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On Contact: Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Posted on October 8, 2021October 8, 2021By Editor

On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Professor Ilan Pappe from the University of Exeter. The Biden administration has turned its back on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, always more political theater than an honest effort by the United States to broker an equitable agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis. This means the brutal military occupation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem will continue, the 15-year siege in Gaz … Read More >On Contact: Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Videos

Polish MPs Protest Under Australian Embassy Over Human Rights Issues – TRANSLATED

Posted on October 2, 2021October 2, 2021By Editor

GUILTY. Poland has joined the international movement of condemning Australia’s treatment of citizens, comparing it’s radical left wing policies to that of North Korea. Human rights hold universal values which should be adopted by states worldwide. Australia has begun suffering the adverse consequences of leaked footage despite a media blackout, resulting in global scrutiny. … Read More >Polish MPs Protest Under Australian Embassy Over Human Rights Issues – TRANSLATED

Russia

By cracking down on Covid-19 protesters at home, the West has lost all credibility in preaching about ‘human rights’ to Russia

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021By Editor

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has slammed Lithuania, accusing the Baltic nation of showcasing double standards in supporting civil unrest abroad while cracking down on protesters railing against coronavirus restrictions back home. … Read More >By cracking down on Covid-19 protesters at home, the West has lost all credibility in preaching about ‘human rights’ to Russia

Russia

Stop obsessing about Moscow & fix human rights violations in your own backyard, Russian embassy in Washington tells US State Dept

Posted on August 14, 2021August 14, 2021By Editor

The Russian embassy in Washington has urged the US State Department to pay attention to the human rights situation at home instead of constantly criticizing Moscow, noting that America has enough problems to deal with itself. … Read More >Stop obsessing about Moscow & fix human rights violations in your own backyard, Russian embassy in Washington tells US State Dept

World

New Zealand’s human rights body blasts ‘serial’ government failure & launches inquiry into housing crisis and homelessness problem

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission has termed the country’s housing crisis a “massive human rights failure” as it launched an inquiry into the issue. Soaring property values have led to a spike in homelessness. … Read More >New Zealand’s human rights body blasts ‘serial’ government failure & launches inquiry into housing crisis and homelessness problem

Shows

‘What Israel uses against Palestinians today will be used against the world tomorrow’ – UN Rapporteur

Posted on July 31, 2021July 31, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Michael Lynk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He discusses the postponement of the Palestinian elections and the difficulty of holding them at all under Israeli occupation, how Israel’s illegal settlements are the engine for the occupation, the war crimes committed by Israel in the recent 11-day bombing of Gaza, the NSO Group’s Pegasus project leaks … Read More >‘What Israel uses against Palestinians today will be used against the world tomorrow’ – UN Rapporteur

‘Years of inaction’: Rights groups file class-action lawsuit against French police over alleged racial profiling

Posted on July 25, 2021July 25, 2021By Editor

A group of six major NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, has launched a massive class-action lawsuit against the French police, accusing the force of practicing “discriminatory identity checks.” … Read More >‘Years of inaction’: Rights groups file class-action lawsuit against French police over alleged racial profiling

Russia

US continues to commit ‘gross human rights violations’ both at home & abroad despite branding itself as global leader, says Moscow

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021By Editor

The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused the US of violating human rights both at home and abroad, noting that Washington is not only discriminating against minorities in America, but also causing problems in foreign countries. … Read More >US continues to commit ‘gross human rights violations’ both at home & abroad despite branding itself as global leader, says Moscow

Shows

On Contact: Judicial lynching

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021By Editor

On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, who was removed from his post after he made public the widespread use of torture by the Uzbek government and the CIA. … Read More >On Contact: Judicial lynching

European human rights group ‘extremely concerned’ over French prisoners ‘deliberately beaten’ in custody

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

The Council of Europe’s human rights body has stated that it is “extremely concerned” about the treatment of prisoners in French jails and police stations, warning that people in custody have been “deliberately beaten.” … Read More >European human rights group ‘extremely concerned’ over French prisoners ‘deliberately beaten’ in custody