Podcasts about un human rights commission

In the podcast introduction, I mistakenly refer to Mr. Neuer's testimony before a Congressional Committee as having taken place on January 24, 2024. The correct date is January 30, 2024Hillel Neuer may well be a familiar name to State of Tel Aviv listeners. As Executive Director of UN Watch for twenty plus years, Neuer has been an unwavering force holding the United Nations human rights organizations accountable. Accountable for their constant haranguing of Israel – which the UN holds to a different and impossible standard – and the pandering of UN bodies to countries and terror organizations which egregiously violate human rights. I had an in depth conversation with Hillel earlier this summer about how UN Watch exposed the head of the UNRWA teacher's union for openly supporting Hamas. And how the head of UNRWA – Philippe Lazzarini – just bowed to the will and ways of these bad actors. It is a fascinating look into the important work undertaken by Neuer which, for the most part, is a lot of old school research, slogging and thinking. A masterful – and theatrical orator – Neuer is at his best when lashing UNRWA and others before various officials around the world. We start off today's podcast with some of the comments he made today to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, before looking back at some of his extraordinary accomplishments since October 7. And he is just revving up.Podcast notes:* Transcript of written remarks delivered by UN Watch Executive Director, Hillel Neuer, before the UN Human Rights Council's 57th session on September 26, 2024 may be read here.* Video of Hillel Neuer addressing the United States Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Joint Hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability and the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations, January 30, 2024. The video can be viewed here. In the accompanying transcript of Mr. Neuer's remarks there are multiple hyperlinks to the detailed material UN Watch has gathered to support these claims of URWA collusion with Hamas on October 7, before and since.* News clip from ILTV reporting on the “kidnap” of the body of Yonatan Samerano by UNRWA workers and throwing his body  onto an UNRWA truck on October 7, 2023. ILTV news story is from February 22, 2024 and can be viewed here.* The link to the UN Watch website can be accessed here. We encourage you to peruse the site, which is a trove of information regarding all manner of human rights issues.State of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

For the four siblings and parents of 23-year-old Hamas hostage, Romi Gonen, life has been totally upended since October 7, 2023. . Her mother, Meirav Leshem Gonen, older sister Yarden and her father, Eitan, were on the phone with her for four hours that morning. From the very first moments of the Hamas attack she was in near constant contact with one of them. They heard everything. In separate podcasts in January (links are in the notes, below), I interviewed both Meirav and Eitan. They spoke in detail about those surreal hours when no one understood the scope of the attack. But their Romi was in the vortex of the unfolding Hell and thank goodness she had a charged phone so that they could support her. Until, that is, the Hamas monsters pulled her from the car where she was trapped, with a bullet in her arm. (All this is discussed in detail in the January podcasts.) Not until some hostages were released in late November did the family receive confirmation that Romi was alive.For nine months they have been among the hostage families at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the ongoing savagery of Hamas is not forgotten. They are at the United Nations, meeting with government leaders, groups and individuals visiting Israel, media, anyone and everyone who demonstrates an interest in the desperate plight of the hostages. I have met with Meirav and other family members on numerous occasions. This episode is a special focus on what their lives have become.When I was in Geneva recently on June 19 (total coincidence), I was invited to watch Meirav Leshem Gonen address the opening plenary session of the UN Human Rights Council, at which Navi Pillay, Chair of the latest Commission of Inquiry into Israel's conduct since October 7th, presented her “findings”. Not only is the Commission yet another UN farce, but the tenor of the proceedings contrasted so sharply with the dignity of Meirav. Her power saturated the large meeting hall.Join me on this fascinating journey with the Gonen family, through desperate lows, hope, determination, fury and a relentless focus on doing everything possible to free Romi and all the other hostages in Hamas hell. It is a tour de force because of who and what they are. Their determination and courage are just awesome. You will hear Meirav laugh, cry, tear a strip off the UN Human Rights Commission and more. We get into music, family, power and the responsibility of every person who cherishes freedom to step up and speak up. This is the story of what was probably a quite ordinary family that has come to embody devotion, strength, decency, dignity and ferocious love. They are anything but ordinary. And we discuss that too - how circumstances have thrown them into this insane life situation and how they have risen to the challenge, together.Podcast Notes:Remarks of Ms. Navi Pillay at UNHRC, June 19, 2024:Remarks of Meirav Leshem Gonen at UNHRC, June 19, 2024:Link to UNHRC proceedings on June 19, 2024Eden Golan “Hurricane” video on YoutubeState of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. A deluge of Israeli airstrikes today on a refugee camp near Gaza City has demolished apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood; at the same time, Israeli ground troops battled Hamas militants across northern Gaza. Jacob Lew confirmed as US Ambassador to Israel. The UN Human Rights Commission released a new report on the October 5 strike in the Ukrainian village of Hroza, urging Russia to acknowledge responsibility for the missile strike that killed over 50 civilians earlier this month. Documents released by a Maine sheriff's office gave a newly detailed timeline of the warning signs and failed efforts to stop the gunman who killed 18 people and wounded 13 others at a bowling alley and bar last week. Fire officials are battling a wildfire in Southern California fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that's ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles. Federal and state fishery agencies are scrambling to save some of the last populations of Central Valley spring-run Chinook Salmon. In an urgent effort to help save their unique genetic heritage, juvenile salmon are being captured and transported to their new homes in a hatchery complex at U.C. Davis. The emergency action was triggered by extremely low numbers of salmon that returned to their creeks of origin to spawn this year. Members of the Jamul Fire Dept., out of San Diego County, look for hot spots while fighting the Highland Fire Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Aguanga, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The post Fire officials are battling a wildfire in Southern California fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that's ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles – Tuesday, October 31, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. A deluge of Israeli airstrikes today on a refugee camp near Gaza City has demolished apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood; at the same time, Israeli ground troops battled Hamas militants across northern Gaza. Jacob Lew confirmed as US Ambassador to Israel. The UN Human Rights Commission released a new report on the October 5 strike in the Ukrainian village of Hroza, urging Russia to acknowledge responsibility for the missile strike that killed over 50 civilians earlier this month. Documents released by a Maine sheriff's office gave a newly detailed timeline of the warning signs and failed efforts to stop the gunman who killed 18 people and wounded 13 others at a bowling alley and bar last week. Fire officials are battling a wildfire in Southern California fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that's ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles. Federal and state fishery agencies are scrambling to save some of the last populations of Central Valley spring-run Chinook Salmon. In an urgent effort to help save their unique genetic heritage, juvenile salmon are being captured and transported to their new homes in a hatchery complex at U.C. Davis. The emergency action was triggered by extremely low numbers of salmon that returned to their creeks of origin to spawn this year. Members of the Jamul Fire Dept., out of San Diego County, look for hot spots while fighting the Highland Fire Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Aguanga, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The post Fire officials are battling a wildfire in Southern California fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that's ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles – Tuesday, October 31, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

A Chinese envoy says a draft document rejected by the UN Human Rights Commission was an attempt at containing China's development (1:00). Thailand is mourning the victims of Thursday's attack at a daycare center in the country (7:59). Swedish authorities say investigators have found evidence of detonations along the damaged Nord Stream pipelines (21:44).

The UN Human Rights Commission released a long-awaited report detailing China's misuse of terrorism laws to subjugate Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang Province. And Sept. 1 marks the first day of school across Ukraine. The day is akin to a national holiday, but this year, schools across the country are trying to figure out how to manage the academic year while the country remains at war. Also, as Russia continues its threats to cut off the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the near-future of energy security in Germany is up in the air. Plus, renowned Afghan musician Ahmad Fanoos was airlifted out of Afghanistan when the Taliban took power. He tells us his story.

The UN Human Rights Commission says rights abuses in South Sudan have reached “epic levels”; Relatives of passengers killed in a plane crash have sued a South Sudan airline for compensation; Young leaders in Lakes State are accusing a military general of kidnapping the chairman of the youth union in the state

Zimbabwe discusses what to do in cases of so-called 'anti-patriotism' - we have an interview with Zanu PF Chief Whip, Pupurai Togarepi; Uganda President Museveni has been sworn in his sixth term of office. Our correspondent reports on the event from the capital Kampala; In Cameroon, two men are handed a five-year jail sentence after being found dressed as women. The charge? attempted homosexuality; We speak to their lawyer and hear what Cameroonians have to say; The UN Human Rights Commission publishes a second warning highlighting excessive use of force by Algerian authorities over Hirak protesters.

Lecture summary: The lecture attempts to look at some important concepts and landmarks in international law and analyse how they have been impacted by developments in the field of women and children's rights. The sources of international law, sovereignty, state responsibility, human rights and the status of non state actors have all been transformed by issues concerning women and children. These developments have created a more intrusive international law framework while highlighting universal global values. The lecture will also look at the some of the critiques of this new approach to international law while looking to the future to see how these issues will unfold. Welcome by Dr Ivan Berkowitz Chaired by Professor Eyal Benvenisti Radhika Coomaraswamy received her BA from Yale University, her J.D. from Columbia University and her LLM from Harvard University. In Sri Lanka, she was Director of International Centre for Ethnic Studies from 1982 to 2005 and the Chairperson of the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission from 2003 to 2006. Recently, from 2015-2018, she was a member of the Constitutional Council. Internationally, Radhika Coomaraswamy served as UN Under Secretary General and as Special Representative of the Secretary General on Children and Armed Conflict from 2006 until her retirement in 2012. Earlier, from 1994 to 2003, she was the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, an independent expert attached to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva. In 2014, the UN Secretary General asked Radhika Coomaraswamy to lead the Global Study to review the fifteen year implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. In 2017 she was appointed to the UN Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar and also appointed as a member of The Secretary General’s Board of Advisors on Mediation. She was been privileged to be asked to deliver the Grotius Lecture of the American Association of International Law in 2013 and has received numerous honorary degrees and honors. These lectures are kindly supported by Dr and Mrs Ivan Berkowitz who are Friends of the Centre.

Lecture summary: The lecture attempts to look at some important concepts and landmarks in international law and analyse how they have been impacted by developments in the field of women and children's rights. The sources of international law, sovereignty, state responsibility, human rights and the status of non state actors have all been transformed by issues concerning women and children. These developments have created a more intrusive international law framework while highlighting universal global values. The lecture will also look at the some of the critiques of this new approach to international law while looking to the future to see how these issues will unfold. Welcome by Dr Ivan Berkowitz Chaired by Professor Eyal Benvenisti Radhika Coomaraswamy received her BA from Yale University, her J.D. from Columbia University and her LLM from Harvard University. In Sri Lanka, she was Director of International Centre for Ethnic Studies from 1982 to 2005 and the Chairperson of the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission from 2003 to 2006. Recently, from 2015-2018, she was a member of the Constitutional Council. Internationally, Radhika Coomaraswamy served as UN Under Secretary General and as Special Representative of the Secretary General on Children and Armed Conflict from 2006 until her retirement in 2012. Earlier, from 1994 to 2003, she was the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, an independent expert attached to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva. In 2014, the UN Secretary General asked Radhika Coomaraswamy to lead the Global Study to review the fifteen year implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. In 2017 she was appointed to the UN Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar and also appointed as a member of The Secretary General’s Board of Advisors on Mediation. She was been privileged to be asked to deliver the Grotius Lecture of the American Association of International Law in 2013 and has received numerous honorary degrees and honors. These lectures are kindly supported by Dr and Mrs Ivan Berkowitz who are Friends of the Centre.

This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Friday April 24th, 2020. The House approved the 484-billion-dollar relief bill to assist small businesses, hospitals and testing. The bill heads to The President for a signature. Results from New York’s antibody study showed that 13.9% of the random 3,000 tested had the antibody, suggesting that 2.7 million may have been infected throughout the state. The Health Director of LA County said COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in Los Angeles, with an average of 44 a day. Tyson Foods is dealing with a number of COVID-19 closures. They have temporarily stopped production in some Washington, Tennessee and Iowa plants. United Airlines will require flight attendants to wear a face covering while on duty starting today. The Governor of Minnesota said some businesses will reopen starting Monday, allowing 80 to 100,000 to return to work. Three former Brazilian Health Ministers, have denounced President Bolsonaro to the UN Human Rights Commission for failing to protect the people of Brazil from COVID-19, reports The Washington Post. A backlog of tests in Ecuador has led to a 50% jump in number of cases there, to over 22,000. Malaysia has extended their lockdown through May 12th. Dubai has loosed some restrictions on residents, as of today. The Czech Republic will allow some non-essential businesses to reopen Monday. The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor Manu Bhagavan, of Hunter College and CUNY, speaks on the life and work of Indian diplomat and politician Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. For the fifth GTI Professor Manu Bhagavan speaks on the life and work of Indian diplomat and politician Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman to be elected president of the United Nations General Assembly, in 1953. A prominent politician and active Indian nationalist, she was also the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet position in pre-independent India. As newly-independent India's top diplomat, Pandit served as ambassador to the Soviet Union (1947-49), the United States and Mexico (1949-51), Ireland (1955-61), and Spain (1958-61), and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1955-61). In 1979, she was appointed India's representative to the UN Human Rights Commission. Pandit was an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College.

Mohamad is the founder of the restaurant chain, Paramount Fine Foods. He is also known for his charitable work through the Fakih Foundation and being a Canadian representative of the UN Human Rights Commission. He was also named one of Toronto’s Top 50 Most Influential People of 2019 by Toronto Life. Mohamad Fakih was presented the key to the City of Mississauga last year. In this episode we talk about how he started his journey as an immigrant business-person, why he fights so hard for refugees, and his vision for the Canadian dream. Mohamad Fakih: Paramount Fine Foods Paramount Fine Foods Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/paramountfinefoodsofficial/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/mohamadfakih8) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ceo_mohamad.paramount/?hl=en) Postal Code Chronicles Instagram Facebook Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/postal-code-chronicles/support

In today's episode of the AwokenWord podcast, Anuj Rastogi speaks with Raheel Raza, author, speaker, and incredibly fierce activist and advocate for reform within the Muslim world. Raheel talks about her experience as a muslim, and a woman pushing for reformation within the community, and for open, honest dialogue. Raheel speaks about her work with youth, with the UN Human Rights Commission, and the crisis of an increasingly polarized world, and how difficult it can be to call a "spade a spade" in a climate where both sides of the political spectrum take issue with one's views without engaging in that dialogue. Special Guest: Raheel Raza.

Dr Anthony speaks to Sherly Berry a filmaker about the visibility of lesbians in cinematography Dr Anthony speaks to Anele Siswana about deconstructing African masculinity and the idea of being gay is unAfrican Young delegate at UN Human Rights Commission representing South Africa Reii Speaks to Zindi Steenkamp, a UNISA Student Highlights from Rainbow Talk week ending 19 October. Listen to GaySA Radio at www.gaysaradio.co.za www.gaysaradio.co.za

GaySA Radio — Dr Anthony speaks to Sherly Berry a filmaker about the visibility of lesbians in cinematography Dr Anthony speaks to Anele Siswana about deconstructing African masculinity and the idea of being gay is unAfrican Young delegate at UN Human Rights Commission representing South Africa Reii Speaks to Zindi Steenkamp, a UNISA Student Highlights from Rainbow Talk week ending 19 October. Listen to GaySA Radio at www.gaysaradio.co.za

UN Approves Legal Inquiry into Burkina Faso Presidential Assassination (3:35) This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary and former President of Burkina Faso who was assassinated in 1987. Sankara was known as the Che of Africa. He gave Burkina Faso its name – changing it from Upper Volta – and personally wrote the country's national anthem. He was popular for not living extravagantly; he traded in the government's fleet of Mercedes for Renaults and rode his bike to work. He also stood up to Western Imperialism, countering the World Bank and IMF. Circumstances surrounding Sankara's death remain a mystery, however recently the UN Human Rights Commission ruled in favor of an international legal inquiry into the assassination, as presented by an internal legal team coordinated in Canada. FSRN's Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal. /// listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon. putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past. thank you for listening ! stefan @spirodon

June 26, 2018 / Rabia and Susan discuss Trump's plan to reorganize the government, our withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Commission, more developments on the immigration front, and all the different ways people and groups are resisting.   Today's episode is sponsored by ThirdLove, AIG Travel Guard, and Quip. www.ThirdLove.com/45th  AIG Travel Guard – Text 45TH to 484848. www.GetQuip.com/45th  Episode scoring music by Broke for Free. #the45th #45thpod

5) US withdraws from UN Human Rights Commission; 4) Immigration reform; 3) Inspector General reports to Congress; 2) Deconstructing God's creation; 1) Disease X.

Quebec government introduces bill that would ease up on French-language-only stance.The use of English in Quebec has been a contentious issue for decades. Governments of all stripes have worked to preserve the French language, to make French Quebec a sustainable island in a North American sea of English. To this end, they’d legislated French as the province’s official language, and restricted the use of English on everything from packages to outdoor business signs. They’d also restricted access to English public schools to ensure that French continued to be most children’s language of learning. In 1988, when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that restricting commercial signs exclusively to French infringed on equality rights, Quebec used the Canadian Charter of Rights override provision to continue its long-time restrictions. Over time, however, businesses, English-language politicians and even the UN Human Rights Commission applied increasing pressure on the Quebec government to relax its rules. In response, on May 6, 1993, Liberal Premier Robert Bourassa introduced Bill 86, which allowed for bilingual signs as long as French was “markedly predominant.” The Bill would also give the government the right to restrict languages to French only when it was deemed important. Immigrant children, however, would be required to attend French schools. While the Bill passed court cases and heated debates over the politics of language continued. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pat Buckley from the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC) discusses the transition from the final UN Commission on Human Rights to the newly-formed Human Rights Council. Katie Sofio reports from Geneva, Switzerland, March 22, 2006. (3:13, 1.47 mb)