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  1. "Staakt het vuren" maar de massamoord en vernietiging door Israël gaat gewoon door, en wordt nog een beetje uitgebreid.
    #Israel #terrorstate #Genocide

    Ruim een miljoen Libanezen op de vlucht; vrees voor grote humanitaire ramp - nos.nl/l/2606627

  2. RE: mastodon.social/@augieray/1159

    This is the most important and meaningful thread you can read today.

    It’s a big-picture explanation in simple terms for everyone who doesn’t fully understand what’s happening.

    Share it with the normies in your life.

    Thank you, @augieray.

    #Fascism #Dictator #Authoritarian #PoliceState #TerrorState

  3. “Breaking: Israel back to using F-35s to bomb Lebanon – 3 areas so far”

    by Skwawkbox with The Canary

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    “Israel has bombed or shelled Lebanon daily, showing its usual disregard for its obligations or even the meaning of the word ‘ceasefire’ and killing dozens of civilians”

    thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/01

    #Press #Israel #Lebanon #Bombing #Ceasefire #Violation #F35 #TerrorState

  4. The reports on #Hungary & #ElSalvador are among 20 countries whose reports, the memo directs, must be flagged for special review by a "Senior Advisor" in the #State dept — a political appointee. The other countries flagged include #Argentina, #Egypt, #SouthAfrica, #Russia, #Ukraine, #Serbia, #Italy, the #Philippines, #Canada, #Mexico & the #UnitedKingdom.

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  5. The reports will still include #HumanRights matters that are specifically required by #law, including #WarCrimes & #genocide, #antisemitism, worker rights & child marriage. Attacks on #freedom of the #press have to be reported, although not those on freedom of expression for *regular* citizens.

    #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  6. As secretary of #state, #Rubio is now responsible for the reports. He's the person who, traditionally, would promote their release to the public. But under his stewardship, those violations he cited — #SexualExploitation of #women & #children & the denial of #PoliticalRights to minorities — are being deleted from the reports.

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  7. In 2013, then-Sen. #MarcoRubio underscored the importance of these audits, saying they shed light on "foreign governments' failure to respect" citizens' fundamental rights … from the #SexualExploitation of #women & #children to the denial of #PoliticalRights to *#minorities*."

    He said the reports show that "the #UnitedStates will stand with #freedom-seeking people around the world."

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  8. Pompeo formed a Commission on Unalienable Rights that focused on Revolution-era & post-WWII notions of rights, de-emphasizing issues like #discrimination & #ReproductiveRights, putting more focus on religious freedom & the right to private property.

    The memo reviewed by NPR outlines changes that are far more sweeping.

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  9. "You also can't overstate the damage it will do to that credibility if the #Trump administration's edits are seen to diminish — not just the scope of what are defined as #HumanRights, but also if those edits are seen to play favorites."

    Fmr Secy of #State #MikePompeo complained during the first Trump admin about what he called "a proliferation of human rights," & he moved to pare them back.

    #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  10. People who specialize in #HumanRights work told NPR they worry about the effect the cuts will have on the documents' influence within the #international community.

    "You can't overstate the value in the real world of the annual #State Dept human rights reports being credible & impartial," said Christopher Le Mon, until Jan a dpty asst secy in State Dept's Bureau of #Democracy, Human Rights & Labor.

    #Trump #TerrorState #US #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  11. András Lederer from #Hungary's oldest & largest #HumanRights group, the Hungarian Helsinki Cmte, told NPR that the #State Dept's new policy weakens the position of human rights defenders in countries that have a problematic track record on these issues.

    "You're removing pressure, & it definitely sends the message to the perpetrators that this is not important for [the US] anymore," Lederer said.

    #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  12. In the report on #Hungary, a marked-up version of which was distributed as a model for how to apply the new directives, the section titled "#Corruption in Government" is struck out. Hungary's PM Viktor #Orban has been called an #authoritarian, & previous reports have noted restrictions to civil liberties. #Trump has called him "a great man & a great leader in #Europe."

    #HumanRights #TerrorState #US #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  13. In a draft of the forthcoming report on that country reviewed by NPR, the #ElSalvador section on #prison conditions is ERASED. The only remnants of those violations are reports on prison deaths that fall into the category of "extrajudicial killings" & a mention of #abuse by prison guards in a legislatively mandated section on "#Torture & #Cruel, #Inhuman, or #Degrading Treatment or Punishment."

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #US #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  14. In a draft of the forthcoming report on that country reviewed by NPR, the #ElSalvador section on #prison conditions is ERASED. The only remnants of those violations are reports on prison deaths that fall into the category of "extrajudicial killings" & a mention of #abuse by prison guards in a legislatively mandated section on "#Torture & #Cruel, #Inhuman, or #Degrading Treatment or Punishment."

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #US #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  15. In a draft of the forthcoming report on that country reviewed by NPR, the #ElSalvador section on #prison conditions is ERASED. The only remnants of those violations are reports on prison deaths that fall into the category of "extrajudicial killings" & a mention of #abuse by prison guards in a legislatively mandated section on "#Torture & #Cruel, #Inhuman, or #Degrading Treatment or Punishment."

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #US #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  16. In a draft of the forthcoming report on that country reviewed by NPR, the #ElSalvador section on #prison conditions is ERASED. The only remnants of those violations are reports on prison deaths that fall into the category of "extrajudicial killings" & a mention of #abuse by prison guards in a legislatively mandated section on "#Torture & #Cruel, #Inhuman, or #Degrading Treatment or Punishment."

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #US #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  17. In a draft of the forthcoming report on that country reviewed by NPR, the #ElSalvador section on #prison conditions is ERASED. The only remnants of those violations are reports on prison deaths that fall into the category of "extrajudicial killings" & a mention of #abuse by prison guards in a legislatively mandated section on "#Torture & #Cruel, #Inhuman, or #Degrading Treatment or Punishment."

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #US #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  18. Among other topics ordered to be struck from the reports:

    Involuntary or coercive #medical or #psychological practices.

    Arbitrary or unlawful interference with #privacy.

    Serious restrictions to #internet #freedom.

    Extensive #gender-based #violence.

    Violence or #threats of violence targeting people with #disabilities.

    #HumanRights #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  19. NPR confirmed the memo's authenticity w/2 sources close to the process.

    The reports, released in March or April most years, are highly anticipated by foreign leaders & diplomats w/ a stake in how their countries are portrayed. The 2024 reports were initially completed in January, before #Trump took office, but they've been re-edited by the new admin. #State Dept sources say the revised versions won't be released until May.

    #HumanRights #TerrorState #US #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  20. "What this is, is a signal that the #UnitedStates is no longer going to [pressure] other countries to uphold those rights that guarantee civic & political #freedoms — the ability to speak, to express yourself, to gather, to protest, to organize," said Paul O'Brien, executive director of #AmnestyInternational, USA.

    #Trump #TerrorState #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #HumanRights #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  21. Officially called "Country Reports on #HumanRights Practices," the annual documents are required, by statute, to be a "full & complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights."

    Human rights defenders say the cuts amount to an American retreat from its position as the world's human rights watchdog.

    #Trump #TerrorState #UnitedStates #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention

  22. #TerrorState

    The #State Dept is changing its mind about #HumanRights

    The #Trump admin is substantially scaling back the State Dept's annual reports on international human rights to REMOVE longstanding critiques of #abuses such as harsh #prison conditions, govt #corruption & restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR learned.

    #UnitedStates #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #MafiaState #Freedom #law #InternationalLaw #GenevaConvention
    npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-53575