Torture, Racism, Privacy Violations: Russia Critical Of EU Human Rights Record

(BRUSSELS) — A steady growth of racism; violent nationalism and neo-Nazism; violation of rights of minorities, prisoners and migrant;  gender inequality; violation of privacy; abuse of power by the police; a deteriorating freedom of the press; and the infringement of social rights of citizens are among a long list of human rights violations committed in the European Union, according to a […]

Magda Fahsi
By Magda Fahsi
Police detain a group of migrants in central Athens, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

(BRUSSELS) -- A steady growth of racism; violent nationalism and neo-Nazism; violation of rights of minorities, prisoners and migrant;  gender inequality; violation of privacy; abuse of power by the police; a deteriorating freedom of the press; and the infringement of social rights of citizens are among a long list of human rights violations

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Int’l Community Condemns Israel’s Announcement Of 3,000 Settler Homes After Palestinian UN Bid

(MintPress) – The Israeli government announced plans to build 3,000 illegal settler homes in the occupied West Bank Friday, dealing what U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called a “near fatal blow to the two state solution.” The move comes in response to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to put the issue of […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
A view of the Jewish West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim, with E1, background, near Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

(MintPress) - The Israeli government announced plans to build 3,000 illegal settler homes in the occupied West Bank Friday, dealing what U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called a “near fatal blow to the two state solution.” The move comes in response to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to put the issue of

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The Fuss About Susan Rice: Why Republican Attacks On Her Miss The True Problems

(MintPress) – It’s rare to have a fight over a political nominee when he or she hasn’t been nominated in the first place (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not announced her retirement yet, so there is no position to fill). But, when it comes to Susan Rice, U.N. ambassador for the United States and […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
UN Ambassador Susan Rice leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, with Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., about the Benghazi terrorist attack. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

(MintPress) – It’s rare to have a fight over a political nominee when he or she hasn’t been nominated in the first place (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not announced her retirement yet, so there is no position to fill). But, when it comes to Susan Rice, U.N. ambassador for the United States and presumptive nominee to succeed Clinton,

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Have US Drones Become A ‘Counterinsurgency Air Force’ For Our Allies?

Under the Obama administration, officials have argued that the drone strikes are only hitting operational Al Qaeda leaders or people who posed significant and imminent threats to the U.S. homeland. If you actually look at the vast majority of people who have been targeted by the United States, that’s not who they are.

Justin Elliot
By Justin Elliot
An armed US military Reaper drone over Afghanistan. (US Air Force/ Lt Col Lesley Pratt/ Flickr)

An armed US military Reaper drone over Afghanistan. (US Air Force/ Lt Col Lesley Pratt/ Flickr) On Sunday the New York Times reported that the Obama administration, prompted by the possibility of losing the election, has been developing a "formal rule book" to govern the use of drone strikes, which have killed roughly 2,500 people under

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House Votes To Introduce Sanctions On Human Rights Violations Against Russian Officials

The House, in its first major vote of the postelection session, is set Friday to remove Soviet-era restrictions that have become an impediment for American manufacturers and farmers trying to sell their products in an expanding Russian market. Lawmakers from the two parties emphasized their willingness to put partisanship aside in supporting the legislation that […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
This undated picture provided Saturday, April 3, 2010 by Russia's Memorial human rights group shows what the group says is 19-year-old Shamil Katayev who was shot dead on Feb. 11 by government forces during a special operation to root out insurgents on the boundary separating Ingushetia and Chechnya. (AP Photo/Memorial, HO)

The House, in its first major vote of the postelection session, is set Friday to remove Soviet-era restrictions that have become an impediment for American manufacturers and farmers trying to sell their products in an expanding Russian market. Lawmakers from the two parties emphasized their willingness to put partisanship aside in supporting the

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Benghazi Hearing: Capitol Hill Probe Begins

Thursday was the opening act for the Benghazi probe, a hearing wherein US intelligence officials in a closed-door hearing testify before Congress on the Sept. 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Republicans accuse President Obama of mishandling the tragedy, and some suggest the administration misinformed Congress and the public about the attack that killed […]

Daniel DeFraia
By Daniel DeFraia
In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, a Libyan man explains that the bloodstains on the column are from one the American staff members who grabbed the edge of the column while he was evacuated, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Thursday was the opening act for the Benghazi probe, a hearing wherein US intelligence officials in a closed-door hearing testify before Congress on the Sept. 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Republicans accuse President Obama of mishandling the tragedy, and some suggest the administration misinformed Congress and the public

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