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United States: Record 853,955 Foreigners Overstay Legal Visas in Fiscal Year 2022

June 30.– More than two decades after Islamic terrorists exploited the U.S. government’s inefficient system for tracking foreigners who overstay visas, the problem is only getting worse with a startling 853,955 visa overstays in fiscal year 2022. A new report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tries to downplay the severity of the situation by shining a light on the positive, that the overstay rate is a mere 3.67% compared to 96.33% of over 23 million nonimmigrants that departed the country on time in accordance with the terms of their admission.

The reality is that the latest available overstay figure is an alarming record-breaker for the U.S. and it indicates that national security is not being taken seriously by the government. At least four of the September 11 hijackers were in the United States with expired visas and all these years later the government—under both Democratic and Republican administrations—has not found a way to track visa overstayers adequately.

Strasbourg, July 3.– On the occasion of the 25^th anniversary of the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints (ETS No. 158) in 1998, the Department of Social Rights will host an event to discuss effective social rights protection in the European space on 6 July, at Strasbourg and online (2-6 pm).

The event will provide space for a diverse range of leading stakeholders (governments, social partners, civil society, academia, and other national and international bodies) to share their experiences, challenges, and good practices in using the collective complaints procedure to signal situations of possible non-implementation of the Charter in the countries concerned.

Opening remarks will be made by Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, President of the Parliamentary Assembly Tiny Kox (tbc), Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović among other high level participants.

The event will be streamed live (in English and French) on the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) website and via the Council of Europe Facebook account.

Contact: Dušan Vojnović, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 99

Corruption = The "legacy" of Morales and Arce in Bolivia

Institutional devastation and corruption scandals: the dark legacy of MAS in Bolivia.

La Paz, June 28.– Only a few years ago, when Evo Morales was still in power, his government boasted of facts such as that Bolivia ranked first or second in terms of economic growth in the region, or of having one of the most 'guaranteed' constitutions. of rights in the world, but things have changed.

Rev. Torli H. Krua, Founder of Universal Human Rights International, in an open letter to the 54th Liberian Legislature, called for a public hearing on his research uncovering “200 years of lies and deception responsible for systemic corruption, massacres, poverty, etc in Liberia.” He also called for the adoption of a new Constitution that promotes participatory democracy to replace the current one he described as a corrupt document designed to enslave and oppress ordinary Liberians while empowering and enriching politicians.

Rev. Krua’s Juneteenth Speech: “Righteousness Exalts A Nation”: America Is Falling Apart

by Rev. Torli H. Krua

Ladies & Gentlemen:

Juneteenth reminds me of a famous saying ignored by most American politicians: “United we stand. Divided we fall.” As we commemorate Juneteenth, it’s important to understand Juneteenth is not a time to rejoice or celebrate because our nation, the USA remains deeply divided and it’s falling apart! The following scriptures vividly describe the USA, the world’s only superpower, and what citizens need to do to avert a catastrophic fall of the USA that will cripple the whole world.

Gustavo Petro se siente muy incómodo con la prensa de su país como suele suceder con los gobernantes autoritarios que no toleran las críticas. El 11 de junio tildó de "mentirosas" las encuestas publicadas, afirmó que la prensa "odia" a la Vicepresidenta Márquez por ser "negra" y acusó a la revista Semana de "ordenar al CTI de allanar otras oficinas de la Presidencia", provocando reacciones violentas de sus partidarios con agresiones a periodistas de Caracol Radio, RCN y Blu en distintas ciudades de Colombia. El tal "allanamiento" se refiere a la inspección judicial por sospechas de corrupción realizada en el piso 13, donde funciona una oficina de inteligencia de la Presidencia.

Repudio de IDEA a las agresiones del gobierno colombiano hacia periodistas locales

Bogotá, Jun. 17.– Los exjefes de Estado y de Gobierno participantes de la Iniciativa Democrática de España y las Américas (IDEA), dieron a conocer este sábado una declaración en la que rechazaron el “preocupante lenguaje agresivo, descalificador y estigmatizador de periodistas y medios de comunicación social a través de las redes digitales por parte del gobierno de Colombia; mientras prosigue el asesinato de periodistas protestados por la Unesco y la SIP”.