Category Civil-Unrest
OHCHR | First-ever UN human rights report on #Kashmir calls for international inquiry into multiple violations
First-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir calls for international inquiry into multiple violationsGENEVA (14 June 2018) – There is an urgent need to address past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and deliver justice for all people in Kashmir, who for seven decades have suffered a conflict that has claimed or ruined numerous […]
Nasrallah: Saudi to Suffer Major Defeat in Yemen, War on Syria Has Failed — Naharnet
“Saudi Arabia will suffer a major defeat that will have an impact on its domestic situation and the entire region,” said Nasrallah in an interview on Syria’s state-run al-Ikhbariya news channel. He noted that the Saudi-led airstrikes have “miserably failed” to change the situation on the ground in Yemen, pointing out that the Shiite Huthi […]
Congo hospital sees rise in rape of girls as young as 18 months
Naama Haviv, executive director of Panzi Foundation USA, said 34 infants and young girls from Kavumu had been treated at the hospital in the last two years. “While we’ve seen very significant violence against women and girls in Congo, what’s new and particularly devastating about this crisis is that it is centred in one community. […]
Dozens Arrested in France for Verbally Supporting Terrorism | News | teleSUR
Dieudonne was arrested Wednesday after he posted on his Facebook page, “Tonight, as far as I’m concerned, I feel like Charlie Coulibaly,” after he returned from last Sunday’s unity march against extremism in Paris. The phrase mixes the popular slogan “Je suis Charlie” used by people who have condemned the attacks against the satirical magazine […]
‘On the runs’ letters key to Peace Process – Blair – The Scotsman
However, he added: “But I am not going to apologise for sending those letters to those who should have received those letters because without having done that we would not have a Northern Ireland peace process in place today.” However, despite constant probing from MPs, Mr Blair insisted that the letters to on the runs […]
At the UN, Obama invokes Ferguson: ‘We welcome the scrutiny of the world’ – The Washington Post
“I realize that America’s critics will be quick to point out that at times we too have failed to live up to our ideals; that America has plenty of problems within our own borders. This is true,” Obama said. “In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, I know the […]
“I am Darren Wilson”: St. Louis and the geography of fear – Quartz
Social media is one of the few spaces in St. Louis not subject to segregation. This raucous online debate often stands in contrast to what area residents are unwilling to say to each other in public.Die-hard Wilson supporters share a specific terminology. The protesters are called “terrorists,” sometimes “treasonous terrorists.” Groups of black protesters are […]
3rd World Solidarity: Global Revolution And The Question Of African Political Integrity 10.13.2014 | APNS Public Radyo
Summary: The international struggle for human justice is the subject. #Ferguson, Missouri and the Occupied Territories of the Gaza have many similarities as well as many differences. Why are committed activists deeply involved within their respective struggles now quarrelling over whether or not the arbitrary killing of young African men in the US by law […]
KKK plans to employ US troops in training for upcoming race war VIDEO — RT USA
The Ku Klux Klan plans to use US military troops returning from overseas deployments to begin military training for its members, according to a new report, though the success of the group’s recruitment drive is unclear.The Loyal White Knights within the larger, nationwide white supremacist group – which has an estimated 6,500 members – told […]
Far-Right Islamic extemists release viodeo of decapitated Syrian soldiers
[canberratimes.com.au] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIL or ISIS, claims the bodies are from a battle at a Syrian army base in the northern province of Raqqa.According the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, ISIL attacked the base on Friday, leaving more than 85 bodies scattered around the site. At […]
American teen bashed by Israeli police is the cousin of Palestinian boy burnt to death | Mail Online
‘Profoundly troubled’ U.S. officials have been quick to condemn the attack, calling for a full investigation and saying that it ‘strongly condemns any excessive use of force,’ SPS reports. ‘We are calling for a speedy, transparent and credible investigation and full accountability for any excessive use of force,’ State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in […]
Israel Bombs Gaza While Hamas’ Kidnapping Mastermind Sits in Turkey – The Daily Beast
“The Israelis say he was one of the key operational leaders who has been calling for and overseeing these various kidnapping plots over the past two years,” said Matthew Levitt, the director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism & Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “It’s not that he was necessarily on […]
WASHINGTON: NATO chief to move forces from U.S. to Europe to respond to Russia in Ukraine | DC Declassified | McClatchy DC
“It’s a very momentous time in Europe, probably the most since the end of the Cold War, especially because of the recent changes wrought by Russia,” Breedlove told reporters at the Pentagon.Breedlove said Moscow has supplied pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine with tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-aircraft artillery and other heavy weapons.The four-star general, who assumed […]
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