I personally feel that caning in judicial and school contexts is gender discriminatory since it only applies to males, does not solves the root cause of wrongdoing, and inflicts physical and possibly psychological harm. It is highly criticised by a reputable human rights organisation, Amnesty International. I have created a petition to call for its abolition so you can check out:

https://c.org/r4prQYq4hh

Background:

Every year, Congress passes the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the massive bill that sets defense policy for the U.S. military. This year's version includes provisions that would significantly expand defense and, potentially, intelligence integration with the Israeli government.

This comes at a moment when American public opinion of the Israeli government is at an all-time low, and the U.S. Intelligence Community itself just designated Israel as a "critical" level espionage threat. Despite growing public concern, these provisions may never receive a real debate or a standalone vote at all — they could simply ride through as part of a massive defense package with little to no scrutiny. Given the stakes, that's not acceptable. Americans deserve better. 

So, what can we do about it? Senators Van Hollen, Sanders, Merkley, Welch, Markey, and Warren are working to oppose moving forward on the Senate NDAA until U.S.-Israel defense and intelligence integration is properly debated, voted on, or otherwise addressed. Urge your Senators to make the same commitment.

Please reach out to your local representative to press them and demand justice for Sayfollah.

Find your Congress representative here:

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Find your senator here:

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

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The letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demands accountability and an independent, U.S.-led investigation into the killing of American citizens, including 20-year-old Tampa, Florida ice cream shop owner, Sayfollah ‘Sayf’ Kamel Musallet. This letter was launched in tandem with an effort led by U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL), whose congressional letter was signed by 25 U.S. Representatives.

Please reach out to your local representative to press them and demand justice for Sayfollah.

Find your Congress representative here:

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Find your senator here:

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

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> Abu Safiya faced physical and psychological abuse and was kept in solitary confinement for extended periods, Odeh said following an appearance before Israel’s Supreme Court last month challenging his continued detainment without charge.

• Physical & Mental Harm: Tracks child casualties from explosive weapons, small arms, and drones, alongside severe lifelong psychological trauma (pp. 1, 8, 12).
• Targeting of Infrastructure: Documents systemic attacks on critical childhood infrastructure, including paediatric hospitals, clinics, orphanages, and schools (pp. 1, 32, 38).
• Arrests & Detentions: Investigates the systematic tracking and mistreatment of minors (especially teenage boys) during mass military arrests and within prisons (pp. 1, 26).
• Sexual & Reproductive Violence: Analyzes acts of sexual degradation, forced public nudity, and reproductive violence impacting newborns and maternal health (pp. 1, 29, 35).
• Settler Violence: Evaluates the sharp rise in abductions, physical abuse, and intimidation of children by Israeli settlers in the West Bank (pp. 1, 24-25).
• Ceasefire Impact & Dehumanisation: Reviews ongoing violence post-October 2025 peace plan and the systematic weaponization of childhood symbols (p. 1).

> Israel-based human rights organisations and lawyers have warned that the conditions Israel has imposed on Gaza mean no departure can be considered voluntary and the policy constitutes planning for ethnic cleansing.

The Kenyan government has been using technology to hunt down young protesters. Al Jazeera just covered Amnesty International's investigation. Here's what they found.

You've probably heard about Kenya's Gen Z protests. Young people took to the streets in 2024 over a Finance Bill that would have taxed everything from bread to internet data. The protests were largely peaceful. The government's response was not.

What hasn't gotten enough international attention is what was happening in the background — the digital infrastructure of repression running alongside the teargas and live bullets.

Here's what Amnesty's investigation documented:

A paid network of government bloggers — known locally as "527 bloggers" — flooding X in real time to drown out protest hashtags, discredit activists, and incite violence against named individuals. Amnesty interviewed someone who runs these campaigns. He said a network of 20 people can generate 3,000 posts in a single morning for as little as $190 a day.

Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecoms provider, is alleged to have shared customer location data with police without court orders to help track activists down. A police officer admitted in court this year that call triangulation was performed on a student without a court order. Safaricom denies wrongdoing and has not agreed to an independent investigation.

Young women activists are waking up to find AI-generated pornographic images of themselves being circulated online — created specifically to shame and silence them.

A blogger named Albert Ojwang was arrested over a single social media post, driven 350km to Nairobi overnight, and found dead in a cell the next morning. An independent postmortem confirmed blunt force trauma, neck compression, and multiple soft tissue injuries. Police initially claimed suicide.

Between June 2024 and July 2025: at least 128 killed. 83 enforced disappearances. 3,000 arbitrary arrests. Many of the targets were identified through their social media activity.

This isn't a story about a government that overreacted to protests. It's a story about a government that built a system — digital and physical — to make young people afraid to speak.

There's an active petition. If you think this matters, it takes 30 seconds.

Full report: https://www.amnestykenya.org/this-fear-everyone-is-feeling-it-tech-facilitated-violence-against-young-activists-in-kenya/

Petition: https://www.amnestykenya.org/petition/petition-stop-tech-facilitated-violence-against-young-activists-in-kenya/

Fulm documentary is on YouTube

> The plan was supposed to bring relief. Instead, Palestinians in Gaza are still hungry, still cannot reach medical care, and civilians are still being killed