(2021-07-26). Israel launches missile attack on Gaza, restricts fishing zone. peoplesdispatch.org 
The restrictions on the fishing zone have been criticized for being form of collective punishment which is against international human rights and also a violation of the Oslo accords…
(2021-07-26). Palestine Welcomes Decision To Investigate Israeli Violations. popularresistance.org On Thursday, Palestine welcomed a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNCHR) to form an independent international commission to investigate Israeli violations of Palestinian rights. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the council's decision "reflects the international community's persistence to implement international law and protect Palestinian human rights," said the Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry.
(2021-07-26). Rights groups again urge US president to stop military aid to Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org Human rights organizations reiterated their demand for the US government to suspend military aid to Egypt amid rampant human rights violations by the government of al-Sisi.
(2021-07-26). CONINDUSTRIA: Venezuela's Industry Paralyzed by Fuel Shortages. venezuelanalysis.com Washington has recently tightened its "devastating" sanctions, especially targeting diesel supply and production.
(2021-07-26). People's lawyer P. A. Sebastian and the Socialist Project. mronline.org 
Sebastian, in his writings in The Fight to Win Rights, is direct, and honest, unafraid to state unpalatable facts. Blunt and matter-of-fact, his words seem to be deliberately chosen to appeal to the conscience of people, his mode of expression reflecting his commitment to justice and the truth.
(2021-07-26). Bob Moses: Organizer And Civil Rights Pioneer. popularresistance.org At a time when voting rights are under assault, it is important to remember the legacy of Bob Moses, a brilliant community organizer who died on Saturday at age 86. Moses was a key architect of the movement to enlist Southern Black workers and sharecroppers to register to vote, a campaign that eventually pressured Congress to pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a momentous victory which the Republican Party has steadily sought to erode.
(2021-07-26). People across the US demand an end to the blockade of Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Anti-war protesters participated in the nationwide demonstrations against the Biden administration's escalation of tensions with Cuba and the "criminal" sanctions imposed on the island nation…
(2021-07-26). SF March to Pass Medicare For All Now. indybay.org Protesters vow to take issue to UN as human rights complaint if M4A is not passed…
(2021-07-26). China Backs Cuba in Saying US Should Apply Sanctions to Itself. anti-empire.com 
China has supported Cuba's argument that the United States should consider applying sanctions to itself for alleged human rights abuses before taking on other countries. | Speaking Friday at a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian asserted that his country "firmly supports the efforts of the Cuban government and people to maintain social stability" as President The latest measures, unveiled Thursd…
(2021-07-26). Donziger Slams Criminal Contempt Ruling as 'Message of Intimidation' to Human Rights Lawyers. commondreams.org The Korean Armistice Agreement and the war it holds in abeyance are a "still-present-past"—and the Biden administration must support efforts for a binding peace agreement.
(2021-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2021. democracynow.org France Approves COVID Health Pass; Germany Considers Restrictions for Unvaccinated People, COVID Cases Skyrocket in Southeast Asia, with Children Making Up 12.5% of Indonesian Death Toll, Fauci Says U.S. "Going in the Wrong Direction"; St. Louis Reintroduces Indoor Mask Mandate, 4,000 Homebound Detainees Could Be Sent Back to Prison After Pandemic Emergency Order Lifted, Tunisia's President Sacks Prime Minister, Suspends Parliament Following Protests, Afghanistan Sees Record Number of Casualties in 2021; U.S. Could Continue Airstrikes Beyond August, U.S. Launches Second Drone Strike in Somalia in Under a Week, Is…
(2021-07-26). Sex Workers and COVID-19: Resisting the Pandemic and Criminalization. counterpunch.org "What the state does not regulate," Orellano says, "the market regulates." The market, for sex workers, is framed by the fact of the criminalization of sex workers. Because sex workers "lack recognition and rights, markets emerge that thrive through our precariousness," states Orellano.
(2021-07-26). Remembering Civil Rights Icon Bob Moses: Organized SNCC, Miss. Freedom Summer & Algebra Project. democracynow.org 
We remember the life of Bob Moses, the civil rights leader who left his job as a New York City high school teacher to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, facing down horrific violence and intimidation to become one of the icons of the movement. He died Sunday at age 86. Moses spent his later years as an advocate for improved math education, teaching thousands of students across the United States through the Algebra Project, the nonprofit he founded. Moses spoke to Democracy Now! in 2009, on the first day of the Obama presidency, recalling the 1964 fight for Black representation within the Democrati…
(2021-07-26). Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 3). ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Forstater v CGD Europe & Others [2019] UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the belief that biological sex is immutable is a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. Maya Forstater (the "Claimant") holds gender-critical beliefs: that biological sex is real, important, immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity. She …
(2021-07-26). Film review: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. liberationnews.org 
The documentary tells the story of how the interactions in the summer of 1972 at Camp Jened, a camp for disabled teens in the Catskills, New York, helped build the militant grass roots disability rights movement.
(2021-07-26). The Weekly Round-Up: Freedom Day, Tokyo 2020 and the Judicial Review and Courts Bill. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: Monday was England's so-called 'Freedom Day', with the final coronavirus restrictions lifted. This means nightclubs can reopen; bars are no longer table service only; there are no more limits on attendee numbers at large events; and it is no longer mandatory to wear face coverings in public spaces, although the recommendation to …
(2021-07-26). Civil Rights Leader, Educator Bob Moses Dies at 86. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Twitter: @SNCC60th | We remember the life of Bob Moses, the civil rights leader who left his job as a New York City high school teacher to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, facing down horrific violence and intimidation to become one of the icons of the movement. He died Sunday at age 86. Moses spent his later years as an advocate for improved math education, teaching thousands of students across the United States through the Algebra Project, the nonprofit he founded. Moses spoke to Democrac…
(2021-07-26). 'May his light continue to guide us': Civil rights leader Bob Moses dies at 86. zcomm.org "So may his light continue to guide us as we face another wave of Jim Crow laws. His example is more important now than ever…Rest in power Bob."
(2021-07-26). Tributes Pour in for Civil Rights Activist Bob Moses, Dead at 86. commondreams.org "No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come," Victor Hugo once said. The time for the Farm System Reform Act is now. We can't afford to continue the downward spiral from an unsustainable food system. Here's how we must change it.
(2021-07-26). How Virginia Won the South's Strongest Voting Rights Act. zcomm.org Interview on organizing for expansive voting rights legislation, the importance of grassroots organizing at the state level, and the urgent need for federal action on voting rights…
(2021-07-25). Israeli Colonists Fence A Spring To Prevent Shepherds From Using it. imemc.org 
On Sunday, Israeli colonialist settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, installed a fence around a water spring in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank, before preventing the shepherds from using it. Aref Daraghma, a human rights activist, said the colonists installed a fence to isolate the Ein al-Hilwa water spring and prevented the …
(2021-07-25). Chilean Senate Approves Marriage Equality. orinocotribune.com 
The lawmakers supported paternity rights, including adoption by same-sex couples. Since 2015, Chile has implemented a Civil Union agreement that granted several rights to same-sex couples. | On Tuesday, July 20, the Chilean Senate approved a bill on marriage equality, which can now pass to the Chamber of Deputies and the constitutional process of its adoption into law may advance. The bill is a landmark project in the predominantly Catholic conservative country. | According to a statement by the National Congress, the "the Senate approved by 28 votes in favor, 14 against and 0 abstentions the norms that regulate…
(2021-07-25). Israeli Meltdown as Tel Aviv accuses Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream of "Terrorism" for Boycotting illegal Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestine. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — A landmark victory in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement's (BDS) campaign against Israel came on Monday, with an announcement from Ben and Jerry's. After years of BDS campaign appeals to them, the US ice cream maker declared that it would no longer be selling its products in Israeli settlements …
(2021-07-25). The US has Attacked All Pragmatic Iranian Governments: No Nuclear Deal Soon. thealtworld.com Iran is no longer in a hurry to conclude a nuclear deal with the US, and it has not budged an inch from its position. | It is unclear whether it is former President Donald Trump's administration that pushed Iran to intransigence or whether all US administrations have been sincere in their goals to bring the Islamic Republic under the US's hegemony at all costs. Certainly, current President Joe Biden does not want to return to the 2015 agreement signed by President Barack Obama. President Biden does not want to lift all the sanctions on Iran imposed by his predecessor Trump and so refuses to approve the nuclear ag…