UN Blacklists Israel Over Sexual Violence Claims
The UN does not blacklist states for laughs. This is the nightmare Israel’s defenders hoped would stay buried, and now the narrative war begins.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Inhumanity of US economic sanctions against Cuba – infant mortality and starvation; time to end New Zealand’s silence
Ian Powell says escalating US sanctions against Cuba are driving a humanitarian crisis marked by rising infant mortality, blackouts and deepening poverty.
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IDF subcontracts sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners to dogs???
Testimony, leaked footage and human rights investigations are piling up around allegations of horrific abuse inside Israel’s Sde Teiman detention centre.
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NZ Pay Equity Rollback Triggers UN Complaint
The Government didn’t just cancel pay equity claims. It cancelled justice for more than 180,000 workers, and now the United Nations is being asked to look.
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UN Complaint Filed Over NZ Pay Equity Rollback
The Government’s pay equity rollback is no longer just a domestic political fight, it’s now the subject of an international human rights complaint.
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UN Warns Israel Death Penalty Law Targets Palestinians
A death penalty law that doesn’t apply equally isn’t justice; it’s policy. The UN is warning Israel’s latest move crosses a dangerous line.
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Santa Marta Pushes Global Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Forward
This wasn’t another climate talkfest. Santa Marta put fossil fuels on the chopping block, and civil society is watching to make sure governments don’t flinch.
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Helen Clark Warns WHO Pandemic Agreement Is Stalled
The next pandemic won’t wait for diplomatic niceties. Helen Clark says the world is still dangerously exposed while equity remains unresolved.
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UN Report Alleges War Crimes In Lebanon Conflict
The UN says Israeli attacks and Hezbollah rocket fire may amount to war crimes as over a million are displaced in Lebanon.
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UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon during ceasefire
Even during a ceasefire, UN peacekeepers are being shot at — and now one is dead. The UN says this may be a war crime.
