April 30th, 2007 | Category:
Durban Conference,
Government Funding
On March 29, 2007, European Commission representatives presented a workshop in Tel Aviv to NGO representatives regarding its new NGO funding mechanisms EIDHR II, and the “Non-State Actors” program. These mechanisms replace the previous EIDHR program. Under the new initiative more than 60% of funding (over €200 million) will go directly to [...]
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April 29th, 2007 | Category:
Human Rights Watch
Despite HRW’s quick dismissal of substantive criticism (including from NGO Monitor) as the “usual suspects,” a number of recent statements indicate a broader Middle East focus. In March and April 2007, HRW called for Hamas to “End Military Group Attacks Against Civilians” and documented human rights abuses in Iran, Egypt, UAE, and Syria.
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April 29th, 2007 | Category:
Durban Conference
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On November 22, 2006, the UN General Assembly (“GA”) adopted a resolution to convene a 2009 follow-up to the World Conference Against Racism. The NGO Forum of the 2001 conference (“Durban Conference”) was used to promote virulent anti-Israel demonization. The follow-up event will yet again take place in Durban. The 2009 conference [...]
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April 29th, 2007 | Category:
Amnesty International,
Human Rights
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Amnesty International USA posted what it termed a “Passover Action for Human Rights” that entirely ignored the central human rights concerns of Israelis and Jews. There was no mention of the Israeli soldiers that were kidnapped by Hamas and Hezbollah during the past year. Amnesty was also silent on the fact that, [...]
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