Tag: human rights

519 out of 533 in US House of Representatives voted to continue sponsoring the Mass Murder of 2.4 millon Palestinians

by Christina Macpherson via thefreeonline https://t.me/thefreeonline/ Depraved!- Only 14 of  the 533 corrupt Congress refused to endorse and pay with public money for ongoing Israeli genocide, ethnic cleansing, torture, bombing, kidnapping, starvation…..  and sadistic murder of thousands of innocent kids. In a sane country with rule of international law ALL THESE 519 RULERS WOULD BE ARRESTED… Read More 519 out of 533 in US House of Representatives voted to continue sponsoring the Mass Murder of 2.4 millon Palestinians

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An anguished pro-democracy voice from Nepal / Dr Sanduik Ruit calling for restraint

Amish Mulmi (FB) If what I felt on Monday [8 September 2025] was rage, there is only despair and fear today. The burning down of state institutions and public property [on 9 September 2025] means that we have gone backwards as a state. The gains – I know there was a lot of frustration at the… Read More An anguished pro-democracy voice from Nepal / Dr Sanduik Ruit calling for restraint

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Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes and the Death of Freedom

Modern corporations are not merely economic entities, but political entities without democratic accountability Grace Blakeley‘s Vulture Capitalism critiques the alliance of corporations, finance, and states underpinning the capitalist system that drives inequality, stifles democracy and enriches elites. Brilliantly combining theory, analysis and practical solutions in engaging prose, this book offers a blueprint for reclaiming power… Read More Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes and the Death of Freedom

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‘Unforgivable Institutional Amnesia’: Retired HC Judge Slams Judiciary’s Handling of Communal Disputes

Senior advocate and retired Delhi High Court judge S. Muralidhar said that the courts have failed to uphold constitutional values in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition. Senior advocate and retired Delhi high court judge S. Muralidhar has delivered a sharp indictment of the judiciary’s handling of communal disputes, warning that the courts have… Read More ‘Unforgivable Institutional Amnesia’: Retired HC Judge Slams Judiciary’s Handling of Communal Disputes

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Israel’s War in Gaza Is Nothing but a War of Annihilation

Iris Leal It is, of course, not the first instance in history in which a regime builds a community of crime, as historian Adam Raz has described, and expands it to the entire nation: war crimes, annihilation of life-support systems, killing 20,000 children Smoke rises as a residential building collapses after an Israeli air strike,… Read More Israel’s War in Gaza Is Nothing but a War of Annihilation

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Violence sweeps across Indonesia amid protests over worsening economy

John Yang In recent weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations. The protests are led by students, workers and women’s rights groups angered by the yawning gap between Indonesia’s elites and shrinking middle class, and turned violent after a delivery driver was killed amid a police crackdown. John Yang speaks with The Economist’s… Read More Violence sweeps across Indonesia amid protests over worsening economy

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Genocide Scholars: Israel is Committing a Genocide in Gaza, and we Should Know

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On the last day of August, 2025, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, a scholarly body with more than 500 members, passed a resolution with 86% support of those who voted, concluding that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. These scholars study genocide professionally, researching it, theorizing… Read More Genocide Scholars: Israel is Committing a Genocide in Gaza, and we Should Know

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When the State Always Doubts Your Identity; or disenfranchising India’s citizens

NB: In other words, the BJP/RSS government is now selecting the electorate. As Bertold Brecht wrote in his poem The Solution, (1953) on the East German government’s despotic ways: Perhaps the government ought to dissolve the people and elect another? DS Exercises like the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls presage a state of affairs… Read More When the State Always Doubts Your Identity; or disenfranchising India’s citizens

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Gauri Lankesh, Dr Umar Khalid… For the state, Umar Khalid & others are worse than heinous criminals

NB: Judicial conscience requires human backbone DS For the state, Umar Khalid and others are worse than heinous criminals All those charged with the assassination of human rights activist and journalist GAURI LANKESH (29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) are out on bail. Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Narsinghanand and many others who stoked violence… Read More Gauri Lankesh, Dr Umar Khalid… For the state, Umar Khalid & others are worse than heinous criminals

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