(2024-05-23). Biden and Congress are destroying International Law for Israel. mondoweiss.net 
The current American threats to sanction the ICC could spell the death of International Law. Whatever little hope people had for a just international system will disappear.
(2024-05-23). Hamas Denounces ICC Decision On Warrants Against Its Leaders. popularresistance.org The Public Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court issued arrest and detention warrants against a number of leaders of the Zionist occupation. | The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) followed up on the arrest and detention warrants issued today by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court against only two war criminals of the Zionist entity. They are "Benjamin Netanyahu" and "Yoav Gallant," who were proven to be involved in committing the crime of genocide, aggression and crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people. | The arrest and detention warrants against the aforementioned occupa…
(2024-05-23). Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions on ICC. hrw.org Click to expand Image | International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024. | © 2024 Peter Dejong/AP Photo | (Washington, DC) — US President Joe Biden should oppose threats and calls for punitive actions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), 121 human rights and civil society groups said today in a letter to President Biden. On May 20, 2024, the court's prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas and two senior Israeli officials. Some members of the US Congress have threatened to retaliate against the ICC, including by imposing sa…
(2024-05-23). Rights groups file complaint against Booking.com for listing Israeli settlements. middleeasteye.net 
Rights groups file complaint against Booking.com for listing Israeli settlements | Dutch NGO Somo reported finding at least 70 listings on Booking.com in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank | | Children wave Israeli flags in Mehola, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, on 3 Fe…
(2024-05-23). Western Nations Move To Recognize Palestine & Israel Caught Lying About Viral Video Of IDF Detainees. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/23/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2024-05-23). Israel agrees to perform autopsy on Gazan doctor who died in Israeli custody. haaretz.com Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, 53, was the father of six and head of orthopedics at Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. His wife, Yasmin, submitted a request for an autopsy with a representative of Physicians for Human Rights Israel…
(2024-05-23). Interview With José Pimentel, Venezuelan Peasant Leader and Land Defender. orinocotribune.com By William Camacaro — May 15, 2024 | We had the opportunity to meet with an iconic leader of the Venezuelan campesino movement in the city of San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela. José Pimentel is a well-known defender of land rights. For this reason Pimentel has been the target of at least three assassination attempts by large landowners. | While there is no consensus on the true number, it said that hundreds of peasants in Venezuela have been assassinated for defending their legally sanctified rights to the land they work. Some estimate that more than 500 peasants have been murdered for their compliance with…
(2024-05-23). Saturday 5/25: Deep Canvassing Training To End Factory Farming. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center – West | 2414 6th St. | Berkeley, CA…
(2024-05-23). For Many American Jews Protesting for Palestinians, Activism is a Journey Rooted in Their Jewish Values. counterpunch.org 
For Rebekah and many other American Jews, the cultural memory of the Holocaust, and the common refrain "Never Again," inspires their activism for Palestinian rights. "Growing up in Hebrew schools, you grow up with the nightmarish Holocaust films," she stressed. "The conclusion of this education should have been clear: 'You can't do it to another group of people!'"
(2024-05-23). National Endowment For Democracy continues to weaponize human rights. mronline.org The latest example is its pressing for release of John McCain pallbearer from Siberian jail while it ignores a socialist arrested by the Ukrainian intelligence services and another socialist who was murdered.
(2024-05-23). Oxford students arrested after violent crackdown on pro-Palestine protest. middleeasteye.net 
Oxford students arrested after violent crackdown on pro-Palestine protest | Over a dozen people detained during sit-in demanding negotiations with university administrators | | Pro-Palestinian supporters sit in front of a police van in Oxford, central England, on 7 May 2024 (Screengrab/X/Madeleine Ja…
(2024-05-23). Ecuador: UN Calls for Women's Ministry to Be Maintained. telesurenglish.net The international body recalled that the South American nation, as part of General Recommendation No. 28 of 2010 of the Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, should ensure the existence of strong and specialized bodies. | Arianna Tanca, Minister of Women and Human Rights, May 2024…
(2024-05-23). Venezuelans March in Merida in Support of President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, citizens residing in the state of Merida took to the streets to reject the U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and support President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Thousands of people from the municipalities of Santos Marquina, Libertador, Campo Elias and Sucre walked the streets of downtown Merida to support the Bolivarian Revolution. | "The people of Merida are in the streets to celebrate together the victory of P…
(2024-05-23). Saudi Arabia: Call for lifting the arbitrary travel ban imposed on women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul and her family. fidh.org
(2024-05-23). Sri Lanka: Crackdown Over Civil War Anniversary. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A Tamil woman cries for her deceased family members during a civil war remembrance in Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka, May 17, 2024. | © 2024 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo | (Geneva) — Sri Lankan authorities have threatened and detained Tamils commemorating those who died or went missing in the country's civil war, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 17, 2024, the United Nations human rights office issued a report calling for international prosecutions and other accountability measures to address the thousands of unresolved cases of enforced disappearances in the war, which ended on…
(2024-05-23). Zambia: Opposition Figure Sentenced for 'Defaming President'. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Government photo of Raphael Nakacinda, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for "defaming the president." | Credit: National Assembly of Zambia | (Johannesburg) — The conviction and sentencing of a leading opposition member to 18 months in prison with hard labor will have a broad chilling effect on the right to freedom of expression in Zambia, Human Rights Watch said today.Raphael Nakacinda, secretary general of the main opposition party, Patriotic Front, was sentenced on May 17, 2024, for his 2021 remarks "defaming the president," a criminal offense that the president abolish…
(2024-05-23). Taiwan: Joint open letter to President Lai Ching-te. fidh.org On the day Lai Ching-te is sworn in as Taiwan's President, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations in Taiwan, Covenants Watch and Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), sent him a letter to outline 12 human rights priorities for his presidency. Read the letter below.
Honourable President Lai Ching-te Office of the President No. 122, Section 1, Chongqing South Road Zhongzheng District Taipei City 10048, Taiwan
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(2024-05-23). Yemen: Houthi Landmines Claim Lives, Livelihoods. hrw.org (Beirut) — Landmines laid by Houthi forces and others in Yemen continue to kill and cause serious injuries to civilians in areas where active hostilities have ceased and are preventing farmers from accessing their land, Human Rights Watch said today. Yemeni law and the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty prohibit any use of antipersonnel landmines under any circumstances."Houthi forces flouted the landmine ban for years and Yemeni civilians are paying the price as these weapons kill and wound indiscriminately," said Niku Jafarnia, Yemen and Bahrain researcher at Human Rights Watch. "There is an urgent need to step up clea…
(2024-05-23). Russia detains fourth top defence figure for alleged bribe-taking. scmp.com A military court ordered Vadim Shamarin, deputy head of Russia's General Staff, remanded in custody. It was the latest in a series of arrests of top military officials.
(2024-05-23). DR Congo: Prominent Activist Abducted. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Gloria Sengha Panda Shala in Kinshasa, DR Congo, in 2018. | Credit: CPGLCONGO | (Nairobi) — The Democratic Republic of Congo government should urgently investigate and publicly report on the whereabouts of the prominent opposition and civil society activist Gloria Sengha, Human Rights Watch said today. The abduction of Sengha and two of her colleagues appears linked to a wave of repression by Congolese authorities that has severely restricted the rights of activists, journalists, and opposition party members.At about 5 p.m. on May 17, 2024, unidentified men, including some wearing…
(2024-05-23). The Fight for LGBTQI+ Rights in the Maghreb and the Middle East. fidh.org
(2024-05-23). On EU's 'Day Against Impunity,' Stand for Equal Justice. hrw.org Click to expand Image | European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. | © 2020 Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP | Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell showed what a principled commitment to justice looks like, on May 7, when he pushed back against threats aimed at undermining the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Palestine investigation. "If we respect the ICC, it has to be in any case, on any occasion, with respect to anyone," he said. On May 23, the EU marks its ninth Day Against Impunity, shortly after the ICC prosecutor's application for arrest warrants for grave int…
(2024-05-23). Argentina: Reconsider Supreme Court Nominations. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Argentina's Supreme Court members Ricardo Lorenzetti, Juan Carlos Maqueda, Carlos Rosenkrantz and Horacio Rosatti attend the opening session of the 142nd legislative term, at the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1, 2024. | © 2024 Reuters/Agustin Marcarian…
(2024-05-23). Turkey: Galatasaray Square must be open to Saturday Mothers/People. fidh.org International human rights organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, stand in solidarity with the Saturday Mothers/People. Since May 1995, they have been protesting for truth and justice for their forcibly disappeared loved ones. As they approach their 1,000th weekly vigil on May 25, 2024, the Saturday Mothers/People are Türkiye's longest-standing peaceful protest. Despite facing severe repression, the group (…) | – |
(2024-05-23). Thailand: Death in detention of pro-democracy activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom. fidh.org On May 14, 2024, Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, a member of the pro-democracy group Thalu Wang, died while in pre-trial detention on charges of violating Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code (lèse-majesté). The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) are deeply saddened by her senseless death, which underscores the deep flaws in Thailand's judicial and penitentiary systems. (…) | – |
(2024-05-23). Georgia: Last chance to stop Russian-style crackdown on civil society. fidh.org International human rights organisations, civil society groups, and election observers are urging European and national leaders to promptly address the Georgian government's attempt to crackdown on civil society as the country approaches its General Elections in October.
Since April 15th Georgians have been rallying in protest against the proposed "Transparency of Foreign Influence" law, which bears striking resemblance to the Russian so called "Foreign Agent Law". This law threatens to (…) | – |
(2024-05-23). Putin Signs Decree Allowing for Seizure of U.S. Property in Russia. themoscowtimes.com The decree listed real estate, personal property, securities, shares and property rights as potential U.S.-owned assets liable for seizure.
(2024-05-23). Petro desestima llamado de la derecha colombiana a un golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net Durante los dos períodos de gobierno de Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) se produjo un aumento en la violación de los derechos humanos y la discriminación hacia estudiantes y académicos.
(2024-05-23). Mia Khalifa: Don't buy Israeli 'blood diamonds'. newarab.com 
Mia Khalifa has urged fans and followers this week to avoid purchasing diamonds linked to Israel, citing concerns over conflict 'blood diamonds' and human rights abuses amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese-American former adult film actress turned "Israel owns the most diamond mines in the world. How many mines are in Israel? ZERO. It's just another example of genocidal colonialism exploiting resources and dehumanizing the population of an occupied land.
(2024-05-23). ICJP files Gaza war crimes complaint against British officials. newarab.com 
A leading UK legal centre that advocates for the rights of Palestinians has issued a formal complaint accusing a number of British government officials of complicity in facilitating war crimes in The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has The latest entry f…
(2024-05-23). Pro-Palestine groups file Booking.com 'war crimes' complaint. newarab.com 
Several pro-Palestinian international rights groups have filed a criminal complaint to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service connecting the hotel reservation site Booking.com to The complaint concerns Booking.com's alleged involvement in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and is based on research purporting to show how it profits from facilitating the rental of holiday homes built on land belonging to Palestinians. | T…
(2024-05-23). The systematic torture of Gazans in Israel's secret prisons. newarab.com 
On 11 May, CNN exposed Israel's harrowing treatment of dozens of Gazan prisoners held hostage in the In the report, which stirred When The New Arab interviewed several of the 76 Gazan prisoners…
(2024-05-23). Biden administration calls for bipartisan push to sanction ICC. newarab.com 
The At a Senate appropriations s…
(2024-05-23). Israel uses US weapons to kill 'children without restraint': Rights group. presstv.ir A rights group says Israel is using US weapons to kill Palestinian "children without restraint."
(2024-05-23). Several detained at Texas Capitol rally condemning police violence at pro-Palestine demos. presstv.ir Several protesters were detained outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin during a pro-Palestine rally.
(2024-05-23). Several detained at Texas Capitol rally condemning police violence at pro-Palestine demos. presstv.ir Several protesters were detained outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin during a pro-Palestine rally.
This statement was issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and Wounded on May 11, 2024. The international institutions, especially the Red Cross, are completely complicit in these heinous crimes. What has been revealed about secret detention centers where brutal practices are committed . . . | 
"Do you think 'sit-ins' at lunch counters, 'Freedom Buses' and other demonstrations by Negroes will hurt or help the Negro's chances of being integrated in the South?" This question was posed by Gallup, a leading polling organization, back in 1961, during the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement. A majority of Americans at the time, 
Egyptians accused in Pylos shipwreck to stand trial after year in detention | Lawyers representing the defendants say the investigation has omitted key evidence and witnesses | | About 100 people gathered outside of the Reception and Identification Center in Malakasa, Greece, in…
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iganga Chief Magistrates Court has ordered a Namutumba-based Assistant Superintendent of Police Stella Nankunda to pay two Court Process Servers sh40 million as compensation for unlawful arrest and subsequent detention. The Court Process Servers are Michael Kaluusi and Richard Mwesigwa who work in the Iganga High Court Circuit. …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Parliament Speaker Anitah Among has warned that the country could lose its hosting rights of the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) if stadium construction is not done quickly. Last year, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania were awarded 2027 AFCON hosting rights by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), …
The Israeli army's further destruction of schools and health centres in Gaza is an "additional manifestation of genocide", the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has said. | Israel withdrew from Gaza City's The Palestinian Civil Defence teams said ten bodies were recovered from the r…