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It’s official: Israel is an apartheid state that is occupying Palestine illegally – according to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice. The court has found that Israel has annexed Palestinian land and asserted permanent control over it and the people living there, in violation of international law. It’s the big story of the…
The organizations and people who sign this declaration, on the occasion of the NATO Summit, which will take place from July 9 to 11, 2024, in the city of Washington DC, USA, want to point out the following:
1 – In recent years we see with sadness and concern the increase in open wars in different corners of the world, which has led to a significant increase in military spending, global insecurity, and the death of millions of people in various conflicts. wars that are currently taking place.
2 – NATO countries are participating, directly or indirectly, in different wars. Among them, NATO countries, and mainly the United States, continue to send weapons to the government of Israel, which is being accused of the crime of genocide against the Palestinian population.
At the same time, Israel has carried out attacks on Iran, Syria, and Lebanon and there is a risk that the war will spread throughout the Middle East. Despite all this, Israel was invited to the NATO Summit.
3 – Likewise, the US and NATO continue to participate in the war in Ukraine by sending weapons, instructors, and military advisors against Russia. In this conflict, the escalation is increasing, with attacks now on Russian cities and the use of terrorist actions against the civilian population.
Red lines continue to be crossed and the possibility of a direct war between NATO and Russia and the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons increases. It is time to stop the war and support peace negotiations.
4 – Added to the previous conflicts are the wars in Africa, in Yemen, the increase in tensions between China-USA-Taiwan, tensions and war trials between South Korea and North Korea, among others.
Wars, no matter how far away they are, affect the economies of all nations in the world and the right to peace that we all must have.
5 – In this global scenario, where tensions are increasing, we demand that the United States and NATO countries put an end to escalation and war and make real and effective efforts for the non-violent resolution of conflicts.
It is a shame that while there is money for war in Europe and the United States, there is no money to confront hunger, migration, and the challenges of climate change.
6 – We demand that the US and NATO countries act responsibly and end their belligerent actions that could lead humanity to a third world war. In that sense, we remember Olof Palme and the need for all nations of the world to move towards disarmament and the construction of peace, of a common security, that keeps us away from war and death.
It is time for NATO to dissolve and for there to be no more wars against anyone.
Group of Relatives of Political Executed Persons, Chile
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Las organizaciones y personas que firmamos esta declaración, en ocasión de la realización de la Cumbre de la OTAN, que se realizará del 9 al 11 de julio de 2024, en la ciudad de Washington DC, EE.UU., queremos señalar lo siguiente:
1 – En los últimos años vemos con tristeza y preocupación el aumento de las guerras abiertas en diferentes rincones del mundo lo que ha llevado a un aumento significativo del gasto militar, de la inseguridad mundial, y a la muerte de millones de personas en los diversos conflictos bélicos que se desarrollan actualmente.
2 – Los países de la OTAN están participando, directa o indirectamente, en diferentes guerras. Entre ellas, países de la OTAN, y principalmente los EEUU, siguen enviando armas al gobierno de Israel país que esta siendo acusado del delito de genocidio contra la población palestina. Al mismo tiempo, Israel ha realizado ataques a Irán, Siria, y el Líbano y se corre el riesgo de que la guerra se generalice en todo medio oriente. A pesar de todo esto, Israel ha sido invitada a la Cumbre de la OTAN.
3 – Asimismo, EEUU y la OTAN siguen participando en la guerra en Ucrania enviando armas, instructores, y asesores militares contra Rusia. En este conflicto, cada vez más sube la escalada, con ataques ahora a ciudades rusas y el uso de acciones terroristas contra la población civil. Se siguen cruzando las líneas rojas y aumenta la posibilidad de una guerra directa entre la OTAN y Rusia y la posibilidad del uso de armas nucleares. Es hora de poner alto a la guerra y apoyar negociaciones de paz.
4 – A los conflictos anteriores, se suman las guerras en África, en Yemen, el aumento de las tensiones de China-EEUU-Taiwán, las tensiones y ensayos de guerra entre Corea del Sur y Corea del Norte, entre otros. Las guerras, por muy lejos que estén, afectan las economías de todas las naciones del mundo y el derecho a la paz que debemos tener todas y todos.
5 – En este escenario mundial, en donde van en aumento las tensiones, demandamos a los Estados Unidos y los países de la OTAN a poner fin a la escalada y la guerra y hacer esfuerzos reales y efectivos para la resolución no violenta de los conflictos. Es una vergüenza, que mientras hay dinero para la guerra en Europa y en Estados Unidos no hay dinero para enfrentar el hambre, la migración, y los desafíos del cambio climático.
6 – Demandamos a los EEUU y a los países de la OTAN a actuar con responsabilidad y terminar sus acciones beligerantes que pueden conducir a la humanidad a una tercera guerra mundial. En ese sentido, recordamos a Olof Palme y la necesidad de que todas las naciones del mundo caminen hacia el desarme y la construcción de la paz, de una seguridad común, que nos aleje de la guerra y la muerte. Es hora que la OTAN se disuelva y que no haya más guerras contra nadie.
Agrupación de Familiares de Ejecutados Políticos, Chile
ADESA, República Dominicana
Alianza Global CONVIDA20
Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos, Argentina
Asociación Campesina San Jose de Miranda (ASTRACASMI), Colombia
Capitulo Brasil do Comitê Internacional Paz, Justiça e Dignidade aos Povos
Centro de Amigos para la Paz, Costa Rica
Coordinadora Americana por los Derechos de los Pueblos y Víctimas de la Prisión Política
Comité Organizador, Tribunal Sobre Crímenes de los EEUU en Puerto Rico
Comité Oscar Romero, SICSAL-Chile
Corporación Campo de Concentración 3 y 4 Álamos, Chile
CORVIVO Corporación Romeral Territorio Vivo. Colombia
Coalición de Movimientos y Organizaciones Sociales de Colombia -Comosoc
Colectivo Pax, España
Colectivo de Defensa de la Embajada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en El Salvador
Colectivo de espiritualidades por la paz, México
Comitê Carioca de Solidariedade a Cuba e às Causas Justas, Brasil
Fundación de Intercambio Cultural entre los Pueblos del Caribe, República Dominicana
Grupo de investigación y Editorial Kavilando, Colombia
Grupo de Investigación GIDPAD Universidad de San Buenaventura Medellín, Colombia
IGLESIAS POR LA PAZ
Observatorio de Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos
Observatorio por el Cierre de la Escuela de las Américas en Chile
Proyecto Escuela Comunidad, Colombia
Mesa Ecuménica por la Paz – MEP – Colombia
Mujeres para el Diálogo, México
Movimiento Tambien Somos Iglesia-Chile
Movimento Manicomios Nunca Mais!, Brasil
MURILPAZ, Honduras
Red Interuniversitaria por la Paz (Redipaz), Colombia
Servicio Internacional Cristiano de Solidaridad, SICSAL, Óscar Arnulfo Romero. (Consejo Directivo)
Servicio Internacional Cristiano de Solidaridad, SICSAL- México
SOS Ribagorza, España
Firmas individuales:
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Premio Nobel de la Paz 1980; Alicia Lira, presidenta de la Agrupación de Familiares de Ejecutados Políticos, Chile; Hervi Lara, Comité Oscar Romero, SICSAL-Chile; Julio Yao, Presidente Encargado, Centro de Estudios Estratégicos Asiáticos de Panamá, (CEEAP); Stella Calloni, periodista, Argentina; Carmen Diniz, Brasil; Rev. Luis Carlos Marrero / Centro Oscár Arnulfo Romero, Cuba; Rev. Miguel Tomás Castro, El Salvador; Juan Jose Tamayo Acosta – Asociacion Juan XXIII, España; Andrés Figueroa Cornejo, periodista, Chile; María Elena López Gallarado, México; Rosa Lila Rodríguez, Honduras; Maricarmen Montes, México; María Stella Cáceres, Museo de las Memorias, Dictadura y DDHH de Paraguay; Enrique Chimonja Coy, Fellowshep Of Reconciliation Peace Presence, Asociación Comunidades Construyendo Paz en Colombia, Conpazcol; Clara Navarro, Comunicadora, Activista de paz, Colombia;Timmy Boyle, Puerto Rico; Kora Antonia Martinez Cortez— Convida 20, Nicaragua; Ricardo Mayol, Guatemala: Edgar Iván Segura Segura, Colombia; Gloria Estela Moreno, Colombia; Mónica Fernández Escobar, Convida 20 Crisis Climática y Cuidado de la Casa Común, Colombia; Arturo Vahos, Colombia; Ancizar Cadavid Restrepo, Colombia; Camila De Jesús, República Dominicana; Liliam Ogando, República Dominicana; Yonatan Vargas: Abogado, Defensor de los DDHH y Analista Internacional, Venezuela; Jose Enrique González Ruiz, México; Carlos Manuel Alejos Levano, Perú; Salvadò Oliva Solà, Catalunya, España; Angel Almanzar, República Dominicana; Gracia Guerrero, República Dominicana; Evaristo Villar, España; Francisco Taveras; República Dominicana; Norma Fernández, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Mirna de Vasquez, El Salvador; Mariella Tapella, El Salvador; Carmen J Pagán; Puerto Rico; David Barrios Rodríguez México; Franklin Ledezma Candanedo -Red Bolivariana «Victoriano Lorenzo, Héroes de la Revolución Libertaria en Defensa de la Humanidad, Panamá; Alvin Reyes, República Dominicana; Sonia Santiago, Madres contra la Guerra, Puerto Rico; Narciso Isa Conde, República Dominicana. Marta Consuelo Hernandez defensora de derechos humanos y ambientales, El Salvador; Mg. José A. Amesty Rivera/Asoc. Iglesia Metodista Wesleyana Costarricense IMWC; Mainier Barboza/Movimiento Patriótico por Costa Rica; Manuel Hidalgo, economista asesor sindical, Chile; Oscar Guillermo López Moreno; México;María Stella Dabancens, República Dominicana; Roxana Abarca R., Costa Rica; Roberto Roble, CADENA INFORMATIVA DE RADIOS WASAP SALVADOR ALLENDE; Marcela Zamora Cruz, Costa Rica; Nacile Daud Junior, Brasil.
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) July 16, 2024
The vessel was attacked with an uncrewed suicide boat two days earlier because its owners violated the Houthis’ blockade on Israel and continued to ship goods to the country.
Houthi Heroes
The US/UK sponsored Israeli state has so far massacred 38,000 people, mainly children and women in an ongoing Genocide revenge for the Oct 7th breakout and abductions from the Gaza ‘open air prison’. That’s the count of the local health system, but an authoritative survey by LANCET puts the number at up to 200,000 Palestinians now dead.
The Houthis spent 9 years developing their missile technology in underground bunkers while being attacked by Saudi colonists with US backing. Now they are part blocking the Red Sea and Israeli ports “until Israel STOPS THE GAZA SLAUGHTER”, and this despite constant retaliation bombing attacks by the US and proxies.
The latest of hundreds of videos published by Houthis shows a powerful explosion resulting from the ‘uncrewed suicide boat’ detonating into the left side of the oil tanker. It is worth noting that the boat was blurred in the footage, apparently to hide its characteristics and specifications.
“The [Yemeni] armed forces affirm that their operations will continue and will increase … as long as the Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip is ongoing,” the Houthis warned in the video.
Both the Joint Maritime Information Center, which is overseen by the United States Navy, and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is a detachment of the Royal Navy, confirmed that the Chios Lion sustained damage in the attack.
Since last November, the Houthis have attacked dozens of vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the U.S. and the UK in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea in response to the Israeli war and siege on Gaza..
The Houthis also claim to have developed their own hypersonic missiles, and are awaiting the imminent arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt to replace the USS Eisenhower which they accused of ‘fleeing’ last month after their attacks.
The higher speed hypersonics, up to X20 Sound Speed, now deployed by Russia and China, make aircraft carriers obsolescent with their ‘unstoppable’ missiles.
In addition, the group launched dozens of drones and missiles at the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat and shot down six American-made combat drones over Yemen and nearby waters.
The U.S. and the UK have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen since January in an attempt to deter the group and degrade its offensive capabilities, but to no avail.
Thu 18 Jul 2024 18.47 CESTFirst published on Thu 18 Jul 2024 16.37 CEST
Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms by a judge who told them they had “crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic”.
Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were found guilty last week of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for coordinating direct action protests on the M25 over four days in November 2022.
Hallam received a five-year sentence on Thursday, while the other four were each sentenced to four years.
The sentences are thought to be the longest sentences ever given in the UK for non-violent protest, exceeding those given to the Just Stop Oil protesters Morgan Trowland (three years) and Marcus Decker (two years and seven months) for scaling the Dartford Crossing.
All five had spoken on a Zoom call trying to recruit potential volunteers for the actions, which involved activists climbing gantries at strategic points on the London orbital motorway.
On the call, Hallam said they intended to cause “the biggest disruption in British modern history” in an effort to force the government to meet Just Stop Oil’s core demand, an end to new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.
Police officers on the M25 after an activist put a Just Stop Oil banner on the gantry during the motorway protest in November 2022. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Hehir admitted there was a scientific and social consensus that human-made climate breakdown was happening and action should be taken to avert it. “I acknowledge that at least some of the concerns motivating you are, at least to some extent, shared by many,” he said.
“But the plain fact is that each of you has some time ago crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic. You have appointed yourselves as the sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change, bound neither by the principles of democracy nor the rule of law.
“And your fanaticism makes you entirely heedless of the rights of your fellow citizens. You have taken it upon yourselves to decide that your fellow citizens must suffer disruption and harm, and how much disruption and harm they must suffer, simply so that you may parade your views.”
Although all of the defendants ended the trial representing themselves, three of them – Hallam, Shaw and Whittaker De Abreu – instructed counsel to speak on their behalf in mitigation.
Roger Hallam, who has been jailed for five years. Photograph: Ollie Millington/Getty Images
Each barrister sought unsuccessfully to persuade the judge that lengthy sentences could be avoided. Francesca Cociani, for Shaw, said the likelihood of his reoffending was lowered by the fact that the new Labour government had essentially met Just Stop Oil’s core demand by ending North Sea oil and gas exploration.
Gethin, who offered her own comments in mitigation, said: “I want to remind the court once more that my reasons for taking action were not beliefs or opinions. Earth’s life-support systems are breaking down due to human activities, whether we believe it or not.
“These are not beliefs or opinions and feeling strongly that this is wrong is greatly understandable, I would argue. I deeply regret that this action was necessary … I maintain that it was necessary and I stand by my actions as the most effective option available to me.”
Supporters of the defendants expressed outrage at the sentences, which came after a two-week trial in which the judge denied them any of the defences in law for causing a public nuisance.
Hehir ruled that the jury should not take into account evidence about climate breakdown, which the defendants wanted to point to as the key motivation behind their actions, and which they said provided them with a reasonable excuse for them.
Michel Forst, the UN’s special rapporteur on environmental defenders, who attended part of the trial, issued a statement at its conclusion.
“Today is a dark day for peaceful environmental protest” in the UK, he said. “This sentence should shock the conscience of any member of the public. It should also put all of us on high alert on the state of civic rights and freedoms in the United Kingdom.
“Rulings like today’s set a very dangerous precedent, not just for environmental protest but any form of peaceful protest that may, at one point or another, not align with the interests of the government of the day.”
Greenpeace UK’s programme director, Amy Cameron, said: “What sort of country locks people away for years for planning a peaceful demonstration, let alone for talking about it on a Zoom call?
We’re giving a free hand to the polluting elite robbing us of a habitable planet while jailing those who’re trying to stop them – it makes no sense.
“These sentences are not a one-off anomaly but the culmination of years of repressive legislation, overblown government rhetoric and a concerted assault on the right of juries to deliberate according to their conscience. It’s part of the mess the Labour government has inherited from its predecessor and they must fix it by giving back to people the right to protest that’s been slowly being taken away from them.”
Separately on Thursday, three airports were granted high court injunctions against fossil fuel and environmental activists protesting at their sites. Leeds Bradford airport, London Luton airport and Newcastle international airport were given injunctions banning protesters from trespassing or causing a nuisance.
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