EU/Israel: Bloc’s consistent failure to suspend Association Agreement should spur member states to take unilateral action

The European Commission finally presented options for restricting trade with illegal Israeli settlements, none were adopted at the Foreign Affairs Council on 13 July.

amnesty.org

Trump Has Already Launched More Death Penalty Prosecutions Than in His Entire First Term

Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche have pushed hard for new death sentences, including in states that have abolished executions.

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Women in the Army Are More Likely to Be Killed by Fellow Soldiers Than Enemy Combatants

A first-of-its-kind investigation by The Intercept found that the greatest threats to women serving in the Army come at the hands of male soldiers.

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The Trump Administration’s Shameless Snuff-Film Fixation

Twenty years ago, U.S. military officials condemned terrorist “snuff films.” Now our top officials post them.

theintercept.com

High school final exam season is stressful. In Gaza, it’s nearly impossible

With the Tawjihi moved online, students are struggling with unstable internet and constant distraction — all while Israeli attacks threaten their lives.

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Rep. Balint Leads 75 Colleagues in Condemning Israeli Military Engagement in Lebanon, Destruction of Civilian Homes and Infrastructure

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Algeria: 22 years after pledge to establish national shelters authorities still failing survivors of gender-based violence

Twenty-two years after a government commitment to establish a nationwide system of shelters to protect women from violence in Algeria, only three have formally opened, leaving survivors across the cou...

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Thousands Are Fleeing as Putin Bombs the Donbas Cities He Most Covets

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Mona Khalil, Defender of Sea Turtles, Killed in an Israeli Strike in Lebanon

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Saudi Arabia: Almost 100 people executed so far this year as dozens more remain on death row for drug-related offences

It is halfway through the year and Saudi Arabia has executed nearly 100 people, exposing the authorities' unconscionable and unlawful use of the death penalty.

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'Nobody's born a soldier': The Israeli teens who say the draft is a choice

They Are Not Persuaded by Arguments of Peace Through Violence. What's the Point of Being Punk if You're Going to Bend and Serve?

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Iran: Deadly drone strikes on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia may constitute war crimes – new research

Iranian authorities killed and injured civilians in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in violation of international humanitarian law, and as part of a wider pattern of strikes on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

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The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George Monbiot

The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Ohio Governor Says State Should End the Death Penalty, Breaking With His Party

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Lebanon: Israel radically expands use of unlawful mass 'evacuation' orders and commits war crime of unlawful transfer

The Israeli military’s repeated use of unlawful mass “evacuation” and no-return orders to displace and terrify hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon flagrantly violates international humanitarian...

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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say

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Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking

If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?

theintercept.com

Acceleration of Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians must spur global action to halt West Bank annexation

The international community’s tacit or explicit support for Israeli crimes, including genocide and apartheid, or their failure to act resolutely to stop them has emboldened the Israeli authorities to ...

amnesty.org

UK and allies sanction networks enabling settler violence in the West Bank

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces coordinated sanctions with international partners targeting individuals and entities involved in financing and enabling settler violence in the occupied West ...

gov.uk

I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers | Tim Wu

The company is clearly trying to make an example of the author who wrote about her time at the company. Her free speech should be protected, says Prof Tim Wu of Columbia University Law School

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Joint statement on humanitarian access in Gaza and the registration law affecting INGOS | Government.nl

We, the signatories listed below, express our profound concern regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation that persists in Gaza. The aid entering Gaza has remained largely insufficient, both in...

government.nl

Inside Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

During the nearly two-month 'ceasefire,' Israel has continued besieging villages, razing farmland, attacking journalists and rescue workers, and disappearing civilians. Those who remain describe their...

972mag.com

Italy investigates Israel's Ben-Gvir over arrests of Gaza flotilla activists

Prosecutors in Rome Are Investigating Allegations Including Kidnapping, Torture and Sexual Assault; Ben-Gvir, Who Filmed Himself Taunting the Activists, Dismissed the Probe as the Work of 'Lying Terro...

haaretz.com

Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?

Anthropic wants to keep AI away from repressive regimes. But what about its part-owner, the repressive dictatorship of Abu Dhabi?

theintercept.com

Medication shortage risks lives of 4,000 West Bank cancer patients, PA says

More Than 11,000 Surgeries for Patients Covered by the Palestinian Public Healthcare System Have Been Postponed Since the Beginning of the Year, the Health Ministry Says. A Non-governmental Medical Ce...

haaretz.com

Starvation, Hunger and Famine in Armed Conflict: An overview of relevant provisions of international humanitarian law

This briefing note outlines the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) most relevant to food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict. These include: · rules on the conduct of hostilities · the responsibility of parties to conflict to ensure adequate supplies of food and water · rules on access for humanitarian relief.

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