The American Injustice Industry: Why Shutting Down Guantánamo is Not Enough
Compare the new language with that of Obama’s impassioned diatribes about humanity, justice and American values, which he utilized whenever he spoke of Guantánamo.
Syrian Refugeehood, Racism and the Lebanese Question
VIDEO: Racism and hate against Syrian refugees in LebanonIronically, the same party was a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad and defended him throughout the war despite the war crimes and crimes against humanity he committed, while ramping up the racist political rhetoric against Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last
n February 5, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision that the court holds jurisdiction over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Palestine.
Why Did the United States Add Israel to CENTCOM?
Up till now Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestine and its many human rights abuses hindered its formal inclusion within CENTCOM.
What Does Sectarianism Mean for Lebanese Society?
Shiite mothers took to the streets to draw attention to how they were victimized by the rights of custody accorded to them by the Jafari court in January and February 2020.
Genocide as a Label of Choice: Why Some Genocides Are More Equal Than Others
In contrast, in the case of Libya, Ban Ki-Moon as well as the High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the Gaddafi regime within days, and an investigation was quickly carried out by the ICC, including the issuance of arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son, and brother-in-law.
False Hopes: How the Palestinian Elections Will Only Reinforce Division
This is especially true in light of the current reality of military occupation, which Israeli human rights group B'Tselem described recently as apartheid (whisper: Palestinians have been saying this for a long time).
Designating Houthis as Terrorists Changes Very Little
Aid agencies
Human rights organisations and aid agencies have decried the designation, asserting that it hampers efforts to assist a population that is in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
A Clash with Silicon Valley is Inevitable: Social Media Giants Turn More Aggressive
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Media organizations like ImpACT International for Human Rights Policies and Sada Social have documented hundreds of cases in which social media giants censored Palestinian users' content, or simply deleted their accounts, including some with massive organizational reach, after they reported Israeli crimes against Palestinians.
Facebook’s Lawsuit against Israeli Spy Firm NSO Reveals Its Dirty Work
It was less than a year after NSO falsely claimed that it will respect human rights and take steps to prevent its tools being used to commit abuses in the future.
War Within War in Yemen: Agendas and Prospects of Warring Parties
The coalition became notorious for violating human rights, bombing civilians and destroying vital Yemeni infrastructure.
The Insurrection and Its Discontents: American Exceptionalism Revisited
has defined and redefined its mission in the world based on lofty spiritual, moral and political maxims, starting with ‘Manifest Destiny’, to fighting communism, to eventually serving as the defender of human rights and democracy around the world, using violence whenever necessary.
Macron’s “Islamist Separatism” Discourse Is An Islamophobic Hysteria
So, who are the perpetrators of this “separatism?” More importantly, what is the difference between an ordinary Muslim and a separatist Muslim in the eyes of the state? How can one tell a Muslim is not a perpetrator of “separatism”?
According to the French president, the separatist Muslims “propose ideas that turn the republic’s values upside-down, disregard gender equality, and even contradict human dignity.
Political Assassinations: From the Assassins to Modern Politics
history, impacting the Civil Rights Movement.
“We Are Scared of Our Own Shadow”: An Interview with Raphael Liogier on Islamo-Paranoia in France
But still, until 2003, we had something, we kept our symbolic preeminence, meaning that Europe was still supposed to be the land of human rights, or some kind of moral power.
Regeni Murder: A Story of Double Standards and Official Hypocrisy
Although Egypt is constantly criticized by international rights groups for its systematic violations of human rights, it still remains one of Italy’s major arms importers.
Search of Turkish Ship on the High Seas Was Illegal
” The task of this operation was, in fact, defined much more broadly so as to comprise the prevention of oil smuggling from Libya, the training of the Libyan Coast Guard Forces, and the prevention of human trafficking.
“Yemenis Are Not Going Hungry, They Are Starving”
Read: Yemen’s Deepening Crisis and the Role of the International Community
Lack of adequate food supplies leading to hunger, malnutrition, and famine is the greatest humanitarian tragedy caused by the war.
Can Muslims Reclaim a Unified Political Bloc on the International Stage?
Read: Islam, Colonialism and the Reaction Against Israel in Southeast AsiaDespite these violations, no Muslim state joined an initiative in July 2019, when 23 countries sent a letter to the president of the UN Human Rights Council demanding action against China.
What Drives Pakistan on the Recognition of Israel: The Arab Gulf, India, or the Pakistanis?
Read: Once Renowned for its Beauty, My Home Today Becomes a Bloody BattlegroundEven though it likes to play the card of being the original victim of ethno-religious persecution, Israel takes an eerie pride in covert “operations” – checkered by assassinations around the world – clandestine lobbying through elements in foreign governments, and even the charm offensive which can range from narrative building and subtle mobilization of the comprador classes within a country to the vulgar uses of human flesh, including its own.
