Greece merchant vessel evacuated following Houthi-led Red Sea attack
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Friday said that the Tutor, a Greek merchant vessel that was attacked by Houthi rebels, has been evacuated and left adrift in the Indian Ocean. The incident occurred on Wednesday when Houthi militants fired missiles at the cargo ship. The Iranian-backed Houthi militants have been attacking merchant [...]
CPJ urges Jordan authorities to withdraw charges and release Palestinian-Jordanian journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Jordanian authorities to withdraw all charges and immediately release Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Hiba Abu Taha on Friday. According to the CPJ, Hiba Abu Taha was arrested on May 14 and sentenced to one-year imprisonment on June 11 for “inciting discord and strife among members of society”, and “targeting community [...]
UK High Court grants rights groups permission to join legal challenge of Israel arms sales
UK High Court granted Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Oxfam permission to join a legal bid to halt UK arms sales to Israel, in a decision made Thursday. The case was originally brought by Al-Haq and GLAN in December 2023. They are calling on the High Court to order the Business and Trade Secretary, [...]
From Gaza to Uvalde: The Complicated Moral Imperative to Rescue Our Own
In the aftermath of the recent rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, an analysis of such extraction operations is warranted. To put this event in context, three things must be understood. First, hostage taking is a war crime. Second, hostage rescue is extremely logistically difficult. Third, the American public [...]
Israeli forces have committed war crimes and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, and there are “reasonable grounds” to conclude Hamas and loyalists have done the same, a UN inquiry concluded in a report released Wednesday. The report, which covers Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians and the initial phase of Israel’s [...]
Germany’s Berlin Administrative Court dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday in which several Palestinian applicants sought to prohibit the German government from supplying arms to Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The motion was supported by several human rights organizations, including the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human [...]
The UN Office of The High Commissioner for Human Rights Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns on Tuesday over the impact on Palestinian civilians of the Israeli raid in An Nuseirat to secure the release of four hostages. The raid took place in a densely populated area, raising concerns over the respect of the principles of [...]
Since the UN’s establishment in 1945, the body has been pivotal in maintaining global peace and security. A critical instrument in its arsenal is the ceasefire resolution, primarily used by the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a vehicle for showing the overriding will of the Council in times when tensions are high. These resolutions often [...]
Hamas responds to US ceasefire proposal for Gaza with amendments
Hamas responded to a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan told Al-Mayadeen TV on Tuesday. While expressing support for the broad outlines of the plan, the Palestinian group submitted “a few remarks” aimed at aligning the proposal with its positions. The US plan, presented by President Joe Biden last month, envisions a [...]
UN Security Council passes US-backed resolution endorsing Gaza ceasefire plan
The UN Security Council (UNSC) passed a US-backed resolution endorsing a three-phase permanent ceasefire plan in the Israel-Hamas War, with Russia abstaining. The resolution notes that Israel accepted the proposal, unveiled at the end of May by US President Joe Biden, and called upon Hamas to accept it. The first phase of the plan calls [...]
