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Durban Review Conference on Racism: Genuine Effort or Political Hypocrisy?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 10.30.2011

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Durban III, a UN conference charged with finding the real root of racism, is scheduled to commence September 21. The two conferences became a platform for political hatred rather than a genuine effort to deal with the issue. Will Durban III be more of the same?

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On Human Rights, Send in the Experts

Ted Piccone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Too many governments ignore or deny UN experts' allegations or block efforts to gain access to the country or to victims. The lack of state cooperation, however, is not the only challenge the independent experts face.

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U.S. Admits Human Rights Shortcomings In First-Ever U.N. Report

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has told the United Nations that America's human rights record is less than perfect but stressed that the ...

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Iran's Bid For UN Human Rights Panel Seat Fails

Politico | Laura Rozen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran's bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has failed, human rights watchers tell POLITICO....

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Leading Human Rights Activist In Congo Found Dead

AP | PATRICE CITERA | Posted 05.25.2011

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KINSHASA, Congo — A leading Congolese human rights activist killed this week had suffered a pattern of intimidation because of his work, a senio...

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Goldstone Criticizes UN Council on Human Rights

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The author of the infamous Goldstone Report is now trying to distance himself from the way in which the report is being used to single out Israel for condemnation.

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US Joins UN Human Rights Council

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The United States joined the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday, a body widely criticized for failing to confront abuses around the wo...

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US Wins First Seat On UN Human Rights Council

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — The United States won a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council for the first time Tuesday along with four countries accused of s...

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UN Rights Chief Claims Durban A Success, Slams Critics

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights official hailed the global body's second racism conference as a success Friday, despite what she called a d...

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McCain, Obama on International Diplomacy and Immigration

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the course of this week, OffTheBus will be running a primer on some of the most important foreign policy issues the next president will face. Today, the primer looks at where Obama and McCain stand on international diplomacy and immigration.

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Guerilla Aid!

Barton Brooks | Posted 11.17.2011

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I imagine everything we do is based on a feeling, and on that day it all became clear for me. These children were going about their day in poverty - but happy - and their indifference to their need struck me. I no longer saw "global poverty" as a Sally Struthers infomercial that made

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