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Believer, above all, in human rights.
Sending heaps of love and compassion to the families, the injured and all of the people of Tumbler Ridge. May you draw comfort from every corner of this country, for we are all holding you close.
18 days ago
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What gives, Board of Peace?
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âConstant fearâ: Israeli attacks on Gaza kill seven people
Israeli attacks on residential building, central Gaza has killed at least seven people.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/10/live-israeli-attack-on-gaza-building-kills-four-palestinians
19 days ago
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Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an âopportunityâ
A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or criticizing public figures, has been welcomed by a UN commission of ex...
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166929
19 days ago
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Des arguments convaincants de la part de
@bernardduhaime.bsky.social
et Noémie Boivin pour que Canada s'engage pleinement dans le systÚme interaméricain des droits de la personne. Il est grand temps de reconnaßtre que nous faisons partie de cet hémisphÚre!
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Assurer nos droits contre les dérives
Câest le moment dâintĂ©grer pleinement le systĂšme interamĂ©ricain de protection des droits de la personne.
https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/954504/assurer-droits-contre-derives
19 days ago
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The
@uninvhrc.bsky.social
's FFM on
#Venezuela
is watching the Amnesty Law closely. Here is our call for greater transparency & inclusivity, reiterating urgent need to release all political prisoners. Venezuela's repressive laws need to be dismantled & a comprehensive rights-based agenda instituted.
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Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission cautiously welcomes draft Amnesty Law, urges greater transparency and public participation
PANAMA / GENEVA â The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela cautiously welcomes the National Assemblyâs initial approval of the draft Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence. But the measure must not pr...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/02/venezuela-un-fact-finding-mission-cautiously-welcomes-draft-amnesty-law
20 days ago
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Fredericton friends. And NB friends more widely, in case you happen to be in town. So honoured and very much looking forward to delivering this year's Lodhi Lecture in Human Rights at the Atlantic Human Rights Centre at
@stthomasu.bsky.social
.
20 days ago
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This calls for a reaction way beyond muted "disappointment" and appeals for a "humanitarian" release, Minister
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
. Canada should be outraged & incensed (as Canadians are), and should demand & insist that
#JimmyLai
be immediately & unconditionally released.
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20 days ago
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That
#JimmyLai
was charged & then convicted was an affront to free expression. This 20 year prison sentence is disgraceful contempt for human rights. Governments around the world must decry this flagrant injustice and call for his unconditional release.
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Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression
Responding to the 20-year sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai for ânational securityâ offences, Amnesty Internationalâs Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: âThis sen...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/02/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-jail-sentence-a-cold-blooded-attack-on-freedom-of-expression/
20 days ago
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My op-ed in the Hill Times: "If this country is serious that our way forward must and will be "principled and pragmatic" then the path we must walk is clear: close the U.S. arms export loophole." All MPs need to get behind
@jennykwan.bsky.social
's Bill C-233.
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Time to close the U.S. arms export loophole* â Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
Carney has insisted that Canada must apply consistent standards and lead with its values. This is a true test of that claim. If this country is serious that our way forward must and will be "principl...
https://www.alexneve.ca/blog/time-to-close-the-us-arms-export-loophole
20 days ago
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My article for
@policyalternatives.ca
on the perversity, absurdity & illegality of Donald Trump's Board of "Peace".
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Donald Trumpâs âBoard of Peaceâ is anything but - CCPA
Canada should stay far, far away from Trump's latest attempt to upend the world order
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-is-anything-but/
20 days ago
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Powerful from Allan Rock and Lloyd Axworthy. Makes the irrefutable case for MPs to support
@jennykwan.bsky.social
's Bill C-233,
#NoMoreLoopholes
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Opinion: Why are Canadian arms fuelling foreign conflicts?
Ottawa must close a loophole in the Arms Trade Treaty that is allowing Canadaâs defence exports to be used in abusive ways
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-arms-trade-treaty-foreign-conflicts/
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"The 3 January US attack on Venezuela was an unlawful use of force under the UN Charter... Meanwhile, the crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Maduro government against the Venezuelan people remain without justice or guarantees of non-repetition, warned Amnesty International today."
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US act of aggression against Venezuela further weakens rules-based order
The attack was an unlawful use of force under the UN Charter
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/02/usa-aggression-against-venezuela-further-weakens-rules-based-order/
26 days ago
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reposted by
Alex Neve
Justice For Hassan Diab
29 days ago
Hear
@alexneve.bsky.social
describe the need to renew universal human rights through the lens of injustice inflicted on Hassan Diab - go to
justiceforhassandiab.org
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reposted by
Alex Neve
Jenny Kwan
about 1 month ago
Important read from
@alexneve.bsky.social
in the
@hilltimes.com
. As we witness a "live-streamed genocide" and rising global violence, Canada continues to send military technology to the U.S. w/zero human rights oversight. Itâs time to close the U.S. loophole. 1/2
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
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Time to close the U.S. arms export loophole
Prime Minister Mark Carney talks about pragmatic principles, but Canadaâs weapons exports to the United States tell a different story.
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/01/28/time-to-close-the-u-s-arms-export-loophole/489598/
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All political prisoners must be released in
#Venezuela
. No delays. No excuses. No exceptions.
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âItâs a farceâ: families of Venezuela political prisoners still await their release
Critics believe âdrip dripâ of releases after Maduroâs dramatic seizure an attempt by regime to âkeep the US satisfiedâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/families-venezuela-political-prisoners-waiting-release
about 1 month ago
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It is terror, fascism, murder, racism & more. An unapologetic descent into full out war on the people, community, rule of law, accountability and basic notions of rights, justice and plain human decency. We are, everywhere, with Minneapolis in resistance.
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âThis is what fascism looks likeâ: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Prettiâs death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-analysis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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Leaving the "old order" (never the vaunted edifice it is often spun to have been) behind cannot include selling universal human rights short. The "new order" must put rights at the fore. That is not altruistic idealism, it is vital and urgent necessity.
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The Davos Speech: Will our principles determine our pragmatism, or will pragmatism leave principles behind? â Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
Just where are we headed with our pragmatism? We need confident reassurance that principles are indeed the lifeblood of the new order and the pragmatism is all about how to get there.
https://www.alexneve.ca/blog/will-pragmatism-drive-or-swamp-principles
about 1 month ago
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Kingston friends! And for that matter, Brockville, Gananoque, Napanee, Perth, Tyendinaga and beyond friends. I'm honoured to be delivering the Catriona Gibson Memorial Lecture at
@queensulaw.bsky.social
on February 3, 5:30 - 7 pm. Hope to see you there.
about 1 month ago
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Deep gratitude to dear friends and treasured colleagues with the Centre for Peace at Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver for welcoming me to deliver one of their "Peace Talks" last night. So bolstered by the wonderful turnout and rich exchanges. Change is in our hands.
about 1 month ago
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Thank you Gloria Macarenko for giving us the time we needed for this thoughtful
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
interview about human rights & peace in our world, in these agonizing times. Change is in our hands
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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast/clip/16192913-peace-possible-says-former-secretary-general-amnesty
about 1 month ago
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âThe world as it is, not as we wish it.â đ§”âŹïž. 1/4
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Mark Carney in China positions Canada for âthe world as it is, not as we wish itâ
PMâs visit to Beijing seen as a welcome reset to relations in a ânew world orderâ but critics worry what trade deal could mean for Canadian workers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/17/mark-carney-in-china-positions-canada-for-the-world-as-it-is-not-as-we-wish-it?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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A âBoard of Peaceâ that has no representative of the people who crave that peace, and that is made up of human rights and international law violators from around the world? And not a single woman who knows enough about peace to be invited on âboardâ?
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Trump invites Carney to join 'Board of Peace' for Gaza: official | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" that will supervise the temporary governance of the Gaza Strip, a senior Canadian official told ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/carney-invite-trump-board-peace-gaza-9.7049719?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
about 1 month ago
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Looking forward to joining
@jp-peacemaking.bsky.social
and Penelope Simons for this timely & important webinar discussion about
#Venezuela
& human rights. Hope you can join us. Registration details below.
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about 1 month ago
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"The international community must take urgent diplomatic action to protect protesters from further massacres and confront the impunity that is driving the state policy of bloodshed."
#IranProtests
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Iran: Massacre of protesters demands global diplomatic action to signal an end to impunity
Verified videos and credible information from eyewitnesses in Iran reveal mass unlawful killings committed on an unprecedented scale amidst an ongoing internet shutdown imposed by the authorities sinc...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/iran-massacre-of-protesters-demands-global-diplomatic-action-to-signal-an-end-to-impunity/
about 2 months ago
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Vancouver friends, do join us on Monday, January 19th at 7 pm. Needless to say, a crucial time to be coming together to talk about human rights in our world. Details here:
www.canadianmemorial.org/blog/news/th...
about 2 months ago
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Vancouver friends, do join us on Monday, January 19th at 7 pm. Needless to say, a crucial time to be coming together to talk about human rights in our world.
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The Centre for Peace Talks with Alex Neve
Canadian Memorial United Church & Centre for Peace proudly announces our next edition of Peace Talks: an evening with 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer and former Secretary General of Amnesty International...
https://www.canadianmemorial.org/blog/news/the-centre-for-peace-talks-with-alex-neve
about 2 months ago
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PM Carney is on his way to China today. The Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China has urged that he put human rights at the centre of the Canada/China relationship.
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CCHRC Open Letter to PM Carney on his China Trip äșșæŹèŻçèŽćĄć°ŒçžœçæéćșèšȘäžćçć Źé俥 | Toronto Association for Democracy in China
https://www.tadc.ca/cchrc-open-letter-to-pm-carney-on-the-china-trip/
https://www.tadc.ca/cchrc-open-letter-to-pm-carney-on-the-china-trip/
about 2 months ago
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"The cruel revolving door of detentions and releases must cease once and for all."
#Venezuela
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Venezuela: Arbitrary detentions must end and all victims must be immediately released
Amnesty International demands an end to repression in Venezuela, the cessation of arbitrary arrests for political reasons, and the investigation of those responsible for serious human rights violation...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/venezuela-las-detenciones-arbitrarias-deben-cesar-y-las-victimas-liberadas-de-inmediato/
about 2 months ago
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"Whatever the interests of other nations, the priority must be to listen to the voices of the millions of Iranians risking their lives in the streets for a democratic future..." - Shirin Ebadi and Payam Akhavan
#IranProtests
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Opinion: As Iran cracks down on protesters again, the world cannot be silent
The international community must stand with the courageous people of Iran in their heroic struggle for liberation and a better future
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-iran-crackdown-protesters-international-community/
about 2 months ago
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Our statement re: prisoner releases in Venezuela. Release all political prisoners, full transparency about plans for further releases, dismantle country's repressive apparatus and practices. Bottom line: human rights must come first in Venezuela.
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Statement by the UN Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission on the release of political prisoners
PANAMA / GENEVA - We welcome the release of political prisoners in Venezuela over the past several days. Any step that restores liberty to individuals who have been arbitrarily detained is significant...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/01/statement-un-venezuela-fact-finding-mission-release-political
about 2 months ago
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We must all add our voices to the courageous protesters out in the streets of Iran. They do not relent, no matter the cost. They grow bolder and more insistent. The terrifying, violent repression must stop. Their demands must be met.
#IranProtests
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âThe streets are full of bloodâ: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond governmentâs control
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/11/iran-protests-gather-momentum-demonstrators-protest-movement
about 2 months ago
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#IranProtests
Immense apprehension. A universe of solidarity.
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Iranâs supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters âvandalsâ and âsaboteursâ and blames US for instigating the unrest
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/09/iran-supreme-leader-harsher-crackdown-protest-movement-swells
about 2 months ago
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US: Minneapolis Killing by ICE Unjustified
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
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US: Minneapolis Killing by ICE Unjustified
The killing of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer on January 7 was unjustifiable, Human Rights Watch said today. Two videos of the incident shared on social media, verified by Hum...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/09/us-minneapolis-killing-by-ice-unjustified
about 2 months ago
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"These decisions are not just cruel, racist and discriminatory, they will also no doubt prove to be devastatingly short-sighted by undermining the interests of people in the United States and around the world."
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USA: International Withdrawals Are a Vindictive Effort to Tear Apart a Global System for Cooperation
President Trump is shamefully doubling down on his efforts to destroy the multilateral system that the U.S. helped to build after WWII.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/usa-international-withdrawals-are-a-vindictive-effort-to-tear-apart-a-global-system-for-cooperation/
about 2 months ago
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"People in
#Iran
daring to express their anger at decades of repression and demand fundamental change are once again being met with a deadly pattern of security forces unlawfully firing at, chasing, arresting and beating protesters, in scenes reminiscent of the Woman Life Freedom uprising of 2022."
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Deaths and injuries rise amid Iranâs renewed cycle of protest bloodshed
The crackdown has resulted in the killing of at least 28 protesters and bystanders
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/iran-deaths-injuries-authorities-protest-bloodshed/
about 2 months ago
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Si les Vénézuéliens étaient la priorité.
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Si les Vénézuéliens étaient la priorité
« Au bĂ©nĂ©fice du peuple vĂ©nĂ©zuĂ©lien ». Le secrĂ©taire Ă lâĂnergie des Ătats-Unis, Chris Wright, a utilisĂ© cette expression qui frĂŽle lâabsurde mercredi aprĂšs avoir expliquĂ© que dorĂ©navant, les Ătats-Un...
https://www.lapresse.ca/international/chroniques/2026-01-08/si-les-venezueliens-etaient-la-priorite.php
about 2 months ago
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UN report chronicles intensification of decades of severe racial discrimination by Israel in occupied West Bank
GENEVA â A comprehensive UN Human Rights Office report released today details the asphyxiating impact of Israelâs laws, policies and practices on every aspect of daily life for Palestinians in the occ...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/01/un-report-chronicles-intensification-decades-severe-racial-discrimination
about 2 months ago
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UN experts condemn US aggression against Venezuela
GENEVA â United Nations experts* today strongly condemned the large-scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and ...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/01/un-experts-condemn-us-aggression-against-venezuela
about 2 months ago
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âAmid ongoing violations against the Rohingya, the world must stand firm in the pursuit of justice and a path toward ending impunity in Myanmar and restoring our rights.â --
@waiwainu.bsky.social
, Executive Director of the Womenâs Peace Network
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Myanmar: Critical Hearings in Rohingya Genocide Case
International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings in the Myanmar genocide case highlight the need for justice for the ethnic Rohingya.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/08/myanmar-critical-hearings-in-rohingya-genocide-case
about 2 months ago
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Says it all... Mr. Trump was asked... whether the two sides had discussed the release of political prisoners or the return of opposition politicians from exile. "We havenât gotten to that yet. What we want to do now is fix up the oil."
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Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/world/americas/venezuela-repression.html
about 2 months ago
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"The world can and should stand with Iranians. But in the end, freedom is not bestowed from above, it is claimed from within: by those who risk everything to declare that they, and only they, will decide their destiny." Powerful from
@smohyeddin.bsky.social
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Opinion: Iranian protesters need solidarity. Theyâre being sabotaged instead
Political endorsements from the U.S. or Israel muddy the waters and give Tehranâs authoritarian forces the justification they need to crush dissent
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-iranian-protesters-need-solidarity-theyre-being-sabotaged-instead/
about 2 months ago
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Joint statement - situation in Venezuela - WOLA
Human rights organizations denounce US military attack against Venezuela on January 3, 2026, and demand a democratic and peaceful solution.
https://www.wola.org/2026/01/joint-statement-situation-in-venezuela/
about 2 months ago
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Venezuela: US Risks Rights Disaster
The Trump administrationâs brazen military assault risks causing a new human rights disaster for Venezuelans.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/07/venezuela-us-risks-rights-disaster
about 2 months ago
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"We cannot afford for our rights to be instrumentalised: invoked when theyâre convenient, and vilified when theyâre not."
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With Trumpâs military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe | Volker TĂŒrk
This weakens the only mechanism we have to prevent world conflict, namely the UN. The international community must stand up for the rule of law, says UN high commissioner for human rights Volker TĂŒrk
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/05/trump-military-action-venezuela-us
about 2 months ago
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Vancouver friends, hope you can join us for this event on Monday, January 21 at the Centre for Peace at Canadian Memorial United Church.
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The Centre for Peace Talks with Alex Neve
2025 CBC Massey Lecturer and human rights lawyer Alex Neve visits Canadian Memorial United Church for a special edition of Peace Talks.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-centre-for-peace-talks-with-alex-neve-tickets-1979542187972
about 2 months ago
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Our statement about the implications of the US attack in Venezuela. Maduroâs abysmal human rights record does not excuse breaching international law. Trumpâs illegal invasion does not forgive Maduroâs grave human rights violations. What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
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Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission expresses grave concern following US military intervention and calls for accountability for human rights violations and crimes
PANAMA / GENEVA â The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed grave concern over the human rights situation in Venezuela following the US attac...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/01/venezuela-un-fact-finding-mission-expresses-grave-concern-following-us
about 2 months ago
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US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will âRunâ Country
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
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US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will âRunâ Country
On the night of January 2, the US military conducted strikes on Venezuela, and took into custody the countryâs president, NicolĂĄs Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/03/us-strikes-venezuela-says-it-will-run-country
about 2 months ago
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There is so much in this magnificent inaugural address from Zohran Mamdani. What has stayed with me most of all, though, is this simple commitment; one that we should all make: "The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations."
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The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdaniâs Inauguration Speech
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/nyregion/mamdani-inauguration-speech-transcript.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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In 2025
#SaudiArabia
set its highest record for the number of people executed in one year: 356.
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
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Executions in Saudi Arabia hit highest number on record in 2025
Analysts attribute increase to kingdomâs âwar on drugsâ as authorities kill 356 people by death penalty
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/executions-saudi-arabia-highest-number-ever-2025
about 2 months ago
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Two people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into âbattlefieldâ
Nationwide protests against living conditions enter fifth day with security forces reportedly using live ammunition
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/01/two-people-dead-iran-economic-crisis-protests-battlefield
about 2 months ago
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