(2024-01-30). Albanese Government's hold of UN aid to Gaza a human rights disgrace. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-01-30). Australia's withholding of aid to Gaza a human rights disgrace. independentaustralia.net
(2024-01-30). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 115: Israel Pushes Gazans Further South. popularresistance.org In the 48 hours after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) interim ruling on Israel, which placed the state on trial for genocide, the military has continued attacking Gaza with full force. | Within the last two days, at least 373 Palestinians, including 345 civilians, have been killed and at least 643 wounded, reported Human Rights Monitor (HRM). | The entire city of Khan Younis, located in the second-most southern district in the Gaza Strip, is being pounded by Israeli bombardment. | The Al Amal Hospital in the city is being subjected to a military siege that has lasted several days, trapping medical staff,…
(2024-01-30). Stop torture and inhumane treatment at Europe's borders. pressenza.com Launched a European mobilization by associations, movements, committees, parties, activists, volunteers, activists with the instrument of the ECI, the European Citizens' Initiative. | We are activists of Stop Border Violence, an Association formed in January last year, to promote an ECI (European Citizens' Initiative) called Art. 4: Stop Torture and Inhuman Treatment at Europe's Borders. | We ask the European Commission that the human rights enshrined in the founding Charter of the Union itself, be guaranteed to all and in particular, to the most fragile people, fleeing conflict, severe discrimination, climate ch…
(2024-01-29). "Depopulating" Palestine: Israel Through the Bifocal Lens of Hitler and Lemkin. transcend.org 20 Jan 2024 – As a human rights campaigner and a student of genocides, in my attempts to understand Israel's physical destruction of Gaza in particular, and its foundational Zionist policies in Palestine, I find most helpful to turn to Raphael Lemkin's grounded and multi-faceted conception of genocide and Hitler's "blood-based" ideas of "race-state" and racialized land.
(2024-01-30). Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat Helped Paved the Way for Israel's Slaughter in Gaza. mintpressnews.com 
Kit Klarenberg reveals how Sacha Baron Cohen, through films like Borat, helped manufacture hatred against Muslims in order to justify human rights abuses by Israel.
(2024-01-30). Criticism surges on AI's German branch during Ramallah visit. newarab.com 
Criticism erupted in Palestinian public opinion against On Tuesday, 29 January, a delegation of Amnesty International visited Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and met several Palestinian human rights organisations. The delegation included several senior directors of the organisation and members of its Germa…
(2024-01-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 115: Israel pushes Gazans further south; U.S threatens further regional violence. mondoweiss.net 
The U.S. government threatens further regional violence on the heels of drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. Human rights groups slam countries for pulling funding for UNRWA as Palestinians in Gaza face famine and starvation.
(2024-01-29). SAHRC releases July 2021 unrest report. sanews.gov.za SAHRC releases July 2021 unrest report |
(2024-01-30). Human Rights Officials Warn Aid Cuts Make Gaza Famine 'Inevitable'. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-30). Report Details "Devastating Harms" to TX Communities From Petrochemical Industry. truthout.org Toxic pollution from the petrochemical industry along the Houston Ship Channel in Texas is causing "devastating harms" to local communities, according to a new report by international human rights advocacy group Amnesty International. The report underscores the climate, environmental, and human rights tolls linked to petrochemical production, adding to the ongoing controversy surrounding the… |
(2024-01-30). Japan: Jetstar crews strike for pay, union rights. greenleft.org.au 
The union representing pilots and cabin crew at budget airline Jetstar Japan began coordinated strike action ahead of Christmas, after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations with management, reports Clive Tillman.
(2024-01-30). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org
(2024-01-30). Authorities put cyberbullies in crosshairs. ecns.cn China stepped up its fight against cyberbullying last year, taking administrative and judicial actions to strengthen the protection of netizens' rights and further purify the online environment.
(2024-01-30). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-29). The Weekly Round-Up: Provisional Measures for Gaza, Warning on Rwanda, & Asylum Seekers. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the News On Friday, A 17-judge panel at the International Court of Justice delivered an interim ruling imposing provisional measures on the state of Israel in order to alleviate the 'catastrophic humanitarian situation' in Gaza. Though stopping short of calling for the complete suspension of military operations requested by South Africa, the court ordered …
(2024-01-29). Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem. truthout.org Republicans in a state legislative subcommittee in Iowa forwarded a bill last week to force students to stand for and "respect" the singing of the Star Spangled Banner each day, a move that critics say would violate the free speech rights of children. House Study Bill 587, sponsored by state Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R), modifies the state's social studies curriculum to include instruction on "how to… |
(2024-01-29). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org
(2024-01-30). Canada imposes catch-all definition of "espionage" as part of bellicose anti-China furor. mronline.org 
In a decision with far-reaching implications for democratic rights, a Federal Court has endorsed the Canadian government's imposition of a sweeping new definition of espionage.
(2024-01-29). Report: Hate Against Muslims, Palestinians Increased 178 Percent in Last 3 Months of 2023. truthout.org Incidents of hate and discrimination against Muslims and Palestinians across the U.S. increased drastically as Israel's genocidal assault of Gaza was ongoing in the last three months of 2023, the U.S.'s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group has announced. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released data on Monday showing that the organization received 3,578… |
(2024-01-29). Biden pledges to shut down the border to gain Ukraine war funds. wsws.org Biden is campaigning as the defender of democracy, but his priority is securing tens of billions more dollars for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. To get it he will destroy the rights of immigrants and witch-hunt workers and youth who oppose US/Israeli genocide against the Palestinians.
(2024-01-30). Sanctions can be imposed on British subject. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Philips v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2024] EWHC 32 (Admin) This application for judicial review raised an interesting and novel question. Could a private individual, a British citizen, be designated under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018? The claimant, a British journalist, had reporting on the Donbas region of …
(2024-01-29). Top Cases of 2023: the good, the bad and the legally complicated. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
As the dust settles on another year, it is (just about still) time to look back over the year gone to review some of the most dramatic, legally interesting or impactful cases of the year gone by. As ever, this is only a selection of the top cases of the year, but as a whole …