Tag: human rights
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UN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel as concerns about Gaza war mount
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel in a resolution passed Friday that aims to help prevent rights violations against Palestinians amid Israel’s blistering military campaign in Gaza. The 47-member-country Human Rights Council voted 28-6 in favor of the resolution, with…
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Human Rights Film Festival: Winners hone in on Russia and Gaza
[ad_1] The 22nd edition of the FIFDH Human Rights Film Festival awarded Mohamed Jalaby’s ‘Life is Beautiful’, a story of a Palestinian stranded outside Gaza. ADVERTISEMENT For the past 22 years, Geneva has hosted the Human Rights Film Festival (FIFDH) in March, in collaboration with the UN Human Rights Council. The festival combines debates and…
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Inside 2024’s International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
[ad_1] Taking place between 8 and 17 March, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) returns for its 22nd edition. ADVERTISEMENT Dedicated to both cinema and the promotion of human rights, FIFDH presents films and hosts debates that highlight various struggles and denounce violations wherever they may occur. The festival invites artists,…
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From Hunger to Hate: South Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb of Inequality and Unrest
[ad_1] Across South Asia, simmering discontent runs deep, weaving through its diverse cultures and histories. The question is, will South Asia rise to the challenge, or will it be consumed by the flames of its own discontent? From religious anxieties in India (a 2023 Pew Research Center survey found that 74% of Indian Muslims felt…
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Opinion | Give Yahya Sinwar the Eichmann Treatment
[ad_1] Two top Palestinian commanders—Hezbollah’s Wissam Hassan Al-Tawil and Hamas’s Saleh al-Arouri—were both killed over the past two weeks in suspected Israeli airstrikes. Hamas’s figurehead and the suspected mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, Yahya Sinwar, is still at large, but it’s fair to assume he is high on Israel’s list of targets. After the…
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Opinion | For Country and for Yale
[ad_1] James Freeman is assistant editor of The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page and author of the weekday Best of the Web column. He is the co-author of “Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts and Bailouts at Citi,” recognized as a New York Times Editors’ Choice and a Financial Times Business Book of the…
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Opinion | Nikki Haley’s Civil War Battlefield
[ad_1] Nikki Haley made a mess. Part of the job of running for president is being able to think on your feet and answer weird questions that come out of the blue. Enemies are always looking to trip you up. Voters want to see how you handle yourself under fire. It’s a necessary skill to…
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Opinion | Higher Education’s Slide From ‘Veritas’ to ‘My Truth’
[ad_1] Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker is also host of “WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker,” a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network, and…
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Condoning terror acts, terrorists a great disservice to human rights cause: NHRC chief – Times of India
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Terrorism causes grave violation of human rights of citizens in the entire world, and condoning or sympathising with terror acts and terrorists is a “great disservice” to the cause of human rights, NHRCChairperson Justice (Retd) Arun Kumar Mishra said on Sunday. In his address at an event to mark Human Rights Day…