(2024-06-17). 9,300 Palestinians languishing in Israeli prisons: Rights group. presstv.ir An independent and non-governmental rights organization says at least 9,300 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails and detention centers.
(2024-06-17). Terms of Reference : Consultancy Civil Society and the ICC : Pathways to Collaborative and Genuine Engagement. fidh.org 1. BACKGROUND
| This joint project of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC) (CICC), under the auspices of the Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes: Making Justice Work, aims to enhance the relationship between civil society organisations (CSOs) and the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court). FIDH is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights (…) | – |
(2024-06-17). Craving the simple pleasures of Eid. electronicintifada.net Human rights now seem out of reach…
(2024-06-17). Fans of Egypt's Al Ahly detained for opposing Israel war on Gaza. newarab.com 
Over 200 supporters of Egyptian football club The Egyptian Network for Human Rights (ENHR) reported that the fans clashed with security force…
(2024-06-17). Israel holding 9,300 Palestinians in prisons, detention centres. newarab.com 
Israel is holding 9,300 Palestinians in prisons and detention centres, including around 250 children and 75 women, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a statement. | The PPS said that the number includes thousands of Palestinians detained from the Gaza Strip, where Israel has carried out a brutal military assault since October. | More than 3,400 of the total number of prisoners are held under 'administrative detention' – a procedure that allows Israeli authorities to hold alleged suspected for six months at a time, which can be extended indefinitely. | Israel says the procedure allows authorities to hol…
(2024-06-17). Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap. newarab.com 
Iran and Sweden announced on Saturday a prisoner exchange that saw a "Hamid Noury, who has been in illegal detention in Sweden since 2019, is free and will return to the country in a few hours," Kazem Gharibabadi, head of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, said in a post on social media platform…
(2024-06-17). We stand with Pƒ±nar Selek until her final acquittal. pressenza.com On 28 June 2024, Pƒ±nar Selek will be tried for the fifth time by the Turkish state. | 26 years ago, in Turkey, Pƒ±nar Selek was arrested for her academic work on Kurdish resistance. In line with sociological professional ethics, she refuses to reveal the identities of the people she interviewed: she is tortured and kept in custody. In prison, she learns that she is accused of an "attack" on the Istanbul spice market — it was in fact an accidental gas explosion. She spends almost two years in prison. | She was acquitted a first time in 2006, but the public prosecutor appealed. Judicia…
(2024-06-17). Explainer: How was Hamid Nouri framed, jailed, tortured and freed after 1,680 days. presstv.ir Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen and former judiciary official unlawfully sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden over politically motivated charges, returned to Iran on Saturday after five years.
(2024-06-17). Nonfiction Summer Reading Recommendations. counterpunch.org 
1. "The Emperor's Nightmare" by Robert A. G. Monks (2022). Harvard lawyer, former CEO and Shareholder Rights Activist, Monks digs deep inside big corporate power and the devastating impact of this corpocracy on weakened democratic institutions. Constitutional reset is crucial, he concludes. 2. "Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and
(2024-06-17). Three Venezuelan opposition activists detained after presidential candidate campaign rally. latintimes.com Edmundo González Urrutia called the detentions "unjust and arbitrary." Opposition leader María Corina Machado said they were "criminal" actions…
(2024-06-17). 'The sums don't add up': IFS rubbishes the maths behind Reform UK's 'problematic' pledges. leftfootforward.org Pledges made in Reform UK's election 'contract' today have been ripped to shreds, whether that's over the unspecified welfare savings, vastly inflated figures or Liz Truss style tax cuts. | Nigel Farage announced the party's general election vision for Britain, which includes tax cuts costing nearly £90bn per year and spending increases of £50bn per year. | Among the Reform promises are; a vow to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, scrapping the UK's environmental goals, freezing 'non-essential' immigration, cut back 'office waste' in the NHS to spend more on frontline services and prom…
(2024-06-17). France's decision to deport Iranian national illegal: Top rights official. presstv.ir Kazem Gharibabadi also questioned the legality of Bashir Biazar's continued detention by French authorities even though he is not legally banned to exit the country.
(2024-06-17). The Weekly Round-Up: UK's wrongful imprisonment compensation scheme is legal and campaigners call for oversight of inquiries. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In UK News A report published by the Runnymede Trust on Monday found that black people, and especially black children, are subject to disproportionate rates of strip search across all police forces in England and Wales. The report analysed Home Office data and concluded that black children are 6.5 times more likely to be subject …
(2024-06-17). Thailand: Joint call to end judicial abuse and arbitrary detention, and to investigate Netiporn 'Bung' Sanesangkhom's death. fidh.org International organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call on the Thai government to end the abuse of the judicial process and the arbitrary detention of human rights defenders, activists, and protesters. Additionally, they urge a thorough and independent investigation into the death in custody one month ago of Netiporn 'Bung' Sanesangkhom.
AI Index Number: ASA 39/8157/2024
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(2024-06-17). Uganda: Alarming crackdown on environment and human rights defenders. fidh.org
(2024-06-17). Russia sets closed espionage trial for US reporter Evan Gershkovich. scmp.com Russia will hold the trial of the detained Wall Street Journal, who denies charges of collecting secrets for the CIA, behind closed doors later this month.
(2024-06-17). Thailand: Fully implement the convention on enforced disappearances. fidh.org On the day the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) enters into force in Thailand, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Union for Civil Liberty (UCL), and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) urge Thai authorities to fully implement the convention's provisions without delay.
Bangkok, Paris, 13 June 2024. FIDH, UCL, and TLHR welcome the entry into force of the ICPPED in Thailand today, upon the Thai government's (…) | – |
(2024-06-17). Russia sets date for closed-door trial of US journalist. aljazeera.com Evan Gershkovich was detained in March 2023 accused of 'spying' on a Russian defence enterprise in Yekaterinburg.
(2024-06-17). The Best Way To Secure LGBTQ Rights: Unions. portside.org Labor's ability to improve queer workers' lives stems from its power to raise standards for all workers.
(2024-06-17). Video: Protests as China's premier visits Australia. aljazeera.com Human rights protesters and supporters of China were involved in tense scenes outside an official welcome ceremony.
(2024-06-17). Mozambique: Arbitrary arrest, physical attacks, and subsequent release of Sheila Wilson. fidh.org