(2024-08-25). Apologists for Rape. counterpunch.org In 2007, the writer Tal Nitsán isolated instances where Israeli male combatants systematically used sexual violence against Palestinian women to the war of 1948. In essentially marking off such conduct from more contemporary practices, she relied on media accounts, archival sources, the reports of human rights organizations and the testimony of 25 Israeli reserve male […] | To read this article, log in If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, check the status of your ac…
(2024-08-25). India: UN Human Rights Committee calls for protection of human rights defenders and reform of counter-terrorism laws. fidh.org Front Line Defenders (FLD) together with 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, welcome the findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee following its review of India's situation of civil and political rights. FLD and the Observatory urge the government to take immediate steps to address the serious concerns expressed by the (…) | – |
(2024-08-25). Netanyahu tells released Gaza hostage he was 'beaten in captivity training' while in the Israeli army. haaretz.com Netanyahu's comment followed the testimony of a released hostage who told him how she was beaten and tortured while held in Gaza, and after one of her relatives, who also attended the meeting, had asked the prime minister: 'Does Israel understand in that there are young women who are being raped there?'…
(2024-08-25). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
(2024-08-25). Russia and Ukraine successfully exchange prisoners with UAE mediation. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A major prisoner exchange involving 115 troops from each side has been completed, according to announcements from Russia and Ukraine. Russian troops arrested in the Kursk area and Ukrainian soldiers detained by Russia were swapped, with assistance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The exchange comprised 115 Ukrainian soldiers, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense, while the 115 Russian servicemen were repatriated from regions under Ukrainian control. Now that these Russian troops are in Belarus, they are able to communicate with their families and are getting medical and psychological help.
On Thursday night, Israeli authorities released more than 40 Palestinian political prisoners from various prisons, interrogation centers, and detention camps. These prisoners had completed their sentences and several administrative detainees were held without charges, many of whom showed signs of torture and skin diseases. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that the detainees were released …