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Beijing lambasts US record on human rights and labels Washington’s inference in China as ‘hypocrisy’

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has blasted the US’s interference in Beijing’s domestic affairs on the grounds of human rights, after Washington’s embassy in China called on Chinese citizens to “boldly stand up” for their rights. … Read More >Beijing lambasts US record on human rights and labels Washington’s inference in China as ‘hypocrisy’

Shows

Coronavirus: ‘Extreme poverty set to rise most in developing countries!’ (UN rapporteur on poverty)

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty and Human Rights Olivier de Schutter. He discusses why the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for governments to wake up to their responsibilities on poverty alleviation, why a major opportunity has been missed to force corporations to pay fair wages and tackle the climate crisis with green investment … Read More >Coronavirus: ‘Extreme poverty set to rise most in developing countries!’ (UN rapporteur on poverty)

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UN rapporteur: Israel won’t end occupation of Palestine without international action!

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the UN special rapporteur for the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Professor Michael Lynk. He discusses how coronavirus is battering the Palestinian population in Gaza … Read More >UN rapporteur: Israel won’t end occupation of Palestine without international action!

World

UN says at least 110 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria where many victims were beheaded

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020By Editor

The death toll in a suspected Boko Haram attack on farmers in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday has reached at least 110, a UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said, urging the perpetrators to be brought to justice. … Read More >UN says at least 110 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria where many victims were beheaded

Nearly 1/4 of hate crimes in Europe last year were anti-Semitic, new OSCE report shows

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020By Editor

Attacks against the Jews accounted for roughly 25 percent of the hate crimes recorded by the OSCE’s human rights watchdog across Europe last year. … Read More >Nearly 1/4 of hate crimes in Europe last year were anti-Semitic, new OSCE report shows

USA

‘Privacy’ or ‘profit’? Giant corporations Apple & Facebook clash over collecting people’s personal data

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Apple has slammed Facebook over indiscriminately syphoning users’ personal data as it pushed for its own latest privacy feature. The social media giant, in turn, said Apple’s update is about market dominance, not privacy. … Read More >‘Privacy’ or ‘profit’? Giant corporations Apple & Facebook clash over collecting people’s personal data

Op-ed

I understand why some people are nervous about a Covid vaccine, but open debate is the answer… NOT making immunisation compulsory

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020By Editor

As we edge ever closer to a Covid vaccine, the arguments for making it mandatory grow ever louder. This is wrong. I will be first in the queue to get it, but forcing people to do so breaches their human rights. … Read More >I understand why some people are nervous about a Covid vaccine, but open debate is the answer… NOT making immunisation compulsory

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UN Rapporteur Alena Douhan: Unilateral sanctions attack fundamental human rights

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measure on Human Rights Alena Douhan. She discusses the legacy of her predecessor Idriss Jazairy who had appeared many times on Going Underground, the impact of US sanctions on countries such as Venezuela, Iran and Syria … Read More >UN Rapporteur Alena Douhan: Unilateral sanctions attack fundamental human rights

Latin America

UN Report on Venezuela Omits the Greatest Violation of Human Rights: US Aggression

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020By Editor

On September 23, María Eugenia Russián, president of Fundalatin, Venezuela’s oldest human rights organization, testified to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and decried an attempt by a UNHRC fact-finding mission to erase people who were “lynched, burned alive … Read More >UN Report on Venezuela Omits the Greatest Violation of Human Rights: US Aggression

Journalism & Mass media

Using human rights to promote war: debunking UN’s new Venezuela report

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020By Editor

Red Lines host Anya Parampil debunks a new report issued by the UN Human Right’s Council which accuses Venezuela’s government of “crimes against humanity”. Transcript below. … Read More >Using human rights to promote war: debunking UN’s new Venezuela report