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Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin sent a letter on Monday to Israel demanding it takes steps within 30 days to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza in order to avoid consequences in U.S. law for U.S. milirary aid to Israel

UN: We want an independent investigation into the Israeli strike that killed 22 people in the town of Ayto, north of Lebanon

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday that over 100 medics and emergency workers had been killed in Lebanon since a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began a year ago

UN Human Rights Office: We call for independent investigation and accountability into unlawful airstrike on Tulkarm

US State Department targets Ugandan police force officials "due to their involvement in gross violations of human rights, namely torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment."

UNRWA: One million women in the Gaza Strip do not receive hygiene supplies

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said today that Taiwan will start allowing Taiwanese nationals and their same-sex partner from China, Hong Kong and Macau to register their marriage if they first get married in a third country

Activist Vitaly Ioffe was killed in St. Petersburg. A channel linked to the security forces claims that LGBT activist Alexandra Sinko has been detained on suspicion of murder

Blinken calls “unprovoked and unjust” the killing of American-Turkish citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, saying Israel’s security forces need to fundamentally change their rules of engagement

Statement from Geneva talks on Sudan: Both sides must protect civilians and respect civilian institutions, including hospitals and schools

Statement from the Geneva talks on Sudan: We look forward to meeting the Sudanese Armed Forces delegation upon their arrival or communicating with them in any way they choose.

Statement from the Geneva talks on Sudan: Among the key issues discussed yesterday was the need for a humanitarian corridor in all areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, including through Gedaref, Wad Medani and Sennar.

Extreme misogyny could be treated as terrorism with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper working to “identify gaps in current legislation and examine emerging ideologies”

Український омбудсмен Лубінець обговорив з російською колегою Москальковою ситуацію в Курській області та обмін полоненими

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs: Nowhere is safe in Gaza

UN Secretary-General condemns continued loss of life in Gaza

Via Axios: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has informed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that he has decided to end the investigation into the Israel Defenses Force's "Netzah Yehuda" battalion for human rights violations in the occupied West Bank. He also informed Gallant that the United States will not be imposing sanctions on the unit after all.

Maduro's government issues an arrest warrant against the human rights coordinator at Vente Venezuela

Demonstrations are set to be held across seven Iraqi provinces on Thursday, protesting the highly-controversial bill to amend the Personal Status Law, which effectively would legalize child marriage among other things

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that due to budget shortages, it will be unable to support 600,000 pregnant women in Afghanistan this summer. WFP says that last year it was able to provide services to 1.6 million pregnant and breastfeeding women to prevent malnutrition

Cameroon: the arrest of activist Raymond Cota worries civil society organizations

UN experts call for sanctions to be imposed on Israeli individuals and entities involved in "illegal and apartheid policies."

The Houthi militia officially informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of the closure of its office in Sanaa

Iran’s judiciary informed Sepideh Rashno, a civil rights activist opposing the mandatory hijab, that she must report to Evin Prison to serve a sentence of 3 years and 7 months. Rashno was arrested in July 2022 after a viral video showed her altercation with a woman who verbally assaulted her for not wearing a hijab on public transport. She was forced into a televised confession, appearing visibly bruised and showing signs of torture. After roughly 40 days in Evin prison, she was released on bail, reportedly set at $27,000

An arrestee for alleged rape in Malaga of a young foreigner in the doorway of her house

U.S. sends Under Secretary of State for Democracy, and Human Rights @UnderSecStateJ to Tbilisi and Yerevan today through July 17 for talks on democratic governance, anti-corruption, press freedom, inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups, per DoS

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: We are following reports of a mass grave that was recently discovered in a desert area on the border between Libya and Tunisia.

UN General Secretary will add Israel to a blacklist of countries and organizations that target children in war zones, according to Israeli media. Israel will be alongside countries like Sudan, Syria and Russia, and ISIS and Boko Haram

Medical sources for Al Jazeera: 50 dead, half of them children and women, in Israeli raids on the central and southern Gaza Strip since dawn today.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Law of War standards were violated in Gaza