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Goldstone Criticizes UN Council on Human Rights

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Goldstone Report, Security Councel, United Nations, Richard Goldstone, Israel, Hamas, Jewish, UN Human Rights, World News
Alan Dershowitz

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 07.20.2009 | World

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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 06.12.2009 | World

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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 05.25.2009 | World

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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 10.16.2008 | Home

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Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling

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 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Make a Difference, UN Human Rights, Forrest Gump, Philanthropy, Sally Struthers, Burma, Ethiopian Fuelwood Carriers, Cambodia, Guerilla Aid, Karen Refugees Burma, Random Acts of International Service, Myanmar Human Rights, African Goodwill Tour, Social Activism, Community Activism, Kenya, Living News
Barton Brooks

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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