Human rights violations
US begins direct talks with Myanmar in reversal of isolation attempts following military coup
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Michael Vance, played a leading role in the outreach, which has focused on shutting down scam centers that target Americans.
France summons Iranian ambassador over online campaign accusing Paris of human rights violations
UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes
Man shot by ICE in Austin says he is held in detention with bullet in his back
UN warns Israel over its refusal to cooperate with human rights investigations
The refusal stems from Israel deep conviction that the investigations are biased and akin to a “kangaroo” court whose negative judgment against Israel is already proscribed.
UN: 2015 was most violent year in West Bank, Israel in the last decade
Settler violence against Palestinians has declined, the UN report stated, noting that there were 305 such attacks in 2013, which dropped to 217 in 2014 and then declined again to 130 in 2015.
Neo-Nazis salute ‘Aryan goddess’ Taylor Swift
“The association of Ms. Swift with Adolf Hitler undisputedly is ‘harmful,’ ‘abusive,’ and ‘ethnically offensive..." Swift's lawyer said in a statement.
Saudi reporter jailed for 5 years for insulting rulers
Amnesty described the sentencing of Alaa Brinji on Thursday as "a clear violation of international law" and said it showed intolerance of the right to peaceful expression.
UNHRC nominates pro-Palestinian Canadian legal expert as special investigator on Israel
It is expected that the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday will formally appoint Michael Lynk to the post to replace Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono.
PLO envoy to UNHRC: Buying settlement products abets an act of war
Israeli envoy says panel needs behavioral therapy to treat obsession with Israel.
Amnesty International slams IDF’s administrative detention policies
High Court’s new approach to detainment side-steps forced-feeding law.
Terra Incognita: A radical left that became a radical right
There will always be radical true believers whose ostensible cause, whether it is animal rights or environmentalism, leads them to do things that are diametrically opposite to the values they hold.
Report: Iraqi woman kills ISIS commander that forced her into sex slavery
A report of the incident emerged just days after a number of "non-Iraqi" sex slaves were transported to Mosul under the direct orders of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The Lost Intellectual Maturity of Human Rights
