(2024-07-08). 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 (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-08). Iran: Complicity in war crimes will always be 'shameful stain' on Israel's allies. presstv.ir Iran says Israel's supporters will always feel ashamed to be complicit in the regime's war crimes in Gaza.
(2024-07-08). Iran Decries Double Standards of Israel's Supporters. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the Zionist regime's supporters for their verbal advocacy for human rights and at the same time shameless backing for the Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
(2024-07-08). Three Gazans 'found killed' following Israeli detention: family. newarab.com 
Abdel Hadi Ghabayen, an uncle of one of the detainees, Kamel Ghabayen, said he set out at 5 am on Sunday looking for his nephew following his arrest by Israeli forces on Saturday. | "I found him left on the ground along with the other two martyrs. They were…
(2024-07-08). Hundreds gather for memorial concert after deadly Kenya protests. newarab.com 
Hundreds of The initially peaceful rallies mostly led by Gen-Z spiralled into violence that left 39 people dead, rights groups have said, and saw President William Ruto reject the bill containing the hikes and promise spending cuts. | On Sunday people streamed into Nairobi's central Uhuru P…
(2024-07-08). We Must Fight Repression With Solidarity — Not by Replicating Carceral Logic. truthout.org In June, a Florida appeals court upheld Gov. Ron DeSantis's anti-rioting law. The law, which both increases penalties for existing crimes and creates new crimes aimed at, in DeSantis's words, ending "the bullying and intimidation tactics of the radical left," was challenged in a lawsuit that argued it would undermine free speech rights of protesters. The appeals court decided the law… |
(2024-07-08). Comicomment: Four years after Floyd's death, systemic racism still haunts the U.S. ecns.cn Four years ago, Floyd's "I can't breathe" plea exposed the collapse of America's so-called "beacon of human rights" to the world. In the past four years,such tragedies have occurred repeatedly.
(2024-07-08). Juneteenth to Freedom Summer. The 60th Anniversary of the African-American Civil Rights Movement During 1964. globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-08). A Black Autonomy Reader (incomplete). indybay.org Fuck copyright, no rights reserved. Store, reproduce and transmit this publication in any form you wish and by any means, with or without prior permission or acknowledgement.
(2024-07-08). Evaluating Roger Casement. mronline.org 
PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a valuable contribution to a wider understanding of the remarkable human rights activist turned Irish freedom fighter.
(2024-07-08). Palestinian prisoners' heath condition worsening due to severe food shortage. presstv.ir That is according to the independent human rights organization Center for Defending Freedoms and Civil Rights (Hurriyat).
(2024-07-08). Diplomatic channel with US 'open'; Iran to realize nation's rights: Spokesman. presstv.ir Iran says the diplomatic channels with the United States are open and negotiations are underway.
(2024-07-08). 'Strategic unit': Iran Army Aviation at cutting edge of technology despite sanctions. presstv.ir A senior commander says the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation is a "strategic unit" and stands at the cutting edge of technology.
(2024-07-08). SCO media summit in Shanghai discusses 'inhumane nature' of Western sanctions. presstv.ir Media delegates from SCO member countries convened a roundtable meeting in Shanghai to discuss the inhumane nature of Western sanctions.
(2024-07-08). 'US directly involved in displacement of 40 million people worldwide'. presstv.ir Head of the Constitutional Council's Research Institute Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei addressed an international conference on Western human rights violations in Tehran.
(2024-07-08). India's Modi in Russia, asserts two sides seek stable, peaceful region. presstv.ir India's prime minister began a two-day visit to Moscow to discuss the promotion of mutual relations with the Russian president.
(2024-07-08). The Weekly Round-Up: universities share intelligence with police and US presidents have immunity from prosecution. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In UK news An investigation by Liberty Investigates and Metro found that a number of UK universities have been providing intelligence on pro-Palestine student protesters to the police. The investigation described "varying degrees of cooperation and intelligence sharing" in correspondence between universities and police forces. A manager at Queen Mary University of London wrote to …
(2024-07-08). Secret Justice: a welcome to the new Attorney General, who has direct and extensive experience of these procedures and their long-standing unaddressed defects. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
One of the most striking appointments to Sir Keir Starmer's administration has been that of Richard Hermer KC to the office of Attorney General. In that capacity, as the Government's senior Law Officer, Hermer will attend Cabinet. He is a hugely respected senior barrister, who has never been a member of Parliament having spent his …
(2024-07-08). Myanmar: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org
(2024-07-08). Zimbabwe: SADC Should Respond to Intensified Crackdown on Opponents. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Opposition supporters protest outside a court, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, June 27, 2024. The protesters were angered by a magistrate's decision to deny bail to close to 80 activists arrested mid-June for allegedly meeting without official clearance. | © AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli…
(2024-07-08). China: Government manipulates human rights review. fidh.org China's government used the United Nations (UN)-backed review of its human rights record to rebuff international concern over serious abuses, issue blanket denials, and make blatantly false statements, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights in China (HRIC), the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), and the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) said today after the adoption of the outcome of China's (…) | – |
(2024-07-08). 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 (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-08). Three Hornby High School Staff in Custody over Missing Computers. plusnews.ug 
The theft of 19 computers from Hornby High School Junior in Kabale district has led to the detention of three staff members. The suspects are Nicholas Muhwezi, a computer teacher; Phillip Tushabomwe, a night watchman; and Michael Mbabazi, a casual staff member. Geoffrey Ainebyoona, the school head teacher, reported that the computers, worth 259 million …
(2024-07-08). Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017. | © 2017 Abed Jalilpouran/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via Getty Images | Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work.Iranian authorities should develop sustainable economic opportun…
(2024-07-08). 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 (…) | – |
(2024-07-08). Intervención de Cuba en diálogo interactivo con la Relatora Especial. radiohc.cu Interviene la delegación cubana en el diálogo interactivo con la Relatora Especial sobre formas contemporáneas de racismo, discriminación racial, xenofobia y otras formas conexas de intolerancia. 56 período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos…
(2024-07-08). Thailand: Arbitrary arrest and imminent risk of extradition of Vietnamese human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. fidh.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.
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.
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…