UN Human Rights Council forms commission to probe rights violations in Palestine; Israel won’t cooperate
The commission will investigate violations of all humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel over the past two months
Report states France enabled the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda and other stories
Today we look at a report on France’s role in the Rwandan genocide, a strike against tax reforms by Colombian trade unions, and more.
Israeli forces illegally detain Palestinian children in occupied West Bank
Video footage shows that five children aged between 8 to 13 years were dragged by the Israeli forces while they were playing near their village, Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank. The children were kept under illegal detention in the police station for hours
Haitians denounce US and UN support for Moïse regime and other stories
Today we take a look at the recent demonstration outside the US embassy in Haiti, the illegal detention of five Palestinian children by Israeli forces, new research documenting the planned use of lethal force in Myanmar and the mobilizations by airline workers in Thailand
Palestinian human rights group seeks investigation into violence from illegal Yitzhar settlement
The Palestinian human rights group Al Haq appealed to the United Nations Special Procedures to look into violence by settlers from the illegal Yitzhar settlement, including shooting at villagers with live ammunition and torching agricultural lands
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
