“The Regular Crowd of Israel Bashers?!” Mark Leon Goldberg January 20, 2011 In the Washington Post Jennifer Rubin dismisses the signatories of a letter to president Obama urging him to support a Security Council resolution condemning the construction of new Israeli settlements.
UN Issues Ivory Coast Genocide Warning Mark Leon Goldberg January 19, 2011 The two UN officials charged with monitoring genocide and mass atrocity are sounding the alarm that political violence in Cote D'Ivoire may descend into a genocide.
UN Rights Chief Says at Least 100 people Killed in Tunisia Violence Mark Leon Goldberg January 19, 2011 Navi Pillay: "Human rights abuses were at the heart of Tunisia's problems, and therefore human rights must be right at the forefront of the solutions to those problems."
Will the USA Back its Own Position on Israeli Settlements at the Security Council? Mark Leon Goldberg January 19, 2011 The Palestinians have forwarded a Security Council resolution condemning new Israeli settlement activity. The resolution clearly reflects American position on the settlement issue, but will the Americans veto it anyway?
Dear Sweden: How About Not Deporting Vulnerable Iraqis? Mark Leon Goldberg January 19, 2011 Swedish authorities plan on deporting 25 Iraqi asylum seekers later today. This is despite the fact that the UN Refugee Agency has warned that asylum seekers originating from several provinces in Iraq should be granted refugee status under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Huge Earthquake Strikes Pakistan Mark Leon Goldberg January 18, 2011 Reports are coming in fast via twitter that the US Geological Survey is confirming that a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan. The apparent epicenter was in Southwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border.
Kofi Annan: Set a Date for Measles Eradication Mark Leon Goldberg January 18, 2011 Kofi Annan urges the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, which meets in Geneva this week, to set a target date for global Measles eradication.
Improving the Lives of Women in Haiti Mark Leon Goldberg January 18, 2011 UN Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin has an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer about how some small interventions in Haiti can go a long way toward improving the health and welfare of women living in Haiti's sprawling tent cities.
Will Human Rights Figure in Discussions Between Hu Jintao and Obama? Mark Leon Goldberg January 18, 2011 Brookings Institution China Center Director Kenneth Lieberthal explains what will be driving the discussion between the United States and China.It is disappointing, though not unexpected, that human rights issues are sidelined.
