Peace Notes Summer 2023
The latest PEC newsletter is out! We discuss the current state of gun violence prevention laws, military spending, upcoming local events, and the too-dang high rent!
Category: Human Rights
UN report calls on U.S. to close Guantanamo Bay
UN report calls on US government to close Guantanamo Bay, citing human rights violations and lack of legal justification.
MI Life without Parole Sentences for Minors Declared HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION
Juvenile life without parole sentences in Michigan put the US in violation of an Inter-American Treaty which the US signed. Four bills now in the Michigan State Senate end juvenile life sentences.
The Road to Annexation – Israel’s Maneuvers to Change the Status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
This relatively recent report on the illegality of the Israeli occupation provides important background and comes from a highly reputable source The International Commission of Jurists Composed of 60 eminent judges and lawyers from all regions of the world, the International …