The Long – Yet Still Uneven – Arc of International Justice The events of 2022 brought renewed attention and support for accountability for serious international crimes.
AIDS – The True Story It is now clear that AIDS was the first attempt to convince the world that everyone was threatened by a new pandemic.
Morocco: Saudi Man at Risk of Forced Return (Beirut) – Moroccan authorities may extradite a Saudi citizen to Saudi Arabia, where he is at serious risk of arbitrary detention, torture, and an unfair trial, Human Rights Watch said today.
Report: Socialist Argentina and Brazil Plan Joint South American Currency The leftist governments of Argentina and Brazil will soon begin proceedings for the creation of a new common currency, tentatively called “sur” (South), the Financial Times claimed in a report on Sunday. The goal of the project would reportedly be reducing regional reliance on the American dollar and creating the
In Belarus, Jailed for Protecting Loved Ones Last week, a court in Brest, Belarus sentenced Daria Losik to two years in prison for an interview she gave about her incarcerated husband, Ihar Losik, to independent broadcaster Belsat, which Belarusian authorities have labeled extremist. The court found that by calling her husband a political prisoner and criticizing authorities
West Bank: New Entry Rules Further Isolate Palestinians (Jerusalem) – New Israeli guidelines on access to the West Bank for foreigners threaten to further isolate Palestinians from loved ones and global civil society, Human Rights Watch said today.
KC Fed President: We're Looking at 'Pretty Low Growth' Despite Stimulus that Boosted Demand During an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George stated that despite fiscal stimulus and monetary policy creating lots of demand, “we are looking at still pretty low growth” due to constraints in supply. George stated, “[O]ne of the things I think
Paradise of Madness Photo by Alex Turcu on Unsplash It is said that the mad do not know they are mad. They live with a certainty of everything. They never doubt. They shuffle through common knowledge until they pick out their stance as if it were a pearl inside a sea-stained shell, neither
San Francisco Art Gallery Owner Arrested for Spraying Homeless Woman with Hose The owner of a San Francisco art gallery who was caught on video spraying a homeless woman on the sidewalk with water from a garden hose has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in the incident. Video of the encounter was posted to the Internet and went viral. As
Prominent Pakistan Rights Lawyer Gunned Down in Court The respected lawyer and human rights defender Abdul Latif Afridi was shot and killed inside the Peshawar High Court on Monday.
Sea Rescuers Still Waiting for Justice in Greece Sarah Mardini and Sean Binder were thrown in jail on baseless charges for helping rescue migrants and asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea in August 2018.
Russia: War's Supersized Repression (Berlin, January 12, 2023) – The Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marked the start of a new, all-out drive to eradicate public dissent in Russia, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. Russian authorities adopted a broad range of new laws introducing war censorship. These laws provided
Is a Happy New Year Possible? Albert Camus (L) and Edward Curtin Sr (R) “The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus Really? Or was he joking? Whenever January rolls around and a new year begins with its implied
Report: Democrat, GOP Lawmakers Beat Terrible Stock Market in 2022 Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers on average beat the stock market again in 2022, according to Unusual Whales’ annual report.