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Continuing the pattern of imaginary homes; unfortunately homeless families left behind are far from imaginary.
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Continuing the pattern of imaginary homes; unfortunately homeless families left behind are far from imaginary.
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“The limp language used in Washington on the Minab massacre is striking. “We’re investigating that,” said Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday.” Just like the IDF are constantly ‘investigating’ the murder of civilians killed in Gaza.
Funny how abiding by international law vv important to PM in non-commission of force but less of a concern in ensuring the rights of refugees.
“I don't see any plan, any strategy, any end game,” says Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont. “I don't see anything from this administration, just fuck everything up as much as you can. You can print that.”
Sounds accurate to me.
John Carroll says his nighttime rounds are protecting the community. Critics say his “abhorrent” views on Hitler, the Holocaust and race are incompatible with his adopted role.
https://www.theferret.scot/self-styled-nightwatchmen-patrol-a-scottish-village-their-leader-is-a-nazi
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“President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.”
Glasgow City Council getting the bit between its teeth: making public land available for new homes AND renovating derelict properties. Lessons to be learned for Belfast City Council, NIHE the Minister for Communities in Northern Ireland: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583228...
“Racial profiling is the practice of law enforcement relying, to any degree, on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin as the basis for subjecting persons to investigatory activities or for determining whether an individual is engaged in criminal activity.”
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Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots @ismiseliam.bsky.social
Child criminal exploitation by racist thugs. To force other children from their homes through violence.
The self-styled 'defenders of women and children'. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
You can donate to the Immigrant Law Centre of Minnesota right here:
www.ilcm.org/donate/
If anyone knows any ways to get resources to community organising there maybe reply to this thread?
“What you have is moms, grandmas, teenagers out on the streets day in and day out doing everything that they can to protect their communities, so that we can go to bed with a clean conscience,” said Andrew Falstrom, a longtime community organiser.”
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‘International protection has survived world wars and mass displacement. Its greatest threat today is not irrelevance, but deliberate narrowing.’
Suleiman Abdulahi
When we look back, this will be a moment the UK shifted towards dystopia. Happy Human Rights Day.
The fact that Starmer is in talks to limit the human rights of destitute Black people fleeing war, on International Human Rights Day, tells you everything you need to know about him and the Labour Party.
Doing Farage’s work without him lifting a finger.
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Important and timely to in-depth discussion between @neilmackay.bsky.social and Angela O’Hagan, SHRC Chair on the need to defend human rights laws and the urgent need to use rights based tools to address poverty and inequality:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567821...
From the other half
“Scotland can actively cultivate both the openness to disruption that drives growth and the institutional protections that safeguard dignity during periods of change.”
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The Ferret covering the increasingly threatening & well-organised activity of the far-right at sites across Scotland, frightening people seeking safety, sharing racist tropes & narratives & attempting to smear anti-racism activists through false accusations, a powerful read:
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From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
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Arbitrary judgment in whether a given country is ‘safe’ is laughable
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Leaving aside the legal problems of rescinding refugee status, frankly, given the levels of capacity and competence currently existing in UKHO, the idea that they will be a)able to reassess refugee claims b) be able to fairly assess the situation in a person’s country of origin and make a non
