Workers’ Rights In Globalised Industry By Ben Chacko, Morning Star Online. September 26, 2020 Workers’ Rights In Globalised Industry2020-09-262020-09-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/bangladesh.jpg200px200px How can we protect them? Over the summer the Morning Star reported on a new study showing that major fashion brands were complicit in union-busting by Third World suppliers in the […]
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Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough to curb misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough […]
Over the course of several years, dozens of dogs were raped on a weekly basis by a criminal group, which produced many videos of the abuse. After a shocking case in which about a dozen people were charged with sexual abuse of dogs in Norway, the animal rights organisation Noah […]
Billionaire ex-presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has raised over $16 million to pay the fees keeping some felons out of Florida’s voting booths, touting the apparent votes-for-cash trade as a cost-effective route to victory. The money will go to pay off court fees, restitution costs, and other fines for 32,000 black […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202009221080539281-switzerland-calls-for-28-month-jail-sentence-for-paris-saint-germain-president-in-tv-rights-trial/ Last week, Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi went on trial on charges of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV rights. Swiss prosecutors have called for a 28-month prison term for Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is accused of inciting a […]
San Francisco may become the first city to set a new trend of voting at the age of 16 and 17. While some San Franciscans believe the measure is justified and is likely to make voting a habit from an early age, others warn against burdening teenagers with decisions they […]
‘We Have To Be Ever More Vigilant’ About The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples By Joaqlin Estus, Indian Country Today. September 21, 2020 ‘We Have To Be Ever More Vigilant’ About The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples2020-09-212020-09-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/nid-e1600690647492.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesting against pipelines in Canada. The standard in the United Nations Declaration on the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202009161080477539-un-rights-investigators-claim-maduro-ordered-arbitrary-detention-of-venezuelan-opposition-leaders/ Earlier this week, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet praised the Venezuelan government for making progress in cooperating with her office over the past year. Source link
Venezuela Rejects US Hostilities Before UN Human Rights Council September 16, 2020 Venezuela Rejects US Hostilities Before UN Human Rights Council2020-09-162020-09-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/vzun-e1600260690111.jpg200px200px Above photo: People take to the streets to reject U.S. sanctions, Caracas, Venezuela, Feb.10, 2020. EFE. Under the Trump administration, Washington has stolen over US$30 billion from Venezuela. Venezuela’s representative […]
The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. September 5, 2020 The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/the-us-has-long-led-the-assault-on-human-rights-from-black-agenda-report.jpeg200px200px The historical record on U.S. human rights policies, both domestic and international, is one of hypocrisy, deceit, and denigration. “Europeans on […]
Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport By John Kiriakou, Consortium News. August 31, 2020 Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/airport-police-officers.-by-teagasc-cc-by-sa-3.0-wikimedia-commons.jpg200px200px Above photo: Airport police officers. By Teagasc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. When an ICE officer stopped me after I got […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0f/1079886590_0:207:3097:1949_1200x675_80_0_0_46917906be67f9b74685455db3373545.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008301080318958-china-warns-against-foreign-meddling-as-france-laments-about-human-rights-in-xinjiang-hong-kong/ Western countries earlier condemned alleged human rights violations in the Chinese region of Xinjiang and in Hong Kong, the latter following Beijing’s adoption of a new national security law affecting the semi-autonomous island. Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi has condemned the […]
Kenosha police officers’ shooting of unarmed African American man Jacob Blake late last week has reignited race-related demonstrations and nationwide calls for police reform in the United States. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights probe into Sunday’s shooting of African American man Jacob Blake who […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1a/1080278520_0:171:3111:1921_1200x675_80_0_0_bb53811cd062d0decd23b0f58f48e4db.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008261080278579-precious-liberty-french-interior-minister-supports-topless-sunbathing-rights/ French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin rose to protect topless sunbathers, after police in France’s Sainte-Marie-la-Mer last week asked three women to cover their breasts while enjoying the sun. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin rose up to protect what he characterized as the “fundamental […]
Documentary Chronicles Students’ Fight For Black Rights During ‘Freedom Summer’ : NPR Documentary Chronicles Students’ Fight For Black Rights During ‘Freedom Summer’ Freedom Summer, now streaming on PBS, focuses on the 1964 movement to get Black people to vote in Mississippi. Director Stanley Nelson and organizer Charles Cobb discussed the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107776/42/1077764229_0:0:1920:1081_1200x675_80_0_0_1b612823e3fa13a86b1e764c47a7365e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202008191080204359-fantasy-gaming-platform-dream11-wins-title-sponsorship-rights-for-worlds-richest-cricket-league/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The 13th edition of the world’s richest cricket tournament – the Indian Premier League – will get underway on 19 September. IPL’s governing body is all set to release the schedule of the IPL 2020, which will be played in […]
How Socialists Won Our Democratic Rights By Adam J. Sacks, Tribune Magazine. August 10, 2020 How Socialists Won Our Democratic Rights2020-08-102020-08-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/fight-for-democracy-from-tribune-magazine-e1597090706842.jpg200px200px Above photo: The fight for Democracy from Tribune Magazine. The myth of modern democracy is that it was handed down from on-high. In fact, the ruling class resisted extending […]
Amnesty International’s latest report details that it has logged at least 125 separate cases of police violence against US residents within two weeks of the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Officers across the nation were accused by Amnesty on Tuesday of violating the human rights of […]
Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on a powerful Chinese company in the Xinjiang province and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities. The move is the latest blow to US-China relations. The US Treasury Department said it blacklisted the Xinjiang Production […]
Human Rights Fraud From Ukraine To Nicaragua By Stephen Sefton, Tortilla con Sal. July 30, 2020 Human Rights Fraud From Ukraine To Nicaragua2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/1humanrights-150×45.jpg200px200px Current Western human rights industry practice has nothing to do with establishing the truth. Increasingly in recent years, US and allied elites have sought to legitimize illegal aggression […]
Portland: Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights By Dara Lind, ProPublica. July 30, 2020 Portland: Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/portland-protester-enveloped-in-tear-gas-hold-american-flag.-e1595781541158.jpg200px200px Above photo: Portland protester enveloped in tear gas holds US flag on July 21. By Nathan Howard/Getty Images. “Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests.” A dozen protesters facing federal charges […]
A mourner pauses by the casket of Rep. John Lewis lying in repose at the state capital on Wednesday in Atlanta. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died on July 17. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
Members of the so-called “men’s rights” movement want to get one thing straight: while a prominent member allegedly killed a judge’s son, seriously wounded her husband, and was implicated in the killing of another activist, it should not reflect badly on their community. In fact, the most deranged strand of […]
The Rev. Darryl Caldwell speaks as the casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lies in repose during a service at Troy University in Troy, Ala., on Saturday. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP The Rev. Darryl Caldwell speaks as the casket of the late Rep. John […]