Ehud Olmert, Zionist warmonger, hosted by Kathmandu think-tank, speaks on how to wage war and build ‘peace’
By Sanjaya Jayasekera The Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE), a Kathmandu based think-tank has joined the bandwagon of lies and slanders in rationalizing the Zionist genocide in Gaza against Palestinian people, and is sponsoring war mongers in its public platforms. On October 31, NIICE had invited former Prime Minister
ICC Prosecutor Khan speaks on the ‘situation’ of Palestine and Israel
We post below the speech of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC, who visited the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on 29 October 2023, and spoke from Cairo on the current situation in the State of Palestine and Israel. This speech was originally
Online Hate Speech: Special Rapporteur reports on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
By Staff Writer The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance has submitted her report to the Human Rights Council. The detailed report (A/78/538) of 20 pages was released on October 18, and explores many aspects of online hate speech. The Special Rapporteur, Ashwini
Israel commits war crimes in Gaza: Will ICC issue arrest warrant against Netanyahu now?
By Staff Writer Friday (13) Israeli air force distributed leaflets in the North of the Gaza Strip informing the Palestinians there to evacuate to the southern part of Gaza, in view of their planned ground operations against Hamas fighters. Courtesy of AlJazeera Israel has already confirmed that it had dropped more than 6000
The citizens’ Right to Lie: why (most) lies are protected speech?
By Angel Eduardo. Even with our current climate of fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and election lies, we shouldn’t use government power to try enforcing the truth. Lies are a problem. In fact, one can persuasively argue that lies are the problem. Few behaviors are as corrosive to our social fabric or as foundational to our societal
Journalists across Europe face legal threats, judicial harassment, and declining safety
By Dunja Mijatović Following speech was delivered by Dunja Mijatović, on behalf of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Conference “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword? Meeting today’s challenges to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists”, organised under the Latvian presidency of the Committee
Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo González still in “Polish Guantanamo” 18 months after arrest
By Alice Summers A Polish court has extended for a further three months the imprisonment of Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo González, arrested in February 2022 on unsubstantiated charges of spying for Russia. This is the sixth time his “provisional detention” had been extended. González’s lawyers will be able to appeal the decision,
Torture so widespread and systematic as to constitute a crime against humanity in Egypt
By REDRESS Today (02), a coalition of international and Egyptian NGOs has submitted a detailed legal analysis to the UN Committee against Torture concluding that the Egyptian authorities’ use of torture is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity under customary international law. The legal analysis forms
Is democracy a divider or a unifier at the UN General Assembly?
By Annika Silva-Leander The UN General Assembly convened 190 world leaders and delegated officials last week in New York in a context of global polycrises: the war in Ukraine, high debt burdens and economic fragility of developing countries resulting from the lingering effects of the pandemic and the climate emergency. International
Sri Lanka Constitution – 45 Years On: The Consolidation of Authoritarianism in the service of capital
By Sanjaya Jayasekera This is the speech delivered by the writer on August 1, 2023, in celebration of World Constitution Day, organized by worldconstitutiondy.org, which is sponsored by the International Bundesbrief Society. The video link is also available on their website. https://youtu.be/kptPgTTyVJE I wish you all a wonderful World Constitution Day, 2023! To celebrate