Daily Archives: July 11, 2020

2020-07-11: News Headlines

commondreams (2020-07-10). Survivors of U.S. Torture and Rendition to be Heard Before International Tribunal. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Asadullah Haroon (2020-07-10). 'Give Me Freedom or Give Me Death': 13 Years Without Trial at Guantanamo, My Hunger Strike Is All I Have Left. commondreams.org A Navy guard assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion patrols Camp Delta's recreation yard during the early morning of July 7, 2010. (Photo: Joint Task Force Guantanamo/flickr/DoD/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/guantanamo_bay.png

news.un (2020-07-09). All drone strikes 'in self-defence' should go before Security Council, argues independent rights expert. news.un.org The growing use of weaponised drones risks destabilising global and security and creating a "drone power club" among nations, that face no effective accountability for deploying them as part of their "war on terror", a senior UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Thursday.

RT (2020-07-09). 'Glee' star Naya Rivera feared drowned in lake as her son found in boat ALONE. rt.com A search and rescue operation has been launched after former 'Glee' star Naya Rivera reportedly went missing while swimming in a lake in Ventura County, California with her son. It's feared that she may have drowned. | The Ventura County sheriff's department said that a search is underway at Lake Piru. A video posted by the department shows a helicopter hovering over the lake as it looks for the actress. Emergency responders are using helicopters, drones, and dive teams in an attempt to locate Rivera. | According to local media reports, Rivera rented a boat with her 4-year-old son but disappeared in the lake a…

Alan Macleod (2020-07-08). Democratic Candidate James Averhart Personally Oversaw Solitary Confinement of Chelsea Manning. mintpressnews.com Alabama congressional candidate James Averhart led a campaign to punish soldiers who deserted the Vietnam war and personally oversaw the brutal imprisonment of whistleblower Chelsea Manning.