Africa: Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025: [Carter Center] Atlanta -- Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication. The Carter Center announced the historic provisional figure following the one-year anniversary of the passing of the Center's… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQfcfm #GuineaWorm #Eradication #PublicHealth #CarterCenter #GlobalHealth
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From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters
Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections
(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.
"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.
" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'
"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.
"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.
"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.
"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.
"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.
"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.
"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'
"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."
Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters
#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder
Adding additional content for people that couldn't go to see #JimmyCarter lying in state at the US #capitol. As we left, you could sign the condolence book. Capitol staff also passed these out.
Also, please donate to the #cartercenter - you know the donation will go to good use.
MARTA is trying out 24-hour rail service for President Carter's gasket viewing, until tomorrow early morning!
Jimmy Carter taught me how to fly fish.
When I was in elementary school on the south side of Atlanta, we took a field trip to the Carter Center. There's a part of the tour where they talk about how he loved fly fishing and they have a fly rod to show everyone what it's like. As the tour got to that part, we started seeing Secret Service folks. Then Jimmy Carter comes out to tell us all out fly fishing! Then he picked a few kids to come up and try, and I got to swing it around a few times. I got to shake his hand and he patted my shoulder. It was pretty amazing! So yeah, that's my story of how Jimmy Carter taught me how to fly fish.
#JimmyCarter #FlyFishing #CarterCenter #RIPJimmyCarter
Together again...forever!
#JimmyCarter #RIP #CarterCenter
⚫ Former #US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed.
The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October.
The #CarterCenter, which advocates for #democracy and human rights around the world, said he died on Sunday afternoon in Plains, #Georgia, his home town.
The Democrat served as president from 1977 to 1981, a period beset by economic and diplomatic crises ⏩
Rest In Power 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter 💜
Had the pleasure of meeting him in January 2006 at a Carter Center celebratory dinner in San Francisco
Historianspeaks celebrates the 100th birthday of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. Carter is a model of post-presidential advocacy, humanatarism and a true servant leader. His accomplishments far exceed those of any other American president. He represents the best of America #JimmyCarter #TheManFromPlains #PeanutFarmer #VisionaryLeader #AmbassadortotheWorld #NobelPrizeWinner #Visionary #HabiatforHumanity #CarterCenter #Centenarian
The #CarterCenter is going to participate in the Venezuelan elections, according to Telesur.
https://www.livenowfox.com/video/1372813 I was grateful for the opportunity to share my memories of Mrs. Carter as the world mourns her passing and celebrates her outstanding accomplishments. Mrs. Carter was a remarkable human being! #RosslynCarter #cartercenter #carterschool #carterfamily
Biden orders flags to fly at half-staff for Rosalynn Carter https://politicaliq.com/2023/11/22/biden-orders-flags-to-fly-at-half-staff-for-rosalynn-carter/ #RosalynnCarter #Biden #JimmyCarter #hospice #HabitatForHumanity #CarterCenter #FirstLady #HalfStaff #Flags #politicaliq #news #politics
Via #NBCnews
RIP Rosalynn Carter
#RosalynnCarter, the #Georgia-bred former #FirstLady and #humanitarian who championed #MentalHealth care, provided constant political counsel to her husband, former President #JimmyCarter, and modeled graceful longevity for the nation, died Sunday at her home in Plains, according to the #CarterCenter.
Carter was 96. She had entered hospice care in her Georgia home on Friday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/rosalynn-carter-former-first-lady-dies-rcna62862
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies at 96
https://criticalreport.substack.com/p/rosalynn-carter-dies #RosalynnCarter #JimmyCarter #TheCarterCenter #CarterCenter
I am so glad we dumped Trump before they passed away, because I would hate Trump to be the last president they knew. We owe it to them, and to each other, to protect #democracy.
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#RosalynnCarter has entered hospice care at home: #CarterCenter - ABC News
#JimmyCarter99 #CarterCenter #Peace
President Carter’s 99th birthday is coming up on October 1. We are celebrating this joyous milestone in a special way, and you can be a part of it.
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia. In a statement on Mrs. Carter's health, the Carter Center states Mrs. Carter is enjoying spring in Plains, GA and visits with loved ones. https://tinyl.io/8hbT
My favorite president is in hospice and at the end of a century-long life. Consider giving $39 to the Carter Center in honor of Jimmy Carter if you can: https://secure3.convio.net/carter/site/Donation2?1560.donation=form1&df_id=1560
#cartercenter #giving #jimmycarter #helping #aid #wagingpeace #fightingdisease #givinghope
President Carter was possibly "the most intelligent, hard-working and decent man to have occupied the Oval Office in the 20th century." He was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, and served as senior officer on one of the first nuclear submarines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/opinion/kai-bird-jimmy-carter-life.html
#JimmyCarter #CarterCenter
While all the good works accomplished by #JimmyCarter are memorable, Perhaps the least appreciated is the #CarterCenter effort to eliminate the #TropicalDisease of #GuineaWorm. It’s within reach of eradication, and it’s really due to his and #RosalynnCarter efforts.
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