Tag: Amnesty International

  • Pakistan Under Global Scrutiny

    International reports of the last five years indicate that bad governance within Pakistan is gaining continuous attention of the watchdogs, lenders, and investigative media. The issue of governance in Pakistan has become a global concern where economic pressures, political strain and restriction of free expression started to meet. The HRW and Amnesty International reports allege […]

  • Nobel Committee Tried Its Best to Give Trump a Peace Prize

    Nobel Committee Tried Its Best to Give Trump a Peace Prize

    The Nobel Committee has frequently given the peace prize to major war makers, and frequently to do-gooders whose work in a variety of fields has been unrelated to abolishing war. It has also often given the prize to opponents and victims of the Western empire. But it has never given the prize to open advocates […]

  • Where was Amnesty International during the Genocide in Gaza?

    Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighborhood at the time, one hospital at the time, one school at the time, one refugee camp at the time, one ‘safe zone’ at the time– Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt,10 August 2024 One would expect that human rights organisations would spring into action during an impending or […]

  • UN Human Rights Council again supports US regime change plans for Nicaragua

    When the United Nations sets up a “commission of inquiry,” it can result in a powerful analysis of violations of human rights law, such as the one appointed in 2021 to examine Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and its Apartheid practices. But other commissions can become political platforms aimed at demonizing a particular government […]

  • Who Should We Blame for Israel’s Actions?

    It’s not often I agree with opinions expressed in the pro-business, pro-Conservative Party and self-proclaimed Canada’s national newspaper. But the editorial board written piece, which appeared Friday in the Globe and Mail makes an important point, captured in the following sentence concerning their suggested motion for the House of Commons. “We’ve taken the liberty of […]

  • “Gaza is Becoming A Graveyard for Children”

    In stark contrast to the appalling response of western leaders, throughout the world tens of thousands have taken to the streets protesting Israels barbaric actions in Gaza. In the US, Canada, Europe, and UK, in Asia and the Middle East with one voice people have cried out, condemning Israel and the US, calling for an […]

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