(2024-07-23). Palestinians report Hamas commander in West Bank killed in IDF drone strike. haaretz.com Palestinian factions sign declaration to end divisions after talks in China, state media says ‚ñ Palestinian reports: Hamas, Al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades chiefs in Tul Karm, West Bank, killed by IDF drone strike ‚ñ Netanyahu in Washington to hostages families: 'Conditions for their return are ripening' ‚ñ Japan imposes sanctions on four Israeli settlers in West Bank ‚ñ IDF strikes targets in southern Lebanon ‚ñ Gaza medical sources say 70 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes in Khan Yunis…
(2024-07-23). FIDH Calls on IOC to Address Human Rights Violations in Palestine. fidh.org In an open letter to Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has urgently called for immediate and effective measures in response to the escalating and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in Gaza. Drawing on the precedent set by the IOC's actions against Russia and Belarus, as well as the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, FIDH emphasizes the (…) | – |
(2024-07-23). The ICJ has ruled Israel an illegal power. Impose sanctions now! newarab.com 
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision issued All controversy regarding the nature of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT…
(2024-07-23). Netanyahu Visit Highlights US Officials' Liability Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | US President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 18, 2023. | © 2023 Miriam Alster/Pool Photo via AP, File…
(2024-07-23). Japan sanctions four Israeli settlers over acts of violence against Palestinians. presstv.ir Japan has sanctioned four Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-07-23). Israel: Detainees Face Inhumane Treatment. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Sde Teiman, an army base in the Negev desert of Israel, on May 31, 2024. | © 2024 AVISHAG SHAAR-YASHUV/The New York Times/Redux | (Jerusalem) — Israeli forces have been publishing degrading photographs and videos of detained Palestinians, including children, a form of inhumane treatment and an outrage on their personal dignity that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. In many cases, detainees were stripped of their clothing, sometimes fully, then photographed or filmed, with the images published by Israeli soldiers, media outlets, or activists. Forced nudity…
(2024-07-23). Biden has let the Israel-sanctions genie out of the bottle. haaretz.com More and more countries are imposing them as the Gaza war continues, and the list risks growing to dimensions that could harm the Israeli economy…
(2024-07-23). Western powers set to tighten sanctions against Israeli settler groups after Hague opinion. haaretz.com A top official said this round of sanctions will be 'more painful' than previous ones, with some countries expected to issue sanctions against the settlement enterprises for the first time…
(2024-07-23). Japan slaps sanctions on four Israeli settlers involved in violence against Palestinians. haaretz.com The country strongly urges the Israeli government to 'completely freeze settlement activities in cooperation with the international community,' its chief cabinet secretary said…
(2024-07-23). 'Tortured' Palestinian prisoner arrested for 'killing jailer'. newarab.com 
Ibrahim Mansour, from the village of Bidu near Tulkarm, was arrested on July 10, two days after the body of prison service employee Yochai Avni was found, police said in joint statement with the Shin Bet security services. | Information reg…
(2024-07-23). Tunisia migrants in 'unsuitable conditions': rights group. newarab.com 
More than half of the mainly In its latest study on migration, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) found that "over half" of migrants in Tunisia lived "in the street, public parks, encampments, and outdoor areas". | Tunisia is a key departure point for <...
(2024-07-23). March On The Democratic National Convention 2024. popularresistance.org The March on the DNC coalition fights for the rights and liberation of oppressed people and against the exploitation of workers. Beginning on August 19th 2024, we will march on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to bring the people's agenda to within sight and sound of the Democratic Party leadership.
(2024-07-23). The Mother Tongue: Recovering Indigenous Languages from the Identity Thieves. indybay.org Indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction in Russia. An ancient language in Japan is denied recognition by the government, while Native Americans struggle to recover from the torture in boarding schools that was meant to silence them. In Canada, efforts are underway to revitalize Anishinaabe after Native languages and culture were targeted with erasure in residential schools, presenters told the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
(2024-07-23). Our Life Project Against Their Death Project. counterpunch.org 
Alto Turiaàßu, July 2024 In the Indigenous territory of Alto Turiaàßu, in the Aldeia Ararorenda of the Ka'apor people, in the state of Maranhà£o, Brazil, from the 9th to the 11th of July, we held our first meeting as indigenous peoples, peasants, traditional communities, quilombolas (descendants of escaped slaves), organizations defending Indigenous rights from different
(2024-07-23). Iran breaks monopoly in nuclear products, services, manages to export despite sanctions. presstv.ir The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the country has managed to break monopoly in the nuclear industry.
(2024-07-23). Court of Appeal finds the National Crime Agency's refusal to investigate human rights abuse-linked cotton imports from the Uyghur region unlawful. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
R (World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024] EWCA Civ 715 This landmark decision was a successful appeal from the judgment of Dove J ([2023] EWHC 88 (Admin)) on the single issue of whether the National Crime Agency ("NCA") misdirected itself when reaching the decision (i) not to investigate alleged offences under Part 7 …
(2024-07-23). Australian government persecutes refugees, including on remote Nauru. wsws.org The Albanese Labor government has rapidly expanded the number of refugees detained on the remote tiny Pacific island of Nauru, under appalling and punitive conditions.
(2024-07-23). Belarus: Stop the execution of Rico Krieger. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Viasna and the undersigned organizations call on the Belarusian authorities to stop the execution of German national Rico Krieger, sentenced to death in Belarus on 24 June 2024.
Paris, 22 July 2024. On 24 June, German national Rico Krieger was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Minsk Regional Court in a secretive trial. As reported by Human Rights Center Viasna, Krieger, a former employee of the German Red Cross, was inter alia (…) | – |
(2024-07-23). Russia charges Russian-German lawyer with treason. aljazeera.com German Moyzhes was arrested in St Petersburg in late May and is being held in pretrial detention in a Moscow prison.
(2024-07-23). Decree in Cameroon Unjustifiably Censors Free Speech. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Cameroon's parliament in Yaoundé, November 17, 2017. | © 2017 AFP via Getty Images | It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak freely in Cameroon.In a decree issued on July 16, Emmanuel Mariel Djikdent, the head of the Mfoundi division, where the capital Yaoundé is situated, stated that "anyone who dangerously insults the [state] institutions or the person who embodies them," could be banned from staying in the division. Djikdent issued this decree to "preserve public order."Two days later, René Emmanuel Sadi, the communication minister, issued a press release stating that "it…
(2024-07-23). Azerbaijan: Free Academic Facing Bogus Charges. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A photograph of Gubad Ibadoghlu taken in 2021. | © 2021 Private | (Berlin, July 23, 2024) — Azerbaijan should free Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, an academic arrested a year ago who is facing up to 17 years in prison on trumped-up charges, and end its crackdown on activists and journalists who criticize the government, a group of nongovernmental organizations including Human Rights Watch said in a statement released today.The following is their statement: July 23 — We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the ongoing crackdown against civil society in Azerbaijan that h…
(2024-07-23). Ethiopia: Massive crackdown on civil society organisations. fidh.org The recent forced dissolution of numerous civil society organisations highlights an intensification in the restriction of civic space in Ethiopia, and constitutes a major violation of the rights to freedom of association and expression, which has harmful consequences on civil society as a whole. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) urges the Ethiopian authorities to put an immediate end to this escalating crackdown on civic space and independent domestic (…) | – |
(2024-07-23). Olympics: Abuse in Indian Wrestling Exposes Need for Global Hotline. hrw.org (Nyon) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to investigate or provide access to remedy for Indian wrestlers protesting sexual harassment and violence for more than a year, the Sport & Rights Alliance said in a report released today.The report, '"We Were Only Demanding Justice": Sexual Abuse in Indian Wrestling Federation', details the pattern of sexual harassment and violence suffered by athletes during the 12-year tenure of then-President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Singh, who was also a Parliament member with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the time.Guide…
(2024-07-23). Russia: Oleg Orlov's appeal rejected. fidh.org
(2024-07-23). Iran: Report on the human rights situation for the Universal Periodic Review. fidh.org On 17 July 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a report for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iran.
The report, jointly prepared with the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI), highlights the deteriorating human right situation in Iran since the previous UPR in November 2019.
| The report covers the following thematic areas: the judiciary and fair trial rights; the death penalty; civil society and human rights defenders; (…) | – |
(2024-07-23). Olympics: Abuse in Indian Wrestling Exposes Need for Global Hotline. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Indian wrestlers Sangita Phogat (left), Vinesh Phogat (center), and Sakshi Malik hold candles during a march in response to allegations of sexual harassment of athletes by the Wrestling Federation of India chief, in New Delhi, May 23, 2023. | © 2023 Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto via AP…
(2024-07-23). South Korea's Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Same-Sex Partners. hrw.org Click to expand Image | So Seong-wook, left, and Kim Yong Min leave the Supreme Court building in Seoul, South Korea, July 18, 2024. | © 2024 Suh Dae-yeon/Yonhap via AP Photo | On July 18, South Korea's Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling affirming that the country's National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) must extend dependent benefits to same-sex partners.The plaintiff in the case, So Sung-uk, had registered his partner, Kim Young-min, as a dependent to obtain employer health insurance benefits. The NHIS initially accepted Kim as a dependent, but later revoked that status when its decision to recogn…
(2024-07-23). HRDN Letter to Members of the European Parliament — 2024-2029 Legislature. fidh.org The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) brings together 68 civil society organisations united by a vision that human rights and democracy should be placed at the heart of the European Union's internal and external policy agenda. We work together toward an EU which effectively protects human rights at home, and is a force for positive change in the world.
| In a letter addressed to the new legislature of the European parliament that is taking office at a time of growing global (…) | – |
As promised, my old friend J. Lawrence (Larry) Cunningham agreed to do a Zoom interview with me today to discuss the latest developments on the attempt to murder Donald Trump last Saturday. Larry Cunningham did twenty years with Secret Service as an agent, in the training division, and as a supervisor responsible for safeguarding Ronald Reagan, among others. (Note — Larry headed up the Reagan detail one year after John Hinkley tried to kill Reagan.) | Brother Cunningham and I, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting last Saturday, took a cautious approach and were reluctant to suggest this was a sa…
Polio risk added to long list of crises in Gaza; Amnesty speaks out on Israeli torture, Oxfam speaks out on Israeli water weaponization; LA may hire ex-IDF soldiers to patrol streets; 1,000+ attacks on Palestinian healthcare; Ben Gvir's provocative prayer visit to Al Aqsa; Netanyahu nixes children's hospital for Gaza kids; ICC arrest warrants expected …
Human rights groups have hailed a "historic" Friday ruling by the The 
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said the first half of this year had seen a serious escalation of violence and rights violations in the Palestinian terri…
Eight Algerian activists from The activists were arrested between July 8 and 15 in Bejaia, some 220 kilometres (136 miles) east of the capital Algiers. | Mira Mokhnache, a university professor and human rights defender, along with seven other activists were placed in pre-trial detention on Thursday by an investigating j…
Berlin police is arresting children at The most recent confirmed arrest of children involved the early June detention of a 7-year-old boy for allegedly hitting an officer's helmet with his flag. In a witness statement shown to The New Arab (TNA), the boy's father said he had been carrying his son on his shoulders at a march when they suddenly found themselves surrounded by officers who lashed out…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have expressed concern that authorities in Uganda cannot ably investigate and document cases of psychological torture. Alex Kigoye, the head of Programs at the African Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV) says that it is worrying that even when cases are reported at the Police …
Saudi fitness teacher, jailed for supporting women's rights, target of sexual harassment campaign | Sentenced to 11 years in prison over social media posts, Manahel al-Otaibi is now being followed around prison by harassers, her sister says | | Manahel al-Otaibi is a Saudi fitness instructor a…