(2024-07-03). Corporate Social Responsibility Leader Convicted Of Funding Death Squads. popularresistance.org In a landmark legal case, Chiquita Banana was convicted by a federal court in Florida of funding a paramilitary death squad, the United Self Defense Force of Colombia (AUC in Spanish), in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The AUC murdered thousands of workers and used Chiquita ports and boats to move cocaine and weapons. This is the first time a US corporation has been held accountable for committing human rights abuses in another country. Clearing the FOG spoke with Professor Terry Karl, who was an expert in the case, about what happened, how Chiquita will now work to cover up its misdeeds and the impact this case…
(2024-07-03). Gaza hospital director's release exposes Israeli torture. electronicintifada.net Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians forcibly displaced amid escalating attacks.
(2024-07-03). Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani slams world's indifference to Gaza genocide. muslimmirror.com A senior Shia cleric referred to the plight of the people of Gaza and the Israeli regime's genocide in the Palestinian enclave and criticized the world's silence. In a message to an international conference on "American Human Rights from the Viewpoint of Leader of the Islamic Revolution", Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Nouri Hamedani said the …
(2024-07-03). Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani slams world's indifference to Gaza genocide. muslimmirror.com A senior Shia cleric referred to the plight of the people of Gaza and the Israeli regime's genocide in the Palestinian enclave and criticized the world's silence. In a message to an international conference on "American Human Rights from the Viewpoint of Leader of the Islamic Revolution", Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Nouri Hamedani said the …
(2024-07-03). Russia Seeks Indian Investment in Its Oil and Gas Sector. infobrics.org Russia urged India to deepen its investments in the sanction-hit country's oil and gas sector, and is keen on expanding the sales networks of Russian companies in Asia's third-largest economy…
(2024-07-03). Understanding Israel's "System of Domination" theintercept.com The process of Jewish expansion over Palestinian land has involved maintaining a "system of domination," says author Nathan Thrall on this week's Intercepted. In order to constrict "Palestinians into tighter and tighter space" over the decades, Israel has deployed a strict permit system, movement restrictions, walls, fences, segregated roads, and punitive actions such as arrests and detentions, even of children. | In "
(2024-07-03). European financial institutions invest billions in arms companies that sell weapons to Israel. fidh.org
(2024-07-03). Iran's presidential hopefuls talk nuclear deal, economic sanctions ahead of Friday runoff. haaretz.com Iran's reformist candidate says he will work to revive the nuclear deal with world powers, while his hardliner competitor condemned him for not having any plans for lifting the economic sanctions imposed by western countries…
(2024-07-03). Abortion 'Trafficking' Laws, Travel Bans, Medication Crackdowns: How the GOP is Criminalizing Abortion Post-Dobbs. scheerpost.com 
(2024-07-03). Injured Workers Panel On Injured Workers, Workers Comp, OSHA, Healthcare & Workers Rights. indybay.org Workers and health and safety advocates will speak out about the attack on health and safety on the job and the corruption of the workers compensation system as well as the capture of government agencies by employers that are supposed to be protecting workers on the job and injured workers…
(2024-07-03). Supreme Court Decision Guts Key Civil Rights Protection for Unhoused People. indybay.org ACLU lawsuit challenging San Francisco' costly and ineffective response to homelessness will continue…
(2024-07-03). Wednesday 7/17: Oakland Rally: John Lewis National Day of Commemoration & Action for Voting Rights. indybay.org De Fremery Park | 1651 Adeline St | Oakland, CA 94607…
(2024-07-03). Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian forces of attacking hospitals. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Ethiopian forces of committing "widespread attacks amounting to war crimes against medical professionals, patients, and health facilities" in the Amhara region.The report included interviews with 58 people, including eyewitnesses and victims of the attacks, HRW documented attacks by federal forces and a pro-government militia against "medical workers, healthcare facilities, and transports in at least 13 towns".The Amhara region fell into an emergency state later in August 2023 after fighting erupted there between federal forces and the Fano "self-defense" militia.Shocki…
(2024-07-03). Germany and Sweden arrest over crimes against humanity in Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – German authorities announced the arresting 5 people over crimes against humanity, while Sweden announced detaining 3 suspects under the same charges.The four arrested in Germany are believed to be Syrian Palestinians and a Syrian citizen and are "strongly suspected of killing and attempting to kill civilians, qualified as crimes against humanity and war crimes," according to a statement from Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.Ulrika Bentelius Egelrud, the prosecutor in charge of the inquiry in Sweden, stated that the suspects were arrested owing to "good cooperation with Germany, Eurojust, an…
(2024-07-03). Western sanctions against Russia have failed, Moscow says. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The recognition of Russia as a high-income country by the World Bank demonstrates the ineffectiveness of Western sanctions, Russian permanent representative at international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, stated.
(2024-07-03). Law Pod UK Ep.201: Raising Racism at Inquests. ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 201 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Emma Snell of JUSTICE and Christian Weaver, a barrister at Garden North Chambers about Achieving Racial Justice at Inquests: A Practitioner's Guide (2024), a guide recently published by JUSTICE and INQUEST. His Honor Judge Mark Lucraft KC, Chief Coroner of England & Wales from 2016-2020 endorsed the guide saying the following: "This important guide …
(2024-07-03). Muzzling the dogs of war: The time to stop the madness is now. mronline.org 
It may be time to think the unthinkable: all the signs are pointing to the West preparing to launch a proper war in Europe. Once started it could bring, for the first time in living memory, millions of Western civilians into uniform and see the cities of the West attacked. Preposterous? Jumping the Shark? Listen to what the leaders in the West are saying. The time to stop the madness is now, not once the elites drive us into the abyss and civilians are stripped of all rights to oppose.
(2024-07-03). Tech war: US revoked 8 licences for exporting goods to China's Huawei in 2024. scmp.com The Biden administration is taking to new measures to thwart Huawei, which has started to rebound despite US sanctions.
(2024-07-03). Georgia : Serious deterioration of the situation of human rights defenders. fidh.org In recent years, human rights defenders in Georgia have faced escalating threats and violence, exacerbated by hostile rhetoric from the government and high-ranking officials in the country. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and the Human Rights Center denounce the worsening conditions for civil society in Georgia and call on the authorities to ensure effective, timely, and objective investigations into attacks against human rights defenders and to put (…) | – |
(2024-07-03). European Union General Affairs Council must address continued rule of law and human rights violations in Hungary and Poland. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other international NGOs sent a letter to EU ministers ahead of the EU General Affairs Council's meeting on 25 June 2024 where member States will hold a hearing on the situation in Hungary under the Article 7.1 TEU procedure.
In the letter, the signatory organisations point to the continued deterioration of the situation in Hungary, which fails to comply with Europea Union rule of law recommendations. Major concerns include judicial (…) | – |
(2024-07-03). 4 Chinese-military linked companies put on US trade sanctions list. scmp.com Two of the companies were added to the list because of their ties to a South African flying academy which trained China's military forces using Western and Nato sources.
(2024-07-03). Mining the planet for renewable energy. wattsupwiththat.com Reliable energy, human rights, land impacts, air and water pollution, lost wildlife get ignored…
(2024-07-03). Housing for All with Chris Martin. mronline.org 
Money on the Left is joined by Dr. Chris Martin to discuss Modern Monetary Theory's vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. A Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Martin is a long-time tenant's rights advocate in Australia with scholarly training in law and heterodox political economy. We speak with Martin about this report and its reception in Australian housing policy debates. We also ruminate about what housing-for-all movements in Australia, the US, and across the world stand to learn from each other.
(2024-07-03). Iran Blacklists US Individuals over Suppression of Pro-Palestine Protests. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran imposed sanctions on a number of American individuals for their role in clamping down on academic movements in support of Palestine.
(2024-07-03). Guide to legal rights in the U.S. cpj.org 
(2024-07-03). Team to investigate child abuse allegation at KZN home. sanews.gov.za Team to investigate child abuse allegation at KZN home | The newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Mbali Shinga, has ordered a full investigation into the allegations of child abuse at the Aryan Benevolent Home Child and Youth Care Centre in Chatsworth, Durban. | Shinga visited the centre on Tuesday, following recent allegations of child abuse at the home. | According to the provincial department, reports suggest that workers at the facility have ignored children's rights, with instances of children being assaulted with wet towels and belts. | Shinga said it was disappointing that management at th…
(2024-07-03). Israel reserves administrative detention for non-Jewish suspects. newarab.com 
Israel has moved forward with its plan to The new law will make it illegal for Israeli citizens who are not members of proscribed terrorist groups to be held under administrative detention, meaning that the controversial order will effectively only apply to…
(2024-07-03). Pro-Palestine protesters march in Ghent, call for sanctions on Israel. presstv.ir A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Ghent, Belgium, attracted a significant turnout of over a thousand participants on Saturday, advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and urging for sanctions against Israel.
(2024-07-03). Iran blacklists 11 US officials over suppressing pro-Palestine protests. presstv.ir The Iranian Foreign Ministry imposes sanctions on nearly a dozen American individuals for their role in clamping down on pro-Palestinian protests in condemnation of Israel's war on Gaza.
(2024-07-03). Iran slams US human rights violations 36 years after downing of passenger plane. presstv.ir It was the 36th anniversary of the downing of an Iranian passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf.
(2024-07-03). BJP Leaders Detained Amid Protests Against Karnataka Government's Alleged Corruption. devdiscourse.com Opposition BJP leaders were detained on Wednesday as they attempted to besiege the Chief Minister's office-cum-residence in Karnataka, accusing the ruling Congress government of rampant corruption. The leaders, including senior figures like state president B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, were accompanied by a throng of party workers.