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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts) Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:55 AM Jun 2014

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 10 June ( The world's first ever summit on sexual violence in war )

The world's first ever summit on sexual violence in war begins today in London, to tackle what's being called one of the "great mass crimes" of modern times. Spearheaded by British foreign secretary William Hague and US actor and activist Angelina Jolie, the summit will see heads of state, NGOs and survivors come together to find practical ways to tackle the scourge of wartime rape.

#TimeToAct on wartime rape; DRC survivors seek justice; chaos in Iraq; Egypt gripped by "worst rights crisis in modern history"; where is Sombath Somphone?; Congolese warlord to face ICC; cottoning onto child labour in Uzbekistan; & stamping out forced labour elsewhere.

https://storify.com/HRW/human-rights-watch-daily-brief-10-june-2014

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Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 10 June ( The world's first ever summit on sexual violence in war ) (Original Post) Jefferson23 Jun 2014 OP

Better to reference Amnesty International or other HR groups unfortunately due to political bias newthinking Jun 2014 #1

Thank you, I was aware of it. HRW and AI have had their political issues, on various situations. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #2

newthinking

(3,982 posts)

1. Better to reference Amnesty International or other HR groups unfortunately due to political bias

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:30 PM

Jun 2014

This seems to explain how HRC has seemed to be somewhat selective in it's concerns regarding Ukraine recently. It is very important for a HR org to stay neutral and the org seems to be losing some components of objectivity (Maybe it was always that way and I just did not pay attention previously? Not sure)

Human Rights Watch’s Revolving Door
Group’s edicts and positions have often been suspiciously in line with US policy
by Belén Fernández

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/06/09-5

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

2. Thank you, I was aware of it. HRW and AI have had their political issues, on various situations.

Reply to newthinking (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:35 PM

Jun 2014

If I found them to be totally unreliable I would not post them as a source.

Overall they do very good work..we need them to be consistent? yes.

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