Venezuela: Amnesty International in Service of Empire
Looking at the list of AI funders: all one has to do to see they are part of the system of psychological warfare that promotes U.S. imperialism.
God Only Knows, by Kathy Kelly
To date, the US continues selling weapons to the UAE and to its coalition partner, Saudi Arabia
Listening Angels + Father Time + Take Action for Peace | WAMM Newsletter
Is there a group of human beings so evil that they don’t deserve human rights? The International Red Cross [ICRC] does not think so.
Listening Angels + Father Time + Take Action for Peace | WAMM Newsletter
Is there a group of human beings so evil that they don’t deserve human rights? The International Red Cross [ICRC] does not think so.
Young Women from Mosul Describe Life Under Terror and ISIS
The actual testimonies of young women who wrote them in the English language: They are mothers, professionals, and students whose lives were severely disrupted.
Smart Power and “The Human Rights Industrial Complex”
The problem is both systemic and institutional in nature. As a result, many of the western world’s leading human rights organizations based in North America and Europe have become mirror reflections of a western foreign policy agenda and have become virtual clearing houses for interventionist propaganda.
Glenn Greenwald | Banned in Israel: An Interview With BDS Co-Founder Omar Barghouti
The travel denial came after months of disturbing public threats directed at him by an Israeli government that has grown both more extreme and more fearful of BDS’s growing international popularity.
Prominent Veterans Group Just Called On US Public to Say No to War
Letter: There is not a perfect solution to the tragedy of Afghanistan. War has been the norm for the people of Afghanistan for nearly 37 years. The answer to ending the violence there is political, not military. The U.S. must withdraw and give the nation of Afghanistan back to the people of Afghanistan.
Amnesty International launches cheery ‘torture on your doorstep’ spoof ad to target London Arms Fair
Their website states: "For many years, the London Arms Fair (DSEI) has been showcasing arms to all kinds of governments, including known human rights abusers."
Women Under Siege: The missing women of the Mediterranean refugee crisis
From the article: For hundreds of thousands of women and girls envisioning a better, less violent life, the future is about as clear as a dark body of water lapping at the edge of a splintering wooden boat. Now that these women and girls have already made the treacherous crossing of the Mediterranean, it remains to be seen whether the land on which they have arrived—the land on which they have staked everything—will support them.
▶ Democracy Now! Deported Palestinian Scholar Sami Al Arian on His Chilling Post 9:11 Prosecution
[youtube=http://youtu.be/HyiatRzWjdE] Published on Feb 6, 2015 Days after his deportation from the United States, the Palestinian activist and professor Sami Al-Arian discusses the end of his ordeal as the target of one of the most controversial prosecutions of the post-9/11 era. Sami was accused of ties to a militant group, but a Florida jury failed More
Obama: America “Exceptional” So We Don’t Prosecute Torturers
Legal experts and human rights advocates says prosecutions must follow Senate's report on CIA torture as president says grave violations of domestic and international law should be kept "where they belong—in the past" By Jon Queally, staff writer Common Dreams December 10, 2014 Despite executive summary of Senate panel's report on Tuesday, President Obama is still unwilling to More