August 13th, 2008 | Category:
Amnesty International
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On August 12, 2008, Amnesty International released a statement headlined “Trapped - collective punishment in Gaza.” This is one of numerous misleading Amnesty statements focusing on this contentious and highly politicized issue, including a July 4 “briefing.” The deficiencies in this report include:Evidence and Credibility: The evidence presented is entirely unverifiable and un-sourced. Numbers and [...]
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August 12th, 2008 | Category:
Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch
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Excerpt: ….. the much heralded use of “soft power” as a modern globalized substitute for military and economic force was shown again to be irrelevant, particularly where democracy and liberal norms are absent. The two international human rights superpowers said to embody the soft power of international norms - Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch [...]
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August 11th, 2008 | Category:
Durban Conference,
Durban Review Conference,
EU,
UN
France Reiterates its Commitment to Boycott Durban II if it Fails to Respect its Objectives
August 8, 2008, UN Watch
In response to Roland Blum’s parliamentary question addressed to France’s Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Secretary, Minister Rama Yade writes on August 5, 2008 that “It is only by attending the [Durban Review Conference] and by remaining [...]
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August 7th, 2008 | Category:
Durban Conference,
Durban Review Conference
“Israel likely to skip U.N. racism conference”
August 6, 2008, The Jerusalem Post and USA Today, Associated Press
According to outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Israel is strongly considering boycotting next April’s Durban Review Conference. Israel will only participate if it promises to address human rights worldwide without singling out Israel, like Durban [...]
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August 4th, 2008 | Category:
Boycott / Divestment,
EU,
Ethics,
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
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On August 3, 2008, the BBC World Service led its news programs with a story based on allegations from an NGO known as Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I). PHR-I alleged that Israeli security services recruited Palestinian medical patients who receive care in Israeli hospitals to become informants against terror groups. This was the BBC’s second item [...]
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August 3rd, 2008 | Category:
Durban Review Conference,
EU,
UN
Iran Gains Membership to “Group of Friends of the Chair” Responsible for Drafting Durban II Documents
July 31, 2008, Eye on the UN, Anne Bayefsky
Iran has recently joined Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Egypt as a member of the “Group of Friends of the Chair”. Two meetings have already been held in July 2008 and another is [...]
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