Human Rights
December 18th, International Migrants Day, solidarity and actions in the UK
Today people from all over the UK stood in solidarity with the Stansted 15, demanding an end to the hostile environment, an end to detention and an end to all forms of deportation. Over 50,000 people have signed the petition demanding justice for the Stansted 15, after they were… »
Solidarity with migrants isn’t ‘terrorism’ – the Stansted 15 case shames the UK
GRACIE BRADLEY 11 December 2018 for openDemocracy We should cherish dissenters trying to stop human rights abuses – not imprison them under anti-terrorism laws designed to prevent further Lockerbie bombings. In March 2017, fifteen people tried to stop a secretive mass deportation to Nigeria and… »
Overtime Act sparks series of intense anti-Orbán protests in Hungary
Today will see the third consecutive day of anti-government protests in Budapest. People are expressing their anger on the street over the… »
#MeToo movement honored at Disobedience Award celebrating the power of women
On Nov. 30, the MIT Media Lab hosted its second annual Disobedience Award presentation. It was a celebration of individuals who defied the law in conscientious efforts to promote justice in the areas of gender equity, immigration rights, economic fairness and environmental well-being. There were three winners, five finalists and… »
Nearly 15,000 children held in detention camps across the US
Nearly 15,000 immigrant children are being held in a network of detention centers across the United States. Changes implemented by the Trump administration have filled the child jails to near capacity, and the government is considering adding more employees and more beds to make it possible to hold even more… »
Mistrust and earthquakes: why Lancashire communities are so shaken by fracking tremors
Anna Szolucha, Northumbria University, Newcastle for The Conversation After a month of tranquillity, fracking has resumed at the Preston New Road site near Blackpool triggering the biggest tremor to date. There have been 12 tremors over a four-day period, including the biggest so far – the 1.5 magnitude… »
EU Urged to Evacuate Eritreans from Libyan ‘Death Camps’
By Ramesh Jaura BRUSSELS (IDN) – When the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed in July a peace deal after two decades of war and ensuing violent border clashes, “a new era of peace and friendship” was felt to have begun in the Horn of… »
Petition on change.org: “Support the Stansted 15 – End Deportation Flights”
My name is Angela MacKeith. This is me and my daughter May. She is one of fifteen human rights activists who have just been convicted of a terror offence for taking peaceful action to stop a deportation charter flight. She and her friends face a prison sentence. The Problem The ‘Stansted… »
Netanyahu will do all he can to destroy Jewish-Arab alliances
The alliance between Palestinian citizens of Israel and the Jewish left has historically been viewed as a threat to the rule of the right. That’s why Netanyahu is doing everything he can to undermine it. By Eli Bitan The Israeli right knows exactly how to harm the left: by making… »
Stand with the #Stansted15 for International Migrants Day
Tuesday December 18 Organized by Unis Resist Border Controls, South Asia Solidarity Group, No Borders Leeds, Manchester Palestine Action, End Deportations For International Migrants Day on Tuesday 18 December, activists from all over the UK will stand in solidarity with the Stansted… »
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