Archive for October 20th, 2024

20/10/2024

Palestine: International Law Obliges Israel to End Occupation – Independent Human Rights Experts

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday [] by a top independent human rights panel.

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The Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and behind it an Israeli settlement.
Ryan Rodrick Beiler | The Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and behind it an Israeli settlement.
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It details the obligations for Israel, third-party States and the UN to bring to an end the unlawful occupation, according to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
20/10/2024

Stigmatization Is the Entry Door for Repression and Violence

Human Wrongs Watch

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct 15 2024 (IPS)* Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially with the massive use of social media.
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In Lima, Peru, during a 2021 national demonstration by indigenous women movements. Credit: Felipe Caicedo

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