(2024-06-11). Gaza Lawsuit Challenges U.S. on Human Rights and Western Values. indybay.org The lawsuit "on behalf of Palestinian individuals and various organizations" was brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), along with co-counsel Van Der Hout, LLP of San Francisco in charging the U.S. government for its "failure to exercise influence over Israel to prevent genocide" under international human rights law. | On January 31, 2024, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White announced that "…the court found that Israel's assault…
(2024-06-11). Israel tortured 48 Palestinians to death in its detention centers: Report. presstv.ir Thirty-six of the victims lost their lives inside the regime's notorious military-run Sde Teiman detention camp.
(2024-06-11). The Sanctuary Movement Put US Foreign Policy On Trial. popularresistance.org Forty-two years ago, a Tucson congregation changed the landscape of immigration politics when what started with a legal clinic for Central American asylum seekers quickly grew into a nationwide movement. | Now, some immigration scholars who have tracked the Sanctuary Movement for many years say the spirit of the movement is alive and well in student organizing for Gaza. | The Sanctuary Movement was born in the '80s against the backdrop of repression, death squads, and massacres in El Salvador and Guatemala. Refugees were arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in desperate search of safety, but fe…
(2024-06-11). New details emerge about US, UK role in Israel's massacre in Nuseirat. presstv.ir US and UK drones shared photographs and any information that might help identify the locations of detainees held by Hamas.
(2024-06-11). Yemen's Houthis detain aid workers over 'US-Israeli spy network'. newarab.com 
(2024-06-11). Sino-Russia Strategic Partnership. infobrics.org Sino-Russian bilateral relations are on a positive trajectory. Both sides favour multipolarity in global politics and are cementing their strategic partnership to counter United States sanctions and balance NATO's Asian foray…
(2024-06-11). Hamas accepts ceasefire resolution, as Israeli strikes continue. newarab.com 
Hamas said it accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel abides by it. | Abu Zuhri said the group "accepts the UN security council resolution in regard to the ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli troops and swap of hostages for detainees held by Israel". | "The U.S. administration is facing a real test to carry out its commitments in compelling the occupation to immediately end the war in an implementation of the UN Security Council resolution,…
(2024-06-11). Hamas accepts UN-backed Gaza deal as Israel remains unclear. newarab.com 
Hamas accepts the UN Security Council resolution in regard to the ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli troops and swap of hostages for detainees held by Israel, he said. | "The US administra…
(2024-06-11). UN 'shocked' at Palestinian toll of Israel's Nuseirat operation. newarab.com 
The United Nations rights office (OHCHR) said acts committed by both Israelis and Hamas "may amount to war crimes". | "We are profoundly shocked at the impact on civilians of the Israeli forces' operation in Nuseirat at the weekend to secure the release of four hostages," spokesman Jeremy Laurence told reporters in Ge…
(2024-06-11). Palestinian activist Bassem Tamimi freed from Israeli detention. newarab.com 
(2024-06-11). Who is Rima Hassan, the Palestinian lawyer who made EU history. newarab.com 
Thirty-two-year-old Rima Hassan was elected into the The human rights activist, lawyer, and refugee advocate becomes the first
(2024-06-11). Turkey: First hearing in latest trial against Saturday Mothers/People. fidh.org Today, a joint report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders—a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)—and the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (IOLD) presents findings from the judicial observation of the first hearing in the trial of 20 individuals involved in the Saturday Mothers/People movement on February 27, 2024. They are being prosecuted for participating in (…) | – |
(2024-06-11). Torture and ill treatment: The ICRC's position and commitment. icrc.org
(2024-06-11). Beijing police detain four in subway construction collapse investigation. ecns.cn The investigative team concluded that the accident was a result of unauthorized operations by construction personnel and inadequate safety management by the unit at fault.
(2024-06-11). Monday 6/10: Support Palestine Liberation encampment: Sidra's Sanctuary. indybay.org 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, 94102 (Phillip Burton Federal Building)…
(2024-06-11). Police Attack on Protesters at Fed Bldg in SF. indybay.org Palestine Liberation encampment–Sidra's Sanctuary…
(2024-06-11). Retaliation Attack on Oakland Federal Building. indybay.org Windows were smashed and a firebomb was allegedly lit at the Federal Building in downtown Oakland, as an act of retaliation for SFPD's violent siege on the Sidra's Sanctuary encampment at the SF Federal Building.
(2024-06-11). Sunday 6/16: When Olive Trees Weep, a film showing and fund raiser. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary…
(2024-06-11). Tuesday 6/11: #VotingRights: Behind Bars – Mass Incarceration, Inequality, and The Ballot. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2024-06-11). A Final Memorial Protest at Golden Gate Fields. indybay.org Animal rights activists act in solidarity with those who die and with those who continue to suffer in the name of entertainment…
(2024-06-11). The four Tory candidates backing Laurence Fox's Reclaim pledges. leftfootforward.org Four Conservative candidates have backed pledges by Laurence Fox's right-wing Reclaim Party, in exchange for £5,000 each in campaign donations. | Causing even more headache for Rishi Sunak, four politicians running in the general election for the Tories have put their support behind four pledges that are not Conservative Party policy, symbolic of a faction of the party leaning further to the right. | Reclaim's "four commitments to culture" include; leaving the European Court of Human Rights, repealing the Human Rights Act and bringing in a British Bill of Rights, banning all forms of gender reassignment…
(2024-06-11). Cuba is working to modify Labor Code. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities announced on Tuesday that they are working to modify the Labor Code and the Social Security Law as a sign of the State's commitment to the welfare and exercise of labor rights.
(2024-06-11). Freedom from Pollution, Poverty, and Wasteful Systems. pressenza.com 
Waste Workers Call For Equal Rights, Push for "Magna Carta": | Formed in February 2024, PNWWA is a coalition of 12 waste worker organizations representing over a thousand members across the archipelago. Their unified voice underscores the need for legislative action to improve the working conditions and safeguard the rights of waste workers and waste pickers nationwide. | "We are calling for, among others, just compensation and social benefits and protection because we provide essential services to society. We are as deserving of such benefits and protection as any other worker, perhaps even mor…
(2024-06-11). European Court of Human Rights rules that climate change mitigation is an actionable right under Article 8 ECHR. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
This article was first published in Edition 33 of the Journal of Environmental Law and Management. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of the editors at Lawtext Publishing Limited On Monday 9 April 2024 the Strasbourg Court handed down judgment in three cases involving climate change: Carême v France (ECHR no 7189/21), Duarte …
(2024-06-11). Mozambique: Arbitrary arrest, physical attacks, and subsequent release of Sheila Wilson. fidh.org
(2024-06-11). India: Judicial harassment against community rights and human rights defender Ibrahim Dafadar. fidh.org
(2024-06-11). Bangladesh: Government must work towards abolishing the death penalty. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) joins six other human rights organizations in calling on the Bangladesh government to work towards abolishing the death penalty, highlighting the case of a recent death sentence imposed on a Botswana national after she was convicted on drug-related charges. FIDH, a founding member of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) and a member of its Steering Committee, opposes the death penalty for all crimes and in all (…) | – |
(2024-06-11). UN Expert Slams Taliban Crimes Against Afghan Women, Girls. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Afghan women hold placards demanding their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif on June 26, 2023. | © 2023 Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images | On June 18, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, will present to the UN Human Rights Council his latest report, which powerfully calls for the Taliban to be held accountable for their crimes against women and girls. The report, issued today, examines the Taliban's "institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls."The situat…
(2024-06-11). Rare black rail bird spotted in southern Delaware's salt marshes at Milford Neck Preserve. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Nestled in southern Delaware, Milford Neck Preserve is a lush sanctuary teeming with
(2024-06-11). Uganda: Alarming crackdown on environment and human rights defenders. fidh.org