Saint Louis XVI is the Human Rights Coordinator of the Haitian-Venezuelan organization National Front of Sister Nations and lawyer specializing in international human rights law and geopolitics. He discusses the root causes of Haiti’s instability today and its sustained resistance, from its overthrow of French imperial rule to its struggles against imperialist aggression and interventionism,…
This teach-in, hosted by the Nicaraguan Embassy in Washington, DC, was organized by the Black Alliance for Peace – Haiti/Americas Team. Brianna (Diaspora Pa’lante Collective) on SOUTHCOM in PuertoRico Felix Molina (Honduran journalist and human rights defender) on SOUTHCOM in Honduras Samantha Wherry (Colombian peace activist) on SOUTHCOM in Colombia Join the #ZoneOfPeace Campaign: blackallianceforpeace.com/zoneofpeace
Alliance for Global Justice congratulates the Arce Administration for its swift action to restore popular democracy in Bolivia just hours after its National Army surrounded the Palacio Quemado with tanks and armored vehicles during a Cabinet meeting, calling for the resignation of the President and the entire Cabinet. The effort was led by Commander Juan…
While claiming to defend freedom around the world, the U.S. has hundreds of political prisoners – and the majority are people of color By James Patrick Jordan, Eduardo Garcia, Natalia Schuurman (Program Coordinators) Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of…
Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment By James Jordan, Eduardo García, Natalia Schuurman (Program Coordinators) Originally published on Covert Action Magazine Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of racist repression. It’s aimed disproportionately at people of color as well as others engaged in anti-racist struggle. Whether…
This list has been temporarily suspended we work on a project to produce a new, updated and comprehensive list that uses new terminologies, categories for political imprisonment, and standards for inclusion. We encourage you to visit the Jericho Movement’s list of political prisoners.
Officials continue to promote a border-wall system that’s increasingly profitable – and more than ever like something out of a science-fiction movie By Todd Miller (independent journalist) Republished from The Nation First it was the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles speeding along on the road in front of our campsite. Then it was the…
By Camille Landry (Program Coordinator) The United States of America is a nation – the first nation-state – that was founded on principles of genocide, racism, hatred and misogyny. Despite limited actions to recognize the basic human rights of Black, Brown, Indigenous, female and LGBTQI people, this nation persists in denying fundamental human rights to…
By the Comité Cerezo México To all the compañeros and compañeras of the Alliance for Global Justice Sending you a fraternal salute from every one of us that belong to the Comité Cerezo México, an organization that for more than 20 years has protected and promoted the defense of human rights. Firstly, we would like…
“When white folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia.” (My grandfather, George Robinson, Sr.) By Camille Landry (Program Coordinator) What color is Covid? Many people would say red and blue, citing the familiar graphic of a fuzzy red globe with blue spikes. Others might say that Covid has no color. But the Covid pandemic…
