(2022-04-14). U.S. causes humanitarian disasters around globe, killing innocent civilians and creating millions of refugees. ecns.cn Is the U.S. a "defender" or a "violator" of human rights? Who has been sacrificed on the "altar" of U.S.-touted "democracy?" One Global Times reporter investigated the U.S.' vile practice of igniting war under the pretext of "human rights and democracy."
(2022-04-13). U.S. debt-laden both at home and abroad in respecting and protecting human rights: FM. ecns.cn The U.S. is debt-laden both at home and abroad with its numerous wrongdoings in respecting and protecting human rights, said Zhao Lijian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Wednesday.
(2022-04-14). Saturday 4/30: Dangerous Truths 3: Frederick Douglass And Other Black Transcendentalists. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Saturday, April 30 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time zoom.us/j/99245067041?pwd=YUFGWE91SXZhUk… | Dial by your location (+1 669 900 6833) Meeting ID: 992 4506 7041 Passcode: 460429…
(2022-04-13). China condemns U.S. human rights reports. ecns.cn The United States' annual human rights reports and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's accusations made against the Chinese government are "full of political lies and ideological bias", Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
(2022-04-14). ONU designa a Cuba como miembro del Consejo Económico y Social. telesurtv.net Naciones Unidas destaca la influencia de Cuba en el organismo multilateral en favor de los derechos humanos.
(2022-04-14). Wednesday 4/20: Know Your Immigration Rights, Know Your Power w/ UWD. indybay.org Online teach-in / webinar…
(2022-04-14). Righting the Record: Claims that SDRs "Help US Enemies" Are Baseless. cepr.net In August of last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting global economic crisis with a new allocation of $650 billion worth of Special Drawing Rights (SDRS). These assets serve to supplement the foreign reserve holdings of countries, thereby helping stabilize their finances and avoid balance of payments crises, which can cause severe economic damage and increases in poverty and mortality. SDRs can also be exchanged for hard currency by countries in need, in order to invest in economic recovery plans and import essential goods, including vaccines and medica…
(2022-04-14). Women and Their Allies March For Reproductive Rights – Again. indybay.org Many organizations in spirited march through Berkeley in follow up to March 8 action…
(2022-04-14). Rising Up for Abortion Rights in Berkeley. indybay.org On April 9, about a hundred demonstrators rallied in Sproul Plaza on the University of California campus, then marched across campus and through the city's downtown. They stopped at high rise student dorms where they shouted and cheered in the courtyards, calling up for students to join in.
(2022-04-14). Addressing Atlantic Council, Treasury Secretary issues veiled threat to China over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Atlantic Council/New AtlanticistApril 13, 2022 Transcript: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the next steps for Russia sanctions and 'friend-shoring' supply chainsSpecial address by US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen delivers a special address on the future of the global economy and US economic leadership. Russia's horrific conduct has violated …
(2022-04-14). Ethiopian community rallies in L.A. vs HR 6600. liberationnews.org 
On April 11, activists and community members from Los Angeles County rallied to say #NoMore to the United States' policy to divide and conquer throughout Africa and to #BreakTheSilence surrounding sanctions on these countries.
(2022-04-13). Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists. orinocotribune.com 
By Chris Hedges — Apr 6, 2022 | The only way to halt the global assault on the human rights of workers is to unionize. | Let us honor those workers who stood up to Amazon, especially Chris Smalls, described by Amazon's chief counsel as "not smart, or articulate," who led a walkout at the Amazon warehouse at Staten Island JFK8 in New York at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago to protest unsafe working conditions. He was immediately fired. | Amazon's high-priced lawyers, however, were in for a surprise. Smalls unionized the first Amazon warehouse in the country. He, along with his co-founder Derrick…
(2022-04-13). 2011: Nicaragua Stood with Libya Against HRC Suspension. orinocotribune.com On March 1, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly met to remove Libya from the Human Rights Council, making it the first country to have its membership rights suspended. | Nicaragua told the Assembly that it trusted in the wisdom and capacity of the Libyan people, headed by Muammar Gaddafi, to find a peaceful solution without foreign interference. The country's representative also expressed concern for the "ferocious media campaign against Libya and its people" which it said served to justify foreign military intervention "which would just lead to more bloodshed, and complete chaos and destabilization of the…
(2022-04-13). CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: Dark Money Attacking Reproductive Rights. covertactionmagazine.com Today the Bulletin digs into a variety of topics including the recent case of Liselle Herrera, a 26 year old woman charged with murder for performing a "self-induced abortion" made national news, bringing attention again to the human rights crisis happening in Texas around reproductive rights. What people don't know is that this crisis is fueled by dark money, corruption, and deeper right-wing capitalist agendas for deregulation. How much money is changing hands and what does this mean for women's rights and LGBTQ rights?
(2022-04-13). Ramsey Clark: Why he is missed. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 12, 2022 One year ago on April 9, Ramsey Clark — an internationalist and human rights fighter — died at the age of 93. No one up to now has taken his place. It was a special, unique one: He had been an attorney and member of the U.S. ruling establishment who, nevertheless, dedicated the second half of his life to speaking up for the oppressed of the earth. This meant defending the peoples of Panama, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria — among others — from invasions by the army of U.S. imperialism and its allies. It meant defending the political prisone…
(2022-04-13). Cuba: EEUU usa derechos humanos como instrumento para atacar a Gobiernos que no se subordinan y premiar a otros con pésimo historial. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, denunció este miércoles que los derechos humanos son para Estados Unidos "un instrumento utilitario que usa con oportunismo para atacar a países que no se le subordinen, mientras premia y financia a Gobiernos con pésimo historial" en la materia.
(2022-04-13). The Movement to Defund and Abolish Immigration Jails Is Winning Major Victories. truthout.org Last month, the national movement to end immigration detention achieved two major campaign victories that invite our attention and signal opportunities ahead. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer incarcerate immigrants at the A couple days later, President Joe Biden released his…
(2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.
(2022-04-13). Oklahoma joins effort to destroy abortion rights ahead of possible Roe reversal. peoplesworld.org 
OKLAHOMA CITY—On April 5, the Oklahoma legislature passed a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Most people here are unsurprised that the reactionary law-making body (made up of 82 Republicans and 19 Democrats) would move to outlaw abortion. Some people were, however, caught off guard by the suddenness of the move, which came unannounced …
(2022-04-13). China opposes to US sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — China finds the US unilateral sanctions against Russia unacceptable because all other countries will have to pay for them in the end, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
(2022-04-13). Slower growth, inflation, inequality concerning EU. en.mehrnews.com Referring to the Ukraine war and counterproductive effects of sanctions against Russia, Pastori Gianluca says slower growth, higher inflation, and increase in inequality among EU states are sources of concern for the Union.
