greenleft.org.au (2023-09-05). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au

Michelle Cook (2023-09-05). Bvlbancha Radio is Live on Traditional Houma Land. indybay.org Radio Bvlbancha! Seven years after Standing Rock we are back in the community on the ground, setting up and sustaining community lead radio! Community begins with communication. Being prepared for climate chaos is essential for the survival of our peoples and Earth. I'm so thankful to be here on the traditional lands of the Houma Nation in beautiful New Orleans! Back to the grass-roots where it matters and where it starts. Human rights include communication systems!

Uniting for Peace (2023-09-05). UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? indybay.org UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? | Thursday, 19 October, 2023, 18: 00 — 20: 00 (UK Time) | Are we already in World War III? | Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace | Chair — Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association | Speakers: | Alfred de Zayas, Lawyer, Writer, Historian and an Expert in the Field of Human Rights and International Law (Switzerland) | Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) | Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza — An International News Agency and Author…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-05). India rejects UN unit's statement on Manipur. plenglish.com New Delhi, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) India on Tuesday rejected a statement by the Special Procedures Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the current situation in Manipur, and described it as unjustified, presumptive, and misleading.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-05). Book on Allende's ties with Algeria launched in Chile (+Photos). plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The book "Chile y Argelia: una historia de mutua solidaridad" (Chile and Algeria: a history of mutual solidarity) was launched at the Summit for Democracy and Human Rights, which is taking place in the Recoleta district of this capital on Tuesday.

_____ (2023-09-04). Roads Taken and Not Taken: Two Visions of the Future. transcend.org When the Cold War ended in 1991, the West, and particularly the United States, found itself at a fork in the road. One road led to peace, justice, cooperation, nuclear disarmament, a revitalized UN, inclusiveness, pluralism, human rights, multilateralism, fair trade, regulated markets, food security, sustainability, and humane governance. The other road led to militarism…

Michelle Cook (2023-09-04). Bvlbancha Radio is Live on Traditional Houma Land. indybay.org Radio Bvlbancha! Seven years after Standing Rock we are back in the community on the ground, setting up and sustaining community lead radio! Community begins with communication. Being prepared for climate chaos is essential for the survival of our peoples and Earth. I'm so thankful to be here on the traditional lands of the Houma Nation in beautiful New Orleans! Back to the grass-roots where it matters and where it starts. Human rights include communication systems!

Uniting for Peace (2023-09-04). UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? indybay.org UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? | Thursday, 19 October, 2023, 18: 00 — 20: 00 (UK Time) | Are we already in World War III? | Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace | Chair — Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association | Speakers: | Alfred de Zayas, Lawyer, Writer, Historian and an Expert in the Field of Human Rights and International Law (Switzerland) | Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) | Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza — An International News Agency and Author…

Staff (2023-09-05). "Doing Harm": Roy Eidelson on the American Psychological Association's Embrace of U.S. Torture Program. democracynow.org A military judge at Guantánamo has thrown out the confessions of Saudi man Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri because he had been tortured and waterboarded at secret CIA black sites in Afghanistan, Thailand, Poland, Romania and Morocco before being sent to Guantánamo. Psychologists James Mitchell and John Bruce Jessen, who were paid at least $81 million by the CIA to develop and then implement the CIA's post-9/11 torture program, had waterboarded al-Nashiri at a CIA black site. We get response from Roy Eidelson and discuss his new book, Doing Harm, which investigates the American Psychological Association's comp…

Ramzy Baroud, Romana Rubeo (2023-09-05). When the Torturer is the 'Savior'. counterpunch.org At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms 'Twitter Revolution' or 'Social Media Revolution', one cannot deny the centrality of these

teleSUR, JDO (2023-09-04). Guatemaltecos anuncian movilizaciones en defensa de la democracia. telesurtv.net A través de actos pacíficos, exigirán respeto al voto y la renuncia de Consuelo Porras, Rafael Curruchiche y Fredy Orellana, a quienes acusan de violentar los derechos del pueblo.

teleSUR, odr, JCM (2023-09-04). Presos palestinos en huelga de hambre para el 14 de septiembre. telesurtv.net El objetivo de esta acción es la restauración de los derechos de los prisioneros y frenar las decisiones y políticas que recrudecen la vida de los palestinos recluidos.

Staff (2023-09-04). Salvadoran Writer Javier Zamora on Coping with Trauma from Being Detained & Undocumented in U.S. democracynow.org Salvadoran poet and writer Javier Zamora discusses the roots of his memoir Solito, which details his odyssey as an unaccompanied 9-year-old child through Guatemala and Mexico to reunite with family in Arizona. "After surviving that nine-week journey, surviving the United States as an undocumented person was perhaps the main reason why I became a writer," Zamora says. He describes how he works to cope with trauma from his experiences, and how he was inspired to become a writer when he was exposed to the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda as a high school student in California.

_____ (2023-09-04). Gabon President Bongo Detained in Coup Attempt after Winning Third Term. transcend.org 30 Aug 2023 – A group of senior Gabonese military officers today announced that they had taken power and detained President Ali Bongo, minutes after the state election body declared the winner of Saturday's general election.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-09-04). Heavy Clashes Between US Proxy Militia, Arab Tribes In Eastern Syria. popularresistance.org Clashes between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Arab tribesmen in Deir Ezzor governorate left at least 25 dead and more than a dozen wounded as of 30 August, raising tensions between the Kurdish proxy militia and Syrian locals to the highest point in years. | The fighting was reportedly sparked by the detention of Ahmed Khbeil, better known as Abu Khawla, in Hasakah governorate. Khawla leads the SDF-affiliated Deir Ezzor Military Council (DEMC). | SDF forces took him on Sunday after being invited to a meeting in Hasakah. | Local tribes issued a statement following Khawla's detention for Arab figh…

Staff (2023-09-05). Racist Shootings "Don't Happen in a Vacuum": Bishop Barber on DeSantis, Trump & Those Who Spread Hate. democracynow.org As federal law enforcement opens an investigation into the Jacksonville, Florida, shooting where a white gunman killed three Black people at a Dollar General as a possible hate crime and act of domestic violent extremism, we speak with civil rights leader Bishop William Barber about the increasing number of racist attacks in America fueled by racism. "There is this history of not just who kills, but what kills and what creates the atmosphere," says Barber, who calls for a political movement of love to force out hateful politicians. Barber specifically condemns the Republican Party and Florida Governor…

Ann Brown (2023-09-04). 10 Quotes From C. Delores Tucker On Hip-Hop And Its Negative Programming Power. moguldom.com Some recall C. Delores Tucker as the acclaimed civil rights activist and politician who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, contributing significantly to advancing women's and voting rights. In 1984, Tucker and U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the trailblazing first Black woman to run for president, established the National Congress of Black …

Editor (2023-09-04). NYT Publishes 'Greatest Hits' of Bad Trans Healthcare Coverage. scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-04). Palestinian prisoners to launch hunger strike against increasing Israeli restrictions. peoplesdispatch.org Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir recently restricted family visits for prisoners to once every two months from the currently allowed monthly visits. Prisoners will start their collective strike on September 14 and continue it until their demand for the full restoration of their rights is met…

Roger McKenzie (2023-09-05). Uganda charges man with 'aggravated homosexuality' in first prosecution under anti-gay law. peoplesworld.org Ugandan authorities said last week they have charged a man with "aggravated homosexuality" under a new draconian law, which carries a possible death penalty. The charge is the first under the country's anti-gay law passed in May. The law appears to have widespread support in Uganda but has been condemned by rights groups and other …

Global Research News (2023-09-05). Selected Articles: The West's Sanctions Hypocrisy: Russia's Import Substitution Programme. Sanctions Backfire. globalresearch.ca By Sanctions against Russia have proved to be a farce, with damaging blowback against European economies, continued (b…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-04). Putin Tells Erdogan Russia Will Rejoin Grain Deal If Sanctions Are Eased. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday and said Moscow would return to the Black Sea grain deal if sanctions against Russia's agricultural industry are lifted. "I would like to confirm again our position of principle: we will be ready to consider the opportunity of reviving the grain deal. …

Rodney Atkinson (2023-09-04). The West's Sanctions Hypocrisy: Russia's Import Substitution Programme. Sanctions Backfire. globalresearch.ca

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-09-04). Japanese Scientists Find that Covid-19 and all of the variants are Laboratory creations. thealtworld.com Our rulers are mimicking the Book of Revelation. War has been unleashed on us for years. Covid and its laboratory-made variants are the beginning of Pestilence. Famine is in the works with the slaughter of cattle to combat a disputed global warming, withholding of fertilizers from farmers, sanctions, and the replacement of the human diet with bugs and artificial food. When these three horsemen accomplish their deeds, Death on the Pale Horse will sweep through our ranks. It is difficult to believe in prophecy, especially over thousands of years, but it is happening before our eyes. | War has done his job. Since th…

Constantine Eliopoulos (2023-09-02). Correspondence] Human rights violations in Ukraine: the need for forensic investigations. thelancet.com Reports from Ukraine since the start of the conflict in February, 2022, describe a variety of war crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in areas such as Bucha and Izyum, which include torture and summary executions.1 In November, 2022, the Ukrainian army was also accused of executing Russian prisoners of war.2 Stories on major media outlets cite witness statements about these crimes, and describe the exhumation of mass graves conducted by local authorities.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-02). Chile hosts summit on human rights 50 years after the coup (+Photo). plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Intellectuals, academics, social and political leaders from several countries of the world are participating today in Chile in the Summit for Democracy and Human Rights, organized on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état.

TASS (2023-09-02). Gabon's transitional leader pledges to make government institutions more democratic. tass.com "We are talking about a reorganization to make them more democratic instruments, more in line with international standards in terms of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law, as well as fighting corruption, which has become commonplace in our country," the AFP news agency quoted him as saying…

WSWS (2023-09-02). Guantanamo military judge rules against evidence "derived from torture" wsws.org The fact that nobody has ever gone to prison for the CIA torture program implicates the entire US political establishment and exposes the hypocrisy of its claims to be defending human rights abroad.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-01). Latvia's Planned Eviction of Russians Violates Human Rights – President of BRICS Int'l Forum. sputnikglobe.com The Russian Presidential Human Rights Council has called on the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to take note of the situation regarding the rights of Russians in Latvia, who may be evicted from the country for failing to pass the Latvian language exam.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-09-02). México: Ecocidio y etnocidio en el desarrollo del Tren Maya. indybay.org México | Tribunal sobre los Derechos de la Naturaleza resuelve que el Estado mexicano cometió ecocidio y etnocidio en el desarrollo del Tren Maya…

Editor (2023-09-01). Samidoun Network: We Dare to Speak Out for Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees. scheerpost.com By Rima Najjar / CounterCurrents.org There is history and there is a pattern to how Zionist and Jewish organizations coalesce to plot the erasure of Palestinians. Today, they are mobilizing to criminalize the activities of Samidoun, Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. Eleven Zionist organizations have announced the establishment of an alliance for the inclusion of Samidoun Network on terrorist …

Staff (2023-09-01). Biden Administration Sued as Thousands of Afghan Evacuees Are Detained Overseas Waiting for U.S. Entry. democracynow.org More than two years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, thousands of Afghan evacuees seeking to come to the United States remain arbitrarily detained in other countries like Qatar, Kosovo and the United Arab Emirates. Many of the Afghans are living in camps that are largely coordinated, facilitated or under the control of the U.S. government. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the civil rights group Muslim Advocates recently sued the Pentagon, State Department and the Department of Homeland Security seeking governmental records about the relocation and detention of Afghan evacuees. "What th…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-09-01). US Government Sued for Hiding Information on Afghan Refugees in Detention Camps. globalresearch.ca

Yige Dong (2023-09-02). Chinese Feminists Face Paradoxical State Policies. internationalviewpoint.org Struggles for women's rights, and the state's responses, have shifted over the history of the People's Republic of China. In an initial period of socialist state feminism, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated "women's liberation" and offered child-friendly services to facilitate women's entry into the workforce. During the era of post-socialist economic modernization, services were curtailed, shifting family responsibilities back to women and reinforcing patriarchal norms. Most recently, a form of made-in-China feminism has emerged, characterized by everyday resistance to prevailing gender expectations. Now, th…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-09-01). $22 Billion Worth of Venezuela's Assets Remain Frozen by Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Anti-Blockade Observatory has reported that over $22 billion belonging to Venezuela remains blocked in various international financial systems, due to the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. | The information, published via social media this Wednesday, August 30, was released by the Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Anti-Blockade Policies, William Castillo, who pointed out that this amount currently resides "in private banks and in multilateral organizations." | Castillo added that of this amount, $5 billion was supposed to be part of Venezuela's special drawing rights—an internati…

TASS (2023-09-01). Russia urges UN rights officials to condemn Estonia's discriminatory initiative. tass.com According to the statement, "tens of thousands of the country's residents and taxpayers will be subjected to straightforward discrimination only because their free opinions and beliefs may differ from the Tallinn government's ideas and policies"

Karen Yamanaka (2023-09-02). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…