(2024-06-11). Gaza Lawsuit Challenges U.S. on Human Rights and Western Values. indybay.org The lawsuit "on behalf of Palestinian individuals and various organizations" was brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), along with co-counsel Van Der Hout, LLP of San Francisco in charging the U.S. government for its "failure to exercise influence over Israel to prevent genocide" under international human rights law. | On January 31, 2024, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White announced that "…the court found that Israel's assault…
(2024-06-11). Israel tortured 48 Palestinians to death in its detention centers: Report. presstv.ir Thirty-six of the victims lost their lives inside the regime's notorious military-run Sde Teiman detention camp.
(2024-06-11). Headlines for June 11, 2024. democracynow.org U.N. Security Council Approves U.S.-Backed Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, 15-Year-Old Among Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank Raid, Federal Appeals Court Hears Lawsuit Accusing Top U.S. Officials of Complicity in Genocide, Police Attack, Arrest UCLA Protesters as Students Continue to Pressure School over Israel Ties, U.S. Jury Orders Chiquita to Pay $38 Million to Families of Colombians Killed by Paramilitary Group, Belgian Prime Minister Resigns After Far-RIght Victory in EU Elections, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Agrees with Fundamentalist Ideas in Leaked Audio, Trump Interviewed by NY Probat…
(2024-06-11). Palestinian activist Bassem Tamimi freed from Israeli detention. newarab.com
(2024-06-11). Tuesday 6/11: #VotingRights: Behind Bars – Mass Incarceration, Inequality, and The Ballot. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2024-06-11). Using tasers on incarcerated people risks lives without repercussions. mronline.org The deployment of electronic control devices on prisoners continues to have a human cost. Overlooking it ensures more suffering on the inside.
(2024-06-11). Lock 'em up! Either presidential loser faces jail time or being swatted by punitive harassment. nationofchange.org Let's hope Never Trumpers vote before lawful protesters, dissenters and critics are sent to the gulag.
(2024-06-11). US Sikh lawyer seeks Kamala Harris' intervention for Amritpal Singh's release. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: American-Sikh lawyer Jaspreet Singh has reached out to US Vice-President Kamala Harris to intervene for the release of Amritpal Singh from jail. | Amritpal Singh, an Independent candidate who won the Khadoor-Sahib seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, has been lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail on terror allegations. Jaspreet Singh claims to have thoroughly studied the case and believes Amritpal Singh's arrest is "unjust".The Waris Punjab De chief was arrested in April 2023 following his surrender in Punjab's Moga District. He had been on the run for more than a month. Punjab Police used the rigorous…
(2024-06-11). US Sikh lawyer seeks Kamala Harris' intervention for Amritpal Singh's release. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: American-Sikh lawyer Jaspreet Singh has reached out to US Vice-President Kamala Harris to intervene for the release of Amritpal Singh from jail. | Amritpal Singh, an Independent candidate who won the Khadoor-Sahib seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, has been lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail on terror allegations. Jaspreet Singh claims to have thoroughly studied the case and believes Amritpal Singh's arrest is "unjust".The Waris Punjab De chief was arrested in April 2023 following his surrender in Punjab's Moga District. He had been on the run for more than a month. Punjab Police used the rigorous…
(2024-06-11). Australian postal workers demand freedom for Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org "The jailing of Bogdan is an attempt to handcuff and silence working class opposition around the world."
(2024-06-11). UN Expert Slams Taliban Crimes Against Afghan Women, Girls. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Afghan women hold placards demanding their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif on June 26, 2023. | © 2023 Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images | On June 18, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, will present to the UN Human Rights Council his latest report, which powerfully calls for the Taliban to be held accountable for their crimes against women and girls. The report, issued today, examines the Taliban's "institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls."The situat…
(2024-06-11). Jailed Navalny Ally Fadeyeva Stripped of Mandate in Tomsk City Government. themoscowtimes.com City council members voting in favor of the move cited the "extremism" prison sentence against Ksenia Fadeyeva.
(2024-06-11). Makindye witch-doctor to serve 7 years for possessing human skulls. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Division of the High Court sitting in Kampala has sentenced John Magombe, a witch doctor found in possession of three human skulls, to seven years in jail. Lady Justice Margaret Mutonyi convicted Magombe on Monday after he pled guilty to purchasing the skulls from fellow witch doctors …
(2024-06-11). Makindye Witch Doctor to Serve 7 Years For Possessing Human Skulls. plusnews.ug The Criminal Division of the High Court sitting in Kampala has sentenced John Magombe, a witch doctor found in possession of three human skulls, to seven years in jail. Lady Justice Margaret Mutonyi convicted Magombe on Monday after he pled guilty to purchasing the skulls from fellow witch doctors for use in his traditional healing …
(2024-06-11). AI-Generated Clinical Summaries. jamanetwork.com To the Editor In their recent Viewpoint, Dr Goodman and colleagues examined artificial intelligence (AI)—generated clinical summaries and identified concerns regarding variability, bias, and single-word errors in their AI summaries generated through the ChatGPT model. However, it must be noted that human writers exhibit these same shortcomings in clinical summarization. While striving for an "ideal" clinical summary that avoids variability, bias, and error is a worthwhile goal, requiring such idealized performance from AI is akin to discrimination. Instead, the quality of AI summaries should be compared aga…