Venezuela Denied a Seat at the UN Human Rights Council
On October 11, 193 UN member states cast their secret ballots at the UN General Assembly to select members for the UN’s top rights body, the Human Rights Council.
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Free Speech, Jacinda Ardern and the Tyranny of ‘Kindness’
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, grabbed the global limelight a few years ago, making headlines by stating she wanted to put “kindness” into politics. In 2019, Foreign Policy, a publication closely associated with the Atlantic Council and the US State Department, published the article ‘The Kindness Quotient’, a
World Mental Health Day: Support Conflict Survivors
(Brussels) – Governments, UN agencies, and humanitarian organizations should take concrete steps to develop and invest in psychosocial support for people affected by armed conflicts, Human Rights Watch said today. In line with the theme of World Mental Health Day 2022 on October 10, to “make mental health and well-being for
Chicken Little Was an Optimist
Image source: The Fable Cottage
Okay, to be honest, the title of this piece came from a comment by somebody on some forum somewhere which stuck in my head because it made me laugh.
Now, the important thing here is, why in the hell did that make me laugh? Have
Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The War on Political Freedom
“In so many of the little places of everyday life in which life is lived out, somehow democracy doesn’t exist.
UN Human Rights Council Should Mandate Expert Monitor on Russia
In recent years and particularly since the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s leadership has engaged in a full-scale assault on the rights of its citizens.
UN Rights Body Should Debate Xinjiang Report
This week the credibility of the United Nations Human Rights Council is on the line over an extraordinarily modest request: to hold a debate on a recent report from the UN high commissioner for human rights on abuses in the Xinjiang region of China. Member states would not be obliged
Gavin Newsom Allows Refineries to Produce Winter Blend as Gas Prices Soar
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Brazil: Uphold the Right to Vote Freely and Safely
(São Paulo) – Brazilian authorities should ensure that Brazilians can exercise their right to vote freely and safely in the October 2022 elections.
Yes, 30000 Scientists Signed a Petition to Reject the Global Warming Agreement
We are at the rise of the Climate Change and Net Zero technocratic control nightmare. Thousands of websites out there claim the scientific consensus on the global threat that Climate Change means for humanity. Let's remind ourselves "Science is not about consensus, it is about facts".
Climate Change Hoax Exposed by Scientists
It is becoming clear for more and more people that the Climate Change political push is strongly driven by social control means.
Sri Lanka: Revoke Sweeping New Order to Restrict Protest
(New York) – The Sri Lankan government should reverse a new regulation that unlawfully restricts protests in large areas of the capital, Colombo, Human Rights Watch said today.
Antichrist Predictive Programming
Imagine yourself in the first century, when the events that surrounded the life and times of the Jewish religious leader, Jesus Christ took place. Now copy and paste into that era all the technological and digital advancements of the 21st century.
Algeria: Free Activist Granted Refugee Status in Tunisia
(Tunis) – Algerian authorities should immediately release Slimane Bouhafs, an Algerian activist who disappeared a year ago from Tunisia and is now detained under investigation by an Algerian court, and ensure his freedom to leave the country, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. Bouhafs had been living in Tunisia
UN Rights Body Rules Australia Failed to Protect from Climate Change
The United Nations Human Rights Committee on September 23 found that the Australian government had violated the rights of Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders by failing to adequately protect them against the adverse impacts of climate change.
The groundbreaking decision of the committee, an independent expert body that monitors state compliance