hrw.org (2023-12-21). Meta: Systemic Censorship of Palestine ContentMeta's content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in the wake of the hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 51-page report, "Meta's Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook," documents a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights.
truah.org (2023-12-21). North American Rabbis: U.S. Must Pressure Israel to Return to Negotiations, End WarThe Rabbinic Call for Human Rights called on the U.S. administration to pressure Israel to return to the negotiating table immediately to achieve another ceasefire and end the war as soon as possible.
(2023-12-21). United Nations reports Israeli forces are carrying out mass summary executions in Gaza. wsws.org On Wednesday, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report alleging that Israeli forces carried out a mass execution of civilians in Northern Gaza, separating 11 men from their families and summarily shooting them.
(2023-12-21). The "election victory" of al-Sisi in Egypt. wsws.org If anything was needed in the midst of Israel's genocide against the Palestinians to reduce the human rights propaganda of the imperialist powers to absurdity, it is their partnership with the butcher of Cairo.
(2023-12-21). Democrats Are Prepared to Destroy Immigrant Rights to Fund Israel's War on Gaza. truthout.org President Joe Biden and some Democrats in Congress are trying to make one hell of a bad deal. A recent vote for emergency military funding that would have traded extremist demands from the Republican Party on immigration for billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine failed in the Senate. But now, some Democrats have signaled that they're willing to trade human rights for… |
(2023-12-21). Will the human rights movement survive the Gaza war? responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2023-12-21). Congress And President Biden Should Not Trade Away Human Rights. popularresistance.org The Senate, House, and White House are embroiled in down-to-the-wire negotiations to trade harmful changes to the asylum system and draconian immigration enforcement measures in exchange for approving a one-time defense supplemental funding package. We urge members of Congress and the White House to reject any such deal. | If Congress passes the one-time defense supplemental, the money will likely run out in just a few months. But the major anti-immigrant policy changes that Congress and the White House are reportedly considering will be permanent.
(2023-12-21). International Migrants Day: How To Change the System? orinocotribune.com By Neal Resnikoff — Dec 18. 2023 | The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day in 2000. It took into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world. It aimed to further the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. | The Convention recognizes the human rights of migrant workers and promotes their access to justice as well as to humane and lawful working and living conditions. It provides guidance on the elaboration of national migration policies and for international cooperation based on…
(2023-12-20). Despite Biden's Claims, Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Is Accurate. popularresistance.org The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in top medical journal The Lancet. | As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and women (5,153). | United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and major media outlets have often used these statistics, because they have a history of being accurate. | "International organizations including the United Nations usually rely on these same figures as they…
(2023-12-20). How Can We Actually Improve Human Rights in North Korea? counterpunch.org Human rights in North Korea are currently in the spotlight. In addition to a recent conference on North Korean human rights held in Honolulu, there's also a new documentary, Beyond Utopia, about North Korean defectors that is receiving Oscar buzz. We can expect to hear more about North Korea human rights in 2024, the 10-year
(2023-12-21). Urinating on Prisoners: Why Humiliation is Functional in Israel's War on Palestinians. mintpressnews.com The Israeli military continues to act as it did during the Nakba, when it employed torture in a bid to crush the spirit of Palestinian resistance, perceiving the humiliation of Palestinians as an expression of dominance, power, and supremacy.
(2023-12-20). An Unfinished Struggle: the 50-Year Campaign to Abolish Torture. counterpunch.org 
At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells. Hélène Veilleux/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Christopher Justin Einolf, Northern Illinois University The world's first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that
(2023-12-21). Realizan marcha contra medidas de ajuste económico en Argentina. telesurtv.net En la marcha estuvieron presentes al menos 100 organizaciones sociales, políticas, sindicales, estudiantiles y de derechos humanos (DD.HH.).
(2023-12-21). Personal de enfermería se manifiesta en Cataluña, España, por derechos. telesurtv.net Asimismo el gremio organizado exige sueldos dignos.
(2023-12-20). ONU denuncia que Israel utiliza el hambre como arma de guerra. telesurtv.net Una organización de derechos humanos con sede en Ginebra había denuciado el martes que el 71 por ciento de la población en la Franja de Gaza sufre hambre extrema.
(2023-12-21). Venezuela Secures Release Of Government Envoy Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Venezuela successfully negotiated the release of Alex Saab, a government envoy who spent more than three years detained. | Saab landed in Caracas on Wednesday afternoon and was greeted by his family and Venezuelan government officials. His release comes as a result of a negotiation between the Nicolás Maduro government and the Joe Biden administration that will see the release of up to 36 people, 10 of them US citizens, currently detained in Venezuela. | The Maduro government envoy was arrested during a refueling stopover in Cape Verde in June 2020 on his way to Iran to negotiate food and fuel import deals amidst…
(2023-12-21). US releases detained Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been unjustly imprisoned in the United States since October 2021, was finally released from US custody on December 20. Saab was detained in Cape Verde a year after being Saab was sanctioned amid intensified US attacks against Venezuela, which was attempting to…
(2023-12-20). World faces days of "moral decay" as Israel bulldozes hospital grounds, detains more doctors. mronline.org 
Israel carries out unprecedented attacks against health workers and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, bulldozing hospital grounds and detaining doctors.
(2023-12-20). Palestinian activist Munther Amira tied up, beaten, and arrested by Israeli forces in Aida refugee camp. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli forces raided Aida refugee camp and detained activist Munther Amira after attacking his family. With Amira's fate inside Israel's military court system unknown, his family recounts his traumatic arrest and calls for international solidarity.
(2023-12-20). 12 Journalists Arrested, 44 Assaulted Across the US This Year. truthout.org At least 12 journalists were arrested or detained this year across the U.S., according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker's annual report. "As in other years, the most visible — and often the most hazardous — form of newsgathering is covering breaking news on the scene," the report says. Five of the reporters arrested or detained this year were covering protests. In just over a month… |
(2023-12-21). Testimonies show Israel torturing Gaza abductees. presstv.ir Testimonies confirm the Gaza abductees were subjected to all forms of beatings and ill-treatment by Israeli forces during their detention.
(2023-12-21). Australia: Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary – October 2023 (released 21 December 2023). reliefweb.int 
venezuelanalysis.com (2023-12-20). Venezuela Secures Release of Gov't Envoy Alex SaabThe Venezuelan government and Saab's defense lawyers have maintained that he was acting as a special envoy and therefore was subject to diplomatic immunity. Caracas viewed the detention of Saab as a violation of international law, tantamount to a "kidnapping" and his persecution as a politically motivated trial. Saab maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering.
(2023-12-21). 80+ Groups Descend On DC, Demand Gaza Cease-Fire, Migrant Rights. popularresistance.org Activists from more than 80 advocacy groups took to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to protest what they called the Israeli genocide in Palestine and "cruel" immigration policies here in the United States. | The demonstrators demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, an end to American military aid for Israel, and protection for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. | "As the Biden administration and Senate Democrats indicate a willingness to advance cruel immigration proposals in order to pass a spending package that will send billions of dollars to Israel to continue its genocide in Gaza, we come toget…
(2023-12-21). Labor's new punitive refugee laws criticised. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-12-21). National defense budget extends illegal electronic spying on US citizens. wsws.org The National Defense Authorization Act, which was sent to the White House by Congress on December 14, contains a little-known four-month extension of Section 702 provisions that enable the ongoing warrantless surveillance of US citizens in violation of fundamental constitutional rights.
(2023-12-20). Displaced inside prison: UNRWA says 1.9m Gazans forced out of homes by war. presstv.ir The UN Palestinian refugee agency says since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October almost 1.9 million have been internally displaced.
(2023-12-20). Exclusive: Hamas says resolve to fight Israel outweighs its missiles. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was meant to show the world that ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people will affect international stability.
(2023-12-20). 80+ Groups Descend on DC Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire, Migrant Rights. scheerpost.com 
(2023-12-20). Killers of the Flower Moon is a Study in Genocidal Villainy That Continues in Today's War on Native American Sacred Sites. counterpunch.org 
By what imagined rights does the United States attempt to legitimize its original conquest of Indigenous Peoples and continue to obliterate Native Americans' Holy Places? In the quest for mineral enrichments–be it oil, copper, lithium, or uranium– how long should we enable and benefit from the sort of genocidal dispossession depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon?
(2023-12-20). Combating censorship: Pressley's bill targets discriminatory book bans as civil rights violations. nationofchange.org In a bold move against escalating book bans, Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduces a legislative response to safeguard diversity and freedom in literature.
(2023-12-20). Labor's new punitive refugee laws criticised. greenleft.org.au
(2023-12-20). A New Hope: The UAW Victory and Beyond. counterpunch.org 
If there has been a constant theme to Left discourse in the U.S. it has been that a labor revival is always just around the corner. While this has proved to be quite elusive, it can be said that this year has put workers rights squarely in the spotlight. There has been the continuing organizing
(2023-12-20). Italian workers resist Salvini's strike breaking methods. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions and left-wing groups in Italy are organizing to resist recent attempts by deputy prime minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini to break strikes and workers' protests. Workers in the transport sector in the local bus, subway, and tram services joined 24-hour strikes in major cities of the country on December 15. | Trade unions and left-wing groups like the Communist Youth Front (FGC) also organized demonstrations in various cities protesting Salvini's attack on workers' rights. Protesters are also calling out the apathy of the far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni towards workers' demands…
(2023-12-20). Rise in Forced Pregnancies Shows the Need for an Independent Movement for Abortion Rights. leftvoice.org
(2023-12-21). Victory for Venezuela: Alex Saab is free! liberationnews.org 
Washington wanted to set an example with Saab and punish him, his family and the Venezuelan people for daring to resist the U.S. sanctions. Congratulations, Alex Saab. You are right, Venezuela won this battle.
(2023-12-21). Raeisi: World astonished by Palestinians' resistance against Israel. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the world is amazed by the resistance of the Palestinian people against the Israeli regime.
(2023-12-21). How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded. dissidentvoice.org Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as "a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy." The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international trade but in circumvention of Washington's illegal economic coercive measures, also known as sanctions. Negotiated prisoner exchange In …
