[youtube=http://youtu.be/VbuHO5mNp4o] Published on Oct 25, 2013 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch label drone strikes as indiscriminate but don't go as far as to label them as war crimes TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click More
Like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch called on the U.S. to offer more transparency and accountability into the drone strikes program, and open itself to investigations of possible violations of international law. Posted by Scott Martelle Oct 22, 2013 truthdig.com Doctress Neutopia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Two notable human rights advocacy groups Tuesday took aim at the United More
the Guardian July 12, 2013 More at this link to the Guardian 4.00pm BST WikiLeaks has posted a long statement by Edward Snowden, dated today at 5pm Moscow time. Here it is in full: Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived More
the Guardian July 12, 2013 More at this link to the Guardian 4.00pm BST WikiLeaks has posted a long statement by Edward Snowden, dated today at 5pm Moscow time. Here it is in full: Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived More
The Decline of Political Protest> Pussy Riot and Amnesty International What is most notable about this attention, and the attention of the Western media in general, is its tone. The tone is by no means a diplomatic appeal intended to persuade authorities to free the women in question. Rather, it is a tone of provocation. by DIANA More
The Decline of Political Protest> Pussy Riot and Amnesty International What is most notable about this attention, and the attention of the Western media in general, is its tone. The tone is by no means a diplomatic appeal intended to persuade authorities to free the women in question. Rather, it is a tone of provocation. by DIANA More
The US is Supporting Egregious Human Rights Abuses American Shame in Colombia by DAN KOVALIK January 25, 2012 Counterpunch As Noam Chomsky has often cautioned, when considering foreign relations, and especially military intervention, states should always heed the primary Hippocratic oath – “First, do no harm.” The U.S. has certainly disregarded this admonition More
UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response Monday 17 October 2011 by: Tom Hayden, The Nation | Report via Truthout Ten years after promising that human rights would be protected in Afghanistan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has verified “systemic torture” by Afghan security forces trained and funded by the United States. The UN More
