Archive for July 30th, 2025

30/07/2025

American Inhumanity on Full Display to the World

Human Wrongs Watch

ATLANTA, USA, Jul 30 2025 (IPS)* – Why is a grinning Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, wildly cheered by both Democrats and Republicans whenever he addresses the US Congress, while at the same time in Gaza countless innocent civilians are being killed by American bombs and bullets—and now babies are starving?

Rescue workers line up body bags in Tal Al Sultan, in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Credit: UNOCHA

Shamefully, Israel’s leader, a certified genocidaire, is one of the few global leaders to have ever been granted the privilege of speaking to Congress, which he has done frequently.

But the world sees and will remember his Big Lie that “There is no starvation in Gaza.”

The mantle of righteousness that once adorned the American flag after WW II is shredded, perhaps beyond repair.

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30/07/2025

‘Key Food and Nutrition Indicators Exceed Famine Thresholds in Gaza’

Human Wrongs Watch

NEW YORK/ROME, 29 July 2025 (UNICEF)* -– Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.

Two-year-old Yazan, severely malnourished, lives in the Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City. His mother, Naima, says, “We have not had flour or any food assistance for two months.” Yazan sits on a torn piece of foam, his wide eyes heavy with exhaustion, his thin body clearly showing signs of acute hunger. Malnutrition has spread rapidly among children in the Gaza Strip, with rates in Gaza City rising fourfold since February.
 
UNICEF/UNI838255/El BabaTwo-year-old Yazan, severely malnourished, lives in the Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City.

His mother, Naima, says, “We have not had flour or any food assistance for two months.” Yazan sits on a torn piece of foam, his wide eyes heavy with exhaustion, his thin body clearly showing signs of acute hunger. Malnutrition has spread rapidly among children in the Gaza Strip, with rates in Gaza City rising fourfold since February.

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30/07/2025

Lured by Hope, Trapped by Lies: Healing after Being Trafficked

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The promise seemed simple: a job, a fresh start, a way out. Instead, Maria* stepped off a boat onto a picture-perfect Trinidadian beach with hope in her heart and into a nightmare that would shadow her for years. 

Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, in search of better opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago.
© IOM/Gema Cortés | Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, in search of better opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago.
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On the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July, follow the journey of a woman who escaped.
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Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, driven by dwindling opportunities and the hope of completing her veterinary studies.
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At just 21, she accepted an offer from an acquaintance who promised work in Trinidad and Tobago, cleaning homes, waiting tables. It seemed like a lifeline, a way to support herself and her family back home.
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She didn’t know then that she was stepping into a well-laid trap.

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30/07/2025

In Just One Year, Victims from 162 Nationalities Were Trafficked to 128 Different Countries

Human Wrongs Watch

Human Trafficking Is Organized Crime: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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Trafficking for forced criminality into online scams is an emerging form of exploitation. In this photo, a rescued former scammer stands in a raided scam farm in Bamban, to the north of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. | PHOTO:© UNODC / Laura Gil

30 July 2025 (United Nations) — Human trafficking continues to be a global threat driven by organized crime. More and more victims are being trafficked every year, across greater distances, with greater violence, for longer periods of time and for greater profit.

From 2020 to 2023, there were more than 200,000 detected victims globally, which is just the tip of the iceberg.

The actual number of unreported cases is believed to be significantly higher.

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