NYT: Facebook Is Planning to Form an Election Commission
A recent report from the New York Times claims that Facebook has been contacting academics in an effort to create a group to advise it on election-related decisions.
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Corporate Oligarchs Fund the Atlantic Magazine's Globalist Gathering
The Atlantic, a publication heavily favored by neoliberals, neoconservatives, and other members of America’s elite political and corporate class, is having its annual festival underwritten by some of the nation’s leading corporations.
The festival, conducted entirely online due to coronavirus fears, features a range of establishment icons in
India: Spyware Use Violates Supreme Court Privacy Ruling
(New York) – Indian authorities should immediately, independently, and credibly investigate the government’s alleged use of advanced spyware to target activists and apparent opponents, Access Now, International Commission of Jurists, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Electronic Frontier Foundation, PEN America, Center for Democracy and Technology, Civicus, and Human Rights Watch said
Report: Verizon Diversity Training Teaches America, Capitalism Are Racist
American multinational telecommunications giant Verizon has been pushing Critical Race Theory (CRT) on its employees by teaching the United States is a deeply racist nation fueled by the equally racist economic system of capitalism, according to a report in City Journal. While Verizon has been open and public about its
Socialists Cut 6 More Zeros from Venezuela’s Currency
CARACAS – The socialist government of Venezuela announced the “Digital Bolivar,” a new iteration of Venezuela’s obliterated currency that will begin circulating on October 1, 2021.
Google to NLRB: Employees Don't Get to Decide Who We Do Business With
Google claimed during a recent labor board trial that its employees have no legal right to protest the company’s choice of clients.
Cuba: Telecommunications Decree Curtails Free Speech
(Washington, DC) – A new decree and accompanying legislation announced by the Cuban government severely restricts freedom of expression online and threatens users’ privacy, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments in Latin America, as well as the European Union and the United States, should urgently expose this attack on free speech
More than 140 Groups Urge DOJ to End Over-Criminalization of Fentanyl-Related Substances
August 24, 2021
The Honorable Merrick Garland
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Garland: The 142 undersigned organizations write to urge the Biden administration to let the Trump administration’s temporary “classwide” emergency scheduling of fentanyl-related substances expire on October 22,
More than 140 Groups Urge White House to End Over-Criminalization of Fentanyl-Related Substances
August 24, 2021 President Joe Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500 Vice President Kamala Harris
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: The 142 undersigned organizations write to urge the Biden administration and Congress to
Brazil: Reject Anti-Indigenous Rights Bill
(São Paulo, August 24, 2021) – Brazil’s Congress should reject a bill that would prevent or hinder many Indigenous peoples from claiming their right to traditional lands, violating their rights under international law, Human Rights Watch said today. Bill 490/2007, currently pending before the Chamber of Deputies, would
Apple Employees Are Turning on Their Own Woke Company
A number of Apple workers have announced a new campaign to improve working conditions at the tech giant, claiming that employees suffer from issues including, racism, sexism, discrimination, and intimidation.
Zambia’s Peaceful Transition ‘a New Dawn?’
Zambia’s peaceful transition of power today with the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as president brings hope for greater respect for human rights in the country.
Russia: Insufficient Home Services for Older People
(Moscow) – The Russian government is not providing adequate resources for home-based services for older people, denying some of them the ability to live independent and dignified lives, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite legislative reform to enhance these services, their funding and delivery appear to be inadequate to meet the
UN Rights Body should urgently create rights monitoring body on Afghanistan
For years, the people of Afghanistan have faced violations and abuses by all parties to the conflict.In recent weeks, abuses by the Taliban have escalated.
Europe: Lead Efforts to Protect At-Risk Afghans
(Brussels) – The European Union, the United Kingdom, and other European countries should lead global efforts to urgently facilitate safe passage from Afghanistan of civilians at risk from the Taliban, Human Rights Watch said today. This includes human rights defenders, women’s rights activists, teachers, academics, journalists, members of threatened minority