The Houthi authorities in Yemen have since mid-October submitted 12 individuals’ cases, including former US embassy and UN staff, to their Specialized Criminal Prosecution, accusing some of them with crimes that carry the death penalty while denying them due process.
European governments have yet to reckon with and meaningfully address the ongoing impacts of their colonial legacies affecting people of African descent on the African continent and in the diaspora, Human Rights Watch said today. November 15, 2024, is the 140th anniversary of the 1884 opening of the Berlin Africa Conference, at which 19 European countries and the US came together to organize and expand Europe’s colonial domination and exploitation across Africa.
Israeli authorities have caused the massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October 2023 and are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The report is being published at the time of an ongoing Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza that has most likely created a new wave of forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
The 154-page report, “‘Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged’: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza,” examines how Israeli authorities’ conduct has led to the displacement of over 90 percent of the population of Gaza—1.9 million Palestinians—and the widespread destruction of much of Gaza over the last 13 months. Israeli forces have carried out deliberate, controlled demolitions of homes and civilian infrastructure, including in areas where they have apparent aims of creating “buffer zones” and security “corridors,” from which Palestinians are likely to be permanently displaced. Contrary to claims by Israeli officials, their actions do not comply with the laws of war.
Every year, over 200,000 women and girls die from pregnancy-related complications in Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable with access to high-quality maternal health services. However, such services remain elusive for many women on the continent. Poor quality care is wasteful, unethical, and dangerous, putting women’s lives and health at risk and causing thousands of deaths annually.
During a November 6 press conference in Tripoli, the Government of National Unity’s acting interior minister, Emad Trabelsi, vowed to impose wide-ranging “morality” measures targeting women and girls in western Libya.
The launch of the report of the UN Secretary General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals marks an important and urgently needed step towards more just and equitable mineral value chains that respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, workers, and local affected communities.
As the civilian death toll from Israel’s ongoing strikes across Lebanon continues to mount, there has been no sign of accountability for Israel’s unlawful attacks or violations of the laws of war.
