Old geopolitical foes are facing off after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but much of the world is refusing to take sides.
With Us or With Them? In a New Cold War, How About Neither.
Tag: UN Human Rights Council
Current affairs in focus: Russia’s exclusion from the UN Human Rights Council: “Negotiations are an absolute priority”
Throwing in more arms to Ukraine will only escalate war with more Ukrainians dying: MEP
Why Zelensky’s Dream of Ukraine Becoming ‘Big Israel’ Makes Moscow Nervous
The Ukrainian president’s comparison bolsters Moscow’s claim that Kyiv is intent on a program of violent ‘de-Russification’
Why Zelensky’s Dream of Ukraine Becoming ‘Big Israel’ Makes Moscow Nervous
Suspending Russia: A Precedent that Undermines the Credibility of the Human Rights Council
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
Gaza’s Forthcoming Crisis Might Be Worse Than Anything We Have Ever Seen
“The water is back,” one family member would announce in a mix of excitement and panic, often very late at night. The moment such an announcement was made, my whole family would start running in all directions to fill every tank, container or bottle that could possibly be filled. Quite often, the water would last for a few minutes, leaving us with a collective sense of defeat, worrying about the very possibility of surviving
Gaza’s Forthcoming Crisis Might Be Worse Than Anything We Have Ever Seen
UN reacts to UK’s censorship
While UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine, his office has not supported all of the west’s retaliatory measures. In a briefing on Tuesday, Dujarric said that Guterres does not support proposals by US lawmakers to exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, and that such a move would set “a dangerous precedent.”
Renegade: Weaponising Our Rights
Published: 18 March 2022 Guests: Alfred de Zayas
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Weaponising Our Rights
Many Western organisations urgently need reviving, especially in the face of rising global authoritarianism, the weaponisation of human rights, a failing legacy media and the unintended effects of sanctions.
Renegade: Weaponising Our Rights
British rapper Lowkey vows not to be silenced on Palestine after bid to remove him from Spotify
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.”
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