U.S.-based social justice groups tell Antony Blinken that smearing human-rights promotion as “terrorist” is a well-worn tactic of authoritarian regimes.
Denouncing Israel’s Crackdown on Palestinian Rights Groups
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Biden’s Broken Vow Against ‘Blank Check’ for Egypt
Critics decry the White House’s decision to release millions in aid that is supposed to be subject to human-rights conditions.
COVID-19: What Does UN Chief’s Call for Ceasefire Mean for Countries in Conflict?
Samira Sadeque reports on the complications of enforcing a ceasefire in the middle of a pandemic.
Israel’s Drive to Become a Modern-Day Sparta
A former army chief may present a challenge to Benjamin Netanyahu, but his campaign’s exultation of destruction and oppression is chilling, reports Jonathan Cook.
Amnesty International Stokes Syrian War
The West’s vast propaganda machine has pulled in many formerly respectable groups, such as Amnesty International, which just released a dubious “human rights” report aimed at stoking the war in Syria, reports Rick Sterling.
How Propaganda Feeds War on Syria
Western propaganda against countries targeted for “regime change” can be especially insidious because mainstream journalists abandon skepticism and go with the flow, such as the case of Syrian “torture” photos, writes Rick Sterling.
Amnesty International’s Palestine Sell-out
For years, major human rights groups have been losing credibility as they scramble for grants and respectability and thus shy away from criticizing governments than can effectively fight back. Such is the case with Amnesty International and Israel’s repression of…
Seeing No Neo-Nazi Militias in Ukraine
Exclusive: With a new Amnesty International report on possible war crimes by a Ukrainian militia against ethnic Russians in the east, the evidence is mounting that the U.S.-backed Kiev regime knowingly deployed extremists, including neo-Nazis, as part of a conscious strategy, reports…
Selling War as ‘Smart Power’
The latest selling point for American warfare is “smart power” humanitarianism, dispatching the U.S. military to eliminate foreign leaders designated by pundits as evildoers taking lives and resisting freedom. Ex-FBI agent Coleen Rowley warns against this latest con.
Amnesty’s Shilling for US Wars
For decades, Amnesty International has been a respected name in the cause of human rights, but its recent hiring of Suzanne Nossel, a longtime U.S. “humanitarian interventionist,” has swung the organization more behind the Afghan War and the use of U.S.…