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Archives: Human Rights

Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court

By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | - - The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact of credible collective security. However, for this…

Trump’s Alt-Reality: White Terrorism against Mosque justifies Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump staffer Stephen Miller, an arch-conservative, defended Trump's Muslim ban on television Monday by pointing to Europe, where he alleged there were Muslim…

Starbucks Plans to Hire 10,000 Refugees After Trump Travel Ban

TeleSur | - - In a letter from the CEO, Starbucks told employees it would do everything possible to support affected workers. Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday…

The Trump Effect: What will happen to 3 mn Syrian Refugees in Turkey?

By Katharine Jones and Esra Kaytaz | (The Conversation) | - - On Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 and amid the world’s greatest refugee crisis since World War II, Donald Trump imposed a…

Persecution and the threat to the refugee system

By Brad K. Blitz | (OpenDemocracy.net) | - - We need to accept that for millions of refugees persecution is the principal reason for flight today as it was before, during and…

Will Donald Trump bring back torture? Can Foreign leaders stop him?

By Vincent Charles Keating | (The Conversation) | - - There can be no doubt that the swearing in of Donald Trump on January 20 will usher in a new era for…

Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 2017 (IPS) - Millions of Yemenis could soon face widespread famine if no action is taken to improve…

Pain and torture: state violence in Egypt

By Maged Mandour | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | - - The root of state violence and torture is not poor police training, nor a political decision that can be reversed, it is the…

5 Surprising Signs of Positive Change in 2016

Sarah van Gelder | (Yes! Magazine) The election divided the year into “before” and “after.” But there remain signs of hope for 2017. It was a year blown up by the election…

Israeli TV Regulators Ban Ad for Calling Out Racism, Homophobia

By IMEMC | - - Calling Palestinian rights ‘problematic’ and LGBT rights a matter ‘in public dispute,’ the TV authority bans a public service announcement by Association for Civil Rights in Israel.…

Iraq: ISIL Attacking Civilians in Mosul Retreat

Human Rights Watch | - - Calls ‘Unbelievers’ Valid Targets (Erbil) – Fighters with the [so-called] Islamic State [Group} (also known as ISIL) have indiscriminately attacked civilian areas in eastern Mosul with…

Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen

TeleSur | - - “If Saudi forces are prepared to use cluster bombs, then why is the U.K. continuing to arm and support the regime?” a campaigner asked. Saudi Arabia admitted Monday…

A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

TeleSur | - - The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on the verge of collapse. Every 10 minutes…

Why is the US at War in Yemen and will Trump Escalate?

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The long national nightmare that was the 2016 presidential election is finally over. Now, we’re facing a worse terror: the reality of a…

2016 ‘One of worst Years in History for Children’: UNICEF

By Matthew Tempest | ( EurActiv.com ) | - - Syria: Abdulaziz (in red), 10, whose father was killed in the continuing conflict, spends time with his friends at the ‘Land of…

Russia/Syria: War Crimes in Month of Bombing Aleppo

Human Rights Watch (New York) – The Russian-Syrian coalition committed war crimes during a month-long aerial bombing campaign of opposition-controlled territory in Aleppo in September and October 2016. The Violations Documentation Center,…

In Trump’s Shadow, is East Aleppo on Verge of falling to Regime, Russia?

By Juan Cole | - - In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, the regime of Bashar al-Assad and its Russian backer have thrown caution to the wind. No less…

WikiLeaks Yemen Files Unmask Washington’s Bloody Role

TeleSur | - - More than 10,000 - mostly civilians - have been killed and more than 3 million have been displaced in the conflict. Whistleblowing organization Wikileaks on Friday dropped yet…

Raining Bombs: Mosul Fight hits Trapped Civilians

By a Special Correspondent | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | - - Inside their homes, a lack of food and water; outside, bombs, snipers and crossfire. Yet many Mosul locals are choosing to…

Iraq: Hundreds of Police bodies found in ISIS Mass Grave

Human Rights Watch | - - Witnesses Describe Executions (Erbil) – A mass grave discovered near Mosul by Iraqi Security Forces on November 7, 2016, most likely contains the bodies of at…