In late June, after visiting Palestine and Israel on behalf of a group formed by Nelson Mandela, two former senior U.N. officials — Ban Ki-moon and Mary Robinson — published a scathing report on their findings, writes Vijay Prashad.
The facial recognition surveillance system violates Palestinians’ human rights to freedom of movement and privacy, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Amnesty lamented that governments have turned to “repression and unnecessary and excessive use of force” against struggling demonstrators instead of addressing their core concerns, such as high food prices and paltry wages.
Rights groups are criticizing inaction by the ICC prosecutor in a year when more than 200 Palestinians, including many children, were killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Several human rights groups condemned the verdict. Amnesty said it is cruel and legitimizes torture.
The British home secretary is under pressure as she’s about to decide whether to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
British soldiers are assisting military forces accused of torture, executing children and burning buildings, Phil Miller reports.
Activists from groups recently designated “terrorist organizations” responded to news that their phones were hacked with Pegasus spyware.
U.S.-based social justice groups tell Antony Blinken that smearing human-rights promotion as “terrorist” is a well-worn tactic of authoritarian regimes.
Critics decry the White House’s decision to release millions in aid that is supposed to be subject to human-rights conditions.
