(2024-06-23). 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 (…) | – |
(2024-06-23). The International Olympic Committee must sanction Israel over its genocidal war in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
It is unconscionable for Israel to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Israel should be suspended from international sports organizations and events until it ends its grave violations of international law.
(2024-06-23). The Kibbutzniks Blocking Humanitarian Aid To Gaza. popularresistance.org The issue of Israelis physically blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza has been reported in the mainstream media over the past few months. In March, CNN's Clarissa Ward reported on Israeli right-wing activists seeking to block the crossings into Gaza where humanitarian aid was being transported in with their bodies. Ward pushed back on the demonstrators' claims that the rice bags were being filled with bullets by explaining that Gazans were dying of starvation, to no avail. | On Friday, the Biden administration issued a selective sanctioning of the primary organization blocking the aid "Tzav 9" — meaning "Order…
(2024-06-23). Public Defender's Office: Police violence tramples on Israelis' human rights, must be stopped. haaretz.com Police violence is the 'result of non-enforcement against violent police officers, turning a blind eye and practicing leniency toward police officers who break the law,' says a senior official at the Public Defender's Office, in its first public reaction to the protests…
(2024-06-23). Guantanamo victims: Israel using 'US-style' torture against Palestinians. presstv.ir Former Guantanamo detainees recount their abuse and torture in the United States detention facilities, saying Israel is using the same pattern against Palestinians illegally jailed in the occupied territories.
(2024-06-23). 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.
(2024-06-23). France must swiftly free jailed Iranian musician: Top rights official. presstv.ir Iran's top human rights official says Paris must swiftly release Iranian musician and filmmaker Bashir Biazar.
(2024-06-23). Monitor says three pro-Iran fighters killed in Syria strike. newarab.com 
A war monitor on Saturday said three According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strike occurred in
(2024-06-23). Hawaii To Decarbonize Transportation In Youth Climate Change Settlement. popularresistance.org On Thursday, Hawaii agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 young people alleging the state had violated their constitutional rights with infrastructure that adds to greenhouse (GHG) emissions, exacerbating climate change. | In the settlement, the state agreed to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045. | At a news conference, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, a Democrat, called the settlement "groundbreaking," reported Reuters. | "We're addressing the impacts of climate change today, and needless to say, this is a priority because we know now that climate change is here," Green said, as Reuters reported. "It…
(2024-06-23). Arresting Reporters Is A Crude Form Of Censorship. popularresistance.org Press freedom advocates in Canada are calling on Quebec prosecutors to drop mischief charges against Savanna Craig, saying her arrest and charges are part of a larger trend across Canada. | Craig was arrested in April while covering a pro-Palestinian protest at a Scotiabank branch in Montreal for CUTV, a university television station at Concordia University. | Although she identified herself as a journalist to police and showed them her press card, she was detained along with 44 protesters. Police have now recommended mischief charges against her. | "We're very concerned about the behaviour of Montreal police tow…
(2024-06-23). Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History. popularresistance.org With President Joe Biden's poll numbers tanking, American liberals are doubling down on what they apparently consider the best hope for his re-election: a strategy that relies heavily on whipping up fears of a dictatorship led by Donald Trump — warning that he would not only trample constitutional rights but likely imprison his political opponents. | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently raised this specter on a podcast called "On with Kara Swisher," openly fretting that President Trump would throw her in jail if he wins the November election. | "I mean, it sounds nuts," she said, "but I wouldn't be…
(2024-06-23). China freezes, sanctions Lockhead Martin entities. ecns.cn China announced countermeasures on Lockheed Martin's entities and high-level management personnel on Friday, freezing their movable, immovable and other kinds of property.
(2024-06-23). Hefei symposium focuses on human rights protection. ecns.cn China has been vigorously promoting its human rights development and continuously enhancing legal protection for human rights, according to human rights experts.
(2024-06-23). Saturday 7/13: Building Decarbonization x Energy Justice Teach-In. indybay.org Animal Rights Center (2414 6th St. Berkeley, CA)…
(2024-06-23). Tuesday 7/30: Choice in the Crossfire: Abortion Rights and Free Expression Post-Roe. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2024-06-23). Sunday 6/30: Charlie Acre's Sanctuary Workday. indybay.org 3210 Napa Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476…
(2024-06-23). Wednesday 7/17: Palo Alto Rally: John Lewis National Day of Action for Voting Rights. indybay.org Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza (PA City Hall) | 250 Hamilton Ave | Palo Alto, CA 94301…
(2024-06-23). Sri Lankan newspaper publishes experience in Cuba of woman from US. plenglish.com Colombo, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Sri Lanka Guardian newspaper today published an article by writer Amanda Yee on her recent visit to Cuba and the effects of the U.S. blockade on the Caribbean nation. | In her article, Three key conclusions from my visit to Cuba, the U.S. social activist, who was on the island to deliver medicines for the treatment of cancer in children, also highlighted the democracy project defended by Cubans, centered on the protection of human rights and full dignity. | Yee pointed out that the Cuban revolution offers key lessons for U.S. progressives on how to create a society in a way tha…
(2024-06-23). The Indigenous World 2024. pressenza.com Founded in 1968, IWGIA is a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and defending the rights of Indigenous peoples. | Every year they publish a book, available free of charge in Spanish and English, in which they inform us about the problems of indigenous peoples around the world, covering most of them in each country where they live. It is a great work that they have carried out in a disinterested way and that they are making available to institutions and organisations interested in the global or specific situation of a particular people, as well as to the general public. | The Indigenous World 2…
(2024-06-23). Joint NGO letter on the European Union's macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights. fidh.org
(2024-06-23). New Caledonia independence activists sent to France for detention. aljazeera.com Pro-independence leader Christian Tein among seven flown to the mainland after last month's large-scale riots.
(2024-06-23). 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 (…) | – |
(2024-06-23). 'Unconscionable': Prosecution of Arundhati Roy Sanctioned Under Indian Anti-Terror Law. defenddemocracy.press This is horrifying—a clear case of political persecution by an authoritarian government," one of Roy's publishers wrote. By Olivia Rosane Jun 16, 2024 Delhi Lieutenant Gov. V. K. Saxena has sanctioned the prosecution of world-renowned Indian author and activist Arundhati Roy over comments she allegedly made 14 years ago regarding Kashmir, officials from his office …
(2024-06-23). Ethiopia: Halt crackdown against human rights groups. fidh.org Human rights groups, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, urge the Ethiopian authorities to halt their escalating crackdown on civic space, human rights organisations, and independent media. Ethiopia's international and regional partners must press the authorities to respect human rights obligations and ensure a safe environment for human rights defenders and journalists.
June 18, 2024 – The Ethiopian authorities (…) | – |
(2024-06-23). 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
| Tawee Sodsong Minister of (…) | – |
(2024-06-23). IDF Condemns Soldiers for Transporting Palestinian Detainee on Vehicle Hood. themedialine.org 
(2024-06-23). Afghanistan: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org
Over 200 supporters of Egyptian football club The Egyptian Network for Human Rights (ENHR) reported that the fans clashed with security force…
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…
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…
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 
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 …