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Jamil Dakwar
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Personal views & account. Director, Human Rights Program. Adjunct lecturer . Formerly with
New York, NYJoined November 2010
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Harvard's decision to block former head 's fellowship sends a chilling message to all academics: principled criticism of the Israeli government can trigger professional repercussions.
should urgently review this decision.
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While Israel’s fascist national security minister Ben Gvir instructed the police to criminalize raising the Palestinian flag, Brazilian fascists and Bolsonaro supporters raise an Israeli flag during the illegal storming of government buildings in Brasília.
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Harvard's refusal to approve Kenneth Roth's fellowship is troubling from both a human rights and academic freedom standpoint.
Scholars should not be judged on whether they please powerful political interests.
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This is outrageous. Twitter has suspended Said Arikat, a Palestinian journalist who is a staple at the daily State Department press briefings and pushes the administration on its lack of accountability for the Israeli government.
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Lol. Israeli cuisine is ranked #81 and shamelessly include tiny but amazing Palestinian restaurants that offer mainly hummus and falafel in Jaffa and Haifa.
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Which one is your favorite?
Full top 95 list: tasteatlas.com/best/cuisines
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WPLC is honored to be included to sign this letter to Susan Rice calling for an establishment of a domestic human rights institution.
Indigenous rights are human rights.
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New: Broad coalition of 84 civil and human rights groups and academic partners urge the White House to establish a presidential commission to explore the creation of a national human rights body. aclu.org/press-releases @ACLU @davidakaye @civilrightsorg
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For 1000 years, Arabic was the primary international language of commerce, scholarship & politics, much as English is today. Over the centuries, English adopted many words that were borrowed directly from Arabic
For Arabic Language Day, here are 20 words with Arabic origins…
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84 organizations including and 37 individuals (myself included) urge the Biden administration to lay the groundwork for a national institution to monitor and promote implementation of US international human rights treaty obligations. aclu.org/press-releases
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"The United States is lagging behind other nations in translating its global human rights obligations into domestic policies," said @jdakwar, director of the @ACLU's Human Rights Program. cdreams.news/3YqeR9s
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Encouraging to see these ongoing efforts to encourage the United States to establish a national human right body! #NHRI #HumanRights
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New: Broad coalition of 84 civil and human rights groups and academic partners urge the White House to establish a presidential commission to explore the creation of a national human rights body. aclu.org/press-releases @ACLU @davidakaye @civilrightsorg
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Looks like has been reinstated. According to Mossawa Twitter suspended the account on December 7 in response to a campaign launched against the group by far-right organizations. mossawa.org/eng/?mod=artic
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Hey , suspending journalists and human rights groups is antithetical to free speech. Which side are you on?
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Musk’s Twitter has inexplicably suspended the account of @MossawaCenter, a human rights group that promotes equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel.
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We joined dozens of groups & experts in urging the Biden administration to establish a commission to study creation of a National Human Rights Institution, with robust civil society participation – and to make recommendations within a year of its creation. bit.ly/3FWUlpG
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unlike most of our democratic partners, the United States lacks a National Human Rights Institution. a coalition of 84 orgs & 37 individuals calls on the Biden Administration to launch a commission to explore creating an American NHRI.
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New: Broad coalition of 84 civil and human rights groups and academic partners urge the White House to establish a presidential commission to explore the creation of a national human rights body. aclu.org/press-releases
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A vile campaign of defamation & character assassination is being waged against - the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967.
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Morocco wrote #WorldCup history as the first African and Arab country to reach the tournament's semi-finals 🇲🇦
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. is horrified at today’s execution of protester Mohsen Shekari by Iranian authorities less than 3 weeks after sentencing him in a grossly unfair sham trial. His execution exposes the inhumanity of Iran's so-called justice system as dozens of others face the same fate.
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CPJ, partners send letter calling for US to drop charges against Julian Assange
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cpj.org/2022/12/cpj-pa
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Terrific 2-minute film by & on love under Israeli occupation (it's not a parody, read the text at the end of the film):
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Morocco celebrate their win against Spain with a Palestinian flag. Every North African and Middle East team has made sure that the Palestine issue is prominent at every game
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Brilliant. Thank you
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Meanwhile, while the second day of #ASP21 continues to roll inside the World Forum, this little Ape car parked outside sends important message to the @IntlCrimCourt and States' delegates #Israel #Apartheid #Justice #Palestine #ICC #InternationalCrimes
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🟣 STARTS TODAY
First session of the Permanent Forum of People of #AfricanDescent (#PFPAD).
📅 5-8 December 2022
📍 Palais des Nations,
👩🏾 700+ participants
WATCH ▶️ ow.ly/Lkui50LTao6
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I worked in child welfare because I wanted to help families, but the system as it exists now isn’t designed to keep children safe or to help families experiencing poverty. I wrote about the findings of my year-long investigation : progressive.org/op-eds/the-chi
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VICTORY!
The settlement with Minneapolis over MPD’s mistreatment of #GeorgeFloyd protesters includes $600K for plaintiffs plus reforms. Police are barred from arresting or using physical force against people engaged in lawful protests.
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🧵 75 years ago today, the United Nations recommended partitioning #Palestine against the wishes of its majority indigenous Palestinian population for the benefit of a minority settler-colonial movement. This injustice violated Palestinians' right to self-determination. 1/
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I’m a little late in sharing this Haaretz article which highlights some of my human rights advocacy work over the past 25 years with Adalah, HRW and the ACLU. The clickbait headline is not my favorite, but I hope you’ll enjoy reading the entire interview.
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This is a national problem, the report on #PunishingPoverty found Black families were investigated at higher rates even in counties with lower poverty rates. Families need support not surveillance. H/T &
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One of the most nuanced articles written on the controversy surrounding Kanye West, Kyrie Irving and antisemitism
Take few moments to watch this important perspective on #Qatar2022
I would add that many of the people calling to boycott #WorldCup in #Qatar hypocritically oppose the right to boycott Israel when it comes to apartheid and other rights violations against the Palestinian people.
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“While it’s fair to question Qatar, I wonder if this debate is truly about human rights or is it that European countries can’t stomach the idea that an Arab Middle Eastern country will host?” says @AymanM on the backlash of Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup.
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Did I miss U.S. government statement and tweets in support of ?
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#Israel must immediately end attacks against Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro & lift the closed military zone on his house –UN experts.
This is yet another unilateral Israeli attack on civic space across occupied #Palestine.
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That’s not surprising and yet still very outrageous.
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BREAKING: The Biden administration declared Saudi Arabia's crown prince should be shielded from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist. That's a big contrast with President Joe Biden's campaign trail denunciations of the prince. apnews.com/article/biden-
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