Posts Tagged: Human rights
Stolen Childhoods: Forced Marriages Haunt Palestinian Girls
In a rare moment of self-criticism, the official Palestinian Authority (PA) daily highlighted the Palestinian custom of forced marriages of young Palestinian girls to much...
Israel Rejects Critical EU Report Ahead of Ministers’ Meeting
Israel has rejected a European Union report saying it may be breaching human rights obligations in Gaza and the West Bank as a “moral and...
Anti-Israel Activists, Lawmakers Largely Silent After US Waives Human Rights Conditions on Military Aid to Egypt
After the US decided to waive human rights conditions in order to send military aid to Egypt, many of the prominent advocates of an arms...
Nicaragua’s Charade at the ICJ
JNS.org - The solemnly named International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has become an arena for the world’s despots and authoritarians to strut...
CNN & Other Media Give Voice to Anti-Israel ‘Human Rights’ Organization
An organization called Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor describes itself as a “youth-led independent, nonprofit organization that advocates for the human rights of all persons across...
Arthur Szyk in Connecticut: A New Look at a 20th Century Master
The work of Polish-Jewish painter Arthur Szyk, a miniaturist who savaged Nazis and championed values of human dignity through his lavishly detailed works, is having...
Senior Senate Democrat Threatens to Block Military Aid to Egypt on Human Rights Grounds
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee vowed on Saturday to block military aid and arms sales to Egypt if it does not...
Rights Advocate Cardin Replaces Menendez as US Senate Foreign Relations Chair
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) will serve as chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, replacing Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who faces felony bribery charges,...
Qatar World Cup Offers Lessons for Human Rights Struggles
It’s a good time, almost 12 years after the world soccer body, FIFA, awarded Qatar the 2022 World Cup hosting rights -- and five months...
Palestinian Activist Testifies on Abuse at PA Jericho Prison
i24 News - Suha Jbara, a Palestinian activist with US and Panamanian citizenships, delivered testimony on the abuse she suffered during her 2018 detention in...
Biden Administration Set to Deny $130 Million in Military Aid to Egypt, US Officials Say
The Biden administration is set to deny $130 million of military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, US State Department officials said on Friday,...
The Ayatollahs’ War on Women
JNS.org - President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are recalibrating, reassessing and reviewing military cooperation (including sale of arms) with pro-US Saudi...
‘The Women of Afghanistan Must Be Heard’: Israel’s Ambassador to UN Demands Equal Rights for Afghans at Human Rights Council
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva urged member states to safeguard the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan following the takeover of...
18-Year-Old Muslim Girl Executed by Family in ‘Honor Killing’
An 18-year-old Syrian Arab girl, Aida Hamoudi Saeedo, was recently executed by firing squad for refusing to marry her cousin. She lived with her parents...
