(2024-01-12). San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E. indybay.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California opposes Proposition E, a measure on the March 2024 San Francisco ballot.
(2024-01-12). Government Agencies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Destroy Their Paper Trail of Medical Abuse and Neglect. aclu.org Last year,
(2024-01-11). San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E. indybay.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California opposes Proposition E, a measure on the March 2024 San Francisco ballot.
(2024-01-12). An ex-CIA agent looks back at 22 years of torture at Guantánamo Bay. mronline.org 
"Guantánamo has been universally condemned by every human rights, civil liberties, and civil rights group in the world that has expressed an opinion, as well as by the United Nations, and most countries in the world," writes John Kiriakou.
(2024-01-11). An Ex-CIA Agent Looks Back At 22 Years Of Torture At Guantanamo Bay. popularresistance.org January 11 marks the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the prison component of the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Cuba. The U.S. military has been at Guantánamo for decades, of course, but the idea to use the isolated base as a prison where men — and in some cases boys — who had never been formally accused of a crime could be held forever, came from the office of Vice President Dick Cheney in 2002. In the intervening years, presidents and members of Congress of both parties have ignored civil rights, civil liberties and human rights to keep this abomination open. It's up to the rest of us to deman…
(2024-01-11). Why won't Biden close Gitmo? responsiblestatecraft.org 
Today marks 22 years since the first set of detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. military base in Cuba. The camp, in the George W. Bush administration's telling, fell outside of the normal jurisdiction of federal courts and was thus free from pesky concerns like treating detainees humanely or charging them with crimes. | "Gitmo" quickly became a by-word for the worst excesses of the Global War on Terror, including torture and indefinite detention. By 2005, the New York Times editorial board
(2024-01-11). The Stubborn Legacy of America's Response to 9/11. counterpunch.org 
This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, the infamous prison on the island of Cuba designed to hold detainees from this country's Global War on Terror. It's an anniversary that's likely to go unnoticed, since these days you rarely hear about the war on terror — and
(2024-01-11). Guantanamo: An Enduring Stain. counterpunch.org 
The infamous U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay turns 22 this month. Its ugly history now spans an entire generation. For those who might not remember, on January 11, 2002, General Richard Myers described Guantanamo's first arrivals as "people that would gnaw hydraulic lines in the back of a C-17 to bring it down" and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld chimed in, "To be in an eight-by-eight cell in beautiful, sunny Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is not inhumane."
(2024-01-12). Ban The War Criminals From King Day Celebrations. popularresistance.org The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. His birthday became an official federal holiday in 1983 and predictably the understanding of the significance of his work is worse due to the designation of this supposed honor. | King's assassination on April 4, 1968, was one of the most public attacks on the liberation movement. His death was followed by decades-long imprisonment of other liberation fighters, the mass incarceration system, and the creation of a buffer class for the purposes of cooptation. All of these issues should be the subject of remembrance and discussion instead of the maud…
(2024-01-11). Minister warns on-site classes to depend on security in Ecuador. plenglish.com In statements to Ecuador TV channel, the minister revealed they will be analyzing the return to on-site classes in educational facilities close to prisons. According to Calderon, there are 1,600 schools up to two kilometers away from jails. | Other measures being studied for the return to classrooms have to do with both the opening of peace corridors and direct surveillance in certain educational units, the minister said. | In this regard, Calderon cleared up that this weekend the Ministry will decide whether all students return to classes or only those who belong to schools and colleges that are far from prisons…
(2024-01-12). Names NOT on Epstein flight log revealed. albawaba.com A recent court order has unsealed the names of more than 100 people connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender who was accused of trafficking underage girls.The names were part of a defamation lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's alleged victims, against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend and accomplice. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of conspiracy and trafficking charges and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.The unsealed documents do not contain an actual list of associates, but rather names of people who had some contact with Epstein or Maxwell, such as business partner…
(2024-01-11). South Africa takes Israel to court for genocide in Gaza. liberationnews.org 
Today marked the first day of a historic international hearing by the International Court of Justice in a lawsuit charging Israel with genocide against Palestinians.
(2024-01-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 96: Israel To Face Genocide Charges At ICJ. popularresistance.org Israeli officials are gearing up for the hearing in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tomorrow after South Africa filed a lawsuit in December accusing Tel Aviv of committing genocidal actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. | The ICJ hearings will broadcast live on Thursday and Friday. Unrestrained U.S. backing of Israeli military actions and bombardment in Gaza has immunized Tel Aviv from any scrutiny under UN resolutions. | The ICJ ruling could end up as another international law that Israel does not respect. However, there is a high expectation for the Hague-based court to hold Israel accountabl…
(2024-01-12). The Gasmen of Holman Prison: If at First You Don't Kill, Try, Try to Kill Again. counterpunch.org 
The first time the State of Alabama tried to kill Kenneth Eugene Smith, he was strapped to the death gurney for four agonizing hours, while lawyers for the state scrambled to overturn a federal appeals court injunction that had halted the planned execution earlier in the day on the grounds that Alabama's method of execution might violate Smith's rights against cruel and unusual punishment.
(2024-01-11). Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down. mronline.org 
The co-founder of Palestine Action writes about her and fellow activists' acquittal by a UK court for attempting to close down the Israeli arms firm's operations in Britain.
(2024-01-12). Challenging the Criminalization of Trauma Survivors. truthout.org What do successful alternatives to policing, prosecution and prison actually look like? And how would they work? A group of Chicago's leading public safety, health and justice innovators gathered at the DePaul Art Museum last summer to provide much-needed clarity on these crucial questions. Artists, survivors of violence, entrepreneurs and business leaders, public defenders, policy experts… |
(2024-01-12). Moroccan king pardons 1,381 prisoners on independence anniversary. independent.co.ug 
RABAT, MOROCCO | Xinhua | Moroccan King Mohammed VI has granted clemency to 1,381 prisoners on the occasion of Proclamation of Independence Day, as announced by the Ministry of Justice in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, 959 inmates experienced a reduction in their prison sentences. Additionally, 234 prisoners were released, while five …
(2024-01-11). Controversy in Colombia over nationals's expulsion from Ecuador. plenglish.com Bogota, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The controversy over whether Colombia would accept 1,500 nationals from Ecuadorian prisons before their possible expulsion from that country continued Thursday after an official press release was spread.
