Israel High Court Rules to Allow and Expand Use of Torture
IMEMC News | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-29
In a ruling that directly violates international law and conventions against the use of torture, the Israeli High Court ruled that Shin Bet was justified in torturing a Palestinian prisoner, setting a dangeroius precedent. | The post Israel High Court Rules to Allow and Expand Use of Torture appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israel-high-court-rules-allow-expand-use-torture/252378/
Should Saudi Crown Prince Be Charged With War Crimes? G20 Host Argentina Considers Probe
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-29
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could face prosecution in Argentina for alleged complicity in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi-led humanitarian crisis in Yemen. On Wednesday, an Argentine prosecutor reportedly accepted a request by Human Rights Watch to prosecute the crown prince, just hours after he landed in Argentina ahead of the G20 summit. Argentina recognizes universal jurisdiction for war crimes and torture, which means it is able to press charges against the crown prince while he is in the country. We speak with Reed Brody, counsel and spokesperson for Human Rights Watch, and…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/29/should_s…
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-29
Earlier this month, Faculty at Pitzer College in California overwhelmingly voted to pass two motions providing support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. In the first motion, faculty rejected a decision taken last year by the college's president and trustees to nullify a Student Senate resolution in support …
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights
Amnesty International Urges Revocation of Israeli Cyber Firm's Spyware License
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-29
Amnesty International has called on the Israeli ministry of military affairs to suspend the license of a cyber firm which was reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia, to sell super-stealth spyware to the country and amid revelations that the company's software had been used in "a series of egregious human rights violations." …
Amnesty International Urges Revocation of Israeli Cyber Firm’s Spyware License
US immigration policy leaves millions in limbo
Danica Jorden | zcomm.org | 2018-11-29
As non-citizens or residents, immigrants in US detention centers are not afforded the basic rights and accommodations that are supposed to be provided to regular prisoners. Samuel's case is revealing…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/us-immigration-policy-leaves-millions-in-limbo/
Gay Emancipation Goes to Market
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-11-29
The fight for LGBTQ rights didn't begin with sexuality. In his new book, Roderick A. Ferguson asserts that the singular focus on sexuality and marriage was the result of a depoliticized movement that only served to maintain a white, heteronormative and capitalist status quo. One-Dimensional Queer demands that we reexamine the intersectional history of the LGBTQ movement, which was rooted in many other movements of the '60s and '70s, to find instruments of true radical change. The following excerpt explores the beginnings of that depoliticization that occurred almost immediately after the Stonewall riots. | In her…
truthout.org/articles/gay-emancipation-goes-to-market/
Bangladesh: Further information: Activist released on bail after months in detention: Shahidul Alam
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Shahidul Alam, photographer and outspoken social activist, has been freed on permanent bail after spending more than 100 days behind bars for comments he made in an interview with Al-Jazeera in August 2018. In detention, he was ill-treated and subjected to prolonged detention merely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/9455/2018/en/
Viet Nam: Ludicrous charge against activist accused of 'insulting national flag' must be dropped
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
A charge of "insulting the national flag" against prominent Vietnamese human rights activist Huynh Thuc Vy amounts to an attack on freedom of expression by the authorities and must be dropped, Amnesty International said ahead of her trial on Friday. | It is rare for the authorities to prosecute a human rights activist for this charge, which carries a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment, in a disturbing sign of the intensifying crackdown against peaceful dissent in the country. | "This ludicrous charge must be dropped as it is aimed solely at silencing a dedicated, peaceful human rights activist. This is…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/viet-nam-ludicrous-charge-against-activist-accused-of-insulting-national-flag-must-be-dropped/
The Forest is Our Heartbeat: The struggle to save Indigenous land in Malaysia
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Across Malaysia, extensive land development is adversely affecting Indigenous peoples, posing a threat to ancestral lands, traditional ways of life and a wide spectrum of human rights. The Indigenous peoples of Malaysia comprise over 67 ethnic groups composing 14% of the country's population. They reside in almost every state and territory within the Federation and are afforded special recognition in the country's constitution. Despite this, they continue to suffer from disproportionate levels of poverty and ongoing social exclusion, in part due to an absence of formal recognition of their land as well as a lack…
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa28/9424/2018/en/
Amnesty International launches worlds biggest human rights campaign
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Women human rights defenders around the world are facing unprecedented levels of abuse, intimidation and violence, said Amnesty International as it launched its global Write for Rights campaign, in a bid to shine a spotlight on brave women who have been harassed, jailed, tortured or even killed for their human rights work. | Women continue to face multiple forms of discrimination, targeted because of their gender and other characteristics, as well as for their human rights work. However, women refuse to stay silent and have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018. | "Across the world, women a…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/amnesty-international-launches-worlds-biggest-human-rights-campaign/
Philippines: First conviction of police officers in 'war on drugs' shows its deadly reality
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-29
Responding to the guilty verdict handed to three policemen for the murder of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos in the Philippines, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia, said: | "Kian's killing is emblematic of the horrors of the 'war on drugs', and this verdict further confirms that it is a brutal, murderous campaign that claims innocent lives. | "While welcome, this verdict does not go far enough. The first conviction of police officers in this deadly campaign has come far too late. While three officers have been found guilty, more should be held to account, includ…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/philippines-first-conviction-of-police-officers-in-war-on-drugs-shows-its-deadly-reality/
Retail and fast food workers get organised
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-29
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) was formed in late 2016 as a response to growing dissatisfaction among retail workers with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). The Labor right-controlled SDA is notorious for negotiating enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) that contain below award wages and eroding the rights and conditions of workers. | Green Left Weekly's Joel McAlear and Rachel Evans interviewed Coles worker and RAFFWU representative Danielle Hynes about her experiences in the sector and involvement with this dynamic, new union. | *** | Is retail an important indus…
greenleft.org.au/content/retail-and-fast-food-workers-get-organised
Ukraine: Barriers to Free Movement for Older People
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
An older man with a disability sits on an old luggage cart preparing to cross the Stanitsa Luhanska border point in Eastern Ukraine. With wheelchairs rarely available, older people and others with mobility disabilities may resort to crossing by carts or sleds pushed by strangers, for a fee. April 6, 2018. | © 2018 John Wendle for Human Rights Watch | (Kyiv) — Older people who need to travel between the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine and governme…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/ukraine-barriers-free-movement-older-people
US: Cervical Cancer Deaths Up for Black Women
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
| (Montgomery, Alabama) — The Federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer deaths, which are largely pre…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/us-cervical-cancer-deaths-black-women
DR Congo: Mass Rape Trial Crucial for Justice
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-29
The leader of the Mai Mai Sheka militia group, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, campaigns for a seat in parliament ahead of the November 2011 national elections, despite being sought on a Congolese arrest warrant for crimes against humanity, including sexual violence. Walikale, North Kivu, November 24, 2011. | © 2011 AFP/File | (Goma) — The trial of a militia leader for mass rape and other grave crimes is crucial for justice in the Democratic Republic of Cong…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/dr-congo-mass-rape-trial-crucial-justice
La declaración de los Derechos Humanos cumple 70 años
Olga Fajardo | indybay.org | 2018-11-29
El 10 de diciembre, día internacional de los Derechos Humanos celebramos el 70 aniversario de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/29/18819442.php
China, Iran Solve Oil Payments Problem
Oil Price | iranian.com | 2018-11-29
Iran and China have found a way for China to continue buying Iranian crude and pay for it without risking a U.S. sanction breach, an Iranian official said, as quoted by Fars News. "A Chinese bank will start its banking exchanges with the Iranian side on December 2," the head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Asadollah […] | The post China, Iran Solve Oil Payments Problem appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/29/china-iran-solve-oil-payments-problem/
A Mexican Perspective on Trump's Border Crisis
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2018-11-28
"You've got a President of the United States who is a racist. Instead of having the United States be a world leader in human rights, Trump wants to be world leader of racism. It's very difficult."
progressive.org/dispatches/a-mexican-perspective-on-trumps-border-crisis-181128/
Airbnb Pressured to Remove Listings in Illegal Israeli Settlements on Occupied Palestinian Land
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-11-28
House-sharing company Airbnb was pressured to remove listings in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, after a campaign by human rights organizations. CODEPINK's Ariel Gold says this is a big victory for peace activists | The post Airbnb Pressured to Remove Listings in Illegal Israeli Settlements on Occupied Palestinian Land appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/airbnb-pressured-to-remove-listings-in-illegal-israeli-settlements-on-occupied-palestinian-land
US Complicity in Saudi Arabia's Genocide in Yemen Spans Both Obama and Trump
The Conversation | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-28
As a scholar of genocide and human rights, I believe the destruction brought about by these attacks combined with the blockade amounts to genocide. (CONVERSATION) — A Saudi-led coalition of states has been aggressively bombing Yemen and imposing an air and naval blockade of its ports for more than three years, leading U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe Yemen as "the world's …
US Complicity in Saudi Arabia's Genocide in Yemen Spans Both Obama and Trump
Yemen's Human-Rights Defenders Are Fighting Increasingly Desperate Odds
Sarah Aziza | thenation.com | 2018-11-28
Yemen's Human-Rights Defenders Are Fighting Increasingly Desperate Odds…
thenation.com/article/yemens-human-rights-defenders-are-fighting-increasingly-desperate-odds/
In the Muscogee Creek Nation, the free press isn't free
Mark Maxey | peoplesworld.org | 2018-11-28
OKMULGEE, Okla.–"I think it's just this second go-round is the tribe exploiting its rights," Sterling Cosper, former Mvskoke Media manager, said. "It has sovereignty to decide what's best for it." Cosper resigned November 8 following the decision of the Muscogee (Creek) National Council to repeal the tribe's Free Press Act of 2015. By repealing the …
peoplesworld.org/article/in-the-muscogee-creek-nation-the-free-press-isnt-free/
How Trump Weaponized the Government's Refugee Resettlement Agency
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-28
The Office of Refugee Resettlement was supposed to protect vulnerable immigrant children. Now it's an arm of Trump's deportation force. | Back in April, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, both under the Department of Homeland Security, entered into a memorandum of agreement with an obscure government agency known as the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. The office, known by its initials ORR, had traditionally served vulnerable immigrant youth coming to the United States without an adult. The agency took custody of those c…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/how-trump-weaponized-governments-refugee
Israeli High Court Rules to Allow, Expand Use of Torture
Celine Hagbard | imemc.org | 2018-11-28
In a ruling that directly violates international law and conventions against the use of torture, the Israeli High Court ruled Monday that Israeli intelligence officers were justified in their use of torture against a Palestinian prisoner. The ruling sets a precedent for the future use of torture and the expansion …
imemc.org/article/israeli-high-court-rul…
UN Announces $9.2M in Sanctions Relieving Aid to Venezuela
Paul Dobson | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-28
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has assigned US $9.2 million during the month of November to reinforce existing efforts to alleviate the impact of Venezuela's economic downturn, UN officials announced Monday. | The funding, most of which has already been disbursed, will target sectors hardest hit by US-led sanctions, such as health and nutrition. With the support of UN bodies present in Venezuela, it will be channeled through government organizations which run the public healthcare and organize a series of subsidized food programs…
mintpressnews.com/un-announces-9-2m-in-sanctions-relieving-aid-to-venezuela/252315/
Video: 'Moderate Rebels' and Western Media Speculate that "Assad was Guilty" of Chemical Attack in Aleppo
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-28
739 ISIS members have been killed by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the province of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) claimed. 452 members of the SDF were killed during the same period, according to … | The post Video: 'Moderate Rebels' and Western Media Speculate that "Assad was Guilty" of Chemical Attack in Aleppo appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-moderate-rebels-and-western-media-speculate-that-assad-was-guilty-of-chemical-attack-on-aleppo/5661241
Hatewatch Headlines 11/29/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-11-28
Border Patrol's use of tear gas an ill omen; High court poised to reverse LGBT rights; How Trump picked up a meme from 4chan on Twitter; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/29/hatewatch-headlines-11292018
HRE workshop participants use storytelling to call attention to Lebanon's migrant workers
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Youth from Beirut take action to abolish Lebanon's Kafala system after participating in a Human Rights Education Workshop. | In a small community bookshop and coffeeshop — snug within the hip area of Mar Mikhael, Beirut — university students, youth, activists and migrant workers gathered to share stories of oppression and resilience in an event put together by Amnesty youth volunteers. |
amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2018/11/hre-workshop-storytelling-lebanon-migrant-workers-kafala-system/
100 days for Mexico: Open Letter to the President-elect for his first 100 days in office
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Amnesty International adresses Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who takes office on 1 December 2018, and calls on him to take concrete actions during his first 100 days as President to improve Mexico's grave human rights crisis. The letter is published as part of the "100 Days for Mexico" campaign.
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr41/9466/2018/en/
100 días por México: Carta abierta al presidente electo para sus primeros 100 días de gobierno
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Amnistía Internacional se dirige al presidente electo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien tomará la administración el 1 de diciembre del 2018, y le pide tomar acciones concretas durante sus primeros 100 días de gobierno para mejorar la grave crisis de derechos humanos que sufre México. La carta se publica como parte de la campaña "100 días por México".
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr41/9466/2018/es/
Israel: 'Rogue' NSO Group must have licence revoked over controversial surveillance software
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
Amnesty International is taking legal advice in order to revoke the export licence of Israeli-based NSO Group, after it was revealed the cyber firm's spyware had been used in an attempt to spy on an Amnesty staff member. | A recent investigation by Haaretz newspaper uncovered the firm's sophisticated surveillance tool "Pegasus" was offered to authorities in Saudi Arabia last year. | Two weeks ago, Amnesty International Israel submitted an urgent request to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, demanding that NSO Group's defence export licence be revoked in light of an attempted cyber attack on an Amnesty staff member…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/israelroguenso-group-must-have-licence-revoked-over-controversial-surveillance-software/
Julián Carrillo defended the forest with his life
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-28
The first time I arranged a meeting with environmental defender Julián Carrillo, I wanted to visit him at his home in the Rarámuri community of Coloradas de la Virgen in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua. But various people and organizations told me that if I went there, "the bad guys" (organized crime), would not let me through and if I did manage to get there, it would put my life and the lives of members of the community in danger.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/la-mortal-defensa-del-bosque-por-julian-carrillo/
G20: Argentine Probe of Saudi Crown Prince Advances
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-28
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, attends a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the Executive Suite at UN Headquarters in New York. | © 2018 Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images | (Buenos Aires) — The Argentine judiciary on November 28, 2018, took steps toward a formal investigation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's possible responsibility…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/28/g20-argentine-probe-saudi-crown-prince-advances
Russian Rap Under Fire
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-28
Husky singing to his fans from the top of a car. Krasnodar, 2018. | © Screengrab from YouTube | Last week, Husky, a popular Russian rapper, was detained by police for singing to his fans in the street — one of the latest in a growing list of Russian musicians suffering from a crackdown by authorities. | His arrest in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar came after several of his shows in different cities had been cancelled through the intervent…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/russian-rap-under-fire
Prominent Rights Activist Goes On Hunger Strike In Iran Prison
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-11-28
A prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison. Nasrin Sotoudeh's family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran's notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has […] | The post Prominent Rights Activist Goes On Hunger Strike In Iran Prison appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/28/prominent-rights-activist-goes-on-hunger-strike-in-iran-prison/
The Real Effect Of Iran Sanction Waivers
Irina Slav | iranian.com | 2018-11-28
On the day U.S. sanctions against Iran went into effect, Brent crude traded at US$72.68 a barrel. Today, three weeks later, Brent is down to US$59.59 a barrel and President Trump is congratulating himself on the low oil prices. Instead of shooting up to US$100, oil prices are falling and the U.S. waivers granted to […] | The post The Real Effect Of Iran Sanction Waivers appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/28/the-real-effect-of-iran-sanction-waivers/
UN Announces $9.2m of Funding Following Maduro's Request for Sanctions-Countering Assistance
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-27
The medical and nutritional supplies will reinforce existing UN support for government social programs targeting pregnant women, young children, and HIV carriers.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14164
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights
leili | bdsmovement.net | 2018-11-27
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights: UpdateFaculty at Pitzer College in California have overwhelmingly voted to pass two motions that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. As Israel's attacks on Palestinian education escalate, professors and students are standing up for Palestinian rights. | Academic Boycott Stu…
bdsmovement.net/news/pitzer-college-faculty-votes-support-bds-palestinian-rights
"Tear Gassing Children Is Outrageous": US Condemned for Violence Against Asylum Seekers
Jon Queally | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-27
(CD) — As legal experts and human rights advocates overnight and Monday morning continued to denounce the tear gassing of children and other asylum seekers by U.S. forces at the Mexico border on Sunday, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among Democratic lawmakers who slammed the Trump administration for its treatment of refugees as she issued a reminder that vulnerable …
"Tear Gassing Children Is Outrageous": US Condemned for Violence Against Asylum Seekers
Argentina Opens War Crimes Inquiry on Saudi Crown Prince for Role in Yemen War
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-27
(MEE) — Argentina has opened up an inquiry on whether to press criminal charges against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, for his role in leading the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. The inquiry was opened after HRW and an Argentine federal prosecutor lodged a complaint against …
Argentina Opens War Crimes Inquiry on Saudi Crown Prince for Role in Yemen War
China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps
Umar Farooq | thenation.com | 2018-11-27
China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps…
thenation.com/article/china-muslims-detention-camps/
The War in Yemen is Not a War, It is a Massacre
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-27
The numbers are mind-blowing: Since the beginning of the conflict in Yemen, an estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger and disease, according to the last analysis by Save the Children, the international health and human rights organization. Although children are the most affected by the conflict, 14 million people are at risk of famine, according to data compiled by the United Nations.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/27/the-war-in-yemen-is-not-a-war-it-is-a-massacre/
Protect women fighting hate in Poland
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
On 11 November 2017, 14 brave Polish women were attacked during The Independence Day March in Warsaw. Their peaceful demonstration against hate caused fury among marchers who beat them and left several of the women with injuries, bruises and cuts.: | Polish authorities failed to protect the women. Instead they are now punishing them for their actions and tolerating their attackers with absurd justifications.: | The Independence Day March in Warsaw is an annual event attracting also far-right and nationalist groups. Many demonstrators were holding flares, throwing firecrackers, shouting and display…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/poland-protect-rights-activists/
Haiti: Authorities must avoid excessive use of force during protests
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
In response to the violence in Haiti following the Petrocaribe protests, Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: | "Amnesty International is concerned about the unrest in Haiti following several citizen protests demanding transparency in relation to the use of Petrocaribe funds. We have received worrying reports of the use of force by police against civilians during these protests leading to several people being killed and injured as a result of clashes with firearms". | "The Haitian state is legally obliged to ensure that the use of force in the context of protests is legitimate, n…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/haiti-authorities-must-avoid-excessive-use-of-force-during-protests/
Amnesty International Charity Limited: Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
The Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Charity, present their annual report on the affairs of the Charity, together with the financial statements and auditors' report for the year ended 31 December 2017.
amnesty.org/en/documents/fin40/9469/2018/en/
Google must not capitulate to China's censorship demands
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-27
Update: Google staff join Amnesty's call | Yesterday Google staff published an open letter in support of Amnesty International's campaign for Google to #Drop Dragonfly. Part of the letter reads: | "Many of us accepted employment at Google with the company's values in mind, including its previous position on Chinese censorship and surveillance, and an understanding that Google was a company willing to p…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/google-must-not-capitulate-to-chinas-censorship-demands/
Two Years Later, No Answers on Uganda Killings
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-27
| Two years after Ugandan government forces killed more than 100 people in Kasese, western Uganda, family members of…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/27/two-years-later-no-answers-uganda-killings
Russian National Dies After Detention by US Immigration
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-27
Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. | © Nathalie Graham/The Stranger | Over Thanksgiving weekend, another person who was in US immigration detention died. | Mergensana Amar, a Russian national who had been detained at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, was taken off life support on Saturday, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE stated he had attempted suicide on November 15; the…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/27/russian-national-dies-after-detention-us-immigration
Court sides with L.A. cop who murdered Jesse Romero
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-11-26
Los Angeles, CA – In an outrageous decision, the jury sided with two-time killer and Los Angeles Police Department officer Eden Medina. The civil rights violations trial on 14-year-old Jesse Romero's killing started November 13 and lasted only six days. Early in the preceding, a judge ruled to exclude key evidence from the proceedings. | Killed on August 9, 2016 Jesse Romero was visiting his friends at the apartment complex in Boyle Heights. Someone inside of the apartment complex called 911 saying Romero and another teen were potentially smoking marijuana and graffitiing. LAPD officers Eden Medina and backu…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/11/26/court-s…
Américas: Varadas en la Puerta: La Urgente Necesidad de Protección de las Caravanas de Personas Refugiadas, Solicitantes de Asilo y Migrantes de Centroamérica
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-26
La llegada a México, desde el 19 de octubre de 2018, de entre 8.000 y 10.000 personas migrantes, refugiadas y solicitantes de asilo de Honduras, así como de El Salvador, Nicaragua y Guatemala, en una serie de "caravanas", como se ha dado en llamarlas, es una situación urgente, que requiere que los Estados respondan de conformidad con el derecho y las normas internacionales de derechos humanos.
amnesty.org/en/documents/amr01/9447/2018/es/
