Benjamin Netanyahu reacted with fury to reports that the Netzah Yehuda unit would be subject to US sanctions
US To Sanction Entire IDF Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses Axios is reporting what marks an unexpected and unprecedented development in US-Israel relations: the Biden administration will in the coming days announce sanctions against an entire battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Three US officials told the outlet that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will unveil the punitive measures against the IDF’s "Netzah Yehuda" battalion for its allegedly committing...
Martha Minow, a human rights law expert with a decadeslong career in international conflict resolution, advocacy for racial and religious minorities and expanding access for people with disabilities, will deliver NYU’s commencement address to 2024 graduates in May. Minow, who is the former dean of Harvard Law School and now holds the university’s highest professorship, This story Human rights scholar Martha Minow to speak at this year’s commencement appeared first on Washington Square News.
The US is poised to sanction a controversial battalion in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for reported human rights abuses, Axios reported.Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce sanctions against the Netzah Yehuda battalion for alleged human rights violations in the occupied West Bank.It would be the first time the US has imposed sanctions on an Israeli military unit. The battalion is composed of over 900 soldiers.The news of the possible sanctioning of the IDF unit came as...
Shafaqna English- United States congress members have written an open letter to Joe Biden, calling on him to recognise Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its leader, General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, as violators of human rights. The letter, dated Friday, follows the one-year anniversary of the war in Sudan
The Indian government took minimal credible steps to punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses, the report said.
ISRAELI leaders were today said to be “aghast” at an unprecedented US crackdown on one of its key army units over human rights abuses. America is set to sanction the Israeli Defence Force’s notorio
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has pledged the Liberian Legislature’s commitment to ratifying the protocol establishing the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. Speaker Koffa made the commitment during a meeting with a high-powered delegation led by Lady Justice Imani D. Aboud, the president of the African Court on []
The US Department of State mentioned Azerbaijan’s offensive against Nagorno Karabakh in September 2023, the closure of the Lachin corridor and the arrest of ethnic Armenian officials in the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. “On September 19-20, Azerbaijan conducted a military operation to gain full control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Since December 2022, Azerbaijan had …
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered authorities to raid the Mexican diplomatic outpost to arrest the country's former Vice President Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive who was holed up at the embassy since December.
By Shaun Tandon US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences “responsibly” as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks. A day before meeting Beijing’s top brass to tackle thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and trade, Blinken’s visit to Shanghai saw […]
Steve Bruce admits he has regrets over how he left Manchester United in 1996 and actually thinks Sir Alex Ferguson got things right. Bruce had been a fantastic servant for United for nearly a decad