On the acceleration of atrocities in #Israel #Palestine over the past year… 📰 English:
Human Rights Watch
A Year of Atrocities: Daily Brief
Atrocities in Israel-Palestine didn’t start on October 7, 2023, of course. Still, that day does mark a key moment, an acceleration point for atro...
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Une année d'atrocités
Depuis un an, les mots « depuis le 7 octobre » sont répétés sous une forme ou une autre dans presque tous les articles et analyses sur les hos...
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Human Rights Watch
Ein Jahr der Gräueltaten
Seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 sind Gräueltaten nur noch mit weiteren Gräueltaten beantwortet worden, und ein Jahr späterstehen noch mehr Teile der We...
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Human Rights Watch
A Year of Atrocities, Daily Brief October 7, 2024
The answer to atrocities shouldn't be more atrocities.
Police in Chad forced the cancelation of a conference in N’Djamena that was planned to discuss justice for the victims of abuse by Hissène Habré. The police also detained former Human Rights Watch counsel Reed Brody, who was to be a keynote speaker.
Human Rights Watch
Chad: Discussion on Justice for Past Crimes Blocked
Police in Chad forced the cancelation of a conference in the capital, N’Djamena, on October 2, 2024, that was planned to discuss justice for the ...
“Elon Musk’s X is worth nearly 80% less than when he bought it” I wonder if that matters to him. Was increasing its monetary value ever his top goal with the purchase of Twitter? https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/elon-musk-twitter-x-fidelity/index.html
BlueSky, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc... Here are all my links if you'd like to meet elsewhere, too:
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Some #Saudi human rights abuses: ⚠️ mass killing of migrants at border; ⚠️ death penalty, including against kids; ⚠️ imprisoning rights defenders; ⚠️ murdering Khashoggi. They should not be on the UN Human Rights Council. (elections next week)
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States should refrain from voting for Saudi Arabia in upcoming Human Rights Council elections at the UN General Assembly
Ahead of the 9 October UN Human Rights Council election at the UN General Assembly, ISHR and eight other human rights organisations sent an open jo...
As the government of Israel commits abuses and openly threatens more atrocities, Israel’s key allies – including the US, UK, and Germany – keep providing military assistance and arms. My Daily Brief today covers #Gaza and #Lebanon… 📰 English:
Human Rights Watch
More Arms, More War, More Crimes: Daily Brief
“Rather than taking serious steps to try to stem Israeli atrocities, however, many governments are instead nervously watching them expand to #Leb...
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Plus d'armes, plus de guerre, plus de crimes
Alors que le gouvernement israélien commet des abus et menace ouvertement de commettre d'autres atrocités, les principaux alliés d'Isr...
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Mehr Waffen, mehr Krieg, mehr Verbrechen
Während die israelische Regierung Menschenrechtsverletzungen begeht und unverhohlen weitere Gräueltaten androht, versorgen Israels wichtigste Ver...
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Human Rights Watch
More Arms, More War, More Crimes, Daily Brief September 30, 2024
When a party capable of committing mass atrocities makes calls & statements suggesting it’s willing to commit more crimes, and even takes actions consistent with those words, we need to see a more serious response from the international community.
Human Rights Watch
Lebanon Already Aflame, Atrocities May Follow
Lebanon’s already traumatized civilian population is at grave risk of falling victim to atrocities, chillingly previewed by Israeli officials.
A personal thought - after having to fight for refunds for cancelled flights & trains recently - how about when you buy long-distance travel tickets, the money goes into an escrow account, and the airline or train company doesn't get the money until you get to where you're going?
From January, a new regulation requires EU firms to ensure their imports & exports aren’t produced on recently deforested land. It's a good, hard-won measure to combat deforestation, the 2nd largest source of greenhouse gas emissions causing the #ClimateCrisis. Now, at the 11th hour, some EU politicians are trying to block it:
EUobserver
EPP demands delay of
The centre-right European People’s Party has upped the pressure on the EU Commission to postpone plans to apply new due diligence rules in order ...
 Read more about the regulation and why it's essential:
Human Rights Watch
Not Out of the Woods Yet: Deforestation Regulation: Daily Brief
We’re destroying trees at an alarming rate. Hitting the brakes on deforestation globally is essential. There’s a good regulation on the horizon...