UN: A Call to Human Rights “Action”
At the opening of this 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, on 24 February 2020, Secretary-General António Guterres finally issued a formal initiative to consolidate human rights action in the fourth year of
Published : 25 February 2020
900,000 Displaced in Syria since December
`A horrifying new level`: UN says 900,000 displaced in northwest Syria since December – 100,000 more than previously reported – as the Syrian army said it had retaken dozens of towns in Aleppo province. A Russian-backed Syrian
Published : 18 February 2020
Watch: The Heart of Nuba
For thirty years, Omar al-Bashir, the former president of Sudan, waged a brutal and bloody war on his own people. This program filmed before al-Bashir was ousted, features Dr. Tom Catena a U.S. doctor and
Published : 12 February 2020
Israel Blocks Palestinian Produce Exports
Israeli blocking of Palestinian exports to Jordan shows reality of apartheid that the Kushner plan seeks to consolidate. That Israel can stop Palestinian-Jordanian trade demonstrates conclusively that Palestine is not a free agent, but is
Published : 10 February 2020
HIC-HLRN: New Ways to Work with UN Habitat
ABU DHABI—At a networking event in the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF) to consider a new UN Habitat “Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for Sustainable Development,” HIC-HLRN presented its contribution to the current discussion about the eventual
Published : 09 February 2020
ETOs: German Cement Giant in Occupied Land
The German extraction industry giant, HeidelbergCement is implicated in cross-border organized violations of international law in Palestine. AMSTERDAM/RAMALLAH—The German multinational HeidelbergCement is complicit in the pillaging of natural resources from the Nahal Raba quarry in the occupied West
Published : 04 February 2020
‘Parasite’: Homes Play Characters in Oscar Winner
Haunted houses are always full of hidden passageways, secret rooms and a story or two about someone who used to live there who disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances. The Park house in “Parasite” is
Published : 03 February 2020
Navajo Pres. Sides with Kit Carson on Palestine
Navajo Nation President Nez Sides with Kit Carson on Palestine The [president of the] Navajo Nation’s partnership with Zionist organizations raises historical questions. Black men fighting for their freedom once drenched the earth with the blood of
Published : 02 February 2020
U.S. Revives Military Land Mine Use
United States President Donald Trump authorizes a shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines, after much of the world has banned their use. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday canceled an Obama-era prohibition on the
Published : 31 January 2020
