Human Wrongs Watch
By Jesse Coleman*
Trump wants to speed the approval and construction of the oil pipelines by canceling environmental reviews — a blatant attempt to circumvent US law to benefit fossil fuel companies.
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04/02/2017
‘Devastating Cruelty’ against Rohingya Muslim Population in Myanmar – UN Report
Human Wrongs Watch
In a report issued on 3 February 2017, the UN human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar’s security forces in the country’s northern Rakhine state indicate the very likely commission of crimes against humanity.
An IDP camp in Rakhine state, Myanmar. (file) Photo: Pierre Peron/OCHA
04/02/2017
Is Trump Repeating Bush’s Worst Mistakes?
**[Former] President Bush at a GOP Rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, 2004 | Photo by Shawn Clark of Lazyeights Photography.
Even if one subscribes to the questionable concepts of collective guilt and collective punishment, it is quite clear that Donald Trump’s decision to ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US serves only one purpose:
To satisfy the alt-right, a loose set of far-right ideologies, groups and individuals united in their opposition to multiculturalism, social justice movements and mainstream conservatism whose torchbearer Steve Bannon is a key power broker within the new administration.
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04/02/2017
The Art of Skepticism
Human Wrongs Watch
By DANIEL TALAMANTES*, Wall Street International
Skepticism wagers that it is unfathomably possible to obtain ultimate truth or knowledge. Etymologically derived from the Greek verb skeptomai, meaning “to search,” skepticism is the practice of learning, of making the sincere effort to obtain full truth and knowledge.
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Jacques Louis David – The Death of Socrates | Image republished from Wall Street International
04/02/2017
US Trade Hawks and the China Bogey
Human Wrongs Watch
“Trump’s Defensive tariffs propose to effectively deal with China’s ‘trade cheats’ “
Quit WTO solution
Candidate Trump’s trade policy paper was written by Peter Navarro and Wilbur Ross. Ross will now be Commerce Secretary while Navarro will head the National Trade Council. They view economic policy as integrated, including tax cuts, reduced regulations as well as policies to lower energy costs and cut the chronic US trade deficit.
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04/02/2017
Europe Urged to Address ‘Tragic’ Loss of Lives in Mediterranean
Human Wrongs Watch
– European leaders should take decisive action to address the tragic loss of life on the Central Mediterranean route and the deplorable conditions for migrants and refugees in Libya, urged two major United Nations agencies dealing with migrants and refugees.
A youngster walks onto the beach during outing from a reception centre that doubles as a lodging station for unaccompanied minors in Pozzallo, Sicily. Photo: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII
“To better protect refugees and migrants, we need a strong European Union that is engaged beyond its borders to protect, assist and help find solutions for people in need,” said the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in a joint statement.
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04/02/2017
‘Refugees Fleeing Danger Are Not Dangerous Themselves’
Human Wrongs Watch
The head of the United Nations refugee agency on 3 February 2017 warned developed countries against politicizing the issue of refugees, stressing that the move risked undermining the principle of international solidarity with those fleeing war and persecution.
High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi briefs the press in Beirut, Lebanon, on his landmark trip to Syria. Photo: UNHCR
“These are people that flee from danger, they’re not dangerous themselves,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told reporters in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut following a four-day visit to Syria, where he witnessed first-hand the massive destruction caused by nearly six years of conflict.
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02/02/2017
Want to Prevent Stroke, Diabetes, Cancer? Get Moving… Now!
Worldwide, 81 per cent of school-aged children are not active enough. Photo: WHO
The warning is bold and comes from the United Nations top health organisation, which is urging people to get up and get active.
And the risks of inactivity are expanding alarmingly: according to a new document by the World Health Organization (WHO), less and less people are active in many countries – with nearly a quarter of all adults and more than 80 per cent of adolescents being too sedentary.
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02/02/2017
‘Think of Those Fleeing Syria and Elsewhere Not With Fear But With Open Heart’
Human Wrongs Watch
Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United Nations refugee official on 1 February 2017 made an impassioned plea for the world to stand in solidarity with those suffering from the effects of conflict there in Syria, as well as in other places such as Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (centre) walks past destroyed ancient buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNHCR/Bassam Diab
“There are people here, some of them are returning to these ruins, who need help, immediate help. They are cold, they are hungry, they need to work to earn some money, they need the elementary things in life in this very ancient city,” said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, presently in Aleppo as part of his mission to Syria.
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02/02/2017
‘US Should Lift Measure Suspending Refugee Resettlement’ – UN Chief
Human Wrongs Watch
Reacting to the recent suspension by the United States of its longstanding refugee programme, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 1 February 2017 said resettlement is often “the only possible solution” for people fleeing conflict and persecution, and that the US policy, which bars entry of Syrians into the country, “should be removed sooner rather than later.”
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses reporters at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Manuel Elias
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