We're Learning the Truth About Voter Fraud
Leslie Watson Malachi | commondreams.org | 2018-12-24
For years, Republicans in North Carolina have tried to roll back voter rights in the interest of "preventing fraud."…
commondreams.org/views/2018/12/24/were-learning-truth-about-voter-fraud?cd-origin=rss

Lessons for the Left From the Spanish Elections
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-24
In what seems a replay of recent German and Italian elections, an openly authoritarian and racist party made major electoral gains in Spain's most populous province, Andalusia, helping to dethrone the Socialist Party that had dominated the southern region for 36 years. Vox (Voice)–a party that stands for "Spain First," restrictions on women's rights, ending…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/24/lessons-for-the-left-from-the-spanish-elections/

Orbán's Latest Dance
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-24
Viktor Orbán of Hungary is not to be hectored to. Arching with fury at the EU's September motion to sanction Hungary for bad behaviour under the Article 7 process, he was resolved to ratchet things up. The motion,while getting 448 votes concerned about judicial independence, corruption, freedom of expression, academic freedom, the rights and migrants, amongst…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/24/orbans-latest-dance/

Congolese Asylum Seeker in the UK Fears Torture If Deported
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-24
An asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fears he will be tortured if the United Kingdom deports him back to his home country. | RELATED: | DR Congo: Opposition Warns Against More Election Delays | Otis Bolamu, a Congolese national, worked for his government prior to seeking asylum in the southern city of Swansea. | the fears are also based on advice f…
telesurenglish.net/news/Congolese-Asylum-Seeker-in-the-UK-Fears-Torture-If-Deported–20181224-0003.html

Russian Federation: The Network case, shrouded in secrecy and marred by numerous torture allegations
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-24
Amnesty International is concerned about the ongoing prosecution of at least 10 young men from Penza and St Petersburg, mostly left-wing political activists describing themselves as antifascists and anarchists, in connection with the so called "Network" (Set') case. It is particularly concerning that the complaints, made by several of the co-accused, about torture and other ill-treatment allegedly being used to extract "confessions", are not being investigated effectively.
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur46/9625/2018/en/

2018 Was Hostile Year for Reproductive Rights. Will 2019 Bring More of the Same?
Shared by candice | truthout.org | 2018-12-24
Despite the 80 proactive reproductive justice measures passed while state legislatures were in session this year, the overall trend from 2018 continues to be harmful measures designed to reduce or eliminate access to federal and state-funded family planning services while further restricting abortion care. | Reproductive health res…
truthout.org/articles/2018-was-hostile-year-for-reproductive-rights-will-2019-bring-more-of-the-same/

Warren-Schakowsky Bill Is a Huge Step Toward Bringing Drug Costs Down
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-12-24
Martin Shkreli managed to make himself a household name a few years back. His claim to fame stemmed from the decision by Turing Pharmaceuticals, a company he founded and controlled, to acquire the rights to produce Daraprim. He then raised the price of the drug by 5,000 percent. | This was very bad news for the people who were dependent on the drug. Daraprim is an anti-parasitic drug that is often taken by people with AIDS to keep them from getting opportunistic infections. People with AIDS who are being successfully treated with Daraprim are not going to want to experiment with alternatives. | Daraprim was al…
truthout.org/articles/warren-schakowsky-bill-is-a-huge-step-toward-bringing-drug-costs-down/

Watch: Doc Follows Six Activists Facing Felonies for Exposing Animal Cruelty at Utah Factory Farms
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2018-12-24
A documentary published Sunday by The Intercept follows the story of six animal rights activists with the group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) who are facing felony charges—which could result in decades behind bars—for rescuing sickly animals from two factory farms in Utah. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2018/12/24/watch-doc-follows-six-activists-facing-felonies-exposing-animal-cruelty-utah-factory?cd-origin=rss

Denouncing 7-Year-Old's Death, UN Rights Expert Demands US Halt Child Detentions
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2018-12-24
A day after the 7-year-old girl's small body returned to Guatemala in a coffin, a United Nations human rights expert demanded an independent probe into the death of Jakelin Caal while she was in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—and made a broader call for the U.S. to stop its international law-violating practice of detaining children on the basis of their migratory status. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2018/12/24/denouncing-7-year-olds-death-un-rights-expert-demands-us-halt-child-detentions?cd-origin=rss

UN Members Thwart China's Bid to Gut Funds for Myanmar Probe
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-24
Smoke is seen rising from Burma's Taung Pyo Let War village from across the border in Bangladesh. | | © 2017 Private | United Nations member countries thwarted an attempt by China to slash proposed funding for investigations into Myanmar's ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya Muslims. This ensures that a newly established UN body will have the necessary financing to gather and preserve criminal evidence for future trials. | After marathon negotiations — during which China called for cutting the propos…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/24/un-members-thwart-chinas-bid-gut-funds-myanmar-probe

Hungary's Victor Orbán's "Latest Dance"
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-23
Viktor Orbán of Hungary is not to be hectored to. Arching with fury at the EU's September motion to sanction Hungary for bad behaviour under the Article 7 process, he was resolved to ratchet things up. The motion, while getting … | The post Hungary's Victor Orbán's "Latest Dance" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hungarys-victor-orbans-latest-dance/5663766

UN "Country-Specific" Human Rights Reports: North Korea, A Grotesque Travesty of Reality
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-23
On December 17, 2018, the UN General Assembly Plenary adopted a series of resolutions, many denounced for their double standards, with fierce official statements of protest against the "country-specific" resolutions, the most nefarious and hypocritical of all. | The voting on … | The post UN "Country-Specific" Human Rights Reports: North Korea, A Grotesque Travesty of Reality appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/un-country-specific-human-rights-reports-north-korea-a-grotesque-travesty-of-reality/5663796

Major Liberal Groups Sat on Sidelines as Senate Passed Historic Resolution on Yemen War
Clio Chang | theintercept.com | 2018-12-23
The Senate vote this month to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen marked a historic break from a bipartisan embrace of a pro-war foreign policy, yet it was accomplished without strong backing from Washington's liberal foreign policy infrastructure. | The resolution, co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., invokes the rights laid out in the War Powers Act of 1973 that assert Congress's authority over war, and it was the result of many months of work by a coalition of progressive activists and anti-war lawmakers. The war is Saudi-led, but the U.S. has provided cri…
theintercept.com/2018/12/23/yemen-war-resolution-vote-senate/

They Rescued Pigs and Turkeys From Factory Farms — and Now Face Decades in Prison
Leighton Akio Woodhouse | theintercept.com | 2018-12-23
In the fall of 2017, Glenn Greenwald reported on a nationwide FBI manhunt for two pigs named Lily and Lizzie. The pigs had been removed from a factory farm in Utah by animal rights activists from a group called Direct Action Everywhere. From the perspective of the activists, the pigs were rescued. From the perspective of Smithfield Farms, the Chinese-owned multinational corporation that owns the factory farm, they were stolen. | Direct Action Everywhere, also known as DxE, engages in a practice calle…
theintercept.com/2018/12/23/dxe-animal-rights-factory-farms/

Iraq/Kurdistan Region: Risk of Double Trials for ISIS Ties
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-23
Cigarette burns cover the hands and arms of 18-year-old "Karim." Kurdish authorities held him for 13 months. He then returned home and was rearrested by authorities under Baghdad's control, who tortured and held him for months. | © 2018 San Saravan | (Beirut) — Sunni Arab boys who serve prison time in Iraq's Kurdistan region for Islamic State (also known as ISIS) connections risk rearrest after their release if they try to reunite with their families…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/23/iraq/kurdistan-region-risk-double-trials-isis-ties

UK Poverty Is the Consequence of Ideological Policy Choices of the Government (2/2)
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-22
The British model since 2010, based on 'austerity' can be seen as a transfer of resources from the poor to the relatively wealthy, explains UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty & Human Rights, Philip Alston discussing his investigation into UK poverty. | The post UK Poverty Is the Consequence of Ideological Policy Choices of the Government (2/2) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/uk-poverty-is-the-consequence-of-ideological-policy-choices-of-the-government-2-2

Significant Poverty in the UK Triggers Investigation by Human Rights Expert (1/2)
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-22
Poverty and destitution in the UK, even among those employed, and harsh government policy 'solutions' like punitive 'job centers' hit the most vulnerable hardest, including women and people with disabilities, explains UN Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston discussing his investigation into UK poverty. | The post Significant Poverty in the UK Triggers Investigation by Human Rights Expert (1/2) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/significant-poverty-in-the-uk-triggers-investigation-by-human-rights-expert-1-2

US Extends Waiver To Allow Iraq To Keep Importing Iranian Gas
Middle East Eye | iranian.com | 2018-12-22
The United States extended an exemption allowing Iraq to continue importing Iranian oil and gas despite US sanctions on Tehran, a US State Department spokesman confirmed. The spokesman said on Friday that the 90-day extension would allow Baghdad to keep importing Iranian gas that is crucial for Iraqi power production. "A 90-day waiver was granted […] | The post US Extends Waiver To Allow Iraq To Keep Importing Iranian Gas appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/22/us-extends-waiver-to-allow-iraq-to-keep-importing-iranian-gas/

Bangladesh: Violent Campaign Targets Opposition
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-22
Police rush Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters at a protest on February 9, 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | © 2018 Allison Joyce/Getty Images | (New York) — A repressive political environment in Bangladesh ahead of the December 30, 2018 national elections is undermining the credibility of the process, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Bangladeshi authorities should impartially investigate allegations of election violence and ensure that…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/22/bangladesh-violent-campaign-targets-opposition-0

Spanish regional elections: Socialist Party falters, far-right advances
Conn Hallinan | peoplesworld.org | 2018-12-21
In what seems a replay of recent German and Italian elections, an openly authoritarian and racist party made major electoral gains in Spain's most populous province, Andalusia, helping to dethrone the Socialist Party that had dominated the southern region for 36 years. Vox (Voice)–a party that stands for "Spain First," restrictions on women's rights, ending …
peoplesworld.org/article/spanish-regional-elections-socialist-party-falters-far-right-advances/

States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights–but Cities Are Pushing Back
Alex Kane | thenation.com | 2018-12-21
States Are Cracking Down on the Movement for Palestinian Rights–but Cities Are Pushing Back…
thenation.com/article/jvp-cities-israel-bds-palestinian-human-rights/

Turkey's Erdogan Vows "All Measures" To Circumvent Sanctions On Iran
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2018-12-21
Hawks in Congress and in the president's own administration will use Erdogan's Thursday announcement to "stand by Iran" as fodder for arguing against bringing the troops home, and continuing Syria ground operations in order to counter Iranian expansion. | The post Turkey's Erdogan Vows "All Measures" To Circumvent Sanctions On Iran appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/turkey-erdogan-vows-all-measures-to-circumvent-sanctions-on-iran/253240/

Sudan: Shooting of protestors must be immediately investigated
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
In response to security officers opening fire on protestors in Sudan leaving at least nine people dead, five of whom were students, and dozens more injured over the past two days, Seif Magango, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: | | "These killings must stop. Opening fire on unarmed protesters cannot be justified and…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/sudan-shooting-of-protestors-must-be-immediately-investigated/

Taiwan: Open Letter on legal recognition of same-sex unions
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
Dear Premier Lai, | We write concerning the results of the recent referendums in Taiwan in which same-sex marriage rights and LGBT-inclusive education in schools were rejected by voters on 24 November. We urge the Taiwanese authorities not to implement the outcomes of the referendums as this would violate human rights law, bolster discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and undermine comprehensive and inclusive education on gender and sexuality. | We would like to recall that despite the referendum results, the Taiwanese government still is under court order to enact legislation for recognizing same-se…
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/12/open-letter-lai-ching-tei-legal-recognition-taiwan-same-sex-unions/

Ethiopia: Commentary on Ethiopia's draft CSO law
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
Amnesty International is pleased to provide this commentary on the draft Charities and Societies Proclamation submitted by Ethiopia's Legal Advisory Council to the Federal Attorney General. The draft proclamation marks a major improvement on existing legislation and will offer greater respect for the rights to freedom of association and expression. Some provisions would, however, continue to significantly impede the enjoyment of these rights. This commentary proposes recommendations to encourage and urge the Ethiopian government to further strengthen the draft legislation in line with its expressed commitment to…
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr25/9622/2018/en/

United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Possible Verdict For Human Rights Defender: Ahmed Mansoor
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
On 24 December 2018 the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to hear the appeal of prominent human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, Ahmed Mansoor. The court may issue a final verdict. On 29 May 2018, Ahmed Mansoor was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges including "insulting the UAE and its symbols".
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9624/2018/en/

Nicaragua: Report by independent experts affirms that government of President Ortega has committed crimes against humanity
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
In response to the publication of the "Report on the Acts of Violence Occurred Between April 18 and May 30, 2018 in Nicaragua," by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI-Nicaragua) today, Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: | "The damning report by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts reveals that the government of President Daniel Ortega has committed crimes against humanity in the context of the crisis that began last April. This report constitutes a detailed investigation of the crimes under international law and human rights violations carried…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/nicaragua-report-by-independent-experts-affirms-that-the-government-of-president-ortega-has-committed-crimes-against-humanity/

Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos: Posible sentencia en la causa de defensor de los derechos humanos
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
El 24 de diciembre de 2018, el Tribunal Supremo Federal de Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos (EAU) verá el recurso de apelación del destacado defensor de los derechos humanos y preso de conciencia Ahmed Mansoor. Es posible que el tribunal dicte sentencia definitiva ese mismo día. El 29 de mayo de 2018, Ahmed Mansoor fue declarado culpable y condenado a 10 años de prisión por "insultar a los EAU y sus símbolos", entre otros cargos.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9624/2018/es/

Émirats arabes unis: Jugement attendu pour un défenseur des droits humains
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
Le 24 décembre 2018, la Cour suprême fédérale des Émirats arabes unis doit examiner l'appel interjeté par l'éminent défenseur des droits humains et prisonnier d'opinion Ahmed Mansoor. La cour devrait rendre un verdict définitif. Le 29 mai, Ahmed Mansoor a été déclaré coupable entre autres d' ´ outrage aux Émirats arabes unis et à leurs symboles ª et condamné à 10 ans de prison.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9624/2018/fr/

#SaveHakeem — Stop deportation of Bahraini refugee
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-21
Bahraini refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi has been held in detention in Thailand since November 27, facing the terrifying prospect of deportation to the country where he was tortured. | Al-Araibi fled to Australia in 2014 and was accepted as a refugee. In November, he travelled on UN travel documents to Thailand for a short holiday with his wife. When he arrived at Bangkok airport, Al-Araibi was arrested under an Interpoll "Red Notice" (an international arrest warrant) issued by the Bahrain government. | Interpol is not meant to issue red notices for refugees, so this red notice should never have been issued for Al-Araib…
greenleft.org.au/content/savehakeem-%E2%80%93-stop-deportation-bahraini-refugee

US: Don't Return Asylum Seekers to Mexico
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-21
The port of entry to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. © 2017 Human Rights Watch | (Washington, DC) — The US Department of Homeland Security has announced a policy, effective immediately, that will return asylum seekers to Mexico while their claims are processed in the United States. This raises serious concerns about whether asylum-seeking adults and families will be obstructed in their ability to pursue their asylum claims…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/21/us-dont-return-asylum-seekers-mexico

Congress Just Took a Big Step Toward Ending the Shackling of Pregnant Prisoners
ACLU | aclu.org | 2018-12-20
Passing the First Step Act will be a step toward upholding the rights and protecting the health of pregnant prisoners. | Congress on Thursday passed the Senate version of the First Step Act, which is now headed for signature to President Trump. He is expected to sign it on Friday. | The First Step Act would, in addition to enacting other important criminal justice reforms, prohibit the shackling of p…
aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/women-prison/congress-just-took-big-step-toward-ending-shackling-pregnant

The Lives We Changed in 2018
ACLU | aclu.org | 2018-12-20
Because of the generosity of ACLU members, these people are free to live their lives again. | This year hasn't been easy: Thousands of families are still suffering the effects of family separation; the Muslim ban continues to keep loved ones apart; and whole generations of family trees are being decimated by an unfair, out-of-control mass incarceration machine. But beneath the headlines, the news alerts, and the legal battles are a few glimmers of hope that ACLU supporters made possible., , Here are some of our favorite moments from 2018. | Ansly Breathes Free Again : | Ethics teacher Ansly Damus fled…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/lives-we-changed-2018

'Domestic Workers Don't Have Protections Against Discrimination and Harassment' – CounterSpin interview with Mariana Viturro on Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2018-12-20
Janine Jackson interviewed Mariana Viturro about the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights for the December 14, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/domestic-workers-dont-have-protections-against-discrimination-and-harassment/

Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos: Profesor universitario en huelga de hambre se encuentra en estado crítico
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
La salud de Nasser bin Ghaith, destacado economista y profesor universitario emiratí, se ha deteriorado gravemente tras pasar más de 70 días en huelga de hambre en la cárcel de Al Razeen, en Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos, para protestar por las condiciones de reclusión y la negación del acceso a atención médica. Es preso de conciencia.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9621/2018/es/

United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Hunger-Striking Academic In Critical Condition: Dr Nasser bin Ghaith
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith's health has severely deteriorated. The prominent Emirati economist and academic has been on hunger strike for over 70 days in al-Razeen prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to protest the detention conditions and the denial of access to medical care. He is a prisoner of conscience.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9621/2018/en/

Tell Google to drop Dragonfly
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
Google may have paused their plans to support censorship in China – but it's time they commit not to trade human rights for profit. | In August 2018, it was revealed that despite promising not to support censorship in China, Google was preparing to break their promise and launch a search engine that would comply with the Chinese government's repressive internet regulations. | The project was code-named "Dragonfly" and people around the world including journalists, human rights organizations and Google's own employees protested the business move. In December 2018, it was leaked that Google would be hitting pause…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/tell-google-drop-dragonfly/

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament makes welcome first step towards ratifying Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
Amnesty International welcomes the first move by the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). | "This is an important step towards combating the violations of the rights of persons with disabilities. The unanimity of the vote brings hope that the final ratification is fast approaching. When the Convention is ratified, persons with disabilities must be at the front and centre of any action that the government takes to implement the Convention, including on working groups or committees," said Anna Kirey, Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/kyrgyzstan-parliament-makes-welcome-first-step-towards-ratifying-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/

Egypt: NGO 'foreign funding' case acquittals must lead to end of crackdown on human rights community
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
Responding to the news that the South Cairo Criminal Court this morning acquitted all 43 defendants in the retrial of Egypt's notorious "foreign funding" case — also known as Case 173 – Najia Bounaim, Amnesty International's North Africa Campaigns Director said: | "Today's acquittal of all 43 NGO workers in the first 'foreign funding' case is a step in the right direction for Egyptian justice. This was a bogus case that targeted human rights defenders simply for doing their legitimate work and should never have happened in the first place. | "However, today's ruling only relates to the first phase of the ca…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/egypt-ngo-foreign-funding-case-acquittals-must-lead-to-end-of-crackdown-on-human-rights-community/

Algérie: Forcés à partir: Histoires de migrants victimes d'injustices en Algérie
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
L'Algérie est devenue depuis une vingtaine d'années un pays de passage ou de destination finale pour de nombreux ressortissants d'États d'Afrique centrale et occidentale à la recherche d'emplois dans toute une série de secteurs, essentiellement dans le bâtiment et l'agriculture. Malgré le nombre considérable de migrants, de demandeurs d'asile et de réfugiés originaires d'Afrique sub-saharienne présents en Algérie, ce pays ne dispose toujours pas d'un cadre juridique clair définissant le statut des travailleurs migrants et a une loi criminalisant l'immigration irrégulière et en fait une infraction pénale passible…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde28/9512/2018/fr/

Emirats arabes unis: Un universitaire en grève de la faim est dans un état critique
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
La santé de Nasser bin Ghaith s'est gravement détériorée. Cet éminent économiste et universitaire émirien observe une grève de la faim depuis plus de 70 jours dans la prison d'Al Razeen, aux Émirats arabes unis, pour dénoncer les conditions de détention et la privation de soins médicaux dans cet établissement. Cet homme est un prisonnier d'opinion.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9621/2018/fr/

الجزائر: مُجبرون على الرحيل: قصص الظلم ضد المهاجرين في الجزائر
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
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amnesty.org/en/documents/mde28/9512/2018/ar/

Algeria: Forced to leave: Stories of injustice against migrants in Algeria
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
Over the past two decades Algeria has become a country of transit or final destination of many nationals from West and Central Africa looking for employment opportunities in a variety of sectors, mainly construction and agriculture. Yet despite the large number of Sub-Saharan migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the country, Algeria still lacks a clear legal framework for migrant workers and has a law criminalizing irregular migration making it an offence punishable by up to five years in prison. | Arbitrary arrests and mass expulsions of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa have reached an all-time high, in star…
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde28/9512/2018/en/

UAE: Fears grow for health of unjustly imprisoned academic
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must immediately and unconditionally release Dr Nasser bin Ghaith, a prisoner of conscience whose health has deteriorated sharply in recent days, said Amnesty International today. | Dr Nasser bin Ghaith is serving a 10-year sentence for criticizing the UAE in comments posted on Twitter after a grossly unfair politically motivated trial. | "News that Dr Nasser bin Ghaith's health has deteriorated sharply…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/uae-fears-grow-for-health-of-unjustly-imprisoned-academic/

After COP24, Trudeau Government Promises More Goodies For Big Oil
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-20
Tina Oh of the Canadian Youth Delegation says COP24 failed to respect the rights of her own and subsequent generations | The post After COP24, Trudeau Government Promises More Goodies For Big Oil appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/after-cop24-trudeau-government-promises-more-goodies-for-big-oil

Iran: Imprisoned Dissident Dies
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-20
Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, Iran. | © 2004 Private | (Beirut) — Iranian authorities should immediately carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the death of an imprisoned activist on a hunger strike, Human Rights Watch said today. Anyone found responsible for wrongdoing in the death of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri should be held accountable. Iranian authorities have systematically failed to conduct transparent investigations into at least prio…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/20/iran-imprisoned-dissident-dies

US Deporting Iraqis Without Valid Documents
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-20
Protesters rally outside the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, Michigan, US, June 21, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters/Rebecca Cook | (Beirut) — The United States government has deported at least 30 of a planned 1,400 people originally from Iraq back to their country, in some cases threatening long imprisonmen…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/20/us-deporting-iraqis-without-valid-documents

Ten Good News Stories for Kids in 2018
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-20
Girls in India during a hygiene training as part of the Great WASH Yatra. Himanshu Khagta, WASH United, 2012 | A couple of years ago, a friend following me on Twitter said he found my feed really depressing. "Doesn't anything good ever happen for children?" he asked. | Spreading doom and gloom sometimes seems an occupational hazard of human rights work. But I've taken my friend's words to heart and now, as we approach the end of the year, here are 10 good news stories for kids: | A number of armed forces and armed grou…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/20/ten-good-news-stories-kids-2018

Nicaragua: Zero Tolerance for Scrutiny
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-20
(Washington, D.C.) — The government of President Daniel Ortega is doubling down in its effort to silence dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. | On December 19, 2018, Foreign Affairs Minister Denis Moncada expelled from Nicaragua the Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) and the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), two bodies linked to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. On the same day, a police official leveled dangerous allegations against Vilma Nuñez, the most prominent human rights defender in the country…
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Déjà vu on the Greek-Turkey Border
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-20
Migrants that crossed the land border between Greece and Turkey are seen at the Pre-Removal Detention Center in the village of Fylakio, Northern Greece, February 24, 2017. | © 2017 Alexandros Avramidis /Reuters | Ten years ago, I documented a systematic pattern of brutal Greek border police pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers at the Evros River border that divides Greece and Turkey. Last week, as I edited a new Human Rights Watch report, I felt as though I was re-reading my old report. | Here's a paragraph fro…
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