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UN rights chief condemns Gaza mass killings
United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk condemned Israel for "mass killing" of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and hindering lifesaving aid, stating Israel has...
Manufactured Famines in Gaza Began Almost Two Decades Ago, So Why Haven’t They Been Halted?
On Friday, August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the global famine watchdog, declared widespread famine in Gaza. The IPC is regarded...
Israel Faces Worldwide Criticism
It was on August 8 that Priyanka Gandhi went quite out of her way, calling Israel’s war in Gaza genocide and using international human...
The Lingering Shadows of Slavery
I still remember, a few summers ago, the haunting images of migrant workers in India trudging barefoot along highways, clinging to overcrowded trains and...
Hundreds of UN Staff Urge Rights Chief to Label Gaza a Genocide
Background
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), created in 1993 to protect human rights globally, has seen its current head, Austrian...
“Never Again”, But for Whom and Where?
After World War II, Europe launched a moral and identity-based project grounded in the imperative of “learning from history.” This involved remembrance of the...
Condemned, not Cured: The plight of Institutionalized Honor
“No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.” - Simone de Beauvoir...
The Israel-India Diplomatic Standoff
Priyanka Gandhi came out so boldly and unequivocal on August 8, when she mentioned Israeli military action in Gaza as genocide and openly supported the human rights discourse that emerged globally. This...
Crime Without Punishment: The Narrative Israel Is Constructing
In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky’s remarkable novel, a man commits murder, and although he escapes the law, he is eventually crushed by the weight...
The Plight of Afghan Refugees: Human Rights Implications of Deportation by Pakistan
The protection of refugees in the contemporary world remains pressing global concern, with millions of people displaced due to conflict, persecution, natural disasters, and...