Tag: Human rights

Categories Latin America

Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

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Human rights groups and Brazilian opposition politicians have denounced one of the deadliest police raids at a Rio de Janeiro favela, which saw 25 killed. They have demanded an investigation into possible extrajudicial killings. … Read More >Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

Categories Shows

On Contact: Police abuse & torture

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Chris Hedges discusses police abuse and torture with civil rights attorney Flint Taylor. Taylor’s new book is ‘The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago’. With his colleagues at the People’s Law Office, Taylor has argued landmark civil rights cases exposing the corruption and cover-ups within the Chicago Police Department … Read More >On Contact: Police abuse & torture

Categories Asia & Pacific

HomeWorld News On human rights, US and Japan have debts to China and the people of the world, says Beijing

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The Chinese foreign ministry has blasted the US and Japan, criticizing their own historical human rights record, after the two nations issued a joint statement pledging a new partnership and slamming China’s behavior. … Read More >HomeWorld News On human rights, US and Japan have debts to China and the people of the world, says Beijing

Categories Middle East

Israel tells International Criminal Court it doesn’t have authority to investigate crimes in Palestinian territories

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Tel Aviv has formally responded to the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s plans to investigate possible war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, claiming the tribunal does not have jurisdiction over Israel. … Read More >Israel tells International Criminal Court it doesn’t have authority to investigate crimes in Palestinian territories

Categories Russia

New American report blames Russia for ‘political repression’ & ‘harsh prison conditions’ – but Moscow says its heard it all before

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The Kremlin has rubbished an analysis from the US State Department that says Russia is plagued by human rights breaches, police surveillance and poor jail conditions, insisting that Washington just rehashes the claims each year. … Read More >New American report blames Russia for ‘political repression’ & ‘harsh prison conditions’ – but Moscow says its heard it all before

Categories Op-ed

Matt Hancock’s UK Health Security Agency would be the worst April Fool’s ever – except he isn’t joking

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The UK Health Secretary confirmed this week that a new ‘UK Health Security Agency’ was being set up on April 1, thus marking the next stage in Britain’s transformation into a repressive bio-security state. … Read More >Matt Hancock’s UK Health Security Agency would be the worst April Fool’s ever – except he isn’t joking

Categories Latin America

Anez Open Letter Suffers ‘Total Amnesia’ of Bolivian Coup Human Rights Violations, Spokeswoman Says

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A press statement from a major Bolivian organisation representing indigenous communities had slammed an open letter from an ex-government official involved in a 2019 coup, which led to political and economic instability for months prior to Bolivian President Luis Arce’s election last year. … Read More >Anez Open Letter Suffers ‘Total Amnesia’ of Bolivian Coup Human Rights Violations, Spokeswoman Says

Categories Op-ed

Caitlin Johnstone: The entire world should be laughing at America for pretending to care about Muslims in China

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The US president’s preaching about human rights in a nation he wants to undermine have never sounded as hollow as when he speaks about the ‘oppressed’ Muslims of China. Just ask any Muslim-majority country bombed by the US. … Read More >Caitlin Johnstone: The entire world should be laughing at America for pretending to care about Muslims in China

Categories EU

Latvia marginalizing native Russian-speakers with ‘restrictive policies’ driven by ‘political agenda,’ Council of Europe warns

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A bombshell report by Europe’s human rights watchdog has slammed Latvian politicians for creating a hostile environment toward native Russian speakers, who make up around one in four of the former Soviet Republic’s population. … Read More >Latvia marginalizing native Russian-speakers with ‘restrictive policies’ driven by ‘political agenda,’ Council of Europe warns

Categories EU

German government criticized by employers for human rights law that threatens to limit company supply lines

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German companies have criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition for approving a law that will force employers to take action against foreign suppliers who breach human rights violations, potentially hitting supply chains. … Read More >German government criticized by employers for human rights law that threatens to limit company supply lines