(2025-01-07). Human Rights Groups Manufacture Consent For 'Regime Change" popularresistance.org In the words of the United Nations, "human rights" range from "the most fundamental—the right to life—to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty." These rights are supposed to be "inherent to us all." But this lofty ambition has become distorted, not only by the UN itself but by the whole of what Alfred de Zayas calls the "Human Rights Industry." | This industry, headed by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has multiple layers that include UN "expert groups" and "rapporteurs," regional commissions like (in the Western Hemisphere) the Inter-…
(2025-01-07). America is a Threat to Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com BettBeat Media The illusion of American imperial decline lies shattered amidst the rubble of Syrian cities and the smoldering ruins of Gaza. As human rights advocate Dan Kovalik grimly observes, what we're witnessing isn't the death throes of an empire, but rather its devastating demonstration of still-formidable power to crush resistance and reshape regional realities at…
(2025-01-07). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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(2025-01-07). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-07). Jimmy Carter's "Decency & Humanity" Came with Deadly U.S. Policies in Latin America: Greg Grandin. democracynow.org 
As the remains of Jimmy Carter arrive in Washington, D.C., as part of a weeklong state funeral, we speak with historian Greg Grandin about the former U.S. president's legacy. Carter, who served a single term from 1977 to 1981, promised to restore faith in government after the twin traumas of Watergate and the Vietnam War and to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward upholding human rights. "He came to power promising … a new kind of doctrine, that the United States was moving away from both the ideological excess and the support for dictatorships that led to wars like Vietnam or coups in Chile,"…
(2025-01-07). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | – |
(2025-01-07). Sri Lankan students, academics and media activists denounce Peradeniya University's ban on IYSSE lecture. wsws.org "This decision is not just disappointing—it's a violation of basic human rights and an attack on our fundamental freedom of speech."—K. Sivarajini, Peradeniya University student…
(2025-01-07). Qatar confirms 'technical meetings' on Gaza truce ongoing. newarab.com 
Talks aimed at cementing a truce in Gaza between Hamas and Israel are ongoing, with "technical meetings" taking place between the parties, Qatar's foreign ministry said Tuesday. | "The technical meetings are still happening between both sides," ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said, referring to meetings with lower-level officials on the details of an agreement. "There are no principal meetings taking place at the moment." | Mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States have been engaged in months of talks between the two sides that have failed to end Israel's assault on Gaza, which human rights organisations…
(2025-01-07). Dr Hussam Abu Safiya's life in danger in Israeli custody. ummid.com The Israeli government bears full responsibility for the life of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, amid alarming indications of torture and ill-treatment.
(2025-01-07). Venezuela arrests Israeli among 125 'mercenaries' in 'coup plot'. newarab.com 
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello accused the suspects of being "mercenaries" hired by "external forces" ahead of Maduro's planned inauguration for a new six-year term on 10 January. | Among those detained, he said, were nationals from 16 countries, inc…
(2025-01-07). Israel prevents detained Gaza hospital doctor from seeing lawyer. newarab.com 
(2025-01-07). US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman. aljazeera.com Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a 'glaring, longstanding stain' on the US.
(2025-01-07). US relocates 11 detainees from Guantanamo to Oman after over 20 years without charge. presstv.ir The Pentagon has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from its notorious Guantanamo Bay detention center to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge.
(2025-01-07). Convictions in 2018 Kasganj Communal Riots. ummid.com Most of those arrested in the Kasganj Communal Riot Case appeared to be innocent Muslims who were detained arbitrarily by the police.
(2025-01-07). Destruction Of Gaza's Healthcare Is A Blueprint For Future Wars. popularresistance.org "Kamal Adwan Hospital is no more," stated Dr. Mustafa Barghouti during a webinar organized by the People's Health Movement (PHM) on December 28, 2024. As he spoke, reports of the latest Israeli attacks on the hospital were still emerging. These included the near-total destruction of its laboratory, storage, surgical units, and other critical facilities, alongside the arbitrary detention of its director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. | The devastating outcome was all too predictable, given Israel's systematic assaults on Gaza's healthcare system during the ongoing genocide.
(2025-01-07). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Understanding Liability in Multi-Car Accidents in Missouri. moguldom.com Car accidents in Missouri can have life-altering consequences, leaving victims with physical injuries, emotional trauma, and financial burdens. Law firms such as Beck & Beck Missouri Car Accident Lawyers understand the challenges that arise after such incidents and are committed to helping victims protect their rights and pursue fair compensation. In complex cases involving multiple …
(2025-01-07). Call for Africain and International solidarity | No to the criminalization of solidarity | Freedom for activists defending the rights of migrants and refugees. cadtm.org
(2025-01-07). "Sex for shifts": capitalist criminals McDonald's at the centre of another workers rights scandal. thecanary.co McDonald's is confronting renewed allegations of severe abuses of workers rights, with over 100 current and former employees reporting experiences of sexual assault, harassment, racism, homophobia, and bullying. These claims have prompted the UK parliament's Environmental Audit Committee to summon McDonald's UK chief executive, Alistair Macrow, for questioning. Meanwhile, the the TUC has hit back […] | By
(2025-01-07). Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil: Rights group. presstv.ir National Human Right Defense Network says at least 110 were killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil by gang led by Monel Felix.
(2025-01-07). BDS warns of Morocco attempt to 'criminalise' anti-Israeli acts. newarab.com 
In "We are at a dangerous turning point in the path of rights and freedoms…
(2025-01-06). Biden administration approves $8 billion arms sale to Israel amid allegations of genocide in Gaza. nationofchange.org Human rights groups condemn Biden's approval of $8 billion arms deal with Israel amid Gaza conflict…
(2025-01-06). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
(2025-01-06). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-06). Kenya's High Court Delivers Blow To Neoliberal University Funding Model. popularresistance.org The Kenya High Court delivered a landmark ruling on December 20, 2024, that declared the new funding model for higher education unconstitutional. The case, brought before the court by the Kenya Human Rights Commission and other organizations including the National Student Caucus, challenged the legality and fairness of the new model launched last year. | In his ruling, Justice Mwita declared the new university funding model unconstitutional for several reasons. The high court noted that it violates Section 53 of the Universities Act by introducing policies that conflict with the law.
(2025-01-06). Germany freezes funding of aid organization, cutting off Israeli human-rights groups. haaretz.com In what critics call the latest measure of an anti-Palestinian policy, the German government cut funding to an NGO that finances Israeli human rights groups. 'In discussions with German officials, we were told supporting the Palestinian right of return is unacceptable," one rights group said…
(2025-01-06). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | – |
(2025-01-06). Dr Hussam Abu Safiya's life in danger in Israeli custody. ummid.com The Israeli government bears full responsibility for the life of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, amid alarming indications of torture and ill-treatment.
(2025-01-06). 'The High Court stands with Hamas': Israel's hard right is intensifying its attack on the judiciary. haaretz.com Tortured logic or not, the message is clear: For Israel's hard right, the top court is just a notch below the Nukhba. And everyone knows how Israel treats its enemies…
(2025-01-06). Israel's Military police to probe assaults of officers by soldiers during Sde Teiman arrests. haaretz.com The investigation was launched after Haaretz reported that military police personnel said they were attacked by Israeli army soldiers when they came to arrest some of them over the soldiers' alleged sexual abuse of a Gazan detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center…
(2025-01-06). Israel prevents detained Gaza hospital doctor from seeing lawyer. newarab.com
(2025-01-06). Convictions in 2018 Kasganj Communal Riots. ummid.com Most of those arrested in the Kasganj Communal Riot Case appeared to be innocent Muslims who were detained arbitrarily by the police.
(2025-01-06). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-06). Trump's Team Looks to Bypass Sanctuary Laws That Hinder His Deportation Plans. truthout.org Five years ago, police officers stopped Jose Armando Escobar-Lopez while he was driving to his home in Daly City near San Francisco with his partner and her brother. Without giving a reason for the stop, the officers questioned him about his immigration status and facilitated his transfer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. Escobar-Lopez's 2019 brush with ICE illustrates… |
(2025-01-06). Call for Africain and International solidarity | No to the criminalization of solidarity | Freedom for activists defending the rights of migrants and refugees. cadtm.org
(2025-01-06). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
(2025-01-06). IYSSE (Sri Lanka) public meeting in Kandy: How to defeat the IMF austerity program. wsws.org The IYSSE meeting, which will discuss the socialist program necessary to defend the social and democratic rights of workers and youth, is being held in Kandy after being anti-democratically banned at Peradeniya University.
(2025-01-06). Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil: Rights group. presstv.ir National Human Right Defense Network says at least 110 were killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil by gang led by Monel Felix.
(2025-01-06). 60 Years After Assassination of Malcolm X, a Lawsuit Aims to Uncover the Truth. truthout.org A major lawsuit has been filed by leading civil rights attorneys on behalf of the daughters of Malcolm X in an effort to litigate claims of state complicity in the 1963 murder of the Black revolutionary leader. The suit comes in the wake of a reinvestigation that led to critical exonerations of two of the alleged killers in 2021. The outcome will turn on proving the U.S. government's role in… |
(2025-01-06). Brazilian Court Orders Police Probe Into Vacationing Israeli Soldier. popularresistance.org A Brazilian federal court has ordered police to open an immediate investigation into an Israeli soldier accused of committing war crimes in Gaza who is currently on vacation in the country. | According to the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a Belgium-based NGO supporting Palestinian rights, the federal court of Brazil's federal district, citing Article 88 of the Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure, "directed the Federal Police to urgently execute the investigative measures requested by the Federal Prosecutor." | HRF said the court order "marks the first instance of a signatory state to the Rome Statute directly enf…
(2025-01-06). El Salvador remains under state of emergency. plenglish.com Endorsed by nine out of 10 Salvadorans, the measure extended the day before by the Legislative Assembly, at the request of the government's security cabinet, attracts more support than criticism after helping to position the country as one of the safest in the continent, and in the world. | Although it restricts three constitutional rights, its impact is evident in the lives of the entire population, from mobility, full-scale commerce, housing recovery, real estate prices, among other benefits. | Thanks to its effectiveness the population can move freely now, because 32 months ago just crossing a street or an im…
(2025-01-06). Unions Get Bigger In Texas. popularresistance.org Texas has long ranked at the top of the list for the best states to run a business and the worst for quality of life and working conditions. Almost one out of every five Texans does not have health insurance. We are the only state in the country that allows private-sector employers to opt out of providing workers' compensation. Despite having a $33 billion surplus to put toward improving life for all Texans, our state lawmakers instead chose to spend the most recent regular legislative session attacking workers' rights, immigrants, public schools, transgender people, voting access, and higher education.
(2025-01-06). US To Loosen Humanitarian Aid Restrictions in Syria, Maintain Sanctions. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-06). Iran, Russia to sign comprehensive cooperation agreement in 'mid-January'. presstv.ir The Iranian and Russian presidents will sign a comprehensive agreement for long-term cooperation in Moscow in mid-January.
(2025-01-06). Haaretz publisher petitions High Court against Israeli government's 'fundamentally illegal economic boycott' of the newspaper. haaretz.com Haaretz is asking the High Court of Justice to schedule an urgent hearing against the Netanyahu government's 'unreasonable' imposition of economic sanctions which are estimated will cost the newspaper millions of shekels. The petition says the boycott aims to 'silence and weaken' an outlet 'that dares to criticize the conduct of the government and its members'…
(2025-01-06). China imposes sanctions on U.S. defense contractors for selling arms to Taiwan. mronline.org 
China alleges that the U.S. approach to Taiwan is guided by "cold war zero sum mentality" which violates its own declared commitments to the "one-China policy" and agreements of non-interference in internal matters.