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Why Amnesty won’t get another penny of my money

JL;DR SUMMARY The author recounts their disillusionment with Amnesty International, once seen as a paragon of human rights activism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Middle EastHuman RightsJewish HeritageCriticismNgosBiasAmnesty International

Places mentioned

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
"I joined the organisations Cardiff branch when I was 16, and for the next two years, before I left for university, I attended Amnestys weekly meeting at a Quakers Meeting House in the city, with a devotion that was almost religious."
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
"When I arrived at Manchester University and opened my first bank account I set up a monthly standing order to Amnesty International."
Israel
"it was suspending its Israeli chapter for rejecting its genocide in Gaza report."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Another semester at the University of Houston meant my return to the vibrant halls of the Southern metropolis that had become my second home."
Wales, United Kingdom
"a country around the size of my native Wales."
China
"Amnesty International has written damning reports about the appalling human rights records of Iran and China, among other abhorrent regimes."
Iran
"Amnesty International has written damning reports about the appalling human rights records of Iran and China, among other abhorrent regimes."

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