(2024-02-05). Drone attack kills 5 Syrian Democratic Forces fighters. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that five Syrian Democratic Forces fighters have been killed in a drone attack on a U.S. army base in eastern Syria. "Five members from SDF special forces were killed and around 20 wounded by a drone attack after midnight on Al-Omar oil field. the largest US-led coalition base in Syria" Abdel Rahman stated. Abdel Rahman said the attack hit an SDF section inside Al-Omar oil field. the base, in "the first attack by pro-Iran groups against American bases after the US strikes on Syria and Iraq" late last week.
(2024-02-04). World: Advocacy Brief: End Immigration Detention of Children (February 2024). reliefweb.int 
Countries: Algeria, Belize, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Philippines, Republic of Korea, South Africa, South Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, World, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Sources: International Organization for Migration, UN Children's Fund, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict, UN Office o…
(2024-02-04). UN Experts: The Deliberate Killing Of Journalists In Gaza Is A Strategic Tactic Employed By The Israeli Occupation #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – Amman Net) Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) welcomes the statement issued by the Special Rapporteurs affiliated with the Human Rights Council in Geneva." /> UN Experts: …
(2024-02-04). Gaza war: UN experts say UNRWA funding cut 'defies humanity'. newarab.com 
UN human rights experts on Friday condemned in the "strongest possible terms" any attempts to "delegitimise" the Several countries "The grossly disproportionate decision to suspend funding by some of the largest dono…
(2024-02-04). Iran Guard among three dead in Israel strikes in Syria. newarab.com 
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "three members of pro-Iran groups, including an Iranian and an Iraqi" were killed in "Israeli a…
(2024-02-05). Sanders Calls Out US Hypocrisy on Human Rights as Senators Unveil Aid Bill. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that the U.S. must stop fueling the Netanyahu government's assault on the Gaza Strip as senators unveiled legislation that would provide more than $14 billion in aid to Israel, which has waged its monthslong war on the Palestinian territory with massive American-made bombs, artillery shells, and other destructive munitions. "This is not JUST about 27,000… |
(2024-02-05). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Faber Rincón Pérez era un reconocido líder defensor de los derechos de los trabajadores de la industria petrolera a través de la organización Guardia Obrera, la cual tiene como objetivo la inclusión de la mano de obra local.
(2024-02-05). Nayib Bukele se autoproclama vencedor elecciones salvadoreñas. telesurtv.net Las elecciones presidenciales se celebraron en el marco de un estado de exención, denuncias de violación de derechos humanos y cuestionamientos sobre la reelección inmediata.
(2024-02-05). Israel continues to detain pregnant Palestinian woman. newarab.com 
(2024-02-05). The Case of Palestine's Longest Serving Prisoner Exposes Israel's Brutal Abuse of Palestinian Detainees. scheerpost.com 
(2024-02-04). Assad regime 'levelled' mass graves: Saydnaya Detainees. newarab.com 
Satellite imagery has revealed levelling operations at the site of mass graves believed to hold thousands of political detainees killed in Satellite analysis of the site shows extensive excavation and levelling of the land, including upturning of the soil, between the summer of 2022 and January 2023…
(2024-02-04). Gujarat ATS arrests Mumbai based Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari over a hate speech case. muslimmirror.com By Muslim MIrror News Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) detained Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari in Mumbai on Sunday over allegations of delivering an inflammatory speech. The arrest led to a gathering of hundreds of his supporters outside the Ghatkopar police station, prompting a lathi charge by the police to control the crowd and manage traffic …
(2024-02-05). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org
(2024-02-05). The Weekly Round-up: Suspension of funding to the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees; changes to the Immigration Rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the UK: The government has confirmed the dates on which various significant changes to the Immigration Rules will come into effect: The Home Affairs Select Committee has sent a letter regarding the living conditions aboard the Bibby Stockholm to Michael Tomlinson KC MP, the Minister for Countering Illegal Migration. The Bibby Stockholm is a …
(2024-02-05). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-05). Hyundai Workers Roll The Union On In Alabama. popularresistance.org Auto workers at Hyundai in Montgomery, Alabama, have signed up more than 30 percent of their nearly 4,000 co-workers in an ambitious drive to unionize. | The Auto Workers (UAW) announced the organizing breakthrough with a new video, "Montgomery Can't Wait," where workers link the labor and civil rights movements: "Montgomery, the city where Rosa Parks sat down, and where thousands of Hyundai workers are ready to Stand Up." | "There's something about our fight to unionize being homegrown that makes it just that much sweeter," said Quichelle Liggins, a 12-year quality inspector at Hyundai.
(2024-02-05). Tomorrow Belongs To Palestine. counterpunch.org 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "How Long? Not Long" speech on 25 March 1965 following the historic voting-rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. He told the thousands who had gathered on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol that the days of Southern white brutality were waning. Although delivered 59 years ago, Dr. King's
(2024-02-05). Either not Neither: further consideration of non-binary identity by the High Court. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
The Divisional Court (Lady Justice Laing and Mrs Justice Heather Williams) confirmed in R (Castellucii) v The Gender Recognition Panel and the Minister for Women and Equalities [2024] EWHC 54 (Admin) that the Gender Recognition Panel has no power under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to issue a Gender Recognition Certificate that records an applicant's …
(2024-02-05). UN warns on Forestry Law. pressenza.com The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples warned Peru that the Forestry Law encourages territorial dispossession and logging on indigenous lands, due to recent modifications made to this legal framework. | The Special Rapporteur, José Francisco Calí Tzay, warned that the modifications made to the Forestry and Wildlife Law could allow the legalisation of the dispossession of communal lands, foster impunity for illegal activities and permit violence against environmental defenders. | With the Forestry Law, a void in state protection has been created, which would allow the actions of criminal gro…
(2024-02-05). Sri Lankan health unions end two-day strike, claiming "positive response" by government. wsws.org Last week's national walkout is a part of a rising wave of strikes and protests over Colombo's International Monetary Fund-dictated attacks on jobs, wages, working conditions and democratic rights.
(2024-02-04). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org
(2024-02-04). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-05). The Weekly Round-up: Suspension of funding to the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees; changes to the Immigration Rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the UK: The government has confirmed the dates on which various significant changes to the Immigration Rules will come into effect: The Home Affairs Select Committee has sent a letter regarding the living conditions aboard the Bibby Stockholm to Michael Tomlinson KC MP, the Minister for Countering Illegal Migration. The Bibby Stockholm is a …
(2024-02-05). The Overthrow of Men. thealtworld.com In my lifetime I have watched the complete overthrow of American men. The only role that they have left is to be a hate object for feminists. | I think the overthrow was initiated with the 1964 Civil Rights Act as implemented, contrary to the statutory language in the law, by the EEOC bureaucracy. Congress explicitly prohibited racial quotas, but the EEOC under the leadership of Alfred Blumrosen put in place a regulatory system that, at first, under the name of "affirmative action" gave racial preference to blacks in university admissions, hiring, and promotion. Soon after the preferences were extended to women,…
(2024-02-05). Canada may follow US lead, sanction W. Bank Israeli settlers. newarab.com 
The announcement came a day after the US "We are looking into how to make sure that those…
(2024-02-04). US, EU Sanctions Aren't Working In Myanmar #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – Asia Times) When Myanmar's military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for a familiar tool: …
(2024-02-04). Redefining US-Latin American Relations. orinocotribune.com By Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner — Feb 1, 2024 | The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to US interests. The Biden administration, instead of reversing course, followed suit, with disastrous results for the region and a migration crisis that threatens Biden's re-election. | It has left most of Trump's sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba intact and has tightened those against Nicaragua. | US policy towards Venezuela has been a fiasco. Try as it might, both Trump and Biden were unable to depose President Maduro and found themselves stuc…
(2024-02-04). Canada may follow US lead, sanction W. Bank Israeli settlers. newarab.com The announcement came a day after the US "We are looking into how to make sure that those…
(2024-02-04). US sanctions four West Bank Israeli settlers amid Gaza war. newarab.com 
The US on Thursday imposed The sanctions marked a rare US move against Israel, which has been conducting The move comes as…
(2024-02-04). Why The United States Is Reimposing Sanctions On Venezuela. popularresistance.org Even the US business magazine Forbes expressed surprise at the reimposition of US sanctions on Venezuela's gold sales and its threat to do the same with oil. The oil sanctions especially, if reinstated, would precipitate higher gas prices and further debilitate the Venezuelan economy, forcing more people to leave the country out of economic necessity. | The Venezuelan government, for its part, has not been contrite. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez protested "the wrong step of intensifying economic aggression against Venezuela." She warned that if Washington takes the threatened measures, Venezuela will cancel repa…
(2024-02-04). Why the US Is Reimposing Sanctions on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Feb 3. 2024 | Even the US business magazine Forbes expressed