Posts by cmorris@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AaiV8MlMAguY7ywl2u by cmorris@mastodon.social
2023-10-13T04:00:12Z
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#France: “… possible poisoning of #Russian journalist who denounced #Ukraine war on TV. “…#MarinaOvsyannikova…was hospitalized after suddenly falling ill… Ovsyannikova…was charged with disparaging the Russian military & fined 30,000 rubles… She later staged a protest near the Kremlin in July 2022, was…placed under house arrest before escaping to France with her daughter. Earlier this month, a Moscow court sentenced her to 8 1/2 years in prison in absentia…“ | AP https://apnews.com/article/russian-journalist-suspected-poisoning-paris-c6d262bdad77611f3f6f6c6f13c2dd14
(DIR) Post #AavhIBvsA4TE2st56G by cmorris@mastodon.social
2023-10-19T06:53:18Z
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Alice Jill Edwards, the [#UN] special rapporteur on #torture, has presented the UN general assembly with a list of 20 items she wants to see banned as…inherently cruel, inhuman or degrading. They include #SpikedBatons, #ThumbCuffs, body-worn #ElectricShock devices, #sjamboks, #GangChains & millimetre wave weapons, also known as #HeatRays.“Now states…can’t look the other way if they have instruments or weapons, equipment…that are on my list,” she said.’ | Guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2023/oct/13/un-torture-expert-private-manufacturers-ban #BizHR
(DIR) Post #AbmCQwqyo1MbA199Gq by cmorris@mastodon.social
2023-11-13T16:45:45Z
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Here is my happy little friend before he came over to our place with his human for dinner last evening. I was in need of a cuddle from our excellent guest. #DogsOfMastodon
(DIR) Post #Ac4J53M4gvieuZ4nXk by cmorris@mastodon.social
2023-11-22T14:50:09Z
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(DIR) Post #AcVpE4P4bdIUZPjy3E by cmorris@mastodon.social
2023-12-05T20:46:42Z
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Canada's voting record at United Nations faces scrutiny as Israel-Hamas war intensifies: Recent positions could harm attempts to be seen as balanced player..." | CBC, 18 November 2023 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-united-nations-israel-gaza-war-1.7032739. Here is last year's resolution: https://www.undocs.org/A/RES/77/126. I have not yet found this year's draft resolution. 1/2
(DIR) Post #AcVpE6bYQCT9Ohaxma by cmorris@mastodon.social
2023-12-05T20:49:08Z
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Canadians are being asked to petition the Canadian government to change its votes at the UN and to condemn illegal settlements on occupied Palestian territories: https://www.cjpme.org/change_un_vote 2/2
(DIR) Post #AjLjmKzzlTDDbXiEfA by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-06-26T21:16:44Z
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Julian #Assange's lawyer says his case threatens #pressfreedom. ‘WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to Australia a free man Wednesday after pleading guilty to publishing U.S. military secrets. Assange’s lawyer called the prosecution by the U.S. “a dangerous precedent” after he accepted the plea deal.’ | AP Newshttps://apnews.com/video/julian-assanges-lawyer-says-his-case-threatens-press-freedom-00000190559bd93cafb855bf77ea0000
(DIR) Post #AjLk1CahJ8oRs4y3Em by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-06-26T15:50:20Z
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The Gender Apartheid Inquiry, convened by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute #IBAHRI, issued its report in March 2024, "Shattering Women's Rights, Shattering Lives: Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Inquiry Into The Situation Of Women And Girls In Afghanistan & Iran. Investigating the feasibility of recognising and codifying the crime of "gender apartheid" has become imperative. See the report: https://www.ibanet.org/New-Publication-The-Gender-Apartheid-Inquiry-Report-into-the-situation-of-women-and-girls-in-Afghanistan-and-Iran #GenderApartheid
(DIR) Post #AjLu4mFYBUBGsMQ4uG by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-06-27T03:00:46Z
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#Bolivia: Attempted #coup fails after President Luis Arce calls on country to mobilize in defense of democracy | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/americas/bolivia-coup-attempt-claims-intl-latam/index.html
(DIR) Post #AkPjp0CJNnQ31NLX8a by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-07-29T04:42:59Z
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“Israel damaged or destroyed 5 #water & #sanitation sites every 3 days since the start of this war... #Oxfam #report… #WaterWarCrimes finds…Israel’s cutting of external water supply, systematic destruction of water facilities & deliberate aid obstruction have reduced…H2O available in #Gaza…to…under 1/3 of the recommended minimum in emergencies... “https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/israel-using-water-weapon-war-gaza-supply-plummets-94-creating-deadly-health Report: https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/water-war-crimes-how-israel-has-weaponised-water-in-its-military-campaign-in-ga-621609/
(DIR) Post #Al5bl7hmt9po9Z1d1U by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-08-17T23:15:15Z
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‘Mark Smith, a diplomat at the… #FCDO, resigned…Friday, raising concerns about the #UK’s complicity in #Israel’s war in #Gaza… He added that he was “a subject matter expert in the domain of armed sales policy”…Smith said: “Each day we witness…unquestionable examples of #warcrimes & breaches of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw in Gaza perpetrated by…#Israel… Smith added that there is “no justification” for the UK’s continued #ArmsSales to Israel.’ | The National https://www.thenational.scot/news/24524719.foreign-office-diplomat-quits-israel-arms-sales/
(DIR) Post #AlTGhP2v2TXhX6KfMe by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-08-29T12:46:50Z
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Israel has launched a massive assault on the West Bank. Why & why now? ‘…the far right has been vocal about its desire to annex all of the #WestBank as it grows stronger under the government of…Netanyahu… Israel’s continued fight on multiple fronts is likely to continue… “…when…impunity is… virtually guaranteed because of the #UnitedStates’s very specific role in this & to a lesser but still significant extent the #EU’s role in all of this,” [said] Elia Ayoub… | AlJazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/28/israel-launched-a-massive-assault-on-the-west-bank-why-and-why-now
(DIR) Post #AlTGhPsJxMew6WNiU4 by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-08-29T20:30:53Z
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Israel ramps up military assault on occupied #WestBank for second day. ‘Palestinian rights groups, including the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, warned on Thursday of Israeli tactics in the territory that “mirror” those used in “Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza”.’ | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day
(DIR) Post #AlTGhQtm9RPvHK4OOG by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-08-29T20:40:59Z
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Israeli military says it has killed 5 more West Bank militants. | CBC broadcast https://youtu.be/vVuKXky6-eg?si=NPbVpVBO2RdfoFmd
(DIR) Post #AnjzlbG9JmOlfi7fHM by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-11-05T04:14:38Z
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(DIR) Post #Ao5rzKJmxtKjQ7ujyK by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-11-15T16:23:07Z
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Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity in #Gaza: #ForcedDisplacement of Palestinians Leaves Much of Area Uninhabitable. “Israeli authorities have caused the massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza… & are responsible for #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity, …[HRW] said in a report…published at the time of an ongoing Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza that has most likely created a new wave of forced displacement...” | HRW report https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/israels-crimes-against-humanity-gaza 1/2
(DIR) Post #Ao5rzMClwwuRGweAJU by cmorris@mastodon.social
2024-11-15T16:23:08Z
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What is ethnic cleansing? #EthnicCleansing refers to a stronger party removing an ethnic group from its land & sometimes replacing them with another demographic… The term does not exist in international humanitarian #law but suggests that a number of #CrimesAgainsthHumanity & #WarCrimes are being committed at once, according to legal scholars. One such crime against humanity is the forceful transfer of a population...” | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/13/is-israel-committing-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza 2/2
(DIR) Post #Aw1Y7CV1wOtVDGvoYa by cmorris@mastodon.social
2025-07-10T04:22:14Z
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#USA: #Sanctions against #UN Special Rapporteur Francesca #Albanese a disgraceful affront to international justice | Amnesty International https://amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/usa-sanctions-un-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese/
(DIR) Post #Awjiq3GX8OWU2YKzDc by cmorris@mastodon.social
2025-08-01T16:40:34Z
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“Faced with a deepening #humanitarian crisis in #Gaza & mounting public pressure, western governments were compelled to act. Most have chosen the symbolic & comparatively cost-free approach of #recognition. They have done so in large part to avoid…concrete measures, such as an #armsembargo, #tradesanctions, or #diplomaticisolation. Yet their response has also demonstrated that…protracted public campaigns…can indeed force governments to change course.” | Middle East Eye https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/Israel-meltdown-western-recognition-palestinian-statehood-deepest-fears
(DIR) Post #AwxmZQnDWlnG7COVKC by cmorris@mastodon.social
2025-08-08T14:52:19Z
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MSF Report: This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing. ‘In May 2025… Israeli authorities sought to…[replace] the UN-led humanitarian response…with a militarised food distribution scheme run by…the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (#GHF)…operated by the GHF are…under full #Israeli military control & “secured” by private #American armed contractors.MSF calls for an immediate cessation of the GHF distribution mechanism’ | MSF https://www.msf.org/not-aid-orchestrated-killing