[Opinion] Human rights for all!...Or just some?
Becca Wertman questions why some NGOs that claim to promote the values of human rights seem to value some lives more than others.
NGOs: | Amnesty International (AI) |
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Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | Jul 2024 |
Becca Wertman questions why some NGOs that claim to promote the values of human rights seem to value some lives more than others.
Anne Herzberg reviews a paper by Prof. Eugene Kontorovich's, highlighting the double standards of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
The recently published statement of the IDF Military Advocate General contradicts claims and conclusion of several NGOs and the UN Schabas/Davis Commission of Inquiry regarding specific incidents from the 2014 Gaza War.
Amnesty International's establishment and staffing of a new Jerusalem, or Ramallah, based office seems to perpetuate the organization's disproportionate focus on Israel and anti-Israel biases.
Gerald Steinberg demonstrates how antisemitism in the UK goes far beyond the British Labour Party, and is found on university campuses and among groups claiming to promote human rights and other liberal values.