Category Archives: human rights

The Risks of Romancing the White Male Voter | Dame Magazine

I would rather claw my eyes out with caviar forks than read these arguments again. But, then, the white-man gambit appears to be universal. Both Democratic frontrunners are working to shift the party’s ideological center to an imaginary “working-class white man” who is open to voting for progressive policies, but only as long as they don’t challenge any of his biases.

Source: The Risks of Romancing the White Male Voter | Dame Magazine

Latin America Resets Its Strategy against Femicides | Inter Press Service

Spotlight addresses the phenomenon of gender-based killings holistically through six pillars: gender equality legislation, the strengthening of the institutional framework, primary prevention, quality services, data collection and the strengthening of the women’s movement. The campaign launched in Argentina on Mar. 21 also includes El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, which was the first country where it was launched worldwide.

Source: Latin America Resets Its Strategy against Femicides | Inter Press Service

A Palestinian boy with a gun to his head asked if I was OK. I still think about him | Tariq Jordan | Opinion | The Guardian

As we sat silently, staring down the barrel of his gun, the 13-year-old boy sitting next to me turned and asked if I was all right. I simply nodded. He smiled at me and said: “Don’t worry, it will all be fine.” I suddenly felt rather embarrassed. Embarrassed that a 30-year-old man was being comforted by a child. The soldier began walking along the bus and at that moment I needed to feel good about myself. So what did I do? I acknowledged my sympathy. I felt for this kid sat next to me. I reminded myself no child should have to stare down the barrel of a gun. I reminded myself no child should have to feel the fear of death. I reminded myself this was all so wrong. And I ultimately reminded myself that my sympathy did nothing for my 13-year-old companion. This lad looked to me again and observed that I was nervous. “Smile, it will help!” he said before asking for my passport. I didn’t even question giving my British passport to a 13-year-old child. He placed the passport visibly on my lap and said something that made me realise my sympathy was futile. “This is Kryptonite, remember that.” The soldier arrived at my seat and pointed his gun in my young friend’s face, while the boy sho

Source: A Palestinian boy with a gun to his head asked if I was OK. I still think about him | Tariq Jordan | Opinion | The Guardian

Death sentence for the murderers of Susan, Sawar, Yara, Samar, Aya, and Niveen – nadiaharhash

The list of names of women who were killed in cold blood, where the murderer got away or received a lenient sentence under the category of “honor crime’ is long. It goes on and on, to be the father, brother, husband, lover, cousin, and uncle. Any woman or female can easily be killed because justification and argument are ready for any murderer, and the first protector is society, not law.

Source: Death sentence for the murderers of Susan, Sawar, Yara, Samar, Aya, and Niveen – nadiaharhash

Marches of Return or Political Manouvres – nadiaharhash

it is hard to catch a season or a day in the Palestinian context. we start the year with movements and party memorial days, and march starts after celebrating women and mother into a sacrifice where women and mother are the ones who pay the highest price for their patience.. a loss of a son, a…

Source: Marches of Return or Political Manouvres – nadiaharhash

Trump Complains to Congress About Providing Aid to Puerto Rico

Earlier this month, Puerto Rico’s government cut the island’s food stamps program by 25 percent, bringing it back down to the level it was at before the hurricane. An astonishing 43 percent island’s population currently relies on food stamps. After the House passed a bill in January allocating $600 million in emergency funding for food stamps in the territory, Trump called the bill “excessive and unnecessary.” It was also announced today that HUD will look into whether the White House has prevented disaster relief funding from reaching the island, in light of multiple private comments from Trump about his unwillingness to continue providing aid. “We are in the process of looking into whether there has been any interference and do plan to report back to Congress on what we find‚” Jeremy Kirkland, counsel to the HUD inspector general’s office, said in response to questions from Rep. Maxine Waters in front of the House Financial Services Committee.

Source: Trump Complains to Congress About Providing Aid to Puerto Rico

Father of Sandy Hook Victim Dead of Apparent Suicide – RIP

The father of a child who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School apparently died by suicide at Newtown, Connecticut’s town hall on Monday morning. Local authorities arrived at the town hall around 7 a.m. Monday and found Jeremy Richman dead, according to NBC Connecticut.

Source: Father of Sandy Hook Victim Dead of Apparent Suicide