Jamil Dakwar
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Human Rights Lawyer and Adjunct Professor @NYUniversity & @Hunter_College . Currently with @ACLU . Formerly with @HRW @AdalahCenter **Personal account**
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It’s been a horrific week and I’m fearful what is coming will be even more catastrophic unless the world especially the U.S. stop Israel from committing mass atrocities not seen since the 1948 and 1967 wars. My take on the unfolding catastrophe.
@thenation
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No matter who wins, it’s deeply concerning that millions more Americans chose to support Trump since 2016 despite his clear record of mishandling the pandemic, endorsing racism, violence and misogyny, dehumanizing migrants, and defying scientists and public health experts.
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We repeatedly warned against Trump’s authoritarianism but this move is very dangerous and seriously threatens basic civil liberties and human rights. He is promoting white supremacy agenda and abusing presidential powers.
The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.
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ACLU to 650 college and university leaders: Reject calls to investigate, disband, or penalize pro-Palestinian student groups for exercising their free speech rights.
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This is a blatant call for extrajudicial killings. Law enforcement and the National Guard should disobey unlawful orders to use lethal force when there is no imminent threat to life.
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Incredible picture of a multigenerational Palestinian family’s olive picking in the occupied West Bank village of Duma.
Photo credit: Omar Dawabsheh
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“It’s peculiar that [Trump] didn’t call the shooter a “son of a bitch,” like he did the NFL players who took a knee during the anthem”.
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More Than 500 Kids Are Still Separated.
More Than 500 Kids Are Still Separated.
More Than 500 Kids Are Still Separated.
More Than 500 Kids Are Still Separated.
More Than 500 Kids Are Still Separated.
More Than 500 Kids Are Still Separated.
via
@ACLU
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It’s quite rare if not unprecedented for a member of Congress to introduce legislation to protect basic human rights as recognized in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which the United States signed in 1977 but has yet to ratify. Kudos to you
@AOC
Exclusive:
@AOC
has rolled out her most ambitious legislative package since the Green New Deal
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ACLU president and NYU professor
@DeborahNArcher
withdraws as
@CUNYLaw
commencement speaker:
“I cannot, as a leader of the nation’s oldest guardian of free expression, participate in an event in which students believe that their voices are being excluded”
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Israel has only ever been a democracy for its Jewish citizens. What we are witnessing today is an internal Israeli Jewish struggle over who will administer an apartheid regime over the Palestinians, not a genuine fight for democracy for all.
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#Ceasefire
will stop intensive Israeli bombardments of Gaza and firing of Palestinian rockets but it won’t end:
Suffocating blockade
Illegal Israeli settlements
Home demolitions
Impunity for war crimes
Apartheid and systemic racism
Mass incarceration
U.S. funding of 🖕🏾
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Dear
@POTUS44
, thanks for the support. Hope to see you soon at
#NoBanNoWall
#BLM
#StandingRock
protests!
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Former executive director of both Human Rights Watch and ACLU, Aryeh Neier, says he is “now persuaded that Isarel is engaged in genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.”
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Thanks to
@Snowden
's revelations the European Court of Human Rights could recognize and declare mass surveillance as violation of human rights to privacy and freedom of expression via
@aclu
@privacyint
@amnesty
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Very disappointing that Birmingham Civil Rights Institute decided to rescind its decision to honor Angela Davis. Calling to boycott Israel for violating int’l law and human rights is not only a constitutionally protected right, but also the right thing to do.
#IStandWithAngela
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Israel's normalization deals with the UAE and Bahrain will not bring peace to the Middle East. If anything, they will only embolden oppressive regimes and encourage abuses of international law. 1/
Bahrain will normalize relations with Israel, following the U.A.E., in another sign of dynamics that are bringing Arab nations closer to Israel
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If they were Israeli Jewish kids killed by rockets fired from Gaza their death would be front page story on every American newspaper and members of Congress would be up in arms asserting Israel’s right to defend itself.
Friends Amir al-Nimra, 15 and Louay Kuhail, 16, died together in an Israeli air attack in Gaza on Saturday
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I was there and it was a spontaneous silent protest motivated by deep frustration and outrage over inadequate US delegation replies to the UN Human Rights Committee on various domestic and foreign policy human rights issues including … 1/
At the UN Human Rights Committee, a huge number of the participants turned their backs on US Ambassador Michelle Taylor in protest against Israel's bombing of Gaza.
The shadow of Palestine looms over them.
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That’s right. Torture is also a federal and int’l crime and is categorically prohibited under the Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions which were ratified by United States and thus considered the supreme law of the land under the U.S. Constitution.
Listen, you can defend torture, or you can defend the Constitution. Not both. The 8th Amendment explicitly forbids torture with all forms of cruel and unusual punishment. To defend torture is to attack the Constitution.
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Sends clear message emboldening white supremacists:
A white statue is more valued and protected than the bodies of men and women of color.
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You bet! But the writing is on the wall: tear down your unconstitutional Executive Order!
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
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William Barr is one of the worst U.S. Attorneys General in modern history.
And by the way, he would have spent Christmas with his family anyway. Meanwhile, hundreds of migrant kids who are still separated from their families will not be having a happy holiday.
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Make no mistake, U.S. is enabling the starvation of civilians in Gaza. By defunding UNRWA while continuing its military aid to Israel, Congress and President Biden are unapologetically confirming the United States is aiding and abetting mass atrocities.
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Instead of defending free speech and academic freedom and push back against McCarthyism, Columbia University is doubling down on its crackdown on anti-Genocide activists by allowing NYPD to arrest dozens of peaceful protesters. The world is watching in disgust and abhorrence.
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@ACLU
: Prosecuting Assange for
@wikileaks
publishing operations unprecedented and unconstitutional. .... sets dangerous precedent for U.S. journalists, who routinely violate foreign secrecy laws to deliver information vital to the public's interest.
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If President Biden and his Department of Justice are truly committed to press freedom at home and abroad they should immediately drop the extradition request and the underlying criminal indictment against Julian Assange.
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Trump just pardoned convicted murderer and war criminal! Here is the opening statement of the military prosecutor in the court-martial of Michael Behenna who was convicted of killing Iraqi citizen Ali Mansur Mohamed:
JUST IN: Trump pardons ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner
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Let the record reflect that Trump admits yet again that Muslim Ban 2.0 is nothing but "politically correct version" of Muslim Ban 1.0
The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.
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Netanyahu on live TV declares deployment of military forces, including militarized border police, into Israeli towns with clear order to use as much force as possible to restore law and order. He says security forces shouldn’t worry about investigations or commissions of inquiry.
נתניהו ללוחמי מג"ב בלוד: יש לכם את הגיבוי המלא שלנו, אל תחששו מוועדות חקירה
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The culture of impunity for police killings coupled with heavily militarized law enforcement and permissive use-of-force policies lead to such senseless execution-style killing. If Daniel Shaver was shot in a war zone, his killing would probably amount to a war crime.
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Trump’s new pick for CIA head Gina Hapsel was involved in Bush-era torture policy. She oversaw the torture of Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and later took part in an order to destroy videotapes documenting their brutal interrogations at a secret prison in Thailand.
Pompeo will replace Tillerson at the State Department, and Gina Hapsel — the deputy director at the CIA — will succeed him at the CIA, becoming the first woman to run the spy agency, if confirmed.
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Trump's endorsement of police brutality will make it much harder to prevent unlawful police killings and end the culture of impunity.
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It’s really imperative that the global opposition to Israel’s impending illegal annexation of parts of the West Bank doesn’t contribute to further normalization of Israel’s military occupation of Palestine and legitimization of its unlawful settlements. 1/
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Don’t violate the Constitution. Period.
By requiring all contractors to certify that they’re not engaged in a boycott of Israel, Texas’ law unconstitutionally disqualifies people from working for the state based on protected expression that has nothing to do with their jobs.
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While Israel’s fascist national security minister Ben Gvir instructed the police to criminalize raising the Palestinian flag, Brazilian fascists and Bolsonaro supporters raise an Israeli flag during the illegal storming of government buildings in Brasília.
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This is a global embarrassment.
“It is not Russia that threatens the United States so much as Mississippi…[I]nternal injustice done to one’s brothers is far more dangerous than the aggression of strangers from abroad.” — W.E.B. DuBois (1947)
The EPA warned Mississippi in 2020 of "imminent" dangers for people drinking Jackson's tap water.
The 80% Black city has sought repairs since the 1940s.
Governor Reeves repeatedly refused requests for funding and the state only approved 6% of requested repair funds last year.
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Breaking: ACLU and 9 civil liberties and human rights groups from around the world call on President Biden to back temporary and limited intellectual property waiver at the WTO to ensure that life-saving COVID vaccine technology is available to all people.
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Horrific genocidal statement by military veteran and former congressman Allen West, a notorious Muslim hater emboldened by Trump's victory.
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This video brings back teenage memories growing up in Haifa when flying the Palestinian flag was illegal. Protesters were criminally prosecuted and spent time in prison. Israel refers to it as the PLO flag (דגל אש״ף) and symbol of terrorism not of a nation or liberation movement.
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Besides her obnoxious and orientalist comparisons to places where the U.S. was directly responsible for chaos and violence, she clearly never been to BLM or Indigenous protests where militarized and violent law enforcement response to peaceful protests were akin to war zones.
.
@MarthaRaddatz
: "It is so horrible to know, we are in America where this is happening, on Capitol Hill. I'm not in Baghdad. I'm not in Kabul. I'm not in a dangerous situation overseas. We are in America."
LATEST:
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Human Rights Watch joins Amnesty in calling for arms embargo on Israel.
This welcomed position will no doubt add more pressure on the Biden administration which has been sidelining internal voices expressing concerns over U.S. unconditional military support and aid to Israel.
Breaking:
@hrw
calls for arms embargo on Israel, cutting arms to Palestinian armed groups. States risk complicity in grave abuses if they continue to provide arms amid atrocities. How many more civilians must be killed before the US & others pull the plug?
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UN experts say Trump's ban is discriminatory and violates U.S. human rights obligations
#MuslimBan
#RefugeesWelcome
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VERY troubling news and dangerous escalation that shouldn’t be allowed to pass without real consequences.
The decision amounts to a death sentence against Palestinian civil society groups that have credibly documented Israeli war crimes and other serious violations of int’l law.
BREAKING: Defense Minister Benny Gantz declares 6 Palestinian human rights groups “terrorist organizations.” List includes some of the most vital groups working in the occupied territories, such as
@alhaq_org
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@Addameer
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@DCIPalestine
and the Union of Palestinian Women Committees
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In another blow to academic freedom in Israel, the Hebrew University suspends internationally renowned Palestinian professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian for denouncing Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Suspension from teaching is justified in order to “preserve a safe climate on campus.”
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That's too hard to watch. It's reminiscent of Beautiful Life by Roberto Benigni. Hope they stay safe.
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Fred Korematsu's bravery to defy and challenge FDR's racist order inspires today's resistance to Trump's Muslim ban.
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Israeli military commander issued an order declaring the 6 Palestinian human rights organizations as “illegal associations” in the occupied West Bank, making it possible to close their offices and subject their staff to criminal sanctions as well as administrative detention.
אלוף פיקוד מרכז חתם על צו שמוציא מחוק לחוק *גם בגדה* את ששת ארגוני החברה האזרחית הפלסטינים שהוכרזו על ידי גנץ כארגוני טרור לפני כשבועיים.
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If Trump was concerned for Syrian babies killed in the chemical attack, he should lift the Muslim and refugee ban.
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Dear Senator
@marcorubio
,
This week you tweeted a number of perplexing and often downright false statements about the First Amendment, the right to boycott, and the Combating BDS Act.
We can’t help but set the record straight.
Sincerely,
@ACLU
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ACLU strongly oppose use of the IHRA definition, or any definition of discrimination that threatens to censor or penalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
ACLU urges House of Representatives to vote "No" on Anti-semitism Awareness Act.
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Pretty amazing photage documenting the moments when the police abandoned the 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis. It's reminiscent of a war zone and occupying forces being pushed out.
#GeorgeFloydprotest
Police flee. Chaos utter chaos. Terrifying moment, thought I’d be hit
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UN expert on indigenous peoples' rights announces official visit to U.S. Will visit Standing Rock and ND 2/27-3/1
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Great way to welcome back Trump after his 1st foreign trip, reminding him that America is great only if it respects everyone's human rights.
An appeals court refused to reinstate Trump’s revised travel ban. The case will likely go to the Supreme Court.
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We are calling on the Human Rights Council to mandate an independent inquiry into the extrajudicial killings of unarmed Black men and women as well as the violent law enforcement responses to protests, including the unlawful attacks against journalists.
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Under-reported fact: According to a 2016 investigative report, Native Americans are killed at a higher rate than any other group - but these deaths are rarely covered in the media.
cc:
@ShaunKing
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Just in: UN Human Rights Chief
@mbachelet
condemns the killing of George Floyd, urges “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans.
#BlackLivesMatter
@ACLUMN
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The pressure on
@IlhanMN
to apologize is only the tip of the iceberg. The ultimate goal is to silence her and boot her out of Congress for her courageous positions on foreign policy issues including her support to the BDS movement. Are you with Trump or
@Ilhan
?
#IStandWithIlhan
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#OcetiSakowin
protest camp at
#StandingRock
looks like a war zone as heavily militarized police force are raiding it
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Biden’s convening of
#SummitForDemocracy
while his administration pursuing indictment for essentially a conduct that journalists engage in routinely is nothing but hypocritical. Assange case sets a dangerous precedent that could criminalize common journalistic practices globally.
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@ACLU
honors Standing Rock Tribe chairman and Lakota water protector for protest against
#DAPL
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@normachavezp
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History books will remember Nikki Haley as a key player in the Trump administration’s campaign to undermine universal human rights and international bodies. 1/
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The overwhelming majority of extremist violence in U.S. is carried out by non-Muslims yet Trump will target Islam.
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@SenSanders
and
@SenFeinstein
ask not to sneak the Israel Anti-Boycott Act into the end-of-year omnibus spending bill. They cite ACLU legal victories in quashing anti-boycott laws in Arizona & Kansas: “The courts’ reasoning in both those cases applies with equal force to S.720."
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You'd hope
@FBI
and local law enforcement are taking swift actions to hold perpetrators accountable.
#Charlotteville
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New documents confirm very troubling practices by private security contractor to suppress protests in Standing Rock.
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Amnesty’s report is a monumental study of Israeli laws, policies and institutions which from day one had the intended purpose to privilege Israeli Jewish citizens and create a system of domination and control over the Palestinians in historic Palestine.
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Former Israeli official said that after
@Snowden
exposed NSA’s bulk collection of data on Americans: “we all laughed, that what the American intelligence community was trying to hide, and what caused such an uproar among the American public, is so clearly written in Israeli law.”
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Peaceful NFL protesters exposed the mean-spirited bigotry (I'd add hypocrisy) of America by
@ShaunKing
#TakeAKnee
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Approving more weapons to Israel would add fuel to the fire and would only embolden Israel to continue its bombardments on Gaza.
Biden administration must be held accountable for being complicit in escalating the violence and failing to prevent civilian deaths and suffering.
Analysis: Biden administration approves $735 million weapons sale to Israel, raising red flags for some House Democrats
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@AyOdeh
Little history of the location where this fanatic celebration is taking place:
The 770-year-old Moroccan Quarter of Jerusalem, west of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, was bulldozed in matter of hours after capture of Old City by Israeli forces during 1967 War. From Nadi Abusaada "Under Jerusalem: Israel's Subterranean Expansion", Architectural Review, 14/4/2021.
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A Texas elementary school speech pathologist lost her job for refusing to sign a pro-Israel oath.
“It’s baffling that they can throw this down our throats, and decide to protect another country’s economy versus protecting our constitutional rights.”
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In addition to tear gas and water cannons, protesters reported being hit by rubber bullets and percussion grenades.
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And thanks to
@ShaunKing
for his reporting and big push on social media. I love the fact that Michelle Alexander’s bestselling and amazing book got free round of publicity. Time to end America’s addiction to incarceration. Onward!
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@CNN
should be ashamed of firing
@marclamonthill
for merely expressing support to the idea of one-state solution where Jews, Muslims, and Christians would live as equal citizens in a democratic country. News outlets should practice what they preach on pluralism and free speech.
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Very encouraging news that the Biden administration decided to reengage with U.N. Human Rights Council. The administration’s credibility on int’l human rights will be judged by how close it will match its rhetoric with concrete actions to advance human rights at home and abroad.
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UN rights experts express concerns over anti-protest bills in the US, urge lawmakers to protect freedom of assembly.
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Fearless Girl statue watching NYPD cops outside
@NYSE
as protesters marched around NYC calling for accountability for the killing of
#GeorgeFloyd
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My latest: Trump's Muslim ban flies in the face of int'l law and treaties the US has ratified. via
@AJEnglish
@ACLU
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This rings a bell! Back in the 1950s and '60s civil rights leaders were smeared as communist sympathizers who were supported by the Soviets.
Exclusive: A Russian-bought Black Lives Matter Facebook ad targeted Baltimore and Ferguson
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Israeli economy continues to rely on Palestinian day laborers, yet the Netanyahu government refuses to provide vaccine to the nearly 5 million Palestinians living under its control.
Drone footage showing day laborers crossing through a hole in the wall during coronavirus closure
מחסום תרקומיה סגור לכניסת פועלים פלסטינים בגלל קורונה, אבל הפרצה פתוחה כרגיל. ככה זה נראה הבוקר, משלב הפרצה בגדר, ועד ההסעות לארץ המובטחת. צילום: מיכאל היימן
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@ACLU
launches new ad campaign in Spanish, English and Arabic to raise awareness about First Amendment rights.
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Except when Israeli security forces violently raid Al Aqsa Mosque compound and attack Muslim worshippers with stun grenades and tear gas provoking violence and escalation costing the lives of many Palestinian and Israeli civilians.
Respect for the human right of freedom of religion or belief is a core American value.
#IRFReport2020
is clear evidence of our deep commitment to promoting and protecting this fundamental freedom for all.
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