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Human Rights
UN Report Calls for Reparations for Victims of Systemic Racist Police Violence
“Systemic racism needs a systemic response,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stated.
Refugees Insist Humanitarian Organization UNHCR Disregards Their Humanity
With few or no media outlets available to them, refugees’ grievances are drowned out by the UNHCR-perpetuated narrative.
US Jews Are Increasingly Breaking With Israel to Support Palestinian Liberation
More American Jews are asserting that support for Palestinians is not incongruous with embracing a Jewish identity.
Palestinian Nurse: We’ve Been Occupied for 73 Years. A Ceasefire Is Not Enough.
“The history is clear. It’s obvious who is occupied and who is the occupier. This is not a war.”
Israel Arrests Hundreds and Continues Colonial Violence in Occupied Palestine
Palestinian organizer Mohammed El-Kurd says Israeli aggression against Palestinians has continued despite the ceasefire.
Sanders Calls for “Hard Look” at Billions in Annual US Military Aid to Israel
“It is illegal for U.S. aid to support human rights violations,” tweeted Senator Sanders.
The US Must Finally Acknowledge That Israel Is an Apartheid State
The inhibition on describing apartheid as “apartheid” has been eroded by two 2021 reports confirming the allegation.
125 Democrats Say Military Aid to Israel Shouldn’t Depend on Human Rights Record
The House representatives’ letter implies that any reduction in aid on human rights grounds would open Israel to attack.
Rashida Tlaib Says That Support Is Growing in Congress for Palestinian Rights
Tlaib also said the pandemic underscores how Israel's “occupation threatens the lives and well-being of Palestinians.”
Biden Could Chart a New Path for US on Palestinian Rights. Will He?
We need more than a rollback of Trump policies, or else the apartheid system that oppresses Palestinians will remain.