Archive for November 1st, 2015

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01/11/2015

US Special Forces Deployed as ‘Human Shields’ to Salvage Terror Assets in Syria

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**The USS Carl Vinson and support ships deployed for combat operations in Syria and Iraq. | Author: United States Navy | Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/navcent/15725597660 | Wikimedia Commons

**The USS Carl Vinson and support ships deployed for combat operations in Syria and Iraq. | Author: United States Navy | Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/navcent/15725597660 | Wikimedia Commons

In short, the US Special Forces are being used as “human shields” to curb Russian air strikes against anti-government mercenaries, many of whom are instrumental in Washington’s regime-change objective in Syria.

First of all, we need to view a host of developments, including the hastily convened “peace talks” in Vienna, as a response by the US and its allies to the game-changing military intervention by Russia.

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01/11/2015

Rising ‘Deliberate’ Attacks on Civilians; ‘Brazen, Brutal Erosion’ of Respect for Humanitarian Law Everywhere

Human Wrongs Watch

Geneva, 31 October 2015 – Warning of rising number of ‘deliberate’ attacks on civilians across the world, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to end the ‘callous disregard for human life’ and stressed on stronger commitment from Member States to bring perpetrators of such attacks to account.

Many Bedouin and herding communities in Area C of the West Bank are prevented from improving or building shelters by the Israeli authorities. Photo: UNRWA/Alaa Ghosheh

Many Bedouin and herding communities in Area C of the West Bank are prevented from improving or building shelters by the Israeli authorities. Photo: UNRWA/Alaa Ghosheh

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01/11/2015

Global Tourism Grew by Over 4% this Year

Human Wrongs Watch

30 October 2015 – The number of tourists travelling the world during the first eight months of this year reached 810 million, a more than 4 per cent increase from the same period in 2014, thanks to “robust” travel to Europe, according to the United Nations World Tourism Barometer.

Photo: UNWTO

Photo: UNWTO

According to the barometer, which provides an overview of international tourism, Europe – the world’s most visited regional destination – recorded a robust 5 per cent increase in international tourist arrivals, the highest across all regions and “notable” for a rather mature region.

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01/11/2015

International Response ‘Keeps Door Open’ to Limit Temperature Rise to 2 Degrees Celsius, Says UN

Human Wrongs Watch

An unprecedented worldwide effort is underway to combat climate change, building confidence that nations can cost effectively meet their stated objective of keeping global temperature rise to under 2 degrees Celsius, the United Nations on  30 October 2015 said.

*Homes, water system and infrastructure in Shishmaref, Alaska, are being destroyed by a rising tide caused by climate change, to the point where homes are being abandoned as they literally fall into the ocean. Photo: UNEP GRID Arendal/Lawrence Hislop

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