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Biden questioned Gaza’s death toll, so Palestinians released the names

Biden’s remarks casting doubt on the death toll in Gaza caused outrage at home and abroad, report Bel Trew from Tel Aviv, Richard Hall from New York City, and Andrew Feinberg from Washington, DC.

The Independent UK

Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

Radio France Internationale

Why does Biden doubt the Palestinian death count in the Israel-Gaza war?

Rights advocates condemn the US president for denying Palestinian suffering ‘even in death’ during the Israel-Hamas war.

Al Jazeera

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Israel-Hamas war: 'One war crime does not justify another,' Human Rights Watch says

As deadly Israeli air strikes on Gaza continue, we speak to Sari Bashi, Program Director at Human Rights Watch. She tells us that hundreds of people are being killed in Gaza every day due to the use of large explosive weapons dropped by Israel. She also says that fuel supplies…

France 24

Trial of Uyghur film-maker to begin in China this week

Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for featuring Uyghur protagonists, was arrested in May and is being held on unknown charges

The Guardian - UK

Where the ICC stands if war crimes are committed on either side of the Israel-Hamas war

Since Hamas launched its offensive in Israel on October 7 2023, drawing a swift and emphatic response from the Netanyahu government, at least 1,400 people in Israel and 5,000 people in Palestine have been killed. Many of these have been civilians – hundreds of Israelis at a music festival near…

The Conversation

Checking in on Human Rights Watch and Gaza/Israel

Long-time readers will recall that I am a vociferous critic of Human Rights Watch. HRW purports to be a neutral human rights organization, but consistently hires staffers with a history of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activism to write and report on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. So how did HRW do after the Oct.…

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NGOs accuse Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in Gaza – but what are they?

Two major non-governmental organisations (NGOs) accuse the Israeli army of having used munitions containing white phosphorus in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defense Forces deny the accusations. Here is what to know about this incendiary weapon and the rules governing its use.

France 24

‘Mr President, put an end to this’: Palestinian Americans speak out on Gaza

At a news conference in Washington, DC, Arab and Muslim groups condemn the ongoing ‘dehumanisation’ of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Israel accused of using white phosphorous in Gaza and Lebanon by human rights group

The munitions are capable of burning human flesh ‘down to the bone’, says Human Rights Watch

The Independent UK

What is the white phosphorus that Israel is accused of using in Gaza?

This wax-like, toxic substance burns at temperatures high enough to melt metal.

Al Jazeera

Israel using white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon, endangering civilians: HRW

Human Rights Watch says the use of chemical in populated areas violates legal obligation to avoid civilian casualties.

Al Jazeera

🔴 Live: Netanyahu says Israeli bombardment of Gaza 'only the beginning'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas in a televised address on Friday, warning that the fierce bombardment of Gaza was "only the beginning" of his country's response to the deadly attacks by Hamas militants last week. His threat came as thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza…

France 24

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day seven

Israel’s military has told 1.1 million people to move further south, UN says, warning of ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’; Gaza death toll passes 1,500, a third of them children

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Revealed: allegations of abuse and captivity without pay at UAE’s lucrative recruitment agencies

Domestic make claims of being locked up without salary until work is found, denied proper food and beaten for leaving abusive employers

The Guardian - UK

Court finds police in France often use racial profiling in identity checks

Practice ruled to be discriminatory, but Conseil d’État says it does not have power to force change in policy

Radio France Internationale

Rights group accuses Rwanda of threatening, killing critics abroad

Rwanda's government has murdered, attacked and disappeared critics beyond its borders in a campaign of "extraterritorial repression" that must be challenged by the international community, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

UN set to decide on Russia’s Human Rights Council membership as Putin ‘uses Ukrainian grain to buy votes’

Bringing Russia back onto the UN’s top human rights body will ‘signify a dangerous global drift into untrammelled violence against most vulnerable and innocent’, experts warn

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Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders

US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working

The Independent UK

Russia faces a tough fight to regain its seat in the UN's top human rights body

Russia faces a tough fight to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premiere human rights body in Tuesday’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Hamas says will kill hostages if Israeli attacks on Gaza civilians continue

Human Rights Watch terms Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant’s call for a ‘complete siege’ on Gaza a ‘war crime’.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda accused of broad campaign of repression against dissidents

Human Rights Watch report detailing alleged abuses at home and abroad raises questions over UK government’s asylum plan

Al Jazeera

‘People want change but fear the guns’: Fighting for democracy in Eswatini

Activists criticise ‘sham’ parliamentary elections in the Southern African monarchy, where political parties are banned.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the US and Abu Ghraib: recognition and redress are long overdue

Editorial: Two decades after the invasion of Iraq, victims of abuse and torture by US forces have yet to be compensated

The Independent UK

As foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City

As asylum-seekers stream in to New York City, officials have scrambled to open new emergency shelters

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