Posts Tagged ‘rights’

US To Sanction Entire IDF Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses

US To Sanction Entire IDF Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses Axios is reporting what marks an unexpected and unprecedented development in US-Israel relations: the Biden administration will in the coming days announce sanctions against an entire battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Three US officials told the outlet that US Secretary of State Antony […]

GOP attorneys general petition against EPA’s use of civil rights law for environmental justice

The petition, if successful, could have dire consequences for communities living near industrial sites. Source

European court rules that Switzerland “violated human rights” by not acting quickly enough to fight climate change

(NaturalNews) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declared that the nation of Switzerland violated its citizens’ human rights buy not doing enough to… Source

‘A massive win for all generations’: European human rights court rules Switzerland violated rights with climate inaction

In a historic ruling, the European Court of Human Rights has found that Switzerland’s inadequate efforts to tackle climate change violated the human rights of its country’s citizens, represented by more than 2,000 older Swiss women. The landmark decision sets a powerful precedent for future climate-related lawsuits in Europe and around the world. “It is […]

Hochul rips Trump on abortion rights

With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul knocks Trump on abortion rights. Lawmakers leave, again, without a budget deal. Randall’s Island has been safe for migrants, Adams said. Protesters arrested outside of Hochul’s office.  DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 9 HOCHUL TALKS ABORTION RIGHTS: Gov. Kathy Hochul continued […]

UN Human Rights Council passes resolution calling for suspension of arms sales to Israel

UN Human Rights Council passes resolution calling for suspension of arms sales to Israel The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has made a historic call for the world to suspend all arms sales to Israel. This marks the latest resolution made in connection to the conflict in Gaza since it began on Oct. 7. The resolution, […]

Louisiana inside US has more rights than England inside UK

Louisiana’s Senate just UNANIMOUSLY passed a bill that denies that any communication from the WHO, UN AND WEF may be used as a basis for action within the state!!! Actually very similar to my model state resolution. WHAT a message this sends! MERYL NASS MAR 26 The bipartisan support imho can only mean that the Dems were […]

Georgian lawmaker urges UN not to confuse the rights of minorities with the harmful consequences of LGBT propaganda

(NaturalNews) The government of the Caucasus nation of Georgia recently introduced an anti-LGBT propaganda bill.Parliament Majority Leader Mamuka Mdinaradze… Source

Opposition to Palestinian rights shaped U.S. anti-terror laws

A new report shows how opposition to Palestinian rights helped shape anti-terror laws in the United States. Source

The PREP Act Swallowed the Bill of Rights

SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL The US sold its citizens’ right to jury trials to the country’s largest lobbying force, and Americans now bear the costs after Pharma cashed record profits.  The PREP Act, a 2005 statute invoked by HHS Secretary Alex Azar at the onset of the pandemic, guarantees immunity “with respect to all […]

Human rights groups sue Denmark for weapons export to Israel

Three Danish NGOs,  Amnesty International Denmark, Action Aid Denmark, Oxfam Denmark, along with the Palestinian human rights NGO Al-Haq, have together filed a lawsuit against Denmark for its export of weapons to Israel.   The organizations stated in a press release:  There is a clear risk that weapons and military equipment that Denmark directly and indirectly […]

France leads global charge for reproductive rights by anchoring abortion in its Constitution

Image Credit: Kiran Ridley A momentous shift occurred in France on Monday evening, as it officially became the world’s inaugural nation to enshrine abortion rights within its constitution. This historic amendment was passed during a special assembly convened by President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles, a location often chosen for the enactment of […]

Republicans hatched a secret assault on the Voting Rights Act in Washington state

After he helped create the state’s voting maps, a redistricting commissioner quietly worked with national Republican figures to bring a lawsuit against his own work. Source

UN experts call for investigation into Israeli human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls

(NaturalNews) A group of experts with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called for an urgent investigation into… Source

Ukraine set to Improve Minority Rights for Romanians after EU Pressure

Ukraine has taken the first important steps in amending minority legislation, including in the field of education so that teaching at schools in Romanian communities can continue in the Romanian language, as it has existed for hundreds of years, said Aurica Bojescu, secretary in charge of the Interregional Union of the Romanian Community in Ukraine. […]

Animal Rights Group Say Merry Go Round Horses ‘Celebrates The Exploitation’ Of Animals

Animal rights group PETA has sparked outrage after calling for children’s merry-go-rounds to stop using animal themes because it ‘unintentionally celebrates the exploitation’ of animals. According to the animal rights organization using the pretend horses could create the image that animals are only there for our entertainment. They say it would be better to use […]

Tribunal upholds bodily autonomy rights – TEDS winning here

WEU wins significant case – Tribunal upholds homeopathic lifestyle and bodily autonomy in the right to determine whether to have Covid vaccination POSTED BY: ADMIN 30/01/2024 In Paul Edward Bailey – v – West Midlands Ambulance Service – Case No. 1302139/2022 the Midlands West Employment Tribunal has upheld that the Claimant has a protected philosophical belief under […]

BETRAYAL and TREASON: SCOTUS takes away states’ rights to protect border as three former presidents fund flights to bring in more illegal aliens

(NaturalNews) Patriots could not help but feel betrayed at how President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice handled the dispute between the U.S. Customs and Border… Source

US Supreme Court upholds free speech in Palestinian rights advocacy case

Does the high court’s decision mark a significant moment for free speech and Palestinian rights advocacy in the U.S.? Source

TEXAS AGGRESSIVELY REASSERTS ITS CONSTITUTIONAL STATE’S RIGHTS

READ HERE: https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/01/24/biden-mess-with-texas-at-your-peril/   Source

Right Wing Bonus Tracks: States’ Rights To Own Slaves

Even Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton acknowledges that the Civil War was about slavery: “We’ve had a lot of people say … it was about states’ rights. Well, maybe. But the state right they contended for the most was [slavery].” Um, we’re pretty sure that this photo posted by Ann Vandersteel allegedly showing former President […]

2023: A year of global human rights regression amid political expediency

Human Rights Watch’s 2024 report exposes a year of global human rights backsliding amidst political compromises. Source

When your rights are an afterthought: Palestinian-Americans reflect on the strength of their people  

Palestinian-Americans in Clifton, New Jersey share the hope they find in the steadfastness of their people in Palestine, giving them strength to keep fighting for the liberation of their homeland. Source

Take Back Your God-Given, Constitutionally Protected Rights

22 dec 2023 Take Back Your God-Given, Constitutionally Protected Rightsby Correcting Your Status, So No One Can Ever Infringe On You Again! A Time-Tested And Proven Process That Millions of Americans Have Already Filed Video here: https://learn.freedomhubs.org/ In this workshop you will LEARN: Complete background, verifiable evidence, Supreme Court case law and official policy documents that the “national” status not […]

Combating censorship: Pressley’s bill targets discriminatory book bans as civil rights violations

In a bold move against escalating book bans, Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduces a legislative response to safeguard diversity and freedom in literature. Source

Israel Subjects Female Gaza Prisoners to ‘Torture and Abuse’ – Rights Group

December 18, 2023 By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian prisoners’ rights group has highlighted the “extremely difficult” conditions under which female prisoners are being held in Israel’s Damon prison, especially those detained from the Gaza Strip.   In a statement released on Sunday, the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission said “The prisoners are facing extremely difficult detention conditions […]

Sanctuary City May Grant Voting Rights To Noncitizens For Local Elections

A temporary migrant shelter funding package cleared the Massachusetts State House in Boston this week despite Republicans opposing the measure.  (Tim Graham/Getty Images) In a controversy-sparking move, Boston, a self-proclaimed sanctuary city, is weighing a resolution to allow immigrants with “legal status” to vote in local elections. This proposal, which has reportedly gained the backing […]

How human rights organizations are aiding the Israeli assault on Gaza

On November 26, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) each published a report. Both reports make serious allegations against Palestinians, claiming that they have engaged in war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity. The HRW report, “Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion,” alleges that the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in […]

Taliban education policies hurting boys too: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed Wednesday that the education policies implemented by the Taliban in Afghanistan are harming boys as well as girls. “Human Rights Watch interviewed boys and parents of boys across 8 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces and found an alarming deterioration in boys’ access to education and the quality of their education,” the… […]

UN ‘Human Rights’ Report Demands US Change Constitution, Limit Free Speech, and Ban Guns

The United Nations has issued a scathing report on the state of human rights in the United States, demanding America crack down on free speech, change the Constitution, allow more abortion, and confiscate guns. According […] The post UN ‘Human Rights’ Report Demands US Change Constitution, Limit Free Speech, and Ban Guns appeared first on […]

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