(2023-10-11). China elected to Human Rights Council for 2024-2026. ecns.cn China on Tuesday was again elected as a member of the Human Rights Council for the term 2024-2026 in the election held at the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
(2023-10-11). UN slams Israeli siege on Gaza as violation of international law. mronline.org 
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls on the global community to defuse the "explosive powder keg" situation in Palestine.
(2023-10-11). Cuba defending the South at the UN Human Rights Council. plenglish.com United Nations, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The re-election of Cuba as a member of the UN Human Rights Council opens new opportunities for the defense of the interests of the South within the organization.
(2023-10-11). Cuba highlights recognition of the work done on human rights issues. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba considers the broad support it gained as an international recognition of the work it has done in human rights, which allowed it to join the United Nations Human Rights Council.
(2023-10-11). Venezuelan Chancellor praises election of Cuba to the HRC of the UN. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, considered the election of Cuba as a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations to be good news for Latin America and the Caribbean.
(2023-10-11). Israel-Palestine war: Keir Starmer supports Israel's 'right' to cut Gaza's water and power. middleeasteye.net 
Israel-Palestine war: Keir Starmer supports Israel's 'right' to cut Gaza's water and power | Leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party and frontrunner to be the British prime minister was previously a human rights lawyer | Wed, 10/11/2023 – 11: 42 | Under Starmer's reign as leader, Labour has taken a more pro-Israel stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict (AFP/Paul Ellis) | The leader of the UK's oppos…
(2023-10-11). Pro Palestine protests in Paris. presstv.ir Demonstrators gathered in Paris to demand that Palestinians be given their human rights and that Western governments end their complicity with Israel.
(2023-10-11). UN: Israel's total Gaza blockade amounts to war crime. presstv.ir The UN human rights chief Volker Turk said the blockade "seriously" risks the already dire humanitarian situation.
(2023-10-12). US condemns 'forced repatriation' of Chinese human rights lawyer. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). Kenya: WHO Quality of Care in Mental Health Initiative Adopted. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Kenya's Ministry of Health declared that the country has adopted the World Health Organization's (WHO) quality rights initiative to improve the quality of mental health care. | RELATED: | Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai of the State Department for Medical Services said that the initiative will bring a paradigm shift to embrace human rights and fundamental freedoms as a precondition of care. | "This is the first st…
(2023-10-11). Venezuela presenta Informe ante Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU. telesurtv.net En Venezuela el respeto a la vida es inviolable por lo que el Estado es garante que ningún organismo policial o militar aplique la pena de muerte, aseguró el canciller Yván Gil.
(2023-10-11). Eligen a Cuba para integrar Consejo de Derechos Humanos de ONU. telesurtv.net La decisión fue tomada mediante voto secreto, directo e individual por 146 Estados miembros.
(2023-10-12). Bolivia logra crear el Grupo de Trabajo sobre derechos campesinos. telesurtv.net El vicecanciller Freddy Mamani participó en las negociaciones para la adopción de la declaración sobre los derechos de los campesinos y de otras personas que trabajan en el área rural.
(2023-10-11). The Crackdown On Newsclick Is An Attack On India's Farmers' Movement. popularresistance.org On October 3, 2023, five hundred Delhi Police officers fanned across India's capital to raid and detain almost a hundred journalists and researchers. The Delhi Police — which is under the authority of India's Ministry of Home Affairs — seized laptops, cell phones, and hard drives. The central target of this massive assault on the media was Newsclick, a news website founded in 2009. At the end of the day, the Delhi Police arrested Newsclick's founder and chief editor, Prabir Purkayastha, and its human relations chief, Amit Chakravarty. | One issue, among others, had the Delhi Police investigators fixat…
(2023-10-11). How 'parental rights' language smuggles anti-LGBTQ hate into mainstream politics. mronline.org 
'Parental rights' is a hateful piper's tune to commandeer the minds of adults who are supposed to know better.
(2023-10-11). A Secretive Network Is Fighting Indigenous Rights. popularresistance.org A campaign to deny Indigenous peoples a voice in Australia's national Parliament is using tactics similar to an earlier conservative legal battle against First Nations communities in Canada, a new research paper argues. | That's no coincidence, according to the paper's author Jeremy Walker, because think tanks linked to these efforts in Canada and Australia belong to a secretive U.S. organization called the Atlas Network that's received support from oil, gas and coal companies and operates in nearly 100 countries. | "The coordinated opposition to Indigenous constitutional recognition by the Australian arm of the…
(2023-10-11). 'We Are Not Attacking Civilians': Hamas Says Amid Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. popularresistance.org Osama Hamadan, senior spokesperson of Hamas, has told Al Jazeera that they are not attacking civilians. | "You have to differentiate between settlers and civilians; settlers attacked Palestinians," Hamdan said. | "We are not targeting civilians on purpose. We have declared settlers are part of the occupation and part of the armed Israeli force. They are not civilians," Hamadan added. | His remarks came after a number of Western-backed rights groups, including Amnesty International, accused the resistance movement of killing "Israeli civilians" in their retaliatory strikes. | Asked whether civilians in southern Is…
(2023-10-11). Congress Must Address the Root Cause of Violence and Stop Arming Israel. indybay.org WASHINGTON, DC, October 9, 2023—The Israeli government is bombing Palestinian families living trapped under siege in Gaza at this moment, massacring hundreds of native Palestinian people since Saturday. Justice cannot wait.
(2023-10-11). Palestinean forces in Syria reaffirm their attachment to resistance. plenglish.com Damascus, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The representatives of the Palestinean forces based in this Levantine nation affirmed today that resistance is the only way the Palestinian people have chosen to liberate their land and recover their rights.
(2023-10-11). Unicef promotes girls' rights and leadership in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) On the International Day of the Girl Child, the Cuban office of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) today promoted the right of girls to learn, dream, grow, succeed and prosper.
(2023-10-11). Russia fails to return to UN rights body after losing vote. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). "Turning point in Palestinian history" unitedworldint.com The Palestinian journalist Mohammad Abu Takiya spoke to the Turkish TV channel Ulusal Kanal on the reasons and scope of Hamas' operation. Below we present the English translation of the interview. For fundamental rights of Palestinians What is the reason behind this operation of Hamas? The Al-Aqsa Storm operation is launched against the relentless Israeli …
(2023-10-11). "Turning point in Palestinian history" uwidata.com The Palestinian journalist Mohammad Abu Takiya spoke to the Turkish TV channel Ulusal Kanal on the reasons and scope of Hamas' operation. Below we present the English translation of the interview. For fundamental rights of Palestinians What is the reason behind this operation of Hamas? The Al-Aqsa Storm operation is launched against the relentless Israeli …
(2023-10-11). Report: US, Venezuela in Talks to Ease Oil Sanctions. sputnikglobe.com Amid high gas prices, the Biden administration is offering sanctions relief to spur oil production in the South American country in exchange for electoral reforms.
(2023-10-11). Venezuela's Vehicle Sales Increase in 2023, Still Far Below Pre-Sanctions Levels. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Automotive Chamber (Cavenez) reported that in the first three quarters of the year, 5,019 new vehicles have been sold, one of the highest figures since 2020. | According to Banca y Negocios, an outlet specialized in financial matters, "390 [vehicles were sold] in January, 414 in February, 491 in March, 459 in April, 713 in May, 596 in June, 642 in July, 569 cars in August, and 655 in September." | The Chamber's perspective is that the fi…
(2023-10-11). US ready to ease sanctions on Venezuela in response democratic reforms — State Dept. tass.com According to a US Department of State spokesperson, Washington "continues to urge representatives of [Venezuelan President] Nicolas Maduro and the [opposition] Unitary Platform to reach a comprehensive, durable solution by returning to the dialogue process in Mexico City."
(2023-10-11). Tuesday 10/10: A Sanctioned World: A Crime Normalized – Voices from Sanctioned Nations. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-10-11). Analysis:China saves billions of dollars from record sanctioned oil imports. channelnewsasia.com