(2025-01-20). States must face up to illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine. newarab.com 
Six months ago today, on 19 July 2024, the UN International Court of Justice in the Hague (ICJ) issued one of the most significant judicial decisions ever rendered in international law. What Palestinian human rights NGO Althou…
(2025-01-20). Morocco's opposition pushes for ex-human rights minister release. newarab.com 
Morocco's Over the weekend, the Jus…
(2025-01-20). Leading Egyptian rights activist freed on bail. newarab.com 
Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after being charged with "joining and financing a terrorist group" and publishing "fake news and data", a rights group said. | The charges were part of a new case against Bahgat, who was released on bail of 20,000 Egyptian pounds (about $400), the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, which he founded, said in a statement. | On Wednesday, EIPR said prosecutors had summoned Bahgat, who is also the group's executive director, but "the summons did not specify the details of the case or the charges involved" at the time. | Mahmoud Shalaby…
(2025-01-20). Israeli hostages, Palestinian detainees freed on first Gaza truce exchange. newarab.com 
Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli captives, completing the first exchange under a The three captives released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in stable condition. | Hours later in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Pales…
(2025-01-20). 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 (…) | – |
(2025-01-20). 120 Human Rights Groups Accuse US Of Shielding Israeli War Criminals. popularresistance.org A coalition of 120 international human rights organizations and activists has accused the United States of shielding Israeli war criminals by obstructing the enforcement of International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants. This condemnation follows the U.S. vote to impose sanctions on the ICC, undermining its ability to pursue justice against Israeli occupation leaders accused of war crimes. | The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the "Anti-ICC Law," a controversial bill that, if ratified, would penalize any foreign entity investigating or prosecuting U.S. citizens or citizens of allied states, incl…
(2025-01-20). Israel Police issues new rules allowing cops to blindfold suspects in 'extreme cases'. haaretz.com The rule was issued after several cases of detainees, all Arab Israelis, being documented with their eyes covered without justification, which were boasted by outgoing far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on social media…
(2025-01-20). Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks at National Action Network's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Policy Forum. urbancny.com 
Governor Hochul: "I assure you that New York will always be that beacon of hope, the place where the women's rights movement started, the place where the NAACP was founded, …
(2025-01-20). Attempted assassination of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya, as abductions, repression mount. wsws.org The attacks on the CPM, abductions and transnational renditions by the Kenyan government are preparations for even more extensive attacks on the democratic rights of the population as a whole.
(2025-01-20). People's March: Thousands Rally Against Trump in Washington Ahead of Second Inauguration. democracynow.org 
Ahead of President elect-Donald Trump's second inauguration, thousands of people rallied in Washington, D.C., on Saturday at the People's March to oppose his policies on immigration, abortion, LGBTQ rights, the climate crisis and more. We air voices of resistance from the protest. "All of us deserve to feel like human beings, and all of us deserve to have our rights respected," said Hope Giselle, executive director of the National Trans Visibility March. "Without a democracy, without a true democracy, we all fall to the wayside of corruption and a government that does not see us as h…
(2025-01-19). HRW World Report highlights Israeli atrocities in Gaza, W. Bank. newarab.com 
This includes being part of a trend of fraying international norms, double standards by liberal democracies on human rights, and a conflict underscoring the importance of institutions…
(2025-01-19). 70+ arrested at London pro-Palestine rally on eve of Gaza truce. newarab.com 
Thousands of people gathered and over 70 were arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in central London Saturday, on the eve of the start of a The majority were detained on The ceasefire, which comes into effect Sunday morning, involves the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners held…
(2025-01-19). DAWN urges US sanctions on Jewish National Fund over settlements. newarab.com 
A US non-profit has written to the
(2025-01-19). 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 (…) | – |