(2025-01-25). 'In Gaza, they're amputating limbs without painkillers. Imagine your child going through that'. haaretz.com Dr. Guy Shalev, executive director of Physicians for Human Rights Israel, describes the country's deliberate destruction of Gaza's health system…
(2025-01-25). Gustavo Petro's visit marks a news week in Haiti. plenglish.com During his stay, Petro stressed that "South-South cooperation must be one of the pillars of relations between countries such as the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Haiti." | The Colombian dignitary highlighted the excellent quality of the ties between the two States, based on the principles of friendship, solidarity and mutual respect. | Both parties renewed their commitment to the rule of law, democracy and the promotion of human rights. | Bogotá and Port-au-Prince are committed to finding a peaceful solution to the political crisis that is shaking the Caribbean nation. | Petro advocated for ending the…
(2025-01-25). Deputy FM Refutes Human Rights Allegations against Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian deputy foreign minister dismissed reports by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, saying they are largely based on inaccurate information, unreliable sources, and biased perspectives, and driven by political motives.
(2025-01-25). Official Raps European Parliament's Political Abuse of Human Rights against Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The director general of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights and Women's Affairs Department lashed out at the European Parliament for politicizing the issue of human rights to adopt baseless accusations against Iran.
(2025-01-25). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |
(2025-01-25). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |
(2025-01-25). Freed Palestinian women speak on torture in Israeli prisons. newarab.com 
Between feelings of deep joy at her release from an Yasmine was The 26-year-old from Bethlehem…
(2025-01-25). Israel Further Extends Concentration Camp for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. indybay.org On January 9, the Kangaroo Court of Ashkelon extended Dr. Hussam's detention without charges until February 13. "He was denied access to his legal counsel and participated in the hearing via video call," Al Mezan stated. After the hearing, he was transferred to Ofer Prison, where Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, the head of orthopedics at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, was murdered after four months of torture by the Israeli regime on April 19, 2024. For more information on Dr. Adnan's torture and murder, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adnan_al-Bursh…
(2025-01-25). Palestinians celebrate release of 200 detainees from Israel. newarab.com 
(2025-01-25). UN says more staff detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen. newarab.com 
The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of its staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | "Yesterday, the de facto authorities in Sanaa detained additional UN personnel working in areas under their control," the office of the resident United Nations coordinator for Yemen said. | It did not say how man…
(2025-01-25). EI's Ali Abunimah arrested in Switzerland. electronicintifada.net Prominent journalist detained amid crackdown on Palestine speech in the West.
(2025-01-25). Thailand: Right to health for prisoners and detainees. fidh.org
(2025-01-25). Who is Mohammed al-Tous, 'dean of Palestinian prisoners' released by Israel? presstv.ir Israel has released the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, Mohammed al-Tous, who had been in detention for nearly four decades.
npr.org (2025-01-25). Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's defense secretary. The vote was 50-50 . Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote
(2025-01-25). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org
(2025-01-25). Federal civil rights agency accuses UAW and GM of age discrimination and Stellantis of abetting sexual harassment. wsws.org In the final days of the Biden presidency the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed filed a pair of significant anti-discrimination lawsuits.
(2025-01-25). Dio ci salvi dalla Pax Americana. strategic-culture.su Gli Madeleine Albrights, Nancy Pelosis, Big Mike Obamas e Hillary Clintons di Washington non fermeranno i loro genocidi fino a quando la Cina non li fermerà . | Segue nostro Mentre
(2025-01-25). Clean Energy Carries On. levernews.com Good things are happening! Biden's clean energy money makes it out the door, states shore up abortion rights and shrink Big Landlord, and heat pumps are pumping up the volume. Clean Energy Money Escapes Dirty Hands: Before leaving office, President Joe Biden
(2025-01-25). Trump's Day One: Sanctions Lifted, Settler Violence Explodes. popularresistance.org On his first day in office, Donald Trump lifted all sanctions previously placed on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, a political move that coincided with a series of violent attacks by Israeli settlers targeting Palestinians that same night. While the President has publicly committed to combating violent extremism, extremist settler groups continue to finance their activities through American charities. | On Monday night, with the backing of the Israeli military, settler groups launched a series of violent assaults on residents in the West Bank.
(2025-01-25). Zone of Peace In Haiti And The Americas. popularresistance.org Thank you for joining us for this critical webinar exploring the multifaceted tools of imperialism and their impact on the Americas, or rather, Our Americas or Nuestra América. This discussion will unpack how sanctions, soft power mechanisms like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID, militarization, and global banking systems are weaponized to uphold U.S. power and undermine sovereignty across the region. Panelists will analyze the historical and contemporary roles these tools play in destabilizing governments, fostering dependency, and suppressing popular people's movements for self-determination…
(2025-01-25). What Impact Might The US' Latest Energy Sanctions Have On Russo-Indo Relations? pressenza.com Trump's preference for sanctions and his latest threat to double down on secondary ones could derail India's careful multi-alignment between the US and Russia by forcing it to choose between them. | The media has been awash with
(2025-01-25). Dutch parliament passes motion to protect ICC from US sanctions. newarab.com 
The The motion, which passed on Thursday, called on the Netherlands' government to take national measures and work with the
(2025-01-24). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |
(2025-01-24). Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages welcomed: Justice is the only way for a lasting peace. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, which it has been urging for the past 15 months. The ceasefire is a first step. On its own it cannot provide justice for the victims. It cannot produce a lasting peace. The ceasefire is a temporary strategic solution. What needs to come now is a real political and human rights based solution for the end of the Gaza blockade, the end of Israel's settler-colonial (…) | – |
(2025-01-24). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |
(2025-01-24). Iran censures West's double standards, unfair human rights mechanisms. presstv.ir A senior Iranian diplomat strongly criticizes global double standards and unfair human rights mechanisms.
(2025-01-24). UN blasts Israel's use of 'war fighting' methods in West Bank's Jenin. presstv.ir The UN human rights office says it is "deeply concerned by the use of unlawful lethal force" by Israel in occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
(2025-01-24). Torture victims file UN complaints over Tunisian abusers' impunity. newarab.com 
Complaints have been lodged with the UN Committee against Torture on behalf of six Tunisian victims protesting the failure of authorities to secure a single torture conviction, a human rights group said Thursday. | Since the launch in 2018 of special courts tasked with trying alleged cases of torture under the authoritarian governments that preceded the Arab Spring of 2011, "not one trial has led to a verdict", the vice-president of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Mokhtar Trifi, told reporters. | The OMCT's Tunisian branch is supporting complaints to the UN committee by two former prisoners and…
(2025-01-24). US human rights advocates slam 'shameful' anti-immigration bill. newarab.com 
The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan national living in the US unlawfully, was approved in the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a 263-158 vote. | Under the legislation, forces could detain undocumented immigrants accused of committing crimes such as theft…
(2025-01-24). More than 77,000 abused minors reported in Italy. plenglish.com An investigation by the Authority for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (AGIA), carried out jointly with the international human rights organization Terres des Hommes and the University Hospital of Padua, in the northern region of Veneto, shows the seriousness of this phenomenon and proposes actions to confront it. | The analysis, published on the website of the specialized publication Sanitá Informazione, highlights the importance of investing in generalized training on this problem, since, according to the survey carried out, 57.6 percent of Italian doctors and psychologists lack adequate training on t…
(2025-01-24). Palestinian prisoner dies from torture in Israeli jail: Rights groups. presstv.ir A pair of Palestinian prisoners' rights groups says Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Hussein al-Aref has died from brutal torture he endured at an Israeli detention center.
(2025-01-24). "We Don't Fret, We Fight," Immigrant Rights Activists Say After ICE Raid in NJ. truthout.org Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a warrantless raid on Thursday targeting a local establishment in Newark, New Jersey, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka — who decried the move as an "an egregious act" in violation of the of the U.S. constitution. Federal agents detained both undocumented residents and citizens, including a U.S. military veteran… |
(2025-01-24). UN says more staff detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen. newarab.com The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of its staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | "Yesterday, the de facto authorities in Sanaa detained additional UN personnel working in areas under their control," the office of the resident United Nations coordinator for Yemen said. | It did not say how man…
(2025-01-24). When this hostage was freed this week, no one in Israel cared. haaretz.com After being detained five times — four without even being brought to trial — veteran Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar was released from Israeli prison in the first stage of the hostage deal. Jarrar too was a hostage; she was forcibly snatched from her home and imprisoned without any charges…
(2025-01-24). Silky Shah on the Attack on Immigrants. fair.org 
(2025-01-24). 'Largest deportation in history': US arrests, deports hundreds of immigrants under Trump. presstv.ir The has revealed that during the first week of Trump's presidency, 538 migrants have been detained while hundreds more have been deported.
(2025-01-24). Thailand: Right to health for prisoners and detainees. fidh.org
(2025-01-24). The Constitution Has Gone AWOL. counterpunch.org 
"Rule by indefinite emergency edict risks leaving all of us with a shell of a democracy and civil liberties just as hollow." —Justice Neil Gorsuch That didn't take long. Within days of Donald Trump's second term, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights disappeared from the White House's website. While the Trump Administration insists the removal of
(2025-01-24). The Homeless Have No Rights. counterpunch.org 
The homeless are a class apart, out American untouchables. It goes without saying that in America the homeless have no right to shelter. They also have no right to sleep, be seen in public, go to the bathroom or keep their jobs. In short, the gradual deprivation of rights for unhoused people, sped by iniquitous
(2025-01-24). Greece: continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org
(2025-01-24). Toward a Better World. counterpunch.org 
With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as
(2025-01-24). Marcus Garvey's Pardon Is Part of Undoing "Harms of the Past," Honoring Black History: Justin Hansford. democracynow.org 
As one of his last acts in office, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and generations of civil rights leaders. Advocates and congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey for years, with supporters arguing that Garvey's 1923 mail fraud conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the popular leader who spoke of racial pride and self-reliance. "This electrified a people around the world that were in the midst of oppression," says Howard University law professor Justin Hansford. Garvey w…
(2025-01-24). The people fighting for Missouri: Leaders in working-class organizations. peoplesworld.org 
An earlier version of this article originally appeared in Sartorial, a student-run magazine for all things fashion, beauty, and culture published at the Missouri State University. Text by Bryesen Cooper. Photographs by Mindy Welland. All around you, every day, there are people fighting for your rights, but you might not know who they are. Do you …
(2025-01-24). Financially "stretched" consumers cautioned against using unregistered credit providers. sanews.gov.za Financially "stretched" consumers cautioned against using unregistered credit providers | With the start of the year being financially demanding, the Gauteng Department of Economic Development has encouraged consumers, who will be borrowing money from credit providers, to be wise and ensure that credit providers do not violate their rights. | This as some consumers could be facing financial challenges to the extent that they might need to apply for credit to meet their financial obligations such as school fees, school uniforms, transport and rent, among others. | Consumers have been cautioned against using unregi…
(2025-01-24). Oppose Starmer's repression of anti-war protesters! wsws.org The attack democratic rights by the British state, headed by Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government, escalated in the aftermath of the initial repression.
(2025-01-24). Iran calls for protection of minority groups in Syria. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister has underlined the necessity of protecting the rights of minority groups in Syria under the country's new rulers.
(2025-01-24). Development Banker Says US Knew Of Plot To Oust Him Over Nicaragua Loans. popularresistance.org After Nicaragua suppressed a violent US-backed 2018 coup d'etat which saw hundreds of deaths, Washington enacted the "Nica Act" sanctions bill in 2018, which largely succeeded in cutting off the country's funding from international institutions such as the World Bank. According to Nicaragua's former finance minister, the sanctions had two immediate effects: First, the World Bank stopped financing anti-poverty projects in Nicaragua, meaning that the poorest communities lost funding of around US$500 million annually.
(2025-01-24). Kremlin unfazed by threats of additional sanctions and pressure. infobrics.org While ready to engage in dialogue, Russia is taking its national interests as the only absolute and refuses to back down "even an inch", because it knows perfectly well what happened the last time it did. With Trump focusing on endless domestic issues and pivoting to Asia and the Middle East, Moscow knows that its position will only grow stronger and that NATO's leverage in any future negotiations is effectively non-existent.
(2025-01-24). Trump's sanctions threats against Russia usual routine — Kremlin. pressenza.com The Kremlin views US President Donald Trump's threats to impose sanctions against Russia if a deal on the Ukrainian conflict settlement is not reached as the usual routine, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday."We do not see any particularly new elements here," he said. "You know that Trump, during his first term, was the US president who resorted to methods of sanctions too often." | US President Trump announced earlier in the month that he would impose new tariffs and sanctions on Russian exports if the conflict in Ukraine was not resolved soon. | Russian President Vladimir Putin stated…
(2025-01-24). Dutch parliament passes motion to protect ICC from US sanctions. newarab.com The The motion, which passed on Thursday, called on the Netherlands' government to take national measures and work with the
(2025-01-24). Faith Communities Continue Sanctuary Despite Removal Of Protections. popularresistance.org In the wake of the Trump administration's cancellation of the 2011 "sensitive areas" memo yesterday; faith communities associated with the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity are reaffirming their unwavering commitment to sanctuary. This commitment includes continuing to welcome immigrants and offering solidarity, support, and services regardless of immigration status. | The "Sensitive Locations Memo," introduced during the Obama administration, advised immigration enforcement officers to avoid making arrests in places like schools and houses of worship. Despite its repeal, faith communities remain steadfast…