UN Security Council Debates Catastrophe in Gaza
Foreign ministers from several Council nations took part in the meeting Wednesday, in which some countries decried the massacres, while others defended Israel. No solution to the war was found.
I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.
West Votes Against Democracy, Human Rights, Cultural Diversity at UN; Promotes Mercenaries, Sanctions
The West voted against the rest of the world on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, opposing democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity, while supporting mercenaries and unilateral coercive measures (sanctions).
Self-defence and the Right to Resist in Palestine
Ian Sinclair speaks to legal expert MARJORIE COHN about what international law says in regard to Israel’s right to self-defence, and Israeli actions against Palestinians more generally.
UN Report Details Rampant US Human Rights Violations at Home and Abroad
Two-thirds of U.S. breaches of the civil and political rights covenant involve racial discrimination.
Larry’s List: Israeli Leaders Propose Law for Revocation of Citizenship, Misguided Policy, Debunking Nasal Congestion and More
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…
Craig Mokhiber on UN’s Failures in Palestine and Why He Quit
By Peoples Dispatch Senior UN Human Rights official Craig Mokhiber recently resigned over the organization’s failure to address the brutal genocide in Gaza and Israel’s apartheid policies against Palestinians. In…
UN Human Rights Body Issues ‘Scathing’ Report on Sweeping US Violations
"The United States touts itself as a beacon of democracy and human rights, yet the committee's findings prove that this could not be further from the truth," said one ACLU…
UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Moratorium on Life Without Parole in U.S.
Groups fighting Death By Incarceration traveled to Geneva to brief committee for its review of U.S. compliance with human rights treaty.
Only Israel, the United States, and Ukraine Refuse to Stand With Cuba
187 nations voted for a resolution to end the cruel and illegal 60 plus year US blockade against Cuba.
Rights Lawyers Release Legal Analysis of U.S. Complicity in Israel’s Unfolding Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza
By Center for Constitutional Rights October 18, 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – On the heels of President Biden’s visit to Israel and as the Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 3,300,…
‘Humanity Must Prevail’ in Gaza, Says UN Official as Refugee Shelters Become IDF Targets
"Wars have rules," said the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. "Civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics, and UN premises cannot be a target."
Tribalism Versus International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!” Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road…
‘Inexcusable’: U.S. Slammed for Refusal on Global Green Climate Fund
"Parties missed a pivotal opportunity for developed countries to walk the talk regarding their commitments to combating the climate crisis," one campaigner lamented.
Human Existence Is in Danger. The UN at the Crossroads
By Partido Humanista de Chile / Pressenza In 2015 the UN (United Nations), whose main functions are to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights and support sustainable development…