14/11/2018
Sanctions and Embargoes – Should Civilian Populations Be Less Protected in Peacetime than in War?
Human Wrongs Watch
By Ambassador Idriss Jazairy*
13 November 2018 (Wall Street International)* – Everyone remembers the catastrophic consequences on human rights of broad trade embargoes imposed under the authority of the United Nations in the 1990s, especially with respect to Iraq. This was widely documented at the time. It prompted a shift away from comprehensive to so-called ‘smart’ sanctions.
Sanctions and Embargoes | Photo from Wall Street International.
The past months, unfortunately, have witnessed increased recourse to economic sanctions, some of which are clearly not ‘targeted’ nor intended to be ‘smart’ – but clearly comprehensive, as in the case of the measures re-introduced by the United States against Iran. I noticed that the US Secretary of State openly spoke of the ‘strongest sanctions in history’.
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14/11/2018
The War to End War 100 Years On: An Evaluation and Reorientation of Our Resistance to War
Human Wrongs Watch
By Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service*
12 November 2018 — British author and social commentator H.G. Wells may have coined the expression that originally popularized World War I as The War that Will End War, as his book, based on articles written during that vast military conflict, was titled. In any case, in one version or another, the expression was one of the most common catchphrases of the Great War of 1914-1918 and has survived as an expression, often used with a grimace of sarcasm, ever since.
German soldiers in a railway goods wagon on the way to the front in 1914. Early in the war, all sides expected the conflict to be a short one. | Unknown German war photographer | Public Domain
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14/11/2018
“Terror and Panic” among Rohingya Refugees in Southern Bangladesh Who Are at Imminent Risk of Being Returned to Myanmar against Their Will
Human Wrongs Watch
13 November 2018 — There is “terror and panic” among Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, who are at imminent risk of being returned to Myanmar against their will, the United Nations top human rights official has said, warning that the returns would seriously endanger the lives of those sent back.
13/11/2018
Climate Change: Cows, Coffee and Sustainable Farming
Human Wrongs Watch
12 November 2018 — Small-scale farms in Panama are helping to heal land degraded by extensive cattle ranching and extreme rainfall or drought associated with climate change, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme, (UNDP).*
In the Azuero Peninsula region of the Central American country, which is dominated by a tropical but relatively dry forest, farmers like Dolores Solís have adopted silvopastoral techniques which improve food security and promote reforestation, as well as the sustainable use of water and land.
13/11/2018
Antimicrobial Resistance a ‘Global Health Emergency’ – UN Ahead of Awareness Week
Human Wrongs Watch
12 November 2018 – By 2050, some five million people could die each year in Asia alone due to resistance to antibiotic medicines or antimicrobials, according to UN agencies.
13/11/2018
’12 Million’ Stateless People Globally, the Impact of Which Is “Immediate and Can Be Dire” – UN Refugee Agency
Human Wrongs Watch
An estimated 12 million people may be victims of statelessness the impact of which is “immediate and can be dire”, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said on 12 November 2018.
12/11/2018
Dutch Authorities Accused of Racism in Welfare System after Children of African Descent Were Forcibly Removed from Their Parents
Human Wrongs Watch
12 November 2018 – The Dutch authorities have been accused by UN experts of racism in the country’s welfare system, after seven children of African descent were forcibly removed from their parents.
UN Photo/Manuel Elias | E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on racism, xenophobia and related intolerance
In May, police took the children into care, including a breastfeeding infant – reportedly without “duly considering their best interests, preserving the family structure or first providing instructions on how to combat problems in the home,” the experts said.
“This family separation has caused immense traumaand psychological damage and we are deeply troubled about the impact on the children’s physical and mental wellbeing,” said E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and Michal Balcerzak, Chairperson of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
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12/11/2018
A Mother‘s Plea to Save Her Son… Held 8 Years without Charges by UK Government
Human Wrongs Watch
By Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
12 November 2018 – On Nov 3, Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, made a deeply moving video with a public appeal to save the life of her son.
Mairead Corrigan Maguire
Julian Assange is editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks. A Grand Jury has been set up in the USA to try Julian Assange and WikiLeaks for their reporting of US/NATO’s illegal wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.
Julian Assange has been threatened by high profile US citizens also for highlighting corruption by USA/CIA and corporate powers, and for continuing disclosing the links between private corporations and government agencies.
For this, he is being persecuted and deprived of his right to liberty and basic human rights.
Six years ago, Julian Assange, aware of these extradition plans of America, sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, in London, where he remains. He is now for six years within the Ecuadorian embassy, and has now been detained WITHOUT CHARGES for eight years.
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12/11/2018
Vandana Shiva on the Smallholder Farmers Who Feed the World
Human Wrongs Watch
By Prof. Vandana Shiva | The Gaia Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
12 November 2018 – Opening of the We Feed the Worldexhibition in London, 11 Oct 2018. A photographic exhibition celebrating the smallholder farmers and fisherfolk who feed the world. www.wefeedtheworld.org
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