Some human rights and other news links [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on bigotry/hate, violence/abuse/war, self-harm. Reader discretion is advised!] and thoughts - Saturday 15th July, 2023

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Some mostly human rights (including significant, relevant links in other fields - such as geopolitics, democracy, or authoritarianism) links (note: the source of news items [but not reference links] is in brackets after each item - normal rules around abbreviations will apply, and abbreviations are listed at the end of this post; links behind hard paywalls have a [$]; also, comments by me are in purple).

• the world is getting better at supporting nations on the frontline of the struggle against hate in the form of fascism, but continues to struggle with the struggle against hate in other forms.
  
  
• on ISSUES OF MAJOR GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE and/or ACROSS MULTIPLE CATEGORIES: 
• “the best medicine for improving global health? Reduce inequality”  (Nature);   in a moment of evidentiary support for Gabor  Maté’s  book  “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture”, “without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory” (M - TC);      “‘crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions” (UN) - see also this (Lowy);      “inflation hysteria is always class war of one kind or another, waged on behalf of the asset-holders against perceived forces of “social destabilisation”” (MJ) - see also this (TG), and “new findings show a direct causal relationship between unemployment and suicide” - the last two paragraphs summarise the impact of this quite well, but the article does not use the word proof: no doubt other studies will be required first, but this, for now, aligns with decency (TC);         the biased and blinkered thinking and bigoted attitudes of robot makers were on show at a recent robot conference (TND) - see also this (TC);         see also the items below on  restoring an effective public service after four decades of neoliberal destruction, and getting rid of KPIs to improve productivity and the war in Sudan;
  
  
• on FAR RIGHT (AND LEFT) WING EXTREMISM AND HATE:  
• “UN expert accuses Israel of sexually abusing Palestinian prisoners” (JC);         more on the justifiable outrage after a white supremacist sheriff claimed the notorious Tulsa race massacre (WkP) of black people by white people (which included using aerial attacks) was not based on race (TG) - and a survivor of that massacre is fighting for compensation (Capital B News);   “how the [US] affirmative action ban affects environmental justice policies” (MJ);         “the return of child labour [in the USA] shows the decline of the right is bottomless” (JC) - see also this, on the [CW] death of a child worker (MJ);   a mother and daughter are facing jail over an abortion (MJ);   “the stabbing attack against women at the U. of Waterloo underscores the dangers of polarising rhetoric about gender” (JC);   a community in the USA is fighting back (M) against the hate of christo-fascists;   dehumanisation of TGD people in the USA (this is part of a genocide) (M);         a US court has reimposed a ban on life-saving medical care for trans youth in one state (TG), but see also this (MJ);         local Councils in my home state (TG):         there is a struggle between judiciary and the new far right government in Italy (TG);
  
  
• on the CLIMATE CRISIS (noting the UNFCCC) and ENVIRONMENT (noting multiple  international agreements): 
• “average Earth temperature this week was highest in at least 120,000 years, when modern Homo Sapiens was a young species” (JC);   “Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars” (TG);   Indonesia is suppressing climate crisis research it doesn’t like (TC);   “climate change threatens to cause ‘synchronised harvest failures’ across the globe” (TC);   a call to cut US military spending to free up finance for the climate crisis (JC);   “even moderate heat strains the human heart” (Nature);   a The Guardian exclusive reports “Australia nearing record amount of solar panel uptake” (TG);   “El Niño brewing in Pacific raises prospect of record-breaking heat” (TG) - see also this assessment of the potential impact on food and food prices (TC);         a circular economy for rare earth elements (Nature);         “traditional owner groups have emotionally returned a previously-extinct marsupial to land in western Victoria” (NIT);   “irrigators and environmental groups criticise plan for 2,500ha almond farm” (TG);   growing wariness (MJ) over deep sea mining (CT);   “transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded [since 2015] off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week” (UN);   the problem of methane from coal mining in part of the USA (MJ);   radio pollution from Starlink satellites (CTV News);   fire ants may spread into NSW (TG),
• climate / environmental issues have also occurred in:   Chile (TG),   China (TC),   online climate crisis denial (DW),   Iraq (JC),   a backlash in Europe (F24),   binybara, NT (TG),   the spread of plastic (TC),   ocean colour (TND),   Uruguay (drinking water) (UN);
  
  
• on NATURAL and OTHER DISASTERS (noting Article 1(3) of the UN Charter) including COVID-19 AND OTHER PANDEMICS: 
• “hunger and famine are not accidents — they are created by the actions of people”  (Nature);         heatwaves in Europe (F24) and the USA (TG);   “UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms” (UN);         floods in India (TG) and the USA (TG) - and flash flooding globally (DW);  
  
  
• on MISGOVERNANCE, MAL-/MIS-/NON-FEASANCE, MISCONDUCT, CORRUPTION (noting international  agreements and monitoring) and other democracy-threatening CRIMES and/or other THREATS TO DEMOCRACY/FREEDOM including GREED: 
• on the Royal Commission  report in to the fatal (ABC) RoboDebt scandal:   firstly, a reminder of what the key findings are (TG) - see also here (TC) and here (TG), and of the continuing human costs (TG);   a call for the lead public service official (who has also tainted the military (TND)) be be sacked from her current role (I agree with that: morally, but probably not legally, she has the blood of up to 2,000 needless Australian deaths and the traumatising of tens or even hundreds of thousands others on her hands) (TG);   another call to change the way we talk about (and view) social security (TG);   the Equality Phobic Potato has “conceded (TG) that “mistakes” were made by “individuals” involved in the unlawful robodebt scheme” - but see “all governments try to ‘manage’ stories – but with robodebt it became a stubborn refusal to admit the truth” (TG), warned against trial by media (which is a valid and important point, with charges pending), and misrepresented anger at wrongdoing as “glee”;   “victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare” (TC);   an examination of the misfeasance aspects of this scandal (TC);   a consulting firm in trouble over unethical practices in other areas has decided (TG) to repay (SMH) the fees it earned on the fatal RoboDebt scandal, and calls for debt (TG) collectors (TND) to repay their ill-gotten money;   the double standards of RoboDebt (MW);         “a program designed to improve attendance in remote schools achieved worse outcomes than elsewhere, was ethically problematic and potentially harmed those it aimed to help, Indigenous children” (NIT);         a The Guardian exclusive reports that two HOAX reports were made of children dying from COVID vaccines (TG);   police surveillance in a notorious US state (CT);         “partners and staff at Australia’s big consultancy firms sacked for misconduct including sexual harassment” (TG);   two major accounting firms have refused to join a third in banning political donations (TG);   “politicians, public servants and the big four: the revolving door list” (Crikey);
  
  
• on rashist  putin and his cronies’ ILLEGAL (it is contrary to Chapters VI and VII of the UN Charter  and international law [and the 1928 Pact of Paris which was successfully used in post-WW2 trials], and possibly includes conduct contrary to the "laws" of war and international humanitarian law (IHL)) INVASION of UKRAINE: 
• Ukraine’s “President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has secured Turkey’s crucial backing [as has (LM) Sweden (TG) - see also here (DW)] for Ukraine’s NATO aspirations, though [US President] Joe Biden said he did not think there was “unanimity” among alliance members that it should join during Russia’s invasion” (as giving Ukraine membership of NATO now would instantly mean war with russia - a war with a major risk of nuclear war (see “Russia’s nuclear option hangs over Ukraine and NATO” (Foreign Policy)) - I consider giving Ukraine membership of NATO now would be suicidal - for much, if not most, of the world’s population) (TG) - and NATO eventually closed ranks but without giving a timeline or commitment for Ukraine (LM) - but is now supplying longer range weapons to Ukraine (F24), but a call has been made for NATO to step in as Ukraine to be defeated would be a catastrophe for the world (which it - or, at least, it’s constituent members - can do, and has done, by providing munitions etc - Ukraine being a member is not essential) (TG) - see also here (DW), this backgrounder/then-and-now comparison on NATO (TC), and this assessment (JC);  
  
• Ukraine has broken the terms of a previous prisoner exchange by returning some soldiers from an exile for the duration of the conflict (F24);  
  
• on military matters:   “US allies express reservations over cluster munition deliveries to Ukraine” (LM);   A Russian general has been sacked for criticising Russian military leadership - which described as “yet another sign of cracks in the structure of Russia's army leadership” (if that assessment is true, it gives hope for an end of some sort to the war sooner, rather than later ... ) (DW);  
  
• on the nuclear (weapons and power) situations:   during last months military rebellion in Russia, mercenaries approached and may have entered a nuclear base (R);   “the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a ‘dirty bomb’ waiting to happen” (TC);   an independent study reports “in 15 months of fighting, three times more Russian soldiers died in Ukraine than Soviet troops over 10 years of war in Afghanistan” (F24) - see also this (TG);   US President Biden has confirmed that China warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine (The Hill);  
  
• on human rights in the region and globally:   a backgrounder (DW) on the cluster bombs that Ukraine and russia have both been using already, and that the USA - but not the UK (TG) - will now supply to Ukraine;   a review of the Black Sea grain initiative (UN);   medical treatment of the traumatised civilians in Ukraine (LM); 
  
• internationally:   Russia’s and the USA’s spy chefs are staying in touch - provided, as the US says, these are not negotiations and are just Cold War  “red phone” style communication to prevent disasters, that is OK, but the wording of the (ESL) Russian is concerning (TG);   Russia’s informal military are now training Belarus’ military (YT - W), after fleeing to that human rights abusing nation (DW);
   
• on INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (noting the UN Charter [particularly Chapters VI and VII] and numerous  international  treaties): 
• Cuba is concerned and angry that the USA will station a nuclear submarine at the US base on Cuba (R);   “a new assessment released by US intelligence ... revealed that Iran is boosting its nuclear capabilities but is not pursuing the development of nuclear weapons” (The Hill);   New Zealand is rethinking its attitudes in a changing, more troubling world (Lowy);   concerns (DW) about the military-focused (F24) visit by India’s leader to France
• noting particularly Chapters VI and VII of the UN Charter, the 1928 Pact of Paris used in post-WW2 trials, the "laws" of war and IHL and Article 20 of the ICCPR on WAR / CONFLICT:  
  “Israel’s attack on Jenin created 4,000 new refugees; Palestinians have been endlessly displaced since 1948” (TC via JC);     
  on the conflict in Sudan:   the UN has warned that Sudan is on the brink of all-out civil war (TG) as Sudan refuses (F24) to attend a regional peace conference (VoA), causing a decline of hope for peace (DW), and Sudan’s military continue to detain critics (DS) as a call (AA) is made for war crimes - such as this (TG), this (UN) -  to be investigated by the ICC ... which has responded by doing exactly that (UN);   an emergency seed distribution (UN);  
  
• incidents / action of concern in/regarding:   the Korean Peninsula (UN); 
• violence in:   China [CW - children harmed] (TND) - see also here (F24),   Nigeria (AP) - see also here (news 24),   CAR (AP);
  
  
• on DEMOCRACY, SOVEREIGNTY / SELF-DETERMINATION, AND GOVERNANCE (noting Article 25 of the ICCPR and monitoring  projects): 
• globally:   out of concern at Chinas democracy-threatening Confucius Institutes, “German politicians want to see “clear limits” when it comes to China's influence on universities in Germany. But so far, the call has gone unheeded” (DW);   in an echo of recent events in Australia, “French state excessively 'dependent' on consulting firms, Court of Audit confirms” (LM);   improved mental-health focus in some US emergency departments (The New Yorker);   criticism (TG) of the UK’s ability to protect (TG) its democracy against a “whole of state” assault by China;   “the leader of Thailand’s pro-reform party has been blocked from taking power by a parliamentary vote that includes military-appointed senators despite winning the most seats in the election in May” (TG);         Israel is continuing (F24) down its dangerous (JC) authoritarian path, but Israelis are protesting against that (F24);     
  on the unrest in France after a racist killing by police:   as France’s President Macron continues to miss opportunities and fail to live up to his promise - including an increasingly hardline response (LM), “hundreds gather in Paris to honour black man who died in police custody ... despite being banned” (TG);   unlike other European police forces, France’s police do not talk about discrimination (LM) - and see here on their racism (F24) and here on the systemic racism (JC);   more police brutality (TG);   the sale of fireworks for Bastille Day has been banned (F24);   in an excellent exposé of and challenge to the far right - who may seek to capitalise on the unrest (F24), an article titled “following riots in France, the far right pits the banlieues against rural towns” (LM);  
• in Australia:   “Australia’s constitution is not a sacred document. Without change it will ossify” (TG);   how to undo the last four decades of destruction and restore a properly functioning public service (TC);   “in five years [since legislation was passed] not one person has been charged with foreign interference over social media despite many Australians complaining of intimidation and surveillance online” (this raises concerns about the AFP, and whether they are doing their job or picking and choosing which laws to focus on) (ABC);         in a highly questionable piece of reasoning, a court has admitted systemic racism and centuries of repression and then denied an Indigenous man redress for that - and coincidentally seemingly ignored the existence of Closing the Gap and the principles underlying that (TG);         “Australian universities report finds quality of education eroded by ‘long-term underfunding’” (TG);   “the ABC has dropped its public interest defence in a defamation case ... after a federal court judge ordered the journalists to reveal their confidential sources. ... the ABC’s barrister ... said the corporation was prepared to accept the consequences of dropping its defence and paying damages because the issue of protecting sources was paramount” (TG);   the potential for improved counselling in schools by reducing religious proselytising (TG);  
• on the proposed Voice to the Parliament in Australia:   disturbingly, lies can be told during the referendum campaign (a Parliamentary committee recommended changes for future elections and referenda, but excluded the current referendum - thereby allowing racist & white supremacist lies, as they must have known unless they were incompetent - which says nothing good about them) (TND) - see also here (TC);   “Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says the proposed Indigenous voice would be a two-way relationship that's key to solving long-running issues” (NIT);   a rebuttal of the reverse racism rubbish (TC) - and another lie (NIT);   “our communities are run by bureaucrats who control Indigenous lives. That’s why I’m asking you to give us our voice” (TG) - “Noel Pearson imparts advice for turning 'soft noes' into a Yes on Voice” (NIT);     
     a The Guardian exclusive reports “the no camp employs lobbyists that specialise in conservative Christian campaigning” (TG) - and a The Guardian investigation further reports “the no campaign in the Indigenous voice referendum is running three different social media strategies, each targeting different groups of Australians with apparently contradictory messages” (TG);  
  
• assessment of democracy or risks/issues in:   Honduras (ICG),   Mali (ACSS),   Gabon (F24),   Zimbabwe (Christian Scientist Monitor);
  
  
• on HUMAN RIGHTS (noting the various rights and treaties summarised here, IHL, Article 5 of the Rome Statute founding the ICC):
  
• freedom of speech does NOT conflict with DEI (Oxford);   South Africa has shown contempt for international law (F24);   “children refugees' mental health ... It’s not just the war or violence they fled from. The brutal journey and harsh conditions can outweigh the past trauma” (as also shown by the cruelty of Australia’s refugee-phobic refugee policies) (DW);   Ethiopia has committed a mass deportation of Eritreans (UN);  
  
• human rights are at risk or abuses have also occurred or actions have been taken to support human rights in:   Syria (DW),   The Netherlands (steps towards justice) (AJ);
  
  
• noting the GENOCIDE  Convention:   an atrocity alert for Ukraine, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Myanmar (Burma) (GCR2P);
  
  
• noting the conventions and the Global Compact on REFUGEES:   hundreds of refugees are missing in the Atlantic (F24);  
  more refugee issues:   Tunisia (F24) - see also here (AN) and here (VoA),   Libya (DW),   South Sudan (DW);
  
  
• noting the Yogyakarta Principles on LGBTIQ+ PEOPLE:   Latvia now has the European Union’s first openly gay president (DW);   self-aware transphobic bigots (M) and their conservative lies (M);   “European court rules that Caster Semenya’s human rights were violated” (TG);   “same-gender couples divided the cognitive labour according to each other’s strengths, preferences and changing needs” (TC);
  
  
• noting ICERD and DRIP on RACISM:   “traditional owners in NSW call for heritage reform to [allow them to] continue cultural practices” (TG);   more on the failure to meet the Closing the Gap targets (TG);   “robust response urged to improve welfare of First Nations children” (NIT);  
  more racism issues:   SA (good news) (NIT),   Brazil (MJ);
  
  
• noting CEDAW on SEXISM:    “global organisations that specialise in sexual and reproductive health and rights are neglecting the wellbeing of their own female staff, according to a damning new report” (TG);   education of females is being promoted in Nigeria (UN);   “historic political wins for women in Sierra Leone hampered by ... continuous [legal] challenges in their bid to hold office” (Irish Times);   “how India's obscenity laws control women's bodies” (DW);  
  more sexism issues:   exercise research (TG),   Afghanistan (DW),   USA (JC);
  
  
• noting the laws listed here, the conventions listed here, and principles discussed here, here, here, here, and here, on ANIMALS and the RIGHTS OF ANIMALS and other forms of life:   “humans set budgets when facing an uncertain future. So do ants” (TC);   in a delightful combination of irony and ingenuity, “crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests” (TG);   concerns about a dog “training” show - “the RSPCA opposes the use and promotion of aversive dog training techniques and methods, which have been associated with this show ... We’re also concerned with the language used in relation to this show, which places blame inappropriately on dogs who display certain behaviours and reinforces negative perceptions that these are ‘bad’ dogs ... We encourage all dog owners to use reward-based training, where the dog is set up to succeed and then rewarded for performing the good behaviour. ... Reward-based training is the most humane and effective way of training dogs and addressing any unwanted behaviours. Reward-based training does not involve aversive techniques, physical punishment or the assertion of dominance over the dog”  (TND);
  
  
• noting the CRPD on PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:   a critique of what the NDIS has become (TC);  
  more disability issues:   heightism (RR);
  
  
• noting Articles 6 (1), 7, and 8 (see here) of the ICESCR,   Article 5 (e) (i) (ii) (see here and here) of the ICERD,   Article 11 (1) (a - c) of the CEDAW,   and   Article 27 (1) of the CRPD on WORK and FAVOURABLE WORK CONDITIONS:   a call to get rid of KPIs to improve productivity (MW);   “staff at one of Australia’s big-four banks have secured working from home rights ... as part of an “industry-leading” enterprise agreement” (TND);  
  more work issues:   NZ (TC);
  
  
• noting Article 6 (1) of the ICCPR,   Article 11 of the ICESCR,   Article 5 (e) (iii) (see here and here) of the ICERD,   Article 14 (2) (h) of the CEDAW,   Article 27 (3) of the CRC,   Article 28 of the CRPD,   and   Article 20 of the DRIP on FOOD, CLOTHING, and HOUSING:    my home state (TG);  
   
• Friendship Benches - an idea from Zimbabwe (Boston Globe);  
  

(Should you elect to write to your elected representatives or others on these matters, it may be useful to familiarise yourself with the links shown above - or to at least refer to them. Don't forget to CHECK whether your nation has RATIFIED the treaty concerned.)

Abbreviations:   3KND radio - 3KND;   Aeon Magazine - Aeon;   Africa Centre for Strategic Studies - ACSS;   Africa News - AN;   Al Jazeera - AJ;   All Africa - AA;   Amnesty International - AI;   Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project - ACLED;   Associated Press - AP;   Australian Associated Press - AAP;   Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC ^TP ;   Australian Independent Media Network - AIMN;   Australian Unions - AU;   Barrons;   Bellingcat (B);   Bloomberg - BB;   British Broadcasting Commission - bbc ^TP ;   Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - CBC;   Centre for Strategic and International Studies - CSIS;   Committee to Protect Journalists - CPJ;   Context - CT;   the (US) Council on Foreign Relations (CFR);   Crikey - C [$];   Dabanga Sudan - DS;   Deutsche Welle - DW;   European Union - EU;   Forbes - F;   Foreign Policy - FP;   France 24 - F24 ^TP ;   Freedom House - FH;   Genocide Watch - GW;   Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect - GCR2P;   Good News Network - GNN;   HumAngle - HmA;   Human Rights Law Centre - HRLC;   Human Rights Watch - HRW;   Independent Australia - IA;   International Crisis Group - ICG;   Jessica Wildfire (Substack) - JW;   Juan Cole Informed Comment - JC;   Just Equal - JE;   Lawfare Blog - LFB;   Le Monde - LM;   LGBT Nation;   Lowy Institute - The Interpreter - Lowy;   Mail & Guardian - MG;   mainstream media - MSM;   Mary L Trump - MLT;   Medium - M;   Michael West (news media platform) - MW;   Middle East Eye - MEE;   Minority Rights Group - MRG;   Mother Jones - MJ;   Nation Africa - NA;   National Indigenous Television - NITV;   National Indigenous Times - NIT;   Nature Magazine - Nature;   NBC News - NBC;   News24;   Pearls and Irritations - PnI;   Pink News - PN;   Political Violence at a Glance - PVG;   Politico - P;   Premium Times Nigeria - PT;   ProPublica - PP;   Q News - QN;   Quartz - Q;   Radio France International - rfi;   Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE);   Raw Story - RS;   Renew Economy - RE;    Reuters - R;   Robert Reich - RR;   (Bruce) Schneier - Sch;   Special Broadcasting Service - SBS;   Star Observer - Star;   Sudan Tribune - ST;   Sydney Morning Herald - SMH;   Teri Kanefield - TK;   The Age - TA ^TP ;   The Big Smoke (TBS);   The Conversation - TC ^TP ;   The Defence Post - TDP;   The East African - TEA;   The Guardian - TG;   The (Nigerian) Guardian - TG-N;   The Hindu - TH;   The Monthly - TM;   The New Daily - TND;   The New Humanitarian - TNH;   The Saturday Paper - TSP;   The Sentry - TS;   The Shot - TS;   Timothy Snyder - TS;   Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA;   United Nations - UN;   Vice - V;   Voice of America - VoA;   Wall Street Journal - WSJ [$];   War on the Rocks - WotR;   Washington Post - WP [$] ^TP ;   Wikipedia - WkP;   Yahoo News - Yahoo;   YouTube - YT.

Note: news sources are never perfectly accurate or good - for instance, some have been transphobic (which is why I may, for instance, cancel email subscriptions), but may be good in other areas (e.g., racism) - and attributes may vary depending on region and over time. I do NOT provide an unqualified endorsement of ANY of the media sources I use. Sources with evidence of being transphobic may be marked with a ^TP .

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header; 
• I expect readers to take positive action on at least some of these stories - e.g., write to elected representatives, where that is possible. 
  

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong in my views or commentary - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

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