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Re-Envisioning the Liberal International Order
As the atrocities and costs stemming from Russia’s war show, the international order certainly does not need revisionism. However, it does urgently need a “re-envisioning” of key institutions, processes, and frameworks, so that it can better uphold the liberal principles upon which it was founded.
22 Şub 2023
• The Nobel Peace Prize was handed to human rights activists from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia for their efforts in fighting authoritarian regimes. Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian civil rights group Memorial, and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties shared the award. The Nobel Committee praised the new laureates for their “outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses, and the abuse of power.”
10 Eki 2022
• The UN Human Rights Council voted against holding a debate at its next session in March on alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. 17 countries voted in favor of the proposal from Britain, Turkey, the US, and other countries, while 19 were against it, and 11 abstained. If approved, the vote would have marked the first time China’s record on human rights would merit a specific agenda item at the counci...Devamını Oku
07 Eki 2022
• The UN accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to “crimes against humanity” in a long-awaited report on the repression of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. The assessment corroborated reporting by researchers, advocacy groups, and the news media, and calls for “urgent attention” from the UN, the world community, and China itself. China denied the accusations and said the report was a political tool for the West. via BBC
02 Eyl 2022
• Myanmar's military junta executed four democracy activists for "aiding terror acts", accused of helping a civilian resistance movement that fought against the military since last year's coup. The country's first execution in decades sparked widespread condemnations from the US, France and Japan, along with many international human rights organizations.
26 Tem 2022
• Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations of disregarding online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. via Reuters The quote: Law firm Foley Hoag, commissioned by the company for human rights impact assessment of India, noted “the potential for Meta's platforms to be connected to salient human rights risks caused by third parties," including "advocacy of h...Devamını Oku
15 Tem 2022
• China's President Xi Jinping defended his country’s infamous human rights record to UN's human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, saying each nation should be allowed to find its own path while criticizing countries that lecture others on human rights, and "politicize" the issue. The trip: Bachelet's six day visit to China, which received criticism from the US and others who don't think China will let her get an unmanipulated view of the human rights issues, includes ...Devamını Oku
26 May 2022
• A Turkish court suspended the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis charged with the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and confirmed transferring the case to Saudi Arabia. The move is widely seen as a political one, as it is likely to help Turkey repair its ties with Saudi Arabia and allies in the region. Some background… Last week, Turkish prosecutors called for the case's transfer to Saudi authorities, sparking wide criticism from human rights groups and Kashoggi's family. ...Devamını Oku
08 Nis 2022
• US will ask the UN to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council after Ukraine accused the Russian troops of killing dozens of civilians in the town of Bucha. The US Ambassador to the UN added that she wants to have the vote this week. A two-thirds majority vote in the 193-member assembly in New York can suspend Russia, or any other member, for persistently committing gross and systematic violations of human rights.
05 Nis 2022
🇺🇦 On The Ground Wagner Group , a private Russian military contractor accused of human rights abuses, has deployed to eastern Ukraine, the UK defense ministry said. Wagner Group is expected to bring up to 1,000 mercenaries to take part in combat operations in Ukraine after the regular Russian military experienced heavy losses. Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armored vehicles without radiation protection through...Devamını Oku
30 Mar 2022