Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-13). Sidelined in Mali, Barrick Turns Tanzania Mine into 'Armed Encampment'. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Barrick Gold's North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. Photo by Twiga Minerals/Instagram. Barrick has been accused of human rights abuses at its North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. Three months ago, Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold received some good news. A case filed against the company by Tanzanian villagers, alleging Barrick's complicity in…
Sharon Zhang, Truthout. (2025-01-13). UN Experts Slam US Bill Sanctioning International Criminal Court. popularresistance.org A group of UN human rights experts is urging the U.S. Senate to block a bill that seeks to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) and people affiliated with it after the body issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, condemning the bill as "dangerous" and against international law. | "It is shocking to see a country that considers itself a champion of the rule of law trying to stymie the actions of an independent and impartial tribunal set up by the international community, to thwart accountability," the four experts said in a statement on Friday.
Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-13). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-13). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | |
_____ (2025-01-13). How the Human Rights Industry Manufactures Consent for "Regime Change" transcend.org According to the UN, "human rights" range from the right to life to rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty, but this has become distorted both by the UN and what Alfred de Zayas calls the "Human Rights Industry."
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-13). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | |
presstv.ir (2025-01-13). Tortured body of abducted Syrian cleric found in Damascus outskirts. presstv.ir The body of a moderate Sunni Muslim preacher abducted by unknown militants has been found on the outskirts of the Syrian capital.
IMEMC News (2025-01-13). Another Imprisoned Palestinian Tortured to Death in Israeli Prison. imemc.org A Palestinian man, Moataz Abu Zneid (35 years old) from Dura, south of Hebron, who has been held in Israeli detention without charges for over a year, was declared dead in the Israeli Soroka Hospital on Sunday after Israeli torture and medical neglect. 68 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli prisons as a result of …
presstv.ir (2025-01-13). Hamas urges world to protect Palestinians from Israeli torture. presstv.ir The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on the international community to address torture and violations against the Palestinians being held in Israeli jails.
Staff (2025-01-13). Presos palestinos relatan abusos en cárceles israelíes: "Vivíamos en un infierno" cubadebate.cu Los testimonios de los presos palestinos en cárceles israelíes ponen de relieve una serie de abusos, torturas sistemáticas, tratos graves, negligencia médica y palizas brutales, informa el Centro de Información sobre Palestina. Numerosos informes de derechos humanos han documentado la muerte de decenas de detenidos, además de ejecuciones sobre el terreno.
Jack Khoury (2025-01-13). Israeli official denies reports that 'final' draft of Gaza cease-fire deal passed to Israel and Hamas. haaretz.com After sources told Haaretz that a significant development occurred in the negotiations overnight — and that the parties are 'very, very close to finalizing a deal' — Hamas said that Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails are 'close to reaching their freedom'…
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-13). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
Rachel Dempsey (2025-01-13). How "Stay-or-Pay" Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers. aclu.org Shiny Lal is a nurse who came to the U.S. from India at the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic. In a new country facing an unprecedented virus, she dedicated herself to the difficult, dangerous work of front-line caregiving to create a better life for her family. But it wasn't long before her American dream turned into a nightmare. Her employer, MedPro Healthcare Staffing, is among
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-13). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
Zane McNeill (2025-01-13). Amazon Quietly Rescinds Pledges to Protect Black and LGBTQ Rights. truthout.org Amazon has quietly removed commitments to protecting the rights of Black and LGBTQ people from its publicly listed corporate policies. This change comes as part of broader corporate rollbacks of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, seemingly aligning with the GOP's far right agenda and signaling a disregard for the safety of marginalized communities ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration… |
Arvind Dilawar, Waging Nonviolence. (2025-01-13). How US Activists Are Infiltrating Israeli Events Selling Palestinian Land. popularresistance.org Outside of a synagogue in West Orange, New Jersey, a hundred people with PAL-Awda NY/NJ, a local Palestinian rights organization, gathered to protest an Israeli real estate event taking place there on Nov. 13. The protesters accused the realtors from My Israel Home, an Israeli real estate company based outside of Jerusalem, of marketing Palestinian land. They also said that the company was discriminating against event attendees by religion, effectively excluding everyone except especially religious Jews. According to PAL-Awda, the protesters were attacked by counter-protesters, including an organizer of the event…
Mark Gruenberg (2025-01-13). Worker rights big issue in Colorado legislature. peoplesworld.org DENVER—Worker rights, and a unique state stumbling block to them, became a key issue when the Colorado legislature convened on January 8. The battle, pitting the state AFL-CIO and its progressive allies versus the Denver Area Chamber of Commerce and its corporate cronies, revolves around the "Labor Peace Act" that for decades has made the …
newarab (2025-01-13). SNC says al-Sharaa meet 'positive', Riyadh urges sanctions lift. newarab.com The The Turkey-based SNC, which met with al-Sharaa in
Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-12). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-12). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | |
Margaux Hourigat (2025-01-12). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
| You can find us on our social networks: : www.fidh.org/en (…) | |
presstv.ir (2025-01-12). Monitor: Israel systematically designing prisons for torture. presstv.ir Israel is torturing and mistreating Palestinian prisoners and detainees, depriving them of their most basic human rights at an underground prison in the city of Ramla, a rights group says.
AJE (2025-01-12). Malala says 'Israel has decimated entire education system' in Gaza. indybay.org Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai says she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza.
presstv.ir (2025-01-12). Israel decimated Gaza's entire education system: Malala Yousafzai. presstv.ir Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai said that she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza.
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-12). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | |
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-12). ONG denunció torturas en Israel contra presos palestinos y libaneses. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 ene (RHC) El Monitor Euromediterráneo de Derechos Humanos denunció hoy las sistemáticas torturas que aplica Israel en sus cárceles contra prisioneros palestinos y libaneses, capturados en los últimos meses en la Franja de Gaza y en el vecino país.
presstv.ir (2025-01-12). Iranian citizen detained in Italy released, set to return home. presstv.ir Iranian citizen Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi was released from Italy jail and is set to return home within few hours.
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-12). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-12). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
The Independent (2025-01-12). Lawyer Kalali seeks urgent hearing of case against DRC gov't for mass rape. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan Lawyer Steven Kalali has petitioned the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a certificate of urgency to be issued for a case in which he sued the neighboring DRC over violation of prisoner's rights is fixed for hearing as a matter of urgency. In his petition filed …
aljazeera (2025-01-12). Do boycotts against Israel work? Fatima Bhutto & Omar Barghouti. aljazeera.com Fatima Bhutto and BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti on the fight to defend Palestinian rights and end Israeli occupation.
UMMID (2025-01-12). U.S. House passes bill to sanction ICC, Poland announces protection for Netanyahu. ummid.com In another move confirming the complicity of the U.S. and its allies in the Israeli war crimes, the U.S. Congress passed a Bill seeking sanctions against the International Criminal Court while Poland says there is no bar for Netanyahu from visiting the country despite ICC warrant.
Kyle Anzalone (2025-01-12). US House Passes Bill to Protect Israeli PM Netanyahu From International Criminal Court (ICC). globalresearch.ca One of the first acts of the Republican-led 119th Congress was to pass a bill that would sanction officials attempting to arrest or investigate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader is wanted by the International Criminal Court …
Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2025-01-12). What Will Trump's Iran Policy Look Like? popularresistance.org Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump adopted an aggressive Iran policy in his first term. He withdrew from the Obama administration's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), adopted harsh sanctions on the country, and assassinated Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani. | Should we expect more of the same this time around? Does he actually want a deal with the country? Who might end up pushing him on the issue behind the scenes? Is there any reason to take his non-interventionist seriously or does neocon ideology still prevail within the Republican party? Is the Iranian government actually vulnerable rig…
Ed Rampell (2025-01-12). The Plain Truth About "The Man from Plains" and Jimmy Carter's BIG Lie. covertactionmagazine.com Carter's Canonization: Saint Jimmy Once again Americans have been inundated by a tsunami of one-sided "news" coverage and an officially sanctioned mourning period and state funeral were exploited (at taxpayers' expense) for political purposes, as we were subjected to a hagiographies of former President Jimmy Carter. We endured hours of propagandistic MSM radio and TV …
Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-01-12). Sanctions against Russia create problems for Europe, warns Hungary. plenglish.com Budapest, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó today denounced the damage that the most recent package of sanctions against Russia, announced by the United States, will cause to Central Europe, local television reported.
Staff (2025-01-12). News X World: U.S. Impose Sanctions on Russia | Debate with Thomas Porteus. gilbertdoctorow.com In a posting yesterday, I said that I would present the link to the debate over Biden's latest sanctions from hell imposed on the Russian energy sector as soon as that link became available. Here it is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mucw9iJmhA I am hopeful that viewers will find this discussion with 5 participants as refreshing as I did …
Staff (2025-01-12). New U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports: a crippling attack on the Kremlin's war economy? gilbertdoctorow.com New U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports: a crippling attack on the Kremlin's war economy? In its closing weeks before the Trump inauguration, the Biden administration is doing its very best to present its successor with a poisoned chalice, meaning to push relations with Russia to the point where it is politically impossible to pursue …
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