Category Archives: Human Rights
Anthony Lawson: Sexual Consent & Israel’s Biggest Lie — The Orange Strikes Back
Oligarchy and Zionism – Part 2
Oligarchy and Zionism – Part 1
Anthony Lawson: The Blood of Palestine is on the Hands of the Bribe-Takers
Freedom House is concerned
On June 23rd the NGO Freedom House took the floor at the 26th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and delivered the following statement: “The crisis in Ukraine demands action by the UN and member states to monitor and report on human rights in Ukraine, provide assistance to the Ukrainian government, and facilitate the protection of human rights … Continue reading
Israel is back at the UN Human Rights Council
UN Working Group on Mercenaries: are you ever going to investigate the influx of paid fighters into Syria?
In its report on 1 July 2013, the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination published the findings from its visits to Botswana, Ghana, the Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Working … Continue reading
My reply to the professional detractors of Richard Falk
The video above shows the statement I delivered at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on 10 June 2013, in response to the group of mudslingers unleashed against Special Rapporteur Richard Falk, who had just presented his report on the Human Rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I say group because, while there has been much talk about the … Continue reading