‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Khan Younis, Gaza – What does it mean to be hungry for months? In Gaza, where more than 43,000 of us have been killed by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasions – and many more thousands are lost, feared dead, under the rubble – we have been punished with hunger now…

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison in 2004. But what exactly was it and what happened there? What was the case about? Here’s what you need to know: What was…

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – The United States was unambiguous in a message to Israel last month: Take specific steps within 30 days to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or face consequences. The deadline has now passed, and the United Nations is warning that famine is “imminent” in parts of northern…

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled. The ruling on Tuesday ends a 15-year legal battle over the role of Virginia-based contractor CACI, whose civilian employees worked at the facility, in acts…

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News

Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence. The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, whom it says is responsible for human rights abuses in West Darfur. The US Department of the Treasury outlined a series of…

ICC seeks external probe into misconduct claims against chief prosecutor | Israel-Palestine conflict News

ICC seeks external probe into misconduct claims against chief prosecutor | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) governing body has confirmed it is seeking an “external probe” into allegations of sexual misconduct by the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. “After having consulted the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), I am seeking on behalf of the ASP Presidency an external…

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon surpasses 3,000: Health Ministry | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon surpasses 3,000: Health Ministry | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Ministry says 589 women and at least 185 children have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon over past 13 months. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have now killed more than 3,000 people in the 13 months since fighting erupted between Hezbollah and Israel along the southern Lebanese and northern Israeli…

Rights group calls for release of minors charged over Nigeria protests | Human Rights News

Rights group calls for release of minors charged over Nigeria protests | Human Rights News

Scenes of young Nigerians fainting while in court in the capital Abuja sparked uproar from politicians, civil society. The Nigerian government is facing increasing pressure to drop charges against dozens of minors amid an uproar over detention conditions since they were arrested over their alleged participation in protests against the high…

How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity | Indigenous Rights

How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity | Indigenous Rights

‘It’s like home’ Martha was able to heal some of that trauma by reconnecting with her father before he died in 2005. “He sobered up in the later years,” she says. “He was getting sickly, but I would ask him things, [about our culture]. And he would bring me to…