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🔴 DIRECTO | Israel ha interceptado el 'Captain Nikos', el barco de la flotilla en el que viajaba EL PAÍS. Carlos de Barrón ha avisado a las 6.14 de que se acercaba una embarcación militar. Su último mensaje antes de deshacerse del teléfono móvil es de las 6.17 social.elpais.com/t84kt10

Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’ Starmer blames Brexit for surge in numbers of small boat crossings but defends UK’s membership of ECHR Keir Starmer has said he will look at how international law is being interpreted by British courts in an effort to tackle small boats, which he branded “Farage boats” because of their increase in number since Brexit. Speaking after the Labour party conference, the prime minister signalled his unhappiness with how the European convention of human rights was being interpreted by judges making decisions about deportations. Continue reading...

Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’

Sanctions against UN officials and civil society organizations are unjustifiable and a threat to anyone advocating for #humanrights.

If you are working in human rights and international justice space, please consider signing:

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Such an important article. Across Europe we keep capitulating to far right demands, with the pretext that that’s the only way to survive. Where has that led us so far? Only farther right, away from human rights, the rule of law, climate sensitive policies, in a race to the bottom.

Trump UN speech: Six years ago his audience laughed, this year they were silent The US leader's address was one of the clearest expositions of the way he sees the world, writes James Landale.

Why didn't people just walk out of the room during this ramble of hate & absurdity? Turn their back, laugh, leave. Stop giving him an audience. Show him that people do not respect him. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“We are concerned that the U.S. Government has chosen to fast-track the admission of Afrikaners, while actively fighting court orders to provide life-saving resettlement to other refugee populations who are in desperate need of resettlement.”

Sara* applied for refugee status in 2014. This year she was on the verge of reuniting with her son & grandchild — until the #RefugeeBan upended their lives. She should be celebrating #MothersDay safe at home with her family. But we’ll keep fighting until families like Sara’s can be together & safe.

Notably missing: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia. Kind of mindblowing to me given what the substance of this letter is: "government should not retaliate against law firms"

We support the right of people to advance their interests in courts of law when they have been wronged. We reject the notion that the U.S. government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways. We cannot accept government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice in this manner. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not. Words and actions matter. And the intimidating words and actions we have heard and seen must end. They are designed to cow our country’s judges, our country’s courts and our legal profession. There are clear choices facing our profession. We can choose to remain silent and allow these acts to continue or we can stand for the rule of law and the values we hold dear. We call upon the entire profession, including lawyers in private practice from Main Street to Wall Street, as well as those in corporations and who serve in elected positions, to speak out against intimidation.

More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Balochistan: A life searching rows of unclaimed bodies for missing brothers and sons Women across generations in Pakistan's Balochistan are demanding answers about the missing men in their lives.

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Newsom Signs Bills to Fight Trump, Including Legal Aid for Immigrants Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has been balancing a desire to push back on Republican policies with a need to cooperate in seeking federal disaster aid.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Friday that authorized $50 million in state funds intended to counter President Trump's agenda.

U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay The Trump administration has said it would expand operations at the American base in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 immigrants

“These flights set the stage for egregious rights violations, indefinite detention, and crushing family separations." - Hannah Flamm, IRAP

Exclusive: Jordan ready for war with Israel if Palestinians are expelled into its territory Trump's call to 'clear out' Gaza has sparked anger in Amman, with well-placed sources telling Middle East Eye that the US ally is prepared for war

Jordan ready for war with Israel if Palestinians are expelled into its territory - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jordan-ready-war-israel-if-palestinians-expelled-into-its-territory

We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.