News | Human Rights Gaza Life Expectancy Slashed Nearly in Half by Israel’s Genocide, Study Finds Researchers said this estimate is conservative, as it doesn’t include deaths to factors like starvation and disease. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Trump Officials Demand End to “DEI” Within UN Women’s and Children’s Programs Officials cited Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans executive orders, which do not hold authority outside of the US. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Has Detained 380 Palestinians From West Bank Since Gaza Ceasefire Israel is detaining Palestinians at a high rate as it’s supposed to be releasing people as part of the ceasefire deal. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 13, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli Captives After Palestinians Report Aid Surge Israel had threatened to resume the bombings and attacks if Hamas withheld three captives set to be released Saturday. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 13, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Poll Finds Strong Majority of US Voters Reject Trump Plan to “Own” Gaza Trump has said that forcibly expelled Palestinians would not have the right to return under his plan. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 12, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Experts Warn Trump Plan to “Own” Gaza Would “Shatter” International Order Trump’s plan “would return the world to the dark days of colonial conquest,” the group said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 11, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Rubble. Sewage. Desperation for Clean Water. This Is Gaza After Ceasefire. The ceasefire allowed many of us to taste a vegetable for the first time in months, but our fight for survival is acute. By Shahad Ali , Truthout February 11, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Palestinians Face “Impossible Demand” to Be “Perfect Victims,” New Book Argues “We should shift our focus and scrutinize the perpetrators, the oppressors, the colonizers,” says Mohammed El-Kurd. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! February 11, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Altadena Communities Unite to Rebuild as Developers Eye the Ashes In the wake of the Eaton wildfire in LA, residents are building collective power to push back predatory developers. By Michelle Zacarias , Truthout February 10, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Shuts Down Two Palestinian Bookstores in Occupied East Jerusalem Human rights advocates and diplomats have condemned the raids and the arrests of the shops' owners. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 10, 2025 Truthout