Yumna Rizvi
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U.S NatSec & human rights @CVTorg | Prev: Human Rights Expert @EUPakistan/@MoHRPakistan; Snr. Policy Advocacy Officer @JusticeProject_ | Views mine
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Joined July 2009
#Israel's comparison of (& response to) Oct. 7 to 9/11 isn’t just about scale or cruelty. It's part of a troubling pattern of countries including #France & #Pakistan invoking 9/11 to justify military overreach & curbing rights. @YagerSarahH & I break it down in @Lawfare
"If countries are still invoking 9/11 to explain abusive policies over two decades later, it will take more than wishing to get to a new foreign policy based on human rights," argue @YumnaRizvi and @YagerSarahH.
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The advice in this piece is a rerun of a failed script: weaponizing religious faith for geopolitics. Last time, it led to the mujahideen, the Taliban, & 20 years of war in Afghanistan. Now, try it against China? Bad policy, worse consequences.
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RT @just_security: “Sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo raises a host of legal, moral, and policy questions,” write @Jonath…
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RT @CVTorg: "The administration's actions in its final months suggest that, for a moment, it recognised the urgency of closing Guantanamo."…
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RT @Benazir_Shah: Time and again, the government—esp the Interior Minister—has used PTI protests as an opportunity to spread hatred against…
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RT @Noorzraja: The ICC can only exercise jurisdiction over states that have signed & ratified the Rome Statute- which Pakistan has not. Int…
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RT @just_security: Defense Sec. Austin’s actions to reverse a plea deal for top 9/11 defendants at #Guantanamo undermines a chance at a mea…
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RT @bridgeinit: “You can’t just go around destroying people’s bodies and spirits and minds and just walk away from it,” @YumnaRizvi said. “…
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RT @MiddleEastEye: Ben & Jerry's is sueing its parent company Unilever alleging it has been silenced trying to speak out against Israel's w…
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RT @PeacefulTomorro: In a USAToday article today two of our members share about what plea deals mean to them and what questions they might…
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RT @royeidelson: .@theCCR attorney Baher Azmy "called the verdict 'an important measure of justice and accountability' and praised the thre…
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RT @FCNL: This is a big deal and a historic step toward justice. As @YumnaRizvi said, "The American public is putting its government and…
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RT @CVTorg: “The American public is putting its government and its contractors on notice that, ‘We see you and we don’t agree with what you…
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RT @theCCR: BREAKING: Today, in a landmark verdict, a jury found Virginia-based government contractor CACI liable for its role in the tort…
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RT @CivCenter: "The [US] Senate will soon have the opportunity to demonstrate that it opposes further suffering and stands for the rule of…
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RT @UsamaKhilji: An amendment passed in haste to stop a qualified independent judge from becoming the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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RT @Noorzraja: A monumental day indeed for those who helped perpetuate the most brazen, blatant assault on the independence of the judiciar…
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RT @nickturse: “At this point Raytheon appears to be a rogue company that is more interested in increasing revenues for its executives and…
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RT @WajahatAli: This is an absolutely terrible decision and Trump doesn't care at all about Imran Khan. Selfish and short-sighted and done…
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RT @mehdirhasan: The idea that Trump - a man who is a clear and openly existential threat to American democracy, here at home, who looks on…
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RT @FariehaAziz: We, concerned citizens, will not accept any amendment passed in this environment, in this manner, and in our name, as legi…
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