Senior officials joined ambassadors and other representatives from the international community in New York on Wednesday [27 November 2019] to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, officially observed each year on 29 November.
28/11/2019
Despite Halting Progress, UN Continues Its Push for a Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone in the Middle East
Human Wrongs Watch
– A longstanding proposal for a regional nuclear-weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East – one of the world’s most conflict-ridden regions – has been kicked around the corridors of UN committee rooms since 1974.
Nuclear Test. Credit: United Nations
And as another effort to negotiate a legally-binding treaty concluded last week, there were lingering questions crying out for answers: how realistic is the proposal in the face of implicit opposition from US and Israel? Is the proposal still in the realm of political fantasy?
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27/11/2019
US Pardons for Accused War Criminals, Contrary to International Law: UN Human Rights Office
Human Wrongs Watch
By UN News* — A presidential pardon for two United States soldiers accused of war crimes, and a sentence reduction for a third, “run against the letter and the spirit of international law which requires accountability for such violations”, the United Nations human rights wing said on Tuesday [19 November 2019].
UN Photo | Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
27/11/2019
Facing the Dark Past – A True History of America
Human Wrongs Watch
By Martha R. Bireda*
26 November 2019 (Wall Street International)*— The young German guide’s eyes beamed and a broad smile covered his face as he described how the student movement in West Germany during the 1960s forced the German people to face their past. Students inspired by protests in the United States, protested against what they considered to be the “perpetrator generation”.
Auswitchtz | Image from Wall Street international.
26/11/2019
Fighting for America’s Soul
Human Wrongs Watch
By John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service*
Democratic Institutions Are in Danger
John Scales Avery
Today there is a deep split in public opinion in the United States. Democratic institutions are in danger from racism and neofascism.
Progressives are fighting to save the values and institutions on which their country was founded. They are fighting to save America’s soul.
Racism, Discrimination and Xenophobia
Progressives today would like to eliminate all forms of discrimination, whether based on race, religion, ethnicity, or gender.
They are opposed by white nationalist groups, especially in rural areas and among white industrial workers and evangelicals, who fear that their own groups will soon be outnumbered by those who differ from them in ethnicity, race or religion.
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26/11/2019
Cut Global Emissions by 7.6 Percent Every Year for Next Decade to Meet 1.5°C Paris Target – UN Report
Human Wrongs Watch
Geneva, 26 November 2019 (UN Environment)* — On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that unlessglobal greenhouse gas emissions fall by 7.6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2030, the world will miss the opportunity to get on track towards the 1.5°C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
25/11/2019
Generation Equality Stands against Rape
Human Wrongs Watch
By UN Women*
End rape—an intolerable cost to society
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In her message for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says: “If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to rape”. Read the full message►
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25/11/2019
Why We Must Eliminate Violence against Women
“Sexual violence against women and girls is rooted in centuries of male domination. Let us not forget that the gender inequalities that fuel rape culture are essentially a question of power imbalances.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Artwork for the UN Women interactive website, Violence Against Women: Facts Everyone Should Know. Image: UN Women
25 November 2019 (United Nations)* — Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.
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25/11/2019
A Staggering One-in-Three Women, Experience Physical, Sexual Abuse
Human Wrongs Watch
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday’s [25 November 2019] World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls. (*)..
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