Tag: Accountability

Suspending Russia: A Precedent that Undermines the Credibility of the Human Rights Council

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

April 8, 2022 BY ALFRED DE ZAYAS

On 7 April the UN General Assembly decided to suspend Russia’s membership in the Human Rights Council. This establishes a destructive precedent not only for the future of the Human Rights Council, but for the future of other United Nations institutions.

Suspending Russia: A Precedent that Undermines the Credibility of the Human Rights Council

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YouTube: UN Vote Russia out of Human Rights Council – No Investigation, No Impartial Ruling (via The New Atlas)

Russia’s Exclusion from the Human Rights Council Sets a Dangerous Precedent

British rapper Lowkey vows not to be silenced on Palestine after bid to remove him from Spotify

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

British rapper Lowkey vows not to be silenced on Palestine after bid to remove him from Spotify

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Israel pulls the plug on its anti-BDS app — ‘a failure from the start’

“Keeping up with the evolving trends of social media, Act-IL is decommissioning the App, and will continue working with all of our other social medial platforms and community channels,” reads an email to the app’s users. “We are not going anywhere! I invite you to remain active, follow us on Instagram, Facebook and all our other channels where we will continue to share daily calls to action and impactful educational content.”

Congress’s ‘Israel Normalization Act’ normalizes ethnic cleansing and impunity

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Congress’s ‘Israel Normalization Act’ normalizes ethnic cleansing and impunity

When we hear the phrases Normalizing and Israel, we should always read Normalizing Israel’s impunity and violence. On top of enabling this violence, H.R. 2748 also includes language that limits free speech in support of Palestinian rights and threatens to censor or defund international organizations that may not support “normalization” (read: Israeli impunity and violence) as defined by this bill and through the intent of the Abraham Accords.

The New Domestic Terrorist: The Government’s War on Thought Crimes and Truth-Tellers

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WHICH SPEAKS IN A LANGUAGE OF FORCE, IS AFRAID OF ITS CITIZENRY.

What we are dealing with is a government so power-hungry, paranoid and afraid of losing its stranglehold on power that it is conspiring to wage war on anyone who dares to challenge its authority.

The New Domestic Terrorist: The Government’s War on Thought Crimes and Truth-Tellers