The Threats To U.S. Democracy Go Far Beyond Elections and the Courts
Getting money out of politics, repealing anti-dissent laws and holding elected officials accountable are equally important to democracy.
Getting money out of politics, repealing anti-dissent laws and holding elected officials accountable are equally important to democracy.
En audiencia preliminar, el juez confirmó los cargos de asesinato y asociaciónes ilícitas y desestimó un tercer cargo de privación de libertad.
In a preliminary court hearing, the presiding Judge upheld politically-motivated charges of murder and illicit association and dismissed a third charge of kidnapping against the prominent anti-mining movement leaders.
The average taxpayer subsidized $1,748 toward Pentagon contractors.
One year after their arrest on politically motivated charges, five prominent Salvadoran water defenders are scheduled to stand trial starting on April 3.
Un año después de su detención por cargos con motivos políticos, cinco destacados defensores del agua van a ser juzgados a partir del 3 de abril.
Those firms not only paid less to the federal government than their top bosses between 2018-22— they paid less than nothing to Uncle Sam, instead receiving almost $2 billion in cumulative refunds.
Su detención indica tanto una ofensiva contra la sociedad civil bajo el presidente Nayib Bukele como una señal de que el Gobierno del presidente Bukele podría intentar reanudar las operaciones de minería de metálica.
The water defenders’ arrest signals both a crackdown on civil society under President Nayib Bukele and a signal that Bukele may seek to resume metal mining operations.
185 academics and lawyers and 13 legal and related organizations from 21 countries send Open Letter to the Attorney General of El Salvador requesting that the case against five Salvadoran Water Defenders be dropped, and that the Attorney General respect and enforce the human rights of all Salvadorans.
La carta solicita “que la Fiscalía abandone inmediatamente el caso en contra de los Defensores del Agua salvadoreños”.
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Este hecho criminal sucede en un contexto de violencia, amenazas y alto riesgo para las y los defensoras/es de los territorios en Guatemala, inclusive específicamente en el territorio Xinka, en donde el pueblo ha sostenido una lucha amplia y permanente desde los departamentos de Jutiapa, Santa Rosa y Jalapa por la salud, el agua, los bosques, las tierras y el territorio del pueblo.
This criminal act takes place in the context of violence, threats and heightened security risks for territory defenders in Guatemala, including specifically in Xinka territory of Jutiapa, Santa Rosa and Jalapa.
In the face of massive suffering in Gaza and disregard for international law by the Israeli government, the U.S. must not provide additional military aid or weapons that would cause more deaths. Instead, the U.S. should use its considerable diplomatic strength to call for an immediate ceasefire.