Tag: Human Rights

The Covid Vaccine Part 2

As the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, governments from Bahrain to Denmark are clamoring to implement measures to help the world return to pre-virus normality. This includes exploring digital vaccine certificates — or COVID-19 vaccine “passports” — that would record and authenticate a person’s vaccination status. Current proposals, however, threaten human rights by creating… Continue reading The Covid Vaccine Part 2

The Covid Vaccine Part 1

The French strongman managed to bend most of Europe to his will, yet when it came to smallpox he could merely encourage his compatriots to get immunized against the deadly disease as a civic duty. In some ways, not much has changed. Governments and private-sector employers around the world have pressed those fortunate enough to… Continue reading The Covid Vaccine Part 1

Sep 2021. Transgender Rights

The High Court just dealt a blow to the rights of transgender children in the UK (Bell v. Tavistock, 2020). As a consequence, thousands of trans teenagers have been stripped of the autonomy to access a life-saving medical treatment. The NHS trust affected is seeking permission to appeal. I do not get it, they are talking about… Continue reading Sep 2021. Transgender Rights

Jun 2021. Ethiopia and Human Rights

There was a time when a report by Ethiopia’s human rights commission was a staid affair, its findings offering window-dressing for hand-wringing donors and legal cover to the government. Between 2013 and 2017 the commission systematically “whitewashed human rights violations through compromised methodologies, dismissing credible allegations”, according to a 2019 Amnesty International study that accused… Continue reading Jun 2021. Ethiopia and Human Rights

Oct 2016. Saudi Bomb a Yemen Funeral

October 2016. The UN has decided an Airstrike on a Funeral in Yemen which Killed 140 People and Injured around 500 was a “Heinous Attack which showed No Regard for Human Life.” Big Words and I Applaud them. Saudi Arabia which is Leading an Anti-Rebel Coalition in the Country has Promised an Investigation, but has… Continue reading Oct 2016. Saudi Bomb a Yemen Funeral

Idlib Under Fire Part 2

February 2020. An air raid near a bakery and a medical clinic in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region has killed 10 civilians, a war monitor and a rescue service said, as government forces kept up a ground offensive. The attack on Thursday, believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes backing a Syrian government offensive,… Continue reading Idlib Under Fire Part 2

Feb 2020. Inside Idlib Part 1

February 2020. Turkey will not let Syria’s government gain more ground in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Mr Erdogan told reporters that Russian-backed pro-government forces were “driving innocent and grieving people in Idlib towards our borders”. More than half a million civilians have fled their homes since the… Continue reading Feb 2020. Inside Idlib Part 1

Feb 2020. An Appeal by Tommy Robinson

February 2020. Tommy Robinson makes an Appeal on behalf of the Proud Boys in America. Antifa Activists were waiting outside a Proud Boys Event and Attacked them, they acted in Self Defence and get Jailed for Four Years! Mr Robinson notes the Politicisation of our Courts and sees it now happening in US. He says… Continue reading Feb 2020. An Appeal by Tommy Robinson