#discrimination

paco146@diaspora.psyco.fr

Citation de Claude Lévi-Strauss

#violence #humanisme #discrimination #spécisme #animaux

Entretien que Lévi-Strauss avait donné au journal Le Monde en janvier 1979

** « J’ai le sentiment, que toutes les tragédies que nous avons vécues, d’abord avec le colonialisme, puis avec le fascisme, enfin les camps d’extermination, cela s’inscrit non en opposition ou en contradiction avec le prétendu humanisme sous la forme où nous le pratiquons depuis des siècles, mais dirais-je, presque dans son prolongement naturel, puisque c’est en quelque sorte d’une seule et même foulée que l’homme a commencé par tracer la frontière de ses droits entre lui-même et les autres espèces vivantes et s’est ensuite trouvé amené à reporter cette frontière au sein de l’espèce humaine, ses parents, certaines catégories reconnues seules véritablement humaines, d’autres catégories qui subissent alors une dégradation conçue sur le même modèle qui servait à discriminer entre espèces vivantes humaines et non humaines, véritable pêché originel qui pousse l’humanité à l’autodestruction. Le respect de l’homme par l’homme ne peut pas trouver son fondement dans certaines dignités particulières que l’humanité s’attribuerait en propre, car alors, une fraction de l’humanité pourra toujours décider qu’elle incarne ces dignités de manière plus éminente que d’autres. Il faudrait plutôt poser au départ une sorte d’humilité principielle : l’homme commençant par respecter toutes les formes de vie en dehors de la sienne se mettrait ainsi à l’abri du risque de ne pas respecter toutes les formes de vie au sein de l’humanité même. »**

berternste2@diasp.nl

West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration

Asia Pacific Report

On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao Māori News reports.

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Tamariki raising the West Papuan independence flag Morning Star - banned by Indonesian authorities - at St Marys Bay, Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, today. Image: David Robie/Asia Pacific Report.

On 1 December 1961, West Papua’s national flag, known as the Morning Star, was raised for the first time as a declaration of West Papua’s independence from the Netherlands.

Sixty-three years later, West Papua is claimed by and occupied by Indonesia, which has banned the flag, which still carries aspirations for self-determination and liberation.

The flag continues to be raised globally on December 1 each year on what is still called “Papuan Independence Day”.

Protests have been building in West Papua since the new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced the revival of the Transmigration Programme to West Papua. (...)

The transmigration programme began before Indonesia gained independence from the Dutch colonial government, intended to reduce “overcrowding” in Java and to provide a workforce for plantations in Sumatra.

After independence ended and under Indonesian rule, the programme expanded and in 1969 transmigration to West Papua was started. (...)

Papuans believe this was to dilute the Indigenous Melanesian population, and to secure the control of their natural resources, to conduct mining, oil and gas extraction and deforestation. (...)

The ecology in West Papua was being damaged by mining, deforestation, and oil and gas extraction, he said. Mote said Indonesia wanted to “wipe them from the land and control their natural resources”. (...)

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> More on West Papua (Diaspora*)

Tags: #indonesia #papua #west_papua #human_rights #discrimination #racism #independence #act_of_free_choice #decolonisation #self-determination #Pacific #melanesia #transmigration

brainwavelost@nerdpol.ch

Western States Oppose Motion Condemning Nazism

The US, Canada, Germany and Ukraine have voted against the Russia-initiated resolution

A total of 54 countries, mostly Western states, have rejected a Russia-initiated resolution condemning Nazism in a vote at the UN on Monday.

However, their opposition did not prevent the Third Committee of the General Assembly from accepting the resolution, titled “Combating the Glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism, and Other Practices That Contribute to Fueling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance.”

The document was supported by 116 countries, including Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Serbia and Syria. Another 11 UN members abstained.

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#UN
#Nazism #Neo-Nazism #Racism #Discrimination #Xenophobia

xrlavache@diaspora.psyco.fr
berternste2@diasp.nl

“If It’s Not Racism, What Is It?”

Discrimination and Other Abuses Against Papuans in Indonesia.

Human Rights Watch

(...) The Indigenous Papuan population of Indonesia has long encountered racial discrimination based on their ethnic origin, including from government agencies and institutions, as well as in laws and regulations. Ever since the Netherlands turned over West Papua to the newly independent government of Indonesia following a deeply flawed United Nations resolution in 1969, many Papuans have sought independence – primarily peacefully but also through the force of arms – from Indonesian rule.

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A member of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) holds a placard that reads “End racism against Papuan people” in Indonesian during a demonstration to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the New York Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia in Bandung, West Java, August 16, 2024. © 2024 Dimas Rachmatsyah/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock.

The Indonesian government has responded with numerous grave abuses by the government security forces, the isolation of West Papua from the rest of the world, and the arrest, prosecution, and long prison terms for Papuan activists who have peacefully called for independence or other forms of self-determination. The Indonesian authorities have encouraged tens of thousands of non-Papuan families to work and to settle in West Papua, which has driven many Indigenous Papuans from their land.

The resistance of Papuans and many non-Papuans in Indonesia to discrimination took on a new dimension following an August 17, 2019 attack by security forces on a Papuan student dormitory in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, in which the students were subjected to racial insults. (...)

Human Rights Watch takes no position on claims for independence in Indonesia or in any other country. We support the right of everyone to peacefully express their political views, including for independence, without fear of arrest or other forms of reprisal. The Indonesian government has legitimate security concerns in West Papua stemming from Papuan militant attacks. But these provide no justification for the government’s failure to uphold international human rights and humanitarian law prohibitions against arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and ill-treatment of persons in custody, and unlawful killings.

This report profiles cases of Papuan activists convicted after the Papuan Lives Matter protests, and also describes ongoing human rights violations rooted in racial discrimination, in particular, the right to education and to the highest attainable standard of health. We also documented recent abuses by security forces and Papuan militants during the ongoing conflict. (...)

Complete article

Tags: #indonesia #papua #west_papua #human_rights #discrimination #racism #independence #act_of_free_choice #decolonisation #self-determination #Pacific #melanesia

jrsy@diasp.org

I want to repost something because I think it has related important issues faced by some people that post here. I'm sorry about this article not being readable by all.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/10/nhs-staff-asking-men-if-pregnant-before-x-ray-scans/

Part of the discussion went like this:

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jrsy@diasp.org
People presenting as male without further explanation or evidence may very well be pregnant. Sensible policy that should be followed everywhere.

[name deleted]
bro, to avoid this ridiculous and irritating “guidance” it would have been safe to assume that a bloke that went through all the thinking, pondering, learning, hesitating, etc… of undergoing whatever medical wizardry needed to “be pregnant” would surely be aware that they shouldn’t expose the “baby” to xrays, as well as alcohol, nicotine, most medecines, etc etc.
Why always back insanity just because there’s a woke tag attached to it?
The rest of the world is laughing at us “westerners”.

jrsy@diasp.org
Not at all safe to assume that someone born a woman who has gone through no medical wizardry but has come to think of themself as male and dresses accordingly and speaks in their lowest register and identifies themself as male might nonetheless have had a sexual encounter that has left them pregnant.

Perhaps they are in denial or maybe they just don’t think they need to discuss with someone taking an xray of a possibly broken armbone this very personal, perhaps disturbing reality with which they are dealing.

Who gives a shit whether there are people in the world who are still mired in a cruel past that denies the reality of anything other than cisgender status. The woke tag is these days more typically used as a sneering insult by those who would not grant others the right to create a life that is emotionally correct and satisfying for themselves. The only insanity is expecting others to conform to outdated norms regardless of the emotional trauma that may impose.

#cisgender #gender #transgender #discrimination #cruelty #LGBTQ+ #woke #politics

namas@diaspora-fr.org

"Le plus court chemin de soi à soi passe par l'autre..."
Paul Ricœur

"Le biais de la ressemblance est puissant, mais ce n'en est pas moins un biais...
Il est donc stupide de penser qu'il faut se ressembler pour coopérer...
La variabilité est un critère-clé du vivant."

"Ceux qui s'assemblent se ressemblent"
Nicole Lapierre

"Comment faire pour ne pas contribuer à une escalade de la violence ? ... inviter à réfléchir aux ennuis qui naissent du fantasme d'uniformité... sans renoncer à nos désirs, parfois contradictoires."

... entre autre cool citations de ce podcast (réalisé par une amie ...) Résister à l'uniforme
https://smartlink.ausha.co/la-voix-cooperative/nouvel-episode-du-10-07-14-48

#appartenance #exclusion #conflit #accomodement #discrimination #cooperation #agirensemble #faireensemble #mercredicollectif #collectif #intelligencecollective #violence #liberte #egalite #confiance #politique #representation #unite #autorité #etat

faab64@diasp.org

Deputy Justice of East #Azarbaijan province of #Iran: Residence of #Afghan nationals is prohibited in a number of provinces, including East Azarbaijan, even with residence permits.

The level of #racism and #discrimination against afghans is reaching new level. Many of them have lived all their lives in Iran and never been to Afghanistan, bit they can never receive Iranian citizenship, much less having the right to live wherever they want. Many afghan children can't even get a birth certificate, specially if one of the parents is Iranian.

Iranians who proud themselves of being friendly and welcoming, have an extreme hate against people from neighboring countries, specially those from #Afghanistan.

#Discriminarion #Inhumanity #IRI

janet_logan@diasp.org

Judge cites new Supreme Court ruling in blocking health care anti-discrimination protections for transgender Americans | CNN Politics

The Biden administration cannot enforce new anti-discrimination rules in health care for #transgender Americans, a federal judge in Mississippi ruled Wednesday, citing a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling that weakened the power of federal agencies.

Of course the first target of the "Chevron" decision was #trans people. Is anyone really surprised?

#SCOTUS #bigotry #HealthCare #discrimination

cortotoun@diaspora.psyco.fr

Seniors : comment travailler plus longtemps quand personne ne vous recrute plus ?

Le nombre des demandeurs d’emploi de plus de 50 ans a nettement augmenté, passant de 312 000 en 2008 (cat. A) à 809 000 fin 2022 (il a baissé chez les moins de 25 ans, passant de 355 000 à 311 000 demandeurs). De surcroit, il s’agit beaucoup plus souvent de chômeurs de longue durée : la durée moyenne de chômage des plus de 50 ans était de 370 jours début 2008. Elle atteint 665 jours fin 2022 (celle des moins de 25 ans est passée de 123 jours à 143 jours).

Des « testings », qui permettent de juger de la réaction des recruteurs face à des candidatures factices montrent une situation désastreuse et qui ne change pas. En 2006, un candidat de 48-50 ans avait en moyenne trois fois moins de chance qu’un candidat de 28-30 ans de passer le stade du tri de CV. Un candidat au nom maghrébin avait aussi à cette date environ trois fois moins de chances de recevoir une réponse positive qu’un autre.

En 2022, le résultat est quasiment le même s’agissant des candidats seniors. Une personne ayant entre 48 et 55 ans a trois fois moins de chance d’être rappelée pour un entretien qu’un 23-30 ans (75 % de réponses positives de moins). La discrimination en raison du nom porté (les origines nationales) a diminué (33 % de réponses positives de moins au lieu 75 % en 2006). Ces « testings » sur l’âge révèlent là encore les médiocres résultats de la France par rapport aux autres pays européens et aux États-Unis.

https://theconversation.com/seniors-comment-travailler-plus-longtemps-quand-personne-ne-vous-recrute-plus-198464
#chômage #retraite #discrimination #seniors

frenchhope@diaspora-fr.org

« Les Noirs et les Arabes on ne leur donne pas, évidemment »… A Paris, des distributions alimentaires racistes ⬅️ URL principale utilisée pour la prévisualisation Diaspora* et avec plus de garantie de disponibilité.

Archivez vous même la page s'il n'existe pas encore d'archive et évitez ainsi les pisteurs, puis ulilisez µBlockOrigin pour supprimer d'éventuelles bannières qui subsisteraient sur la page sauvegardée.

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#france #racisme #solidarité #précarité #pauvreté #inégalités #distributionalimentaire #discrimination

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faab64@diasp.org

#CBC is whitewashing Israel's genocide in #Gaza

"Working for five years as a producer at the public broadcaster, I witnessed the double standards and #discrimination in its coverage of #Palestine and experienced directly how CBC disciplines those who speak out..."

A producer at the national Canadian broadcaster, Molly Schumann, has dramatically spoken out about the censorship of pro-Palestinian content on the state-funded channel.

#Canada #Palestine #Genocide