By Roger Harris, Task Force Board member on February 29, 20209 Judicial proceedings are taking place in DC federal court where the judge has ruled inadmissible the question whether the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro or the Trump-chosen Juan Guaidó is the legitimate president of Venezuela. Like an emperor of yore appointing regents of vassal states, … Read More
By Carlos Aznárez , on February 20, 2020 The government has not been able to cope with the movement of these stubborn and brave people who for four months have not only gone out into the squares by the thousands, but have also changed their names to beautiful words like “Dignity” and “Revolution.” They have … Read More
By Rick Sterling, President, Task Force on the Americas, on February 26, 2020 In mid-January I went to London, England to research what is happening with Julian Assange. We could not visit him. He is in Belmarsh Maximum Security prison and even his lawyers could only see him for two hours over the entire previous … Read More
By Alicia Jrapko, on February 23, 2020 At a time when what is coming from the US government is all about hatred and misery, hearing Oscar Lopez Rivera, a man who talks about love and solidarity despite spending more than 30 years in US prison for fighting for the right of self-determination and sovereignty … Read More
Emergency Human Rights Delegation to Honduras! More than 3,000 people who left Central America escaping violence and misery were detained by Mexican security forces within hours of entering the country. The Migrant Caravan, started by Honduran refugees, is the most painful and recent evidence of the catastrophic consequences of U.S. and Canadian support for the … Read More