United Nations
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Russian Communist leader slams Moscow’s passive stance on Libya — RT
By refraining from voting on the document, the Russian administration ‘in fact backed NATO’s aggressive ambitions to impose their will everywhere on the globe, which now include Libya,’ Continue reading
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U.N. Special Rapporteur Juan Méndez: Instead of Focusing on Assange, U.S. Should Address WikiLeaks’ Disclosures of Torture
One of the leaked U.S. State Department cables released by WikiLeaks urges diplomats to gather intelligence about “plans and intentions of member states or U.N. Special Rapporteurs to press for resolutions or investigations into U.S. counter-terrorism strategies and treatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan or Guantanamo.” We speak to Juan Méndez, the new U.N. Special… Continue reading
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Why Did South Africa Vote in Favor of Executing Gay People?
19 November, 2010 Why Did South Africa Vote in Favor of Executing Gay People? By Michael A. Jones We noted yesterday that the United Nations truly failed LGBT people this week, with a sad vote that removed sexual orientation from a resolution condemning extrajudicial killings. So while the UN c… Read more of this post, Continue reading
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‘WikiLeaks exposed US, British govt lies about Iraq casualties’
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Goldstone challenges US over Gaza report Pt 2
Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi talks to Judge Richard Goldstone about the investigation into the Gaza war. He travelled to the United Nations in New York to find out if the war on Gaza has transformed Richard Goldstone from a sober jurist into a man on a mission to discredit Israel on an international stage. Continue reading
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D'Escoto On Palestine and the UN Part 2
Outgoing General Assembly prez tells niece, after UN inaction on Gaza, “I feel like I’m in a cesspool” Continue reading
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D’Escoto: “The UN has failed” Part 1
Video: As he leaves the office of the President of the UN General Assembly, Father Miguel d’Escoto gave Real News Senior Editor Paul Jay a no holds barred interview on the issues plaguing the United Nations. D’Escoto held the democratization of the UN as a key pillar of his Presidency, but along the way he… Continue reading
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