Tag: Human rights

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Canadian rights groups press Trudeau to halt record-breaking arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war

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Canadian NGOs demand the cabinet stop the thriving weapon exports to Riyadh, Ottawa’s second-largest non-US arms buyer and a major actor in the Yemen war. The UN has already taken Canada to task for the shipments. … Read More >Canadian rights groups press Trudeau to halt record-breaking arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war

Categories USA

Graphic Video: US Cop Charged With Felony After Commanding K-9 to Repeatedly Bite Suspect

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An officer with Utah’s Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) is facing 15 years behind bars after body camera footage from April showed him ordering a K-9 dog to bite a man who was not resisting arrest and was complying with orders. … Read More >Graphic Video: US Cop Charged With Felony After Commanding K-9 to Repeatedly Bite Suspect

Categories Middle East

Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria

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As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular resistance. … Read More >Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria

Categories EU

‘Not just an African issue’: Female genital mutilation victim shares harrowing story with RT as practice ON THE RISE in Germany

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An activist and victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) living in Berlin told RT “big action” is needed to tackle the issue in Germany, which has seen a rapid rise in women and girls forced to undergo the torturous procedure. … Read More >‘Not just an African issue’: Female genital mutilation victim shares harrowing story with RT as practice ON THE RISE in Germany

Categories World

Australian Government Must Do More to Bring Assange Home, Human Rights Lawyer Says

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The Australian government must do more to bring Julian Assange to his home nation because his extradition to the United States would threaten freedom of speech around the world, Australian human rights lawyer Jen Robinson said in a virtual meeting of the “Don’t Extradite Assange” campaign on Saturday. … Read More >Australian Government Must Do More to Bring Assange Home, Human Rights Lawyer Says

Categories Videos

Putin On US Protests: If Fight For Natural Rights Turns Into Mayhem I See Nothing Good For Country

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia’s authorities “have never supported” such scenarios. He recalled that historically both Russia and the former Soviet Union had been taking African Americans’ struggle for their rights with sympathy. … Read More >Putin On US Protests: If Fight For Natural Rights Turns Into Mayhem I See Nothing Good For Country

Categories EU

European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that France violated the rights of 11 pro-Palestinian activists when it convicted them for campaigning against Israeli goods, and has ordered the government to pay damages. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

Categories USA

ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Tear-Gassing Protesters Ahead of Church Photo-Op

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In a news release on Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with other civil rights groups, filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr and other federal officials for violating protesters’ constitutional rights by attacking them with tear gas and other weapons on Monday night … Read More >ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Tear-Gassing Protesters Ahead of Church Photo-Op