I once ran Human Rights Watch. Harvard blocked my fellowship over Israel
I was told that my fellowship at the Kennedy School was vetoed over my and Human Rights Watch’s criticism of Israel During the three...
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RECENT NEWS ON RUSSIAN GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel. Soon after...
US: Slow Progress on Human Rights
High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers (Washington, DC) – The administration of President Joe Biden...
Turkey Defies International Human Rights Law
(Istanbul) – The government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Turkey’s human rights record by decades and flagrantly defies...
Human Rights Watch criticises Biden, others for weak defense of democracy
First: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the December 2021 jobs report during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White...
Dictators Face Democratic Backlash, Says Human Rights Watch
LONDON — Autocratic leaders are facing a democratic backlash from their people in several countries around the world, according to the...
Cambodia: Activists Face Sustained Repression
Foreign Governments Should Speak Out, Condemn Rights Crisis The Cambodian government passed new rights-abusing laws expanding internet...
Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen
More Than 60 Groups Urge General Assembly to Establish New Investigative Mechanism (New York) – The United Nations General Assembly...
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