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Natan Sharansky at Jerusalem International Conference for Latin American leaders: "Should there be linkage between human rights and international policy?", NatanSharansky.org
On June 8, 2009, Natan Sharansky spoke at the Jerusalem Internatinal Conference on the topic, “Should there be linkage between human rights and international policy?”.
How Durban II Undermined Human Rights - Forbes.com
Durban II, the U.N. conference in Geneva that ended on Friday, will forever be remembered for handing a global megaphone to genocidal hatemonger Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the name of combating racism. By the end of the week-long jamboree, even the South African ambassador insisted that participants stop referring to the meeting as Durban II because "it is maligning my country."
"Natan Sharansky has a blog" Elder of Ziyon
Natan Sharansky has a blog. Spend five minutes now to read his section on human rights. Throughout the site one finds true gems.
"Whatever happened to glasnost?" BBC News
"The new Russian journalism first lost its modesty, then its innocence." The words of Alexei Simonov, a Russian media freedom campaigner, sound like an epitaph for "glasnost", the spirit of openness encouraged by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s, which accelerated the collapse of communism.
"Killing Russian Journalists" Washington Times
Whether one is a dissident, a human rights advocate, a journalist or a lawyer, it is no longer safe to do one's job if information uncovered criticizes leading authority figures. The high hopes after the fall of the Soviet Union that Russia could become a full-fledged democracy are fading. In December, then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared that Russian suppression of the media and of dissidents was part of "clearly authoritarian trends."
"Amid Gaza rubble, Sharansky optimistic" Chicago Sun Times
Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet dissident turned Israeli leader, has demonstrated remarkable foresight at key moments in recent Middle East history. Too often, though, his warnings were ignored.
Natan Sharansky Speaks at the University of Pennsylvania on His Most Recent Book "Defending identity"
Natan Sharansky emphasized the role of identity and preserving democracy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Natan Sharansky to Speak at the Israeli Law & Society Association International Conference at Hebrew University
Natan Sharansky to speak on "Global, Regional and Local: Law, Politics and Society in Comparative Perspectives" at the Israeli Law & Society Association International Conference at Hebrew University. Topics include hostage-taking, child terrorists, land regimes, halachic courts, labor rights in the territories.
"Some Questions for Former President Jimmy Carter" CAMERA Snapshots
Former President Jimmy Carter has enjoyed pretty sympathetic (bordering on fawning) coverage during his book tour in support of We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Would Work (Simon and Schuster, 2009). Journalists who interview Carter allow his factual errors go unchallenged and steer clear of the controversy surrounding his error-laden and factually-challenged text Palestine Peace Not Apartheid published by Simon and Schuster in 2006.
"Some Arab 'friends' need a lesson in democracy" Theage.com.au
An Islamic heritage does not preclude having an elected government.
"For HRW, Israel is always guilty" The Jerusalem Post
For many years, Ken Roth and Human Rights Watch have been at the forefront of the campaign to criminalize self-defense against terrorism and to brand Israel as the primary perpetrator of war crimes. Emotional outbursts, convoluted pseudo-legal language and post-colonial bias have contributed to the ideological destruction of human rights principles.
"Alan Dershowitz: Jews should stop being embarrassed of Israel" Haaretz
"Israel is, despite its enormous weaponry, the underdog," says leading attorney and civil libertarian Alan Dershowitz. "It is attacked throughout the world. It is the only state in the world today subject to open threats of annihilation."
"US Presidents' Lives-Jimmy Carter" The Independent
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter stood up for human rights in many places, denouncing the trials of Soviet dissidents such as Anatoly Shcharansky, calling for majority rule in Rhodesia, suspending aid to repressive regimes in Argentina, Uruguay and Ethiopia and condemning tyrants such as Fidel Castro and Idi Amin. But the world was left with an impression of well-meaning words that could not be supported by action. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan with impunity; the US could do little beyond tearing up the Salt II arms limitation treaty that Carter had just signed and organising an ill-supported boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
"Obama's inaugural speech, personal history suggest consistent, but nuanced support for democracy assistance" Democracy Digest
Obama's campaign has contributed to a democratic awakening in sub-Saharan Africa, they contend, "since it was the most closely followed democratic competition ever and has raised expectations of citizens around the world about what they want from their governments in terms of democratic performance and respect for basic rights… [and] raised expectations about the kind of support such aspirations should receive from the United States."
"Russia Will Be a Troublemaker in 2009" RealClearPolitics
The world enters 2009 with Russia in play in a way it hasn't seen in decades. The relevant comparison isn't 1998, when the Russians engaged in default and devaluation but remained within the bounds of their existing political and economic system (as Lenin said, two steps forward, one step back). The history to consider is 1989--as key aspects of the Russian system could change for the worse.
Natan Sharansky: "How the U.N. Perpetuates the 'Refugee' Problem" Wall Street Journal
Nowhere on earth do terrorists get so much help from the Free World as in Gaza and the West Bank.
"Are human rights for some, but not for others?" Jerusalem Post
Liraz Madmony, a 23-year-old law student from Sderot, addressed the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Gaza in Geneva on behalf of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) on Monday, before the vote by the council that condemned Israel's military offensive in Gaza and resolved to send a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinians.
"The false symmetry of UN Security Council Resolution 1860" Jerusalem Post
Most Israelis regard UN Security Council Resolution 1860 on the Gaza Conflict as a troubling development. It fails to mention the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit who has been in Hamas captivity since 2006. The word "rocket" does not even appear, only general references to condemning "violence and hostilities directed against civilians." Reading the resolution, one would not be aware that Israel has been under constant rocket attacks since 2001, the real background to the current conflict.
Syria convicts 12 pro-democracy activists « My blog news
A Syrian criminal court on Wednesday convicted 12 dissidents of fomenting sectarian strife and sentenced them to two-and-a-half years in prison,
local human rights group said. Ammar Qurabi of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said the defendants are all members of a pro-democracy group known as the Damascus Declaration who were
arrested last December.
American Thinker Blog: Human shields: Where's the outrage?
Hamas' use of the children and other innocents as human shields at the UN school got its desired effect yesterday. They fired mortars on Israeli troops, the troops returned the fire, and dozens of civilians died or were injured, along with the terrorists. There is a library full of evidence proving it isn't the first time Hamas has used innocents as human shields.
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