Police killings of Black people in the United States are reminiscent of lynchings and the government must do far more to protect them, a United … Police Killings of Black Men Are the Modern-Day Lynchings: UNRead more
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Shooting Bushmen From Helicopters in Botswana
In a healthy democracy, people are not shot at from helicopters for collecting food. They are certainly not then arrested, stripped bare and beaten while … Shooting Bushmen From Helicopters in BotswanaRead more
Posted inHuman right / Murder / Racism / ToMl / USA Empire / Worker
Stop killing working people
Cornel West talking: there will never, ever be peace without justice. There will never be calmness without accountability. There will never be order without fairness. … Stop killing working peopleRead more
Posted inHuman right / Prison / ToMl / USA Empire
The Horrible Things In a Van Packed with Prisoners
This article was published in collaboration with Vice. From 2013 to 2014, Fernando Colon worked as an “extradition agent” tasked with driving prisoner transport vans … The Horrible Things In a Van Packed with PrisonersRead more
Posted inHuman right / Prison / ToMl / USA Empire
Unregulated Private Prison Van Transport Business
A shocking joint investigation by the New York Times and The Marshall Project that looks at the privatization of prison extradition, in which prisoners are … Unregulated Private Prison Van Transport BusinessRead more
Posted inHuman right / Latin America / News
Coca-Cola Accused of Funding Colombian Death Squad
U.S.-based Coca-Cola company along with more than 50 other companies were accused by Colombian courts of financing terrorism for their ties to the now-disbanded paramilitary … Coca-Cola Accused of Funding Colombian Death SquadRead more
Posted inHuman right / Iraq / ToMl / USA Empire
International Criminal Court Investigates Human Rights Abuses by British Forces in Iraq
The long-anticipated Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain’s role in the U.S.-led invasion, detailing failures starting with the … International Criminal Court Investigates Human Rights Abuses by British Forces in IraqRead more
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Ex-General During Dirty Wars Convicted of War Crimes
In Argentina, the former head of the army during Argentina’s dirty wars has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison. … Ex-General During Dirty Wars Convicted of War CrimesRead more