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Apr 27 2024
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By Any Measure in Human History, Israel Has a Right to Exist
Once elected, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib famously used a Post-it note to identify the nation of Israel as “Palestine” on a map in her new office, signaling that she subscribes to the widespread belief that Israel does not have the right to exist, and that an independent Arab-Muslim nation called Palestine, which is every bit as real of a place in our world as Shangri-La, should exist in its
American ThinkerApr 22 2024
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State Department spotlights alleged Israeli human rights abuses
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged not to give Israel the benefit of a “double standard” amid a controversy with Jerusalem about potential sanctions on an Israeli military unit. “Do we have a double standard? The answer is no,” Blinken told reporters Monday at the State Department. “We apply the same standard to everyone, and that doesn’t change whether the country in question is an
Washington ExaminerApr 25 2024
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AMLO blasts 'lies' in US State Department human rights report on Mexico
The United States government’s annual human rights report on Mexico has once again drawn the ire of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who asserted that the document contains false information and is disrespectful of Mexico’s sovereignty. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published its “2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” on Monday. Its report on Mexico once again identified “
Mexico News DailyApr 28 2024
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Billions in US investment goes to Chinese firms linked to CCP military, human rights abuses
Billions of investment dollars are going from U.S. financial markets to that have been blacklisted by the U.S. government over links to Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) military modernization and human rights abuses, according to a new report. The bipartisan House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the CCP detailing how asset managers and index providers
Fox BusinessApr 09 2024
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Climate change inaction violated women’s human rights, ECHR rules
The European Court of Human Rights has made a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from climate change.
In a case brought by a group of elderly Swiss women, the Strasbourg judges ruled that Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change.
The ruling is binding and can trickle down to influence the law in 46 countries in Europe including the UK
The Telegraph - UKApr 09 2024
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Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
The European court's decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have a ripple effect across Europe and beyond, setting a precedent for how
ReutersApr 09 2024
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Swiss Failed Citizens on Climate Change, Human Rights Court Says
Switzerland failed in its duty to protect its citizens from the ravages of climate change, the European Court of Human Rights said in a ruling that could have ramifications across the continent.
In a case brought by four women and a Swiss senior-citizens’ association, the Strasbourg, France-based court ruled on Tuesday that the “Swiss Confederation had failed to comply with its duties”
BloombergApr 20 2024
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U.S. expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers of the battalion "Netzah Yehuda" take part in an annual training on May 19, 2014. Photo: Menahem KahanaAFP via Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to within days announce sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces "Netzah Yehuda" battalion for human rights violations in the occupied West Bank, three U.S. sources with knowledge of the issue told
AxiosApr 24 2024
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U.S. Human Rights Report 2023 Raises Concerns About Alleged Abuse of Hong Kong Juvenile Delinquents
The U.S. State Department released its 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on April 22, which mentioned several human rights issues in Hong Kong, including the abuse of juvenile offenders, freezing or cancellation of accounts of social activists by HSBC and its subsidiary Hang Seng Bank, and the status of press freedom in Hong Kong. The U.S. State Department raised concerns about
The Epoch TimesMar 26 2024
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Minnesota Republicans call for new religious exemption to Human Rights Act
Minnesota GOP and faith leaders are asking for religious exemption, saying churches and faith-based schools could be sued for refusing to hire transgender employees. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Republicans and faith leaders are seeking a change in the state's Human Rights Act, to ensure that faith
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