Thursday, July 2, 2015

Puerto Ricans call for investigation of Dominican judges for Crimes against Humanity | Stop racist DR law 168-13- Boycott DR multinational companies emboldening racism, worker abuse and economically rewarding the denial of African roots

Puerto Ricans call for investigation of Dominican judges for Crimes against Humanity | Stop racist DR law 168-13- Boycott DR multinational companies emboldening racism, worker abuse and economically rewarding the denial of African roots

 



Puerto Ricans call for investigation of Dominican judges for "crimes against humanity"

 
Dominican Judges, Milton Ray Guevara, Justo Pedro Castellanos and Rafael Diaz Philip
Dominican Judges, Milton Ray Guevara, Justo Pedro Castellanos and Rafael Diaz Philip

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Religious, civil, women and human rights organizations in Puerto Rico filed a complaint with the territory's Secretary of Justice, Cesar Miranda Rodriguez, to investigate alleged crimes against humanity by the Dominican Republic's Constitutional Court president and two other justices of that body.

The submission is based on the Penal Code of Puerto Rico and takes advantage of the presence of the Dominican Judges, Milton Ray Guevara, Justo Pedro Castellanos and Rafael Diaz Philip, who are currently on the island. It asks that they are prevented from leaving the Puerto Rican territory before the end of the investigation.

The request to the Attorney General seeks to enforce extraterritorial jurisdiction with Puerto Rico to prosecute persons responsible for crimes that offend the conscience of humanity (crimes against humanity), according to a note published in the newspaper Accento.

The suit requests that the necessary precautionary measures for the three Dominicans judges do not leave the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico until the criminal investigation is concluded are taken.

"This action sends a message that they will not go unpunished those who violate human rights. Can not hide in their titles, they were reported and answer for their crimes against humanity, " the plaintiffs.

The lawsuit stems from the Dominican government has announced restart deportations of immigrants, once concluded the whole process of the National Plan of regularization of undocumented migrants in condition.

According to the complainants these measures under a Constitutional Court ruling, presiding Ray Guevara (CT 168-13) affects thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent, and causes severe suffering, separation of families and forced displacement.

"This persecution and the threat of mass expulsions people because of their Haitian ancestry has been condemned by various international and regional bodies. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Dominican government and noted that the ruling 168-13 is contrary to international human rights law, "the organizations said that sued the three Dominicans judges in Puerto Rico.

They argue that through the Judgment 168-13, issued by the Dominican Constitutional Court retroactively denationalized thousands of Dominicans born in the Dominican Republic since 1929.

"The discriminatory and xenophobic statement, generated the persecution of a group of Dominicans because of their race and ethnicity, leaving them stateless or at risk of being forcibly expelled from the Dominican Republic, where they were born and have all their family, cultural links and social ", they said.

The acting entities demand the defendants argue that judges issued an unlawful decision, which violates human rights and impugns the legal, physical and mental safety of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent.

"Its effects are a crime against humanity must not go unpunished. We urge the Attorney General to fulfill its duty to guarantee a criminal investigation into the acts committed by the Dominicans denounce judges who are now in Puerto Rico. We join international organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have pointed out that the actions of the Constitutional Court Dominican and the Dominican State is an attack on our sense of humanity and they can result in a large-scale crisis, "they said.
The organizations hope that the Secretary of Justice immediately open a criminal investigation into this matter and take measures for the three Dominicans judges, accusing them of violating human rights and not to leave the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico.

"The struggle for human rights in Santo Domingo becomes a fight against impunity," they argue.

Among the applicants include Caribbean Community, Caribbean Institute for Human Rights, Committee in Solidarity with the People of Haiti, Puerto Rican Organization of Working Women, Hope and Solidarity Network-Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rican Civil Rights Institute, Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Defense of the Rights of Women, Women Broad Movement of Puerto Rico, National Lawyers Guild and International Lawyers Guild. Al Momento
          
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                                    Free Haiti. End the US occupation of Haiti behind UN guns and NGO humanitarian imperialism and fake aid. Invest in local Haiti agriculture and production NOT DR imports.

Stop racist policies in DR, emboldening racism, worker abuse/intimidation and economically rewarding the denial of African roots. Boycott, Sanction, Divest: Boycott the Dominican Republic from making apartheid legal in Western Hemisphere. Say NO! to civil genocide, ethnic cleansing and expulsions in Dominican Republic

-  Go to: http://www.ezilidanto.com/zili/2015/06/no-to-civil-genocide-ethnic-cleansing-and-expulsions-in-dominican-republic/

See, Baseball Academies in the Dominican Republic: From Sweatshops To Big Business -http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/4/9/4203922/baseball-academies-in-the-dominican-republic-from-sweatshops-to-big

- Huge Salaries And A Poverty-Stricken Country: The Economics Of Baseball In The Dominican Republic http://www.ibtimes.com/huge-salaries-poverty-stricken-country-economics-baseball-dominican-republic-1546993

- Inside Major League Baseball's Dominican Sweatshop System
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/baseball-dominican-system-yewri-guillen

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Baseball Academies in the Dominican Republic: From Sweatshops To Big Business- Photo source: Minor League Ball
Baseball Academies in the Dominican Republic: From Sweatshops To Big Business- Photo source: Minor League Ball  | See, Huge Salaries And A Poverty-Stricken Country: The Economics Of Baseball In The Dominican Republic and Inside Major League Baseball Sweatshop System

Boycot DR products, Boycott Timberland. Stop supporting legal apartheid, racism, civil genocide and the denationalization of people of Haitian descent
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" The United States funds the Dominican military and provides millions of dollars in development and humanitarian aid. US Border Patrol agents monitor the Haitian-Dominican border. In the face of this gross human rights violation, the US should consider withholding some forms of aid to the Dominican Republic.

The US hasn't made any official statements about what is happening just miles away from our maritime borders. International media, human rights organizations and the UN have denounced the abuses. Martin O'Malley, the former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, who is running for president, denounced the Dominican Republic's decision, as did Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City, and protesters recently marched on the Dominican Embassy in Washington. But the US government has remained largely silent about the Dominican Republic's new citizenship ruling." http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31569-us-military-aid-supports-anti-haitian-deportations-in-the-dominican-republic

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The Global African: Extreme Xenophobia in the Dominican Republic

For Global African video: Click here, and Complete transcript. 
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Sign petition asking President Barack Obama to Withdraw Support for Racism in the Dominican Republic http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/withdraw-support-for

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1. Intro to this post – Corrupt Dominican Rulers, Stop Mass Deportations: No to Apartheid and civil genocide.
2. In this video we see Haiti women merchants fleeing the Dominican Republic.
3. Ezili Dantò interviewed on HuffPost Live segment with Marc Lamont Hill on Dominican denationalization, June 16, 2015.
4.  Mark Steiner Show interview with Attorney Ezili Dantò​, Dr. Ray Winbush​, et al. Haitian Migrant Workers In DR Facing Deportation
5. The Real News Network with Jessica Desvarieux Interviews Haiti Human Rights Lawyer, Ezili Dantò of HLLN.
6. How big business fuels Haitian-Dominican Tensions
7. Global African interview  – new video
8. We Are All Dominicans Dominicans protest at the Dominican consulate in New York City to say no to deportations.
9. Dantò video: It's a myth: Haiti never invaded Dominican Republic. Haiti freed the entire island of Ayiti from slavery;  help liberate five Latin American nations; help inspire countless resistance to slavery. Interview on hidden US occupation, DR apartheid, Haiti resistance

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Hampton Roads : Community Pulse, Thursday, July 2


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Community Pulse, Thursday, July 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Piccadilly Cafeteria, 530 N. Military Highway, Norfolk GET SET FOR THE RETURN OF HAMPTON ROADS GAZ

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Guest Speaker: Gil Salang

Topic: "How to Master the Money Game"

Gil is an associate at World Financial Group. His passion is helping families who need assistance in developing a strategy to ensure they are more financially secure both today and tomorrow. Also an avid community servant, Gil is a founding member and past president of Young Filipino American Professionals. Among his many other volunteer roles are treasurer of the Filipino American National Historical Society, Hampton Roads Chapter, and member/treasurer of the Hampton Roads Gazeti Board of Directors.

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The Natural Health Expo is a day of learning and fun designed to help families take charge of their health and well-being by returning to God-given foods and remedies that help our bodies heal themselves.

It will feature exhibits, interactive presentations, door prizes, raffles, and interactive physical activities including yoga, group exercises, zumba, and line dancing.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

NIA FEST ! The 2015 Father's First Fruits Kwanzaa Celebration

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Monday, May 4, 2015

Dyson V West, Atlanta Teachers, Crab In A Barrel: Black Agenda Report April 22, 2015




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Seeking Hillary's Favor: Dyson Attacks Cornel West

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford

Michael Eric Dyson has never produced even a few words of substantive critique of President Obama's wars, his "Grand Bargain" with the GOP, or his role in the economic collapse of Black America. Instead, Dyson has written a hit-piece on Dr. Cornel West. "The true purpose of his elongated smear of Dr. West is to demonstrate to Hillary Clinton's camp that Dyson remains a loyal Democratic Party operative who is available for service to the new regime."

Demonizing Teachers, Privatizing Schools: The Big Lies and Big Plans Behind the Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon

Should we be wondering if the prosecution of cheating Atlanta teachers for racketeering was racist? Or should black parents and educators be leading a movement against high-stakes standardized testing as the gateway tool to privatizing public education in black and brown communities across the country?

Freedom Rider: Michael Eric Dyson: Crab in a Barrel

by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley

Michael Eric Dyson wasn't just defending President Obama when he unleashed his torrential rant against Cornel West. Dyson was demonstrating his loyalty to Power, in general. "Dyson's infantile need to reveal personal details about his one-time friend is based on his own vindictiveness but also on a desire to stay in the good graces of the powerful people West has admonished."

We Charge Genocide: 1.5 Million Black Men "Missing"

A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford

Where did all the Black men go? Analysis of population data shows so many Black males have gone to prison, died of disease of accidents, or by violence, that Black females in many communities outnumber Black men by ratios of 6 to 10. A national policy of mass Black incarceration is the primary factor – a factual basis for a charge of genocide.

So the One Percent of One Percent Who Own US Politics Include Some Black Faces. Is This A Victory For Us All?

 

By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon

1% of 1% account for nearly half of all US campaign contributions, and get back $760 in public funding for every dollar they give. A few of them, like Magic Johnson, are black. Is this cause for celebration, or for condemnation?

Freedom Rider: Skip Gates and Sony Exposed by Wikileaks

by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley

"Intellectual entrepreneur" Henry Louis Gates is in the business of packaging history to fit the needs of the rich and powerful, from Wall Street to Hollywood. He conspired with the CEO of Sony to whitewash Ben Affleck's ancestry of slaveholder taint. In America, the truth-tellers are fugitives and professional liars are role models.

Million Moms March, May 9th - Praying with our Feet – Code Black Alert

by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo

Black mothers are losing their children to police bullets for no reason but their race. Police "hyper-vigilance places Black men at the vortex of state sponsored assassins for simply walking in the middle of the street, like Michael Brown, or playing on the grounds of a community center, like 12 year old Tamir Rice." That's why the mothers are massing to march on Washington.

Why Mumia Must Live, and US imperialism Must Die: The Link Between Political Prisoners and the War on Terror

by Danny Haiphong

The so-called War on Terror and the national security state did not emerge full-blown from the rubble of 9/11. Both are products of previous waves of police repression, mainly targeting Black radicals. "The FBI's counter insurgency war on the Black Panther Party chapters and leaders like Mumia established for local police departments a direct link to Washington's war and surveillance arsenal."

Theodore W. Allen On The Invention of the White Race, 'White Privilege,' and the Working Class

 

by Jeffrey B. Perry

When did the "white man" arrive in North America? According to Theodore W. Allen, the "white man" was invented shortly before 1700, and "the consequence was not only ruinous to the interests of the African-American workers, but was also disastrous for European-American workers." The new social construct "has shaped the contours of American history – from the Constitutional Convention of 1787...to the 'white backlash' of our own day."

The Filimbi Affair and the #Telema Congolese "Rise Up"

by Justin Podur
The DR Congo's people have suffered genocidal losses from both foreign and internal tormentors. Yet, the youth persevere in their fight prevent President Kabila from illegally extending his term in power. Scores of young people have been murdered and disappeared by police in service to Kabila, "who has done nothing against US interests in his 14 years in power."
The Filimbi Affair and the #Telema Congolese "Rise Up"

The United States Empire: Murdering People of Color Domestically and Abroad

 

by Solomon Comissiong

Dr. Martin Luther King said the U.S. is "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world," and his is words still hold true, today. "Complicity, complacency and pervasive apathy among the U.S. public allows these crimes to go on in perpetuity."

Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 22, 2015

The Empire of "Humanitarian" Foreign Wars and World's Largest Gulag

President Obama's signature foreign policy of "humanitarian" military intervention is "imperialism," pure and simple, said Margaret Kimberley, a spokesperson for United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC). Obama "can use the 'humanitarian' commitment to wreak havoc all over the world – perhaps more than any conservative Republican," said Kimberley, a BAR editor and senior columnist. UNAC is holding its national conference May 8 to 10 in Secaucus, New Jersey, just outside New York City, under the banner "Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad." "This country has the largest number of people in prison, and a greater percentage of people in prison, than any other country in the world," she said, yet "we look down on or attack other nations that don't lock up as many people as Americans do."

Black Party Seeks Statewide Role in Maryland

The Ujima People's Progress Party, which is attempting to gather the 10,000 signatures necessary to appear on the statewide ballot next election day, will hold a conference at Coppin State University, in Baltimore, May 2. The conference "will look at issues and work together to change the conditions that affect Black and working people in Maryland," said Dr. Ken Morgan, whose Urban Studies program is co-sponsor of the event. Maryland is the 4th Blackest state in the nation, right behind Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. Most Blacks self-identify as Democrats, but Dr. Morgan said "all are welcome to the conference. This is not an adversarial kind of interaction." He expects "the ongoing issue of police brutality" will loom large at the event.

New York Mayor Threatens Anti-Brutality Protesters

Police arrested 42 people and sent two to the hospital during the National Action to Stop Murder by Police, near the Brooklyn Bridge, April 14. Mayor Bill de Blasio threatened to prosecute the demonstrators to the full extent of the law. That's the same as saying "Our police can brutalize you, they can murder you, but if you come out and protest, we're gonna go after you," said Carl Dix, co-founder of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network. Dix vowed to continue to protest against "business as usual in America, because business as usual means police getting away with murder." Atty. Kenneth Montgomery told a press conference: "We have millions of people incarcerated. But, right down the block, we have Wall Street, one of the biggest crime scenes in the world."

CopWatch Units Flip the Script on Police

"We use their maps and statistics to be able to know where there's gonna be more police activity, and we hit those areas," said Jose LaSalle, co-founder of the CopWatch Patrol Unit, which operates in all five boroughs of New York City. Police were "very aggressive" when the citizens' patrols were first organized, said LaSalle, but now "they're getting accustomed to our presence out there." Recording the police "is becoming a part of the culture within the community of color."

Shaming Dixie with the Truth: the Scottsboro Boys Museum

In 1931, nine Black males, age 12 to 19, were falsely charged with raping two white girls on a freight train that passed through Scottsboro, Alabama. Their trials and ordeals illuminated the true nature of American apartheid. Today, Sheila Washington runs the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center, housed in a 136 year-old Black church. "The powers that be in this town don't want the museum here," said Washington, speaking to Norman Richmond, of CKLN Radio, in Toronto, Canada. "They don't want the town known for the Scottsboro case. It's still a fight to keep the doors open, because the city doesn't recognize the museum, nor does the county commission. They'd like to let it die."
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