical Women (2019-01-22). Statement on Women's March from Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party. indybay.org Pro-police and racist forces have denounced the Women's March for sending greetings to exiled Black revolutionary Assata Shakur. Undoubtedly, a mix of forces from the FBI to so-called men's rights advocates are busy trying to prevent a multi-racial, grassroots feminist movement from consolidating and truly taking off.

SMPA (2019-01-22). San Mateo: Women's Rally in Solidarity with Women's March. indybay.org It was not a march but a rally on a sunny day in downtown San Mateo. Many of the participants were women were "of a certain age." One carried a sign that read "Grannies Still Here Fighting to Protect Reproductive Rights Our Generation Won."

Shared by Samantha Borek (2019-01-22). Twitter Threats, Abuse, Murder: What Women Face Defending the Environment. truthout.org Isabel Cristina Zuleta is a human rights activist in Antioquia, northern Colombia, where she works for the Ríos Vivos Movimiento de Afectados por Represas (movement of people affected by dams). According to the NGO Global Witness, 27 activists were murdered in this country in 2017 alone. | Because of her activism, Zuleta has faced threats, harassment, attempted forced disappearances, criminal charges as well as sexual violence. In 2013, she said she was kidnapped by agents of the government's so-called Mobile Anti-Disturbance squad who also photographed her…

Shared by Samantha Borek (2019-01-22). Forty-Six Years After "Roe" and We're Still Fighting. We Must Do Better. truthout.org It's no surprise to anyone who has ever worked within the reproductive health, rights, and justice fields that our movement has a history of leaving the most vulnerable behind. | We've consistently failed to repeal the Hyde Amendment — even when Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House — denying some of the most vulnerable people access to abortion coverage. As a movement, we've sidelined this issue for far too long, and it's hurting real people all across the country who are stuck mak…

amnesty (2019-01-22). Iran: Labour rights activists at imminent risk of further torture. amnesty.org Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last year are at grave risk of further torture, Amnesty International has warned. | Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian were violently arrested in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, on 20 January in apparent reprisal for talking publicly about the torture they have said they endured in detention during November and December 2018, provoking a public outcry. | "There are real fears that Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian could be facing a second round of torture after their rearrest. The timing of the…

amnesty (2019-01-22). Algeria: Absurd conviction of journalist Adlène Mellah must be overturned. amnesty.org Algeria's Court of Appeal must end the ordeal of the journalist, Adlène Mellah, who was jailed simply for covering a peaceful public gathering last month, said Amnesty International today ahead of his appeal hearing on 23 January. | Adlène Mellah, director of news websites Algerie direct and Dzair Press has been held in solitary confinement since he was jailed in El Harrach prison on 11 December 2018. | "It is outrageous that a journalist has been imprisoned simply for carrying out his work and exercising his rights to freedom o…

amnesty (2019-01-22). State of Palestine: Further Information: Activist Risks Charges Over Forced 'Confession': Suha Jbara. amnesty.org On 9 January 2019, Suha Jbara was released after spending over two months in detention where she says she was tortured by interrogators. She spent over 26 days on hunger strike in protest against her treatment by security forces and prosecutors. Suha Jbara still has not been read her charges in court and her upcoming hearing is scheduled for 30 January. She is at risk of being charged based on information obtained under torture, although the prosecutor's office has not provided any credible evidence against her. On 13 December 2018, the Palestinian Attorney General's office concluded a brief investigation into he…

amnesty (2019-01-22). Sudan: 'Not guilty' verdict welcome but torture in prison must be investigated. amnesty.org Responding to the 'not guilty' verdict issued today at the re-trial of Sudanese student activist, Asim Omar Hassan, who was originally sentenced to death for allegedly killing a police officer during protests in 2016, Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International's Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: |

amnesty (2019-01-22). The Peace Process Should Not Be At The Cost Of Human Rights. amnesty.org There is suddenly a rush to establish a peace process in Afghanistan. The United States of America has installed Zalmay Khalilzad, a special envoy, who has been shuttling between various regional capitals, seeking to rally different stakeholders. At the same time, President Ashraf Ghani appears to be running a parallel effort, which began with his "Achieving Peace: The Next Chapter in the Afghan-lead Peace Process" proposal at the Geneva Conference late last year. Neither effort, however, has addressed key human rights concerns. There is scarcely any representation of women — just three women have been incl…

amnesty (2019-01-22). Learn how to protect yourself online and promote digital security. amnesty.org Amnesty's latest course on digital security, launching on edX January 28th, will teach you about digital threats, how to strengthen your security online and to take action to promote digital security and human rights worldwide. | Malware. Phishing. Data retention. Mass surveillance. We know there are real risks in the digital world, but we don't always know what to do about them. How do these threats work? How important is digital security? Where do we even start? | This course is a starting place for learning more about digital threats and how…

amnesty (2019-01-22). Bahrain: Court upholds unlawful dissolution of major opposition political group. amnesty.org Responding to the Bahraini Court of Cassation's decision to uphold a ruling to dissolve the opposition group National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) and confiscate its assets, Amnesty International's Middle East research director Lynn Maalouf said: | "The court's decision to dissolve the opposition political group Wa'ad, a group committed to non-violence, is just the latest manifestation of how the authorities have been resorting to all means, including the judiciary, to crush any form of dissent in their country. |

amnesty (2019-01-22). China: Human Rights Defender Tried in Secret: Huang Qi. amnesty.org Huang Qi, founder and director of Sichuan-based human rights website "64 Tianwang", was secretly tried at Mianyang City Intermediate People's Court on 14 January 2019 after being held in detention for more than two years. No verdict has yet been announced but, if convicted, the maximum punishment could be up to life imprisonment. Pu Wenqing, his 85-year-old mother, was taken away by Sichuan police in December 2018 and only released after more than a month in detention.

amnesty (2019-01-22). Public opposition to killer robots grows while states continue to drag their feet. amnesty.org More than three in five people across 26 countries oppose the development of autonomous weapons that could select and kill targets without human intervention, according to a new poll commissioned by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. | | The poll, which was carried out by Ipsos MORI, fou…

amnesty (2019-01-22). Will Human Rights turn around in 2019? amnesty.org 2018 has been a difficult year for human rights in South Asia. Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified across the region. Enforced disappearances continued to scar communities in Pakistan and Bangladesh; civilian casualties remained at record highs in Afghanistan, civil society organisations continued to be harassed and shut down in almost every country. Journalists continued to be targeted, members of the political opposition were arbitrarily arrested, religious and ethnic minority groups and Indigenous Peoples continued to be demonised. | The year began with the tragic news of the death of…

Human Rights Watch (2019-01-22). Children in the Philippines as Crime Scapegoats. hrw.org | | Detainees sit next to an anti-drug mural of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte inside the Manila City Jail, October 16, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters | The Philippine government is one step closer to prosecuting young children as adults, a key plank in President Rodrigo Duterte's abuse-ridden anti-crime campaign. | On Monday, a congressional committee approved a bill that would lowe…

WSWS (2019-01-22). Another 170 immigrants drown in the Mediterranean. wsws.org With the statement "The ports are and will remain closed!" Italian Interior Minister Salvini summed up the EU's contempt for human rights in its policies towards refugees.

Democracy Now! (2019-01-21). MLK Day Special: Rediscovered 1964 King Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa. democracynow.org As the nation marks 90 years since the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we air a rediscovered speech he delivered on December 7, 1964, days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. In a major address in London, King spoke about segregation, the fight for civil rights and his support for Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. The speech was recorded by Saul Bernstein, who was working as the European correspondent for Pacifica Radio. Bernstein's recording was rediscovered by Brian DeShazor, director of the Pacifica Radio Archives.

Eric Mann (2019-01-21). All Hail the Revolutionary King: Martin Luther King and the Black Revolutionary Tradition. counterpunch.org The annual King Day celebrations provide a great opportunity to defend Dr. King's revolutionary legacy against The System's efforts to white wash and degrade his frontal challenge to its crimes. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the great revolutionaries in U.S. and world history. He was a leader of the Civil Rights and More

Caitlin Johnstone (2019-01-21). Shocking Admission by FBI Veteran Shows Why the FBI Shouldn't Exist. theantimedia.com (CJ Opinion) — On the 18th of November, 1964, the FBI's appallingly corrupt boss J. Edgar Hoover denounced Martin Luther King Jr. as "the most notorious liar in the country." A few days later, a Hoover deputy named William Sullivan wrote King a letter posing as a disillusioned follower and using powerful, manipulative language to urge the civil rights leader to commit suicide …

amnesty (2019-01-21). Filipinas: Agresiones a manifestantes pacíficos, uno asesinado. amnesty.org Cientos de trabajadores y trabajadoras del sur de Filipinas llevan acampados en Manila desde el 27 de noviembre de 2018 en protesta por las condiciones laborales en las plantaciones de la empresa Sumitomo Fruit Corporation (Sumifru) de propiedad japonesa. Desde que se declararon en huelga el 1 de octubre de 2018, estos trabajadores y trabajadoras han sido sometidos a diversos ataques, incluido el homicidio de un destacado sindicalista y el incendio de las oficinas del sindicato y de las casas de algunos sindicalistas. Las autoridades filipinas deben llevar a cabo inmediatamente una investigación concienzuda e imp…

amnesty (2019-01-21). Israel/OPT: Prominent Bedouin Leader Imprisoned by Israel: Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi. amnesty.org On 25 December 2018, 69-year-old human rights defender Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, started serving a 10-month prison sentence for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. Sheikh Sayyah is the head of al-'Araqib, a Bedouin village in the Negev/Naqab that is unrecognized by the Israeli authorities. He is currently held at Maasiyahu Prison, in the city of Ramle in central Israel. He is a prisoner of conscience and must be released immediately and unconditionally.

amnesty (2019-01-21). Philippines: Peaceful protestors attacked and one murdered. amnesty.org Hundreds of workers from southern Philippines have been camping out in Manila since 27 November 2018 to protest the labour conditions on Japanese-owned Sumitomo Fruit Corporation (Sumifru) plantations. Since declaring a strike on 1 October 2018, the workers have faced multiple attacks, including the killing of a prominent union member and the burning down of the union's office and the houses of some members. A prompt, thorough and impartial investigation by the Philippine authorities into the threats and attacks should be conducted immediately, and the authorities must also guarantee the safety of the protesting…

amnesty (2019-01-21). Maldives: A flicker of hope amidst a turbulent year for human rights. amnesty.org When the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) was proclaimed on 10 December 1948, the world was a dark place. With the brutality of World War II fresh in their minds, members representing the state parties before the United Nations were adamant that human dignity be one of the pillars on which global recognition of human rights would be built in. The preamble to the UDHR unequivocally recognizes that the inherent dignity, equality and inalienability of human rights is "the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world". In 201…

amnesty (2019-01-21). Russia: First criminal case under "undesirable organizations" law marks a new level of repression. amnesty.org The Russian authorities have for the first time used the repressive "undesirable organizations" law to open a criminal case against human rights defender Anastasia Shevchenko, exposing her to the risk of a six-year prison term, Amnesty International said today. | This morning Anastasia Shevchenko, a Coordinator with the Otkrytaya Rossiya (Open Russia) movement, was charged with "repeated participation in the activities of an undesirable organization." Until now, violations of this law were punished under administrative law. | "In recent years, the Russian authorities have progressively suffocated and criminalized…

amnesty (2019-01-21). Nigeria: Disbandment of FSARS not enough to end police atrocities. amnesty.org Responding to an announcement today by the newly-appointed Inspector General of Nigeria Police who ordered the disbandment of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other special squads, Osai Ojigho Director of Amnesty International Nigeria said: | "The disbandment of the notorious Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) acknowledges years of outcry from Nigerians over human rights violations routinely committed by its members. However, disbandment alone is not enough and must be followed with concrete reforms that will end gross violations by the police altogether. |

amnesty (2019-01-21). Israel y los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados: Encarcelado por Israel un destacado líder beduino. amnesty.org El 25 de diciembre de 2018, Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, defensor de los derechos humanos de 69 años, comenzó a cumplir una condena de 10 meses de prisión que le ha sido impuesta por ejercer su derecho a la libertad de expresión y de reunión pacífica. Es el jefe de Al Araqib, pueblo beduino del Néguev/Naqab que no está reconocido por las autoridades israelíes. Se halla recluido en la prisión de Maasiyahu, situada en la ciudad de Ramle, en el centro de Israel. Es preso de conciencia y debe ser puesto en libertad de inmediato y sin condiciones.

amnesty (2019-01-21). Walk The Talk . amnesty.org The new Constitution of Nepal, written in 2015, significantly widened the scope of human rights protections—including through strengthening the guarantee of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). Nepal is also a state party to many key human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Civil on Political Rights and the Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights. | When it came to human rights, the citizens in Nepal had two major expectations from the government. The first was ensuring a closure from past human rights violations under the framework of human rights. And the second was pr…

amnesty (2019-01-21). Ecuador: Authorities must seriously address situations of violence, without encouraging xenophobia. amnesty.org In response to recent statements by the government of President Lenin Moreno on the imposition of entry restrictions for Venezuelan people, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director of Amnesty International, said: | "President Lenín's government has the responsibility to protect people's rights to seek asylum and international protection, as well as to prevent, investigate and punish acts of violence committed against people within its territory, without discrimination based on their nationality or other factors." | "In the face of serious cases of gender violence and recent femicides, the Ecuadorian authorities hav…

amnesty (2019-01-21). Sri Lanka: The Year in Rights. amnesty.org Just six weeks ago, Sri Lanka was a different place. The political crisis had not struck, and a critique of the country's human rights situation would focus primarily on delivery of transitional justice commitments, space for civil society, human rights defenders, the media, ongoing torture, the attempt to constitutionalise economic, social and cultural rights and the limited successes on the accountability front against perpetrators of human rights violations.

Human Rights Watch (2019-01-21). Libya: Nightmarish Detention for Migrants, Asylum Seekers. hrw.org …

Human Rights Watch (2019-01-21). Oscars Documentary Shortlist and Human Rights. hrw.org | | Ascensión Mendieta enters the cemetery where her father's remains have are buried in a mass grave. | © 2019 Modesto Aranda | Human rights are featured prominently in this year's Oscar shortlists. Five of the 15 shortlisted films for Best Documentary (out of 166 eligible titles) are part of the 2018 and 2019 Human Rights Watch Film Festival. We're rooting for one to win the Oscar statuette on February 24th, and look forward to the final nominee list to be announced tomorrow. | Here…

Fight Back (2019-01-20). Thousands join Women's March in Minnesota. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Thousands of people rallied at the State Capitol, January 19, as a part of the Women's March. Many joined in the marches today, in Saint Paul and around the country in their ongoing anger and outrage over the Trump administration's continued attacks on women, reproductive rights, as well as the attacks on Muslims, immigrants and refugees. | Chants included, "Hey oh, this president has to go!" Slogans on banners included "No more deportations" and "No more stolen sisters."

ACLU (2019-01-20). Remembering Martin Luther King Jr., the Organizer. aclu.org What a new generation of activists can learn from America's most celebrated civil rights leader. | Martin Luther King Jr. is rightly celebrated as a transformative political and moral leader who championed racial equality, but he is less often credited as a brilliant strategic and tactical organizer who led cutting edge campaigns to deliver the rights for which he is known. As an organizer, I am struck by the mastery of the organizing craft that infuses King's writing, so on this holiday remembering his legacy, I'll share several of King's lessons that all activists can benefit from today. | King chose campai…

Fight Back (2019-01-20). Thousands join Women's March in DC, ignore right-wing rants. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC — Thousands converged on Washington, DC today, January 19, for the third yearly Women's March. The protest comes amidst the Trump administration's attempts to legitimize misogyny and attacks reproductive rights, trans rights, the rights the survivors of rape on campuses. | The huge turnout came despite a concerted attack by right-wing commentators and Zionists. These reactionaries are distraught because some of the march organizers have demanded justice for the Palestinian Rasmea Odeh, a heroic Palestinian American who faced trumped-up charges and who was later deported. | Large numbers of th…

Fred_F (2019-01-20). Human rights and environmental activists targeted in Victoria Police raids. greenleft.org.au The following statement was released on January 19 | *** | Several activists involved in the protests against the International Mining And Resources Conference (IMARC) 2018 last October had their homes raided and searched by Victoria Police on Friday January 18. They were arrested, detained and interrogated and had phones, computers and other belongings seized. | The Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET), Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR), Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy (BASE), Voices of the 3%, Melbourne Rainforest Action Group (MRAG) and other groups strongly denounce the harassment, surve…

Fight Back (2019-01-20). West Michigan Women's March builds resistance to Trump. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – About 500 people rallied and marched thru Grand Rapids, January 19, to build resistance to Trump during the 2019 Women's March. The women's movement in West Michigan hosted leaders from the immigrant rights, African American freedom, student and labor movements. | Many of the speeches were personal and heartfelt, detailing women's struggles against sexual assault, workplace discrimination, and mistreatment at the hands of ICE, law enforcement and the courts. | "This month we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, a man who unselfishly shared his dream of equality with us," said Cindy R…

Marjorie Cohn (2019-01-19). Brett Kavanaugh is a Threat to Racial Justice and Voting Rights. zcomm.org In light of the proliferation of laws that pose obstacles to voting, the Supreme Court will have the opportunity to further eviscerate the Voting Rights Act…

Fight Back (2019-01-19). We have had enough of Trump and the war on women. fightbacknews.org Enough is enough. Trump, his administration, and his backers are waging war on women, and millions of women are making it clear that we are not going to be pushed backwards. From the massive Women's Marches, to the midterm elections, to the constant, everyday resistance, women are standing up against Trump's reactionary agenda. | Trump and his supporters in the Senate want to pack the Supreme Court and roll back reproductive rights, and they have gotten a start by appointing the drunken misogynist Brett Kavanaugh. Accompanying the administrations outrageous policy of placing immigrants in detention, Trump's Justi…

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2019-01-19). Trump Sanctions Against Venezuela Have Decimated Oil Production. therealnews.com The Trump administration is evaluating oil sanctions on Venezuela now. The sanctions that are already in place lead to many deaths and make an economic recovery practically impossible, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot

Human Rights Watch (2019-01-19). Marching to End Child Marriage in Massachusetts. hrw.org | | Protesters from Unchained at Last speak in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston to end child marriage in Massachusetts, May 2017. | © 2017 Unchained at Last/Facebook | Today, I'll join the Women's March in Boston to demand an end to child marriage in Massachusetts. | My two grandmothers were both child brides in Trinidad and Tobago. Their lives illustrate how child marriage robs children — especially girls — of their childhood and rights. | My grandmothers ("Nanny" and "Mama") were forced…

Human Rights Watch (2019-01-19). Thailand: Insurgents Kill Buddhist Monks. hrw.org (New York) — Separatist insurgents in Thailand's southern border provinces killed two Buddhist monks in an unlawful assault on a temple, Human Rights Watch said today. The deliberate attack on civilians and a place of worship is a war crime. | | | Separatist insurgents in Thailand's Narathiwat province attacked Wat Rattanaphab temple on January 18, 2019, and killed two Buddhist monks, including the temple's abbot Phra Khru Prachote Rattanarak, and wounded two others. | © 20…

Paul Hockenos (2019-01-18). These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They're Winning. thenation.com These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They're Winning…

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