Middle East

Can the Human Rights Movement Survive Israel’s Attack on Gaza?

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Dec 22, 2023 An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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US Vetoes Resolution Calling for ‘Humanitarian Pause’

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 19, 2023 "Once again the U.S. cynically used their veto to prevent the U.N. Security Council from acting on Israel and Palestine at a time of unprecedented carnage," said Human Rights Watch. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Human Rights Watch’s Ties to Saudi Billionaire Revealed

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 3, 2020 The Intercept reports on discrepancies between the mission and actions of the organization — which has since returned a 2012 donation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Neoliberals Weaponized Human Rights to Justify Global Exploitation

Neve Gordon / Los Angeles Review of Books Feb 9, 2020 Jessica Whyte's new book exposes how NGOs defanged human rights from any truly emancipatory potential. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Allows Women to Travel Without Male Consent

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Aug 2, 2019 They also are now allowed to be legal guardians of their children, a right previously held only by men. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Expands Fast-Track Deportation Authority Across U.S.

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jul 22, 2019 The policy would apply to those in the U.S. illegally under two years; they might be deported without a hearing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Border Chief Abruptly Resigns Amid Public Outrage

NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2019 The agency has been under fire since it was revealed that migrant children have been living in squalor at a Texas detention center. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Latest Sign of Israel’s Creeping Fascism

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Apr 30, 2019 Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, examines Jerusalem's decision to expel the organization from the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

World Court Judges Reject Afghanistan War Crimes Probe

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2019 In a decision criticized as "deeply flawed," they cite the expected lack of cooperation from the U.S., Afghan authorities and the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tunisian Children Pay for Jihadist Parents’ Sins

Hanene Zbiss / Truthdig Mar 18, 2019 About 200, most with their mothers, are locked in squalid camps and prisons in other countries, but Tunisia has refused to take them in. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Israel Is Not-So-Subtly Targeting Jeremy Corbyn

GREG WILPERT / The Real News Network Feb 26, 2019 Ava Winstanley of Electronic Intifada examines how the Netanyahu government silences critical voices in the United Kingdom and beyond. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigrant Hunger Strike Grows; ICE Detainee Details Force-Feeding

GARANCE BURKE and MARTHA MENDOZA / The Associated Press Feb 3, 2019 Authorities say there are now nine men being force-fed under court order in a detention center in El Paso, Texas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )