Posts Tagged: human rights abuses
Iran’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Must Be Addressed Before New Nuclear Talks
There were days in a cramped, dark room. There were days and nights at Evin prison, with bright lights and interrogations and little or no...
Israel Rejects ‘Outrageous’ Probe Approved by UN Rights Council After Gaza Conflict
Israel outrightly rejected a resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday to open an ongoing investigation into alleged human rights...
Twitter Aims to Label More State-Affiliated Accounts Worldwide
Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Friday the social media platform plans to expand its labeling of state-affiliated accounts worldwide, even as he...
After Condoning Hamas, CAIR Slams Pro-Israel Saudi Blogger
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) markets itself as a civil rights group, and claims that it's an American organization focused on the interests of...
US Supreme Court Rules Against Israeli Terror Victims in Case Against Arab Bank
JNS.org - The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that foreign victims of human rights abuses and terror attacks cannot sue foreign businesses in US courts. In Jesner...
Protecting Afghan and Muslim Women Is a National Security Issue
There was the woman whose husband sliced off her genitalia, and then reached inside her with his hand, damaging her inner organs. There was the woman whose husband cut...
Women’s March Figure Linda Sarsour’s Radical Background, Ties
By all accounts, last Saturday's Women's March protests generated huge crowds in Washington, DC and throughout the country. It also has triggered a heated debate, playing out largely...
Samantha Power Will Wow Them at the United Nations
President Obama's decision to nominate Samantha Power as the United States representative to the United Nations is right on. Power is perfectly suited to stand...
Human Rights Watch’s Lost Credibility
It is always painful to discover that an organization proclaiming liberal and moral values is not what it claims to be, but this is precisely...
