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Archives: Rights
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…
Donald Trump claims torture ‘works’ – but what does the science say?
By Coral Dando | (The Conversation) | - - The US president-elect Donald Trump has on several occasions insisted that torture is a good idea and that procedures such as water-boarding are…
Under BDS Pressure, G4S Ends Most Illegal Business with Israel
IMEMC | - - Human rights campaigners to intensify pressure against the company… *G4S announces sale of most of its Israel business, following intense BDS pressure *G4S remains involved in Israeli police…
Will Trump Bring in a New Era of Surveillance and Torture?
TeleSur | - - Trump's picks for important security positions look intent on rolling back civil liberties. While there are many questions about what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will change once he…
Will Gov. Cuomo’s executive order against Israel Boycott strengthen movement?
By Tekendra Parmar | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | - - On June 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to create a blacklist of entities that support the boycott, divestment…
Israel-First McCarthyism: Cuomo’s vow to spy on, punish BDS Activists in long Tradition
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After New York governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order directing the state to monitor and sanction activists in the Boycott, Sanctions and…
Snowden on Torture Report: “When the CIA destroys s.th., it’s never a Mistake”
TeleSur | -- After the CIA inspector general admitted it destroyed a 6,700 page report on torture, the famed whistleblower said the CIA does not destroy by "accident." Edward Snowden commented this…
Not al-Qaeda: Abu Zubayda as Bush’s Mengele Experiment
By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Intro: Rebecca Gordon catches the nightmarish quality of those [Bush] years, now largely buried, in the grim case of a single mistreated human…
Is Trump Right on Torture?
Written by Bridge Initiative Team | ( Bridge) | - - In the wake of the Belgium terrorist attacks, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has double-downed on his position in favor of…
GOP Candidates’ Sick, Illegal, Fixation on Torture
By John Kiriakou | (Otherwords.org) | - - GOP presidential candidates are endorsing torture, again. For anyone who cares deeply about being informed, watching Republican presidential debates can feel like a form…
71 UK doctors call on World Medical Association to Expel Israel over Torture
Ma'an News Agency | - - 'BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A group of British doctors is pushing for the World Medical Association (WMA) to expel the Israeli Medical Association (IMA), the IMA’s chairman…
Why EU Labeling of Israeli Squatter Goods could Affect Israeli Economy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The European Union will probably issue a ruling today that goods produced in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank by Israeli squatters must be…
Former Detainees Sue CIA Torture Psychologists
By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | - - "Ten months after the Senate released its report on the CIA’s illegal torture program, the ACLU is getting involved.…
Jeb Bush’s Torquemada Platform (Political Cartoon)
Paul Jamiol | (Jamiol's World) Via Jamiol's World
Israel and the BDS debate: two scholars respectfully agree to differ
By Ingrid Matthews and James Arvanitakis | (The Conversation) | - - From Australia, we watch Israel at a great distance, safe in the knowledge that the regular and horrific levels of…
Brothers in Arms: Jeb Bush Won’t Say ‘No’ To Future Torture
By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | - - 'This is what happens when you don't prosecute officials for illegally torturing people.' While also foregoing the opportunity to condemn the…
Petition Calling For Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Arrest Goes Viral
By IMEMC | - - A British petition demanding the arrest of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, upon his arrival in the UK next month, went viral in just a few…
Is Congress Using Trade Rules to Blacklist Critics of Israel?
By Rachel Ida Buff | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Legislation to fast track new trade pacts specifically targets supporters of the BDS movement against the Israeli occupation. In 1952,…