Human rights news from Mary Neal's inbox at MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com
Please read and share the nine(9) reports below (thirteen(13) URLs):
1. NDAA Concentration Camps: As presidential election returns rolled in Tuesday night, the U.S.
Justice Department filed its opening brief defending a controversial
military detention provision that a trial judge in Manhattan declared
unconstitutional earlier this year. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal district court by a group of
journalists and activists, challenges a section of the National Defense
Authorization Act that DOJ lawyers said reaffirms presidential detention
authority under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF. http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/11/doj-defends-controversial-military-detention-provision-.html Happy Veterans Day - November 11, 2012. Thanks for 'saving our freedom.'
2. ANOTHER black mental patient was killed - this one in an Oklahoma jail without food or water http://solitarywatch.com/2012/11/05/mentally-ill-man-dies-injured-and-alone-in-a-tulsa-jail-cell/
In a horrific story out of Oklahoma, lawyers representing the estate of a
prisoner who was found dead in the Tulsa Jail have sued the local
sheriff’s office and the jail’s private health care provider. Elliott
Earl Williams, 37, was pronounced dead in his cell at 11:21 a.m.
Oct. 27, 2011, after allegedly going days without food and water
3. Net freedom, anyone? It’s of deep concern that a conference on internet freedom (the Internet Governance
Forum (IGF), a United Nations initiative) is being held in one of the world’s most tawdry dictatorships. Azerbaijan is a country with a track record of persecuting internet activists, such as bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada.
Elnur Majidli, a Strasbourg-based blogger and internet activist, was
threatened with a 12 year jail sentence for "inciting hatred" after
setting up Facebook groups that facilitated rare public protests in
Azerbaijan during 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/azerbaijan/9658427/Why-is-a-crucial-conference-on-internet-freedom-taking-place-in-a-dictatorship.html
4. New York's mayor bans food donations to homeless shelters
Mayor Michael Bloomberg instituted a ban on food donations to
homeless shelters. No, not because of food contamination, but because
the city can’t properly assess salt, fat and fiber in donated food.
5. Social Cleansing' in Mexican Cities: Homeless People and Panhandlers Targeted by Police
Non-governmental organizations in Mexico are presenting a complaint on
November 2 before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about
government mistreatment and “social cleansing” of thousands of people
living on the street in several of the country’s cities. Activists say
the removal of homeless and poor people to places outside city limits
violates their human rights. [Homeless people and panhandlers are
frequently arrested and sometimes killed in the United States,
especially the mentally ill.]
6. Cynthia McKinney will speak on "Empire," a post-election show on Al Jazeera English. America
has elected a president and chosen a vision for leadership at home and
around the world. Our guests will provide thoughtful analysis of what we
can expect in the future as President Obama serves his second term. We
will take a closer look at one of the fundamental polarizing forces of
American politics: big government versus small government. How far can
the President go to implement his agenda? And Empire will examine
American leadership in an ever changing multi-polar world, and ask what
image will America project in the next four years? The show will also be
posted in its entirety on the website http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/empire/
7. Black Autonomy Copwatch continues the ongoing fight against
police murder and brutality in Memphis. We will meet this coming
Saturday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Conference Room, Whitehaven Public
Library, 4120 Millbranch Road (at the corner of Raines Road). If you
know someone whose family member or friend has been harassed, beaten, or
killed by a Memphis police officer, spread the word. Contact JoNina
Ervin, Acting Chair, Memphis Black Autonomy Federation (901) 674-8430.
That includes my family, regarding the secret arrest and wrongful
death of Larry Neal, the government murder of a black mentally
ill heart patient http://WrongfulDeathOfLarryNeal.com
8. Rev. Pinkney: Picket the NAACP Image Awards! Rev. Edward Pinkney, director of BANCO Organization, has announced an immediate boycott of all Whirlpool products. He is also organizing a protest against the NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood, California on February 1, 2013, and urges NAACP members to burn their membership cards every Sunday. See a press release at this link http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2012/11/rev-pinkney-picket-naacp-image-awards.html
9. Bill Windsor, producer of "Lawless America - The Movie," is currently filming in Alabama. He is traveling to every state to interview whistleblowers regarding government and judicial corruption. People who miss the opportunity to interview in person can interview via Internet throughout the month of December. ITINERARY* FOR "LAWLESS AMERICA - THE MOVIE" (9/2012)
*Please check the LawlessAmerica.com website for updates.
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As director of Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill, my advocacy is for mandated mental health treatment for persons exiting jails and mental hospitals and subsistence assistance through AOT programs. I recommend that mentally ill persons start or continue psychiatric treatment to avoid crises. Many people oppose psychiatric medications to their own harm. However, there are abuses. Dr. Randy Short asked that I share the following videos with my readers.
[11/9/12 5:32:41 PM] randy short: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
[11/9/12 5:34:56 PM] randy short: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
[11/9/12 5:36:46 PM] randy short: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Repeat of paragraph no. 1: Human rights news from Mary Neal's inbox at MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com
ReplyDeletePlease read and share the nine(9) reports below (thirteen(13) URLs)
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1. NDAA Concentration Camps: As presidential election returns rolled in Tuesday night, the U.S. Justice Department filed its opening brief defending a controversial military detention provision that a trial judge in Manhattan declared unconstitutional earlier this year. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal district court by a group of journalists and activists, challenges a section of the National Defense Authorization Act that DOJ lawyers said reaffirms presidential detention authority under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF. http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/11/doj-defends-controversial-military-detention-provision-.html
ReplyDeleteNDAA means the White House can order anyone into military detention (concentration camps) without any criminal charges and without any opportunity for defense (no trials). How American is that?