Tag: Human Rights Abuses

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has yet to decide whether to sanction Israel over alleged human rights abuses by the Netzach Yehuda battalion within the Israel Defense Forces, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
The United States is reportedly planning to sanction an Israeli military unit, the Netzach Yehuda battalion, for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians, marking the first time the US has taken such a step against an Israeli military unit.
Nineteen Brown University students, including a Jewish student and a Palestinian student, are currently on a hunger strike to protest the university's policies regarding divestment from Israel-affiliated assets.
A group of 19 Brown University students, including Palestinian, Jewish, Black, and Native Hawaiian students, have started a hunger strike in an effort to pressure the university to divest from companies that they argue profit from human rights abuses in Gaza.
"Voices From the Tunnels" is a secret exhibit that recreates the Gaza tunnels where 136 hostages are being held.
In her book "Colonizing Kashmir: State-Building Under Indian Occupation," historian Hafsa Kanjwal argues that India has maintained an occupation in Kashmir since 1947.
The Anglican Church of Canada recently passed a resolution criticizing Israel for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians, prompting backlash from some Jewish leaders who found the statement misleading.
The Anglican church in Canada has removed an old prayer about converting Jews and replaced it with a prayer for reconciliation, a move welcomed by Jewish leaders.
Iran, known for its antisemitic and warmongering regime and recognized as a sponsor of terrorism, has been rewarded with plush United Nations roles.
The NBA and its sponsors have been accused of downplaying China's human rights abuses, including those against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region.
The article criticizes the Abraham Accords, a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as a publicity stunt rewarding Israel despite human rights abuses and breaches of international law.
The article discusses the case of Omar Shakir, the Israel-Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, who faces deportation by the Israeli government due to his work exposing human rights abuses in the occupied territories.