(2022-04-08). Why Hasn't The US Been Kicked Off The UN Human Rights Council? popularresistance.org The United Nations General Assembly voted 93-24 with 58 abstentions to drop the Russian Federation from membership on the UN Human Rights Council, based on allegations and grisly videos and photos appearing to show execution-style slayings of civilians in Ukraine by Russian troops. | While there are calls for independent investigations into those allegations, the US and NATO member state governments have been pushing the claim that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine including the major war crime of invading another country, the unasked question in the US media is: Why hasn't the US been kicked out of the…
(2022-04-08). Record inflation is driving mass poverty‚ÄÜin Germany. wsws.org The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and sanctions imposed on Russia have led to an explosion in prices worldwide. In Germany, annual inflation rose to 7.3 percent in March.
(2022-04-08). This Is Not the Age of Certainty. We Are in the Time of Contradictions. popularresistance.org It is hard to fathom the depths of our time, the terrible wars, and the confounding information that whizzes by without much wisdom. Certainties that flood the airwaves and the internet are easy to come by, but are they derived from an honest assessment of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russian banks (part of a broader United States sanctions policy that now afflicts approximately thirty countries)? Do they acknowledge the horrific reality of hunger that has increased due to this war and the sanctions? It appears that much of the 'certainties' are caught up in the 'Cold War mentality', which views h…
(2022-04-08). Centro CSO hosts 5th annual International Women's Day Event. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On March 6, Centro CSO hosted its fifth annual International Women's Day event. Hosted over Zoom for the second consecutive year, "Luchadorxs de Los àÅngeles: Resisting State Sanctioned Violence during a Pandemic" highlighted the efforts of women in leading the fights against police brutality, the privatization of education as well as other struggles. | The event kicked off with a solidarity statement from Sol Marquez, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Centro CSO's core, immigration, and police brutality committees. Marquez said, "We have come a long way. For Chican…
(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan.
(2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.
(2022-04-07). Harvard Law School 'apartheid' report leaves Israel's defenders speechless. mronline.org 
Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic's recent report declaring that Israel is practicing apartheid is a victory for Palestinian human rights.
(2022-04-07). Over 100 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Cells In Central Syria In Single Week: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Su-25 aircrafts in Syria. FILE IMAGE: Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press and Information Office/TASS | On April 7, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out 25 airstrikes on ISIS's areas of influence in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorist group's cells in the southern Raqqa countryside and the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. | Two days earlier, the London-based monitoring group repor…
(2022-04-07). The UN Votes in Favor of Suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the early termination of the Russian Federation's membership in the UN Human Rights Council 07-04-2022 The Russian side considers the resolution adopted on April 7 in New York by the UN General Assembly to suspend the Russian Federation's membership in the UN Human Rights Council as an unlawful…
(2022-04-07). Blast Rocks US Base In Northeastern Syria Hours After Attack That Wounded Two Americans. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 7 afternoon, a large explosion rocked the US-led coalition's base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | The explosion took place less than 24 hours after an According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the…
(2022-04-07). Cuba Warns of the Dangers Threatening Humanity from U.S. Maneuvers at the United Nations. libya360.wordpress.com New York, April 7, 2022.- The United Nations General Assembly met today at the behest of the United States, to vote on a draft resolution regarding the suspension of the rights of the Russian Federation as a member of the Human Rights Council, within the framework of the conflict in Ukraine. The Permanent Representative of…
(2022-04-07). U.S. called out on rights failures. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday that if the U.S. government really values and protects human rights it should do so for everyone without discrimination.
(2022-04-07). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-07). Asamblea General de la ONU suspende a Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos. cubadebate.cu La Asamblea General de la ONU votó este jueves a favor de suspender a Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos. El paso se da tras las acusaciones contra los militares rusos de matar a civiles en la ciudad ucraniana de Bucha, que fueron rechazadas repetidamente por Moscú.
(2022-04-07). Continúan protestas en Guatemala contra la corrupción judicial. telesurtv.net La jornada se realiza en medio de denuncias de persecución por parte del Ministerio Público contra de jueces, periodistas y defensores de derechos humanos.
(2022-04-07). La ONU decidirá suspensión de Rusia del consejo de derechos humanos. telesurtv.net Para ser aprobada la medida contra Rusia esta debería contar con el voto de al menos dos tercios de los miembros de la asamblea.
(2022-04-07). Pueblos indígenas ocupan Brasilia en defensa de sus territorios. telesurtv.net Los pueblos indígenas brasileños se oponen al Marco temporal, por ignorar los derechos territoriales de esta población…
(2022-04-07). "Our decision is freedom": Palestinians fight against administrative detention. peoplesdispatch.org For over 90 days now, 490 Palestinian administrative detainees have continued their collective boycott of Israeli military courts. The mass protest action was launched in January 2022 under the slogan "Our Decision is Freedom, No to Administrative Detention". Palestinian detainees have boycotted Israeli military courts at all levels, including the courts of the first instance, appellate courts, and the civil High Court. They have refused to appear for hearings at courts, and have barred their attorneys from representing them in absentia until Israel stops the use of this policy. | Palestinians have been resisting…
(2022-04-07). Burkina Faso President,Roch Marc Kabore has been freed after months of being detained. plusnews.ug 
The President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been freed to return to his home. He was detained at Sangoule Lamizana military barracks in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso where he had been detained since January . Kabore was arrested through a military coup where the soldiers announced on January 24 on national television …
(2022-04-07). No rights for Gaza's workers in Israel. electronicintifada.net Employers refuse to pay financial compensation after accidents on building sites.
(2022-04-07). Interview: Latin America in the New Global Economy Amid Ukraine Conflict. towardfreedom.org Kawsachun News spoke to Ecuadorian economist Juan Fernando Terán on April 2 about Western sanctions, the Ukraine war and how Latin America can protect its economy.
(2022-04-07). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine conflict. america.cgtn.com 
The United States, along with the Group of Seven Nations and European allies, announced new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, targeting banks and the daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S. says the sanctions are in direct response to the alleged war crimes committed …
(2022-04-07). Biden's rhetoric hampering efforts to resolve situation in Ukraine — Brazil's ex-president. tass.com According to Fernando Collor de Mello, the current situation in Ukraine is highly complicated and it's unlikely that ways to resolve it will be determined in the near future…
(2022-04-07). US to ship 10 Javelin missiles for 'every Russian tank' in Ukraine, Blinken says. tass.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview for NBC Wednesday…
(2022-04-07). No Charges for Minneapolis Cop in Amir Locke Killing. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-04-07). UN Envoy Concerned as Yemen Ceasefire Violation Claims Grow. news.antiwar.com When a ceasefire finally comes in a long, bloody war, accusations of violations are inevitable. Though the truce seems to be holding by and large, Yemen is no exception, and between the two sides, Sides can claim violations for any number of reasons, including trying to anticipate a failure and shift the assignment of blame to the other side. The possibility is also that real violations did happen. | On a smaller level, that's not hard to unde…
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.
(2022-04-07). Hungarian election: Orbán exploits Ukraine to crush hapless opposition. greenleft.org.au Viktor Orbán's conservative-nationalist Fidesz party won the April 3 Hungarian general elections, but failed to achieve the required votes on an anti-LGBTI referendum, reports Dick Nichols.
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca 
By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-07). South Korea's President-Elect Wants US Nuclear Bombers, Submarines to Return. news.antiwar.com South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked for the US to return nuclear bombers and submarines to the Korean peninsula during talks in Washington on Wednesday, one of his advisors said, The US removed its strategic nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. Yoon has vowed to take a firmer stance towards the North than outgoing President Moon Jae-in and is seeking the return of US nuclear weapons as part of that plan. | "Deploying the strategic…
(2022-04-07). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.
