Monthly Archives: July 2024

2024-07-11: News Headlines

newarab (2024-07-11). Palestinian released from Israeli jail with signs of torture. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). Israel has abducted 9,600 Palestinians in West Bank since October: Rights groups. presstv.ir The figure includes 325 women, 670 children and 88 journalists.

WSWS (2024-07-11). Peru's President Boluarte visits China amid domestic crises and global tensions. wsws.org Two days after she left for China, human rights NGOs asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the massacre of 49 Peruvians following the December 2022 coup that brought Boluarte to power.

newarab (2024-07-11). Iraqi court sentences Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's widow to death. newarab.com The Karkh Criminal Court in "The convicted terrorist detained Yazidi women in her house, who were then kidnapped by ISIS militants in the Sinjar district, west of Nineveh province," accordi…

Palestine Legal (2024-07-11). After violent crackdown, UC Santa Cruz continues to trample student and faculty rights. indybay.org In a June 12 account in Mondoweiss, Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Santa Cruz detailed the brutal, nine-hour, multi-agency police assault against unarmed protesters on their campus.

Staff (2024-07-11). Gaza: As talks resume, Israel escalates its genocidal war by using civilians as a tool of political pressure, blackmail. imemc.org Palestinian Territory — Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: As talks resume to reach a truce to end Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, ongoing since 7 October 2023, the Israeli military appears to be using its policy of forced displacement and starvation as a tool of political pressure and blackmail. Israel is expanding its targeting of …

Maxime Duriez (2024-07-11). Who will stop Israel's illegal annexations of Palestinian land ? fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemns Israel's plans to annex and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, actions that constitute war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Third countries must uphold international law for the Palestinian people, or it will eventually cease to exist. FIDH call on all states to deploy all the necessary efforts in order to end Israel's settler-colonialism and apartheid, and work towards the realisation of the Palestinian (…) | – | /…

newarab (2024-07-11). UAE sentences 43 to life for 'terror' links in mass trial. newarab.com Government critics and human rights activists were among the 84 defendants brought before the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, most of whom have been in jail since a similar trial of 94 people i…

Fight Back! News. (2024-07-11). Coalition To March On The RNC Is Set To Protest In Milwaukee On July 15. popularresistance.org Milwaukee, WI — With the Republican National Convention just a week away, some are asking "Why march on the RNC?" However, the correct question should be: "Why not? Why not march on the Republican National convention? Why not march on those leading the attacks on women's and reproductive rights? Why not march on those leading attacks on trans, immigrants and human rights in general?" | The Republicans have left us no shortage of reasons to mobilize and amplify the people's agenda over their racist and reactionary agenda. | While the Republicans may not be in control of the executive branch of the U.S. gover…

Staff (2024-07-11). How Trump's Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms. aclu.org Donald Trump's four years in office were marked by gross abuses of executive power, including efforts to trample protest and dissent — key freedoms at the heart of our participatory democracy. | He deployed federal agents and surveillance to silence Black Lives Matter protesters or anyone he deemed to oppose his policies, threatened to use his power as president to punish his political enemies, and attacked journalists who criticized him. If elected to a second term, we expect the Trump administration to double down on attempts to further limit our First Amendment rights and use the power of the federal…

Brenda Norrell (2024-07-11). Assassinations, racism and imprisonment target Indigenous Peoples, UN told in Geneva. indybay.org The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva heard testimony on the imprisonment and assassinations of Indigenous in Guatemala and Colombia; the seizure of Aboriginal Children by the government of Australia and the high rates of deaths in custody of Aboriginals in Australian prisons; the racism unfolding within the government of New Zealand targeting Maori; and how "green energy" projects are resulting in the theft of land of Saami reindeer herders, during the first two days of its session. Russia's anti-war Indigenous were denied credentials, reports an Indigenous reporter fo…

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). Iran court rules US must pay nearly $7bn in damages to EB patients over sanctions. presstv.ir An Iranian court has ruled that the United States must pay some seven billion dollars in damages over its illegal sanctions affecting the country's patients suffering from EB.

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). UN Watch, Zionist asset. presstv.ir UN Watch, which claims to be a human rights NGO that promotes human rights for all, in actuality runs cover for the Zionist entity and promotes Western imperialism.

Guest Contributor (2024-07-11). Karsai v Hungary: little new on assisted dying. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction The applicant in the ECtHR case of Karsai v Hungary, Mr Karsai, a 47-year-old human-rights lawyer who lives in Budapest, was diagnosed in 2022 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a neurodegenerative disease that causes a progressive loss of motor neuron function leaving the patient completely paralysed, while preserving intellectual function. Mr Karsai maintains …

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-11). Russia's July 8 Attack on a Children's Hospital in Ukraine. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Emergency services work at the site of Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2024. | © 2024 AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka | (Kyiv) – Russian forces' strikes on multiple cities in Ukraine on July 8, 2024, killed at least 42 civilians, including five children, and injured at least 190, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attacks also caused significant damage to vital infrastructure, including the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, the country's largest children's hospital.The hospital's director told the UN Security Council that the s…

Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-07-11). China: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 4 July 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 56th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the adoption of the report of China's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The statement expressed disappointment over the Chinese government's rejection of numerous key recommendations made by UN member states. Read the statement below.
UN Human Rights Council — 56th session
| Item 6: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (…) | – | /…

UMMID (2024-07-11). Alarming surge in crimes against Muslims after 2024 LS Polls: APCR. ummid.com Crimes against Muslims have increased in India after the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election on June 4, 2024, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said in a report.

Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-07-11). China: Government manipulates human rights review. fidh.org

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-11). Thailand: Killing of prominent Human rights defender Roning Dolah. fidh.org

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-11). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org

(2024-07-11). CPJ, 4 others urge Saudi Authorities to release detained podcaster, other content creators. sanad.uk

aljazeera (2024-07-11). Russia court rejects appeal by jailed rights advocate Oleg Orlov. aljazeera.com Co-chair of Nobel Prize-winning Memorial group says he has 'no regrets', compares Russian justice with Nazi Germany.

Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-07-11). Myanmar: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-11). Thailand: Arbitrary arrest and imminent risk of extradition of Vietnamese human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. fidh.org

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2024-07-10: News Headlines

Palestine Legal (2024-07-10). After violent crackdown, UC Santa Cruz continues to trample student and faculty rights. indybay.org In a June 12 account in Mondoweiss, Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Santa Cruz detailed the brutal, nine-hour, multi-agency police assault against unarmed protesters on their campus.

Jonathan Cook (2024-07-10). It was the Media, Led by the Guardian, that Kept Julian Assange behind Bars. dissidentvoice.org It is only right that we all take a moment to celebrate the victory of Julian Assange's release from 14 years of detention, in varying forms, to be united, finally, with his wife and children — two boys who have been denied the chance to ever properly know their father. His last five years were …

Maxime Duriez (2024-07-10). Who will stop Israel's illegal annexations of Palestinian land ? fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemns Israel's plans to annex and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, actions that constitute war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Third countries must uphold international law for the Palestinian people, or it will eventually cease to exist. FIDH call on all states to deploy all the necessary efforts in order to end Israel's settler-colonialism and apartheid, and work towards the realisation of the Palestinian (…) | – | /…

newarab (2024-07-10). UN says Gaza children dying in Israel's 'starvation campaign'. newarab.com UN rights experts on Tuesday accused Israel of carrying out a "Israel's intentional and targeted starvation campaign against the Palestinian people is a form of genocidal violence and has resulted in

presstv.ir (2024-07-10). Iran leads joint statement to recognize Zionism as racism. presstv.ir It cited the Israeli regime's extensive and systematic violation of the rights of the oppressed Palestinians.

newarab (2024-07-10). Palestinian released from Israeli jail with signs of torture. newarab.com

newarab (2024-07-10). Detained Saudi royal suffers heart attack: source. newarab.com A detained Abdulaziz Al Saud and his son Salman have been held for six years without formal charges since Crown Prince

newarab (2024-07-10). UAE sentences 43 to life for 'terror' links in mass trial. newarab.com Government critics and human rights activists were among the 84 defendants brought before the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, most of whom have been in jail since a similar trial of 94 people i…

(2024-07-10). Nigeria police arrest, detain, assault journalist Gabriel Idibia while in custody. daybreak.ng

Mojmir Babacek (2024-07-10). A.I. Systems Which Manipulate The Human Nervous System (Thoughts, Emotions, Perceptions) and Derogate Fundamental Human Rights. globalresearch.ca When masses of people's brains are controlled, the AI systems can be "used to influence the outcome of elections and voter behavior". Legislation is required which prohibits governments to manipulate at a distance human thoughts, emotions, etc.

Dania Akkad (2024-07-10). UAE84: 43 defendants sentenced to life in second-largest trial in UAE history. middleeasteye.net UAE84: 43 defendants sentenced to life in second-largest trial in UAE history | Verdicts for 84 defendants were handed down in a seven-minute sentencing hearing in Abu Dhabi, according to a human rights group | | Muhammad al-Siddiq, pictured in the portrait held by an activist at the COP28 sum…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2024-07-10). Justice for Gaza will come, assures UN Special Rapporteur. peoplesdispatch.org In a conversation with health rights organizations, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, discussed the ongoing efforts of health workers and activists to ensure justice for the Gaza Strip…

Mark Gruenberg (2024-07-10). Black and progressive lawmakers ring alarm on Trump's Project 2025. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A progressive political group is sounding the alarm on the details of Donald Trump's plans to abolish worker rights should the prospective Republican nominee triumph over Democrat Joe Biden in this fall's election. And the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists declares civil rights are threatened, too. Specifically, Trump's "Project 2025," would "curtail unions and eliminate …

Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (2024-07-10). Project Paglingap and Zambales Ecological Network Engage PNP & AFP to Protect Environmental Advocates. pressenza.com The Zambales Ecological Network (ZEN), in collaboration with Project Paglingap—a joint initiative of Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI) and Balay Rehabilitation, funded by the European Union—organized separate meetings with the AFP Center for Law of Armed Conflict (AFPCLOAC) and the Human Rights Affairs Office of the Philippine National Police (PNP-HRAO) last June 27, 2024. The meetings aimed to introduce Project Paglingap to the security forces as a civil society undertaking that promotes 'protective care' for environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) and to secure protective support f…

(2024-07-10). Cuban police detain, threaten journalist José Luis Tan Estrada ahead of July 11 anniversary. facebook.com

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-10). UAE: Unfair Trial, Unjust Sentences. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ahmed Mansoor plays with his children as he speaks to Reuters in Dubai November 30, 2011. | © 2011 REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro | (Beirut) — The convictions of at least 44 defendants in the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) mass trial of at least 84 human rights defenders and political dissidents were based on a fundamentally unfair trial, a coalition of human rights groups said today. On July 10, 2024, the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court meted out sentences ranging from between 15 years to life in prison in the UAE's second largest unfair mass trial.In December 2023, while hosting the…

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-10). EU Should Add Xinjiang, Aluminum to Forced Labor Database. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A guard stands in a tower on the perimeter of the Number 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23, 2021. | © 2021 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein…

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky (2024-07-10). TX woman who sued state over abortion ban campaigns for Democrats in Pa. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who nearly died carrying a nonviable fetus after she was refused an abortion under Texas's abortion ban, will be in Pennsylvania campaigning for Joe Biden this week. | Her visit is part of the Democratic Party's strategy to raise reproductive health rights as a key issue in the 2024 election. |

The Independent (2024-07-10). Labour Ministry, CSOs demand strict laws against foreign investors on human rights. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil …

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-10). Kazakhstan Should Reject Attempt to Curtail LGBT People's Rights. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A rainbow LGBT pride flag. | © Wikimedia Commons | In June, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Culture and Information said it was reviewing a petition, "We Are against Open and Hidden LGBT Propaganda in Kazakhstan!" initiated by the head of Kazakhstan's Union of Parents, a public association, after the petition met threshold requirements to be considered by the government.The government of Kazakhstan should reject this discriminatory and stigmatizing petition, whose proposal would violate human rights across the country.The petition, seen by Human Rights Watch, calls on Kazakh authorities t…

Plus News (2024-07-10). Labour Ministry, CSOs Demand Strict Laws Against Foreign Investors on Human Rights. plusnews.ug The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil and gas, mining, energy, and …

UMMID (2024-07-10). Alarming surge in crimes against Muslims after 2024 LS Polls: APCR. ummid.com Crimes against Muslims have increased in India after the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election on June 4, 2024, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said in a report.

Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-07-10). China: Government manipulates human rights review. fidh.org

Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-07-10). China: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 4 July 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 56th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the adoption of the report of China's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The statement expressed disappointment over the Chinese government's rejection of numerous key recommendations made by UN member states. Read the statement below.
UN Human Rights Council — 56th session
| Item 6: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (…) | – | /…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-10). 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 (…) | – |

Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-07-10). Myanmar: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-10). Refugees in Eastern Sudan at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Umm Rakouba refugee camp, hosting people who fled the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, December 14, 2020. | © 2020 Nariman EI-Mofty/AP Photo…

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-10). Burkina Faso: Journalist, Junta Critics Feared Disappeared. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Serge Oulon signing his books at the Norbert Zongo press center in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, October 2023. | © 2023 Private | (Nairobi) — Burkina Faso authorities should urgently investigate and publicly report on the whereabouts of a journalist and two prominent critics of the country's military junta, Human Rights Watch said today.The abductions since June 18 of Serge Oulon, director of an investigative newspaper, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, both working as television commentators, raise concerns about enforced disappearances and possible unlawful conscriptions into t…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-10). Thailand: Arbitrary arrest and imminent risk of extradition of Vietnamese human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. fidh.org

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