Category Archives: States general obligations

Government Responses to Human Rights Reports: Claims, Denials, and Counterclaims

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 23. July 2015 by

Perpetrator governments, however, when framing their replies to allegations by human rights organizations have to address other audiences as well — domestic public opinion and media, international public opinion and media, allied or friendly governments, and international bodies. Official reactions, therefore, resonate far beyond the restricted channels of a government press release in response to a critical report. The vocabulary of official reactions draws from the acceptable pool of accounts available..

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The quantum mechanics of Israeli totalitarianism

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 8. May 2015 by

With its matrix of control, Israel has achieved an unparalleled and uniquely successful synergy of “bio” and “necro”-politics, controlling life and death at most every scale of Palestinian existence. The matrix is continuously adjusted with as much care as Israel has adjusted the caloric intake of Gazans during its periodic intensifications of the Gazan siege.

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U.S. Treatment of Homeless Persons Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Say UN Experts

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 14. March 2014 by

On Thursday, March 13, the U.N. Human Rights Committee reviewed U.S. compliance with a major human rights treaty, raising concerns of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment for the practice of criminalizing homeless people for performing necessary life functions such as sleeping and eating in public when they have no private alternatives.

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General Comment 24 (Reservations)

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 16. May 2013 by

Human Rights Committee, General Comment 24 (52), General comment on issues relating to reservations made upon ratification or accession to the Covenant or the Optional Protocols thereto, or in relation to declarations under article 41 of the Covenant, U.N. Doc. … Read more . . .