Tag Archive | violence

Racism in Greek police, Amnesty says

Apr5

Greece is no different than the United States these days, the racism displayed there just shows a somewhat different face. But Bigotry is not unique to Greece, it’s just sad to see another country succumbing to it. :[

petrel41's avatarDear Kitty. Some blog

This video is called Is Greece turning into Nazi Germany?

From daily The Morning Star in Britain:

Amnesty International slams Greek police for culture of abuse and far-right hate crime leniency

Saturday 5th April 2014

Racism watchdog praises fascist Golden Dawn crackdown but says police hate crimes are on the increase

Amnesty International said on Thursday that it had found a culture of impunity and abuse within the Greek police.

It also criticised the police for inadequately responding to hate crimes and attacks by far-right groups on migrants and protesters.

Another group created to monitor hate crimes also criticised the police in a separate report.

The Racist Violence Reporting Network concluded that hate crimes by Greek police increased last year, despite a “significant decrease” in such attacks following a judicial crackdown on the fascist Golden Dawn party.

“Under no circumstances should one get the impression that Greece has…

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“Black Trans Bodies Are Under Attack”: Freed Activist CeCe McDonald, Actress Laverne Cox Speak Out

Mar8

“Black Trans Bodies Are Under Attack”: Freed Activist CeCe McDonald, Actress Laverne Cox Speak Out

This is an informative update about the discrimination and recent hate crime cases against black transgender women around the country. This trend of violence against transgender women of color is an epidemic, but currently experiencing a deeply insensitive and dismissive response from law enforcers here and around the country.  Take a moment to listen to these women on the topic, our eyes and ears are needed. Our voices too, in solidarity, when these injustices occur.

ONe Nation Under Guns — Reposted from Huffington.com

Aug28

IdealisticRebel's avataridealisticrebel

One Nation Under The Gun: Thousands Of Gun Deaths Since Newtown

Posted: 03/22/2013 9:38 pm EDT  |  Updated: 06/05/2013 5:16 pm EDT

Jason Cherkis   jason.cherkis@huffingtonpost.com

One Month

Devin Aryal

On the morning of his murder, Feb. 11, Devin Aryal, 9, dressed to the ticking of his race car clock. His collection of stuffed animals, won from those arcade claw games, stared back at him from their perch on his top bunk.

Devin felt he had outgrown the cutesy animal prints that had adorned the walls of his Oakdale, Minn., bedroom. He was in fourth grade now, after all. Without tellinganyone, he had yanked the prints off his walls one by one. He had yet to decide how to fill up the blank spaces.

The night before, Devin had watched the Disney channel and played with his pirate gear and a couple of toy dinosaurs on his mother’s bed. He snuggled with her on the…

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American students’ solidarity against Bahrain dictatorship

Aug21

Godtisx:

This concerns me because Medical Staff in regions where there is conflict should be respected. Their work should not be interrupted and I sincerely believe they should not be held for treating people. But from what I am reading there are several human rights violations happening (the violence against Bahraini women a part). But this, and the audio on this page…
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-bahrain
…gives a good overview and context for the problems.

What to do? Well Amnesty International has several responses as it applies to the different violations. Please see:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/bahrain

And if you live in NYC and want to join forces in a letter writing campaign – EMAIL ME!

petrel41's avatarDear Kitty. Some blog

This video is called Free the medics in Bahrain. Roula al-Saffar. Appeal.

From the Irish Medical Times:

TCD student petitions the White House on Bahrain

March 7, 2013 By Lloyd Mudiwa

In support of their medical colleagues in Bahrain, medical students Adam Boissonneault and Megan Clary have jointly constructed a petition on the White House to “withdraw US support of the al-Khalifa regime, which continues to violate the human rights of its citizens”.

The Gulf state has previously rejected any claims of human rights abuses against its own citizens.

The petition by American Boissonneault, a third-year medical student at Trinity College Dublin, and Clary, a second-year medical student at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, can be found at http://wh.gov/vqfP.

UPDATE August 2013: that petition is no longer there.

Formed on February 18, the petition, seeking 100,000 signatures by March 20, had 113 signatures at the…

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Listening (Bahrain). Then…comes action…

Aug20

Since February 2011, the violent repression against the protest movement in Bahrain led to human rights violations that affected, and even specifically targeted, women’s rights.

This report will examine the implementation of key observations made by the CEDAW Committee in 2008 and highlight the consequences of the current crisis in Bahrain on the fundamental rights and freedoms of women.

More on this matter:

http://bahrainrights.hopto.org/en/node/6333

From Godtisx:

The report lays it out.

Thank-you Kitty for bringing this to our attention. I will be researching what actions are to be taken here to assist and will post on this again.