United Nations

Bedouin forced to live beside dump contract unknown diseases

Lucy Westcott
New York City
3 June 2013

Doctors unable to say what ailment is affecting indigenous people.

UN fact finding mission demands member states, private companies end support for settlements

Submitted by Michael Deas on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 11:24
Insisting Israel end all settlement activity “without preconditions,” a United Nations fact finding mission calls on member states to take tough measures against companies involved in settlements.

What is an observer state, anyway? A quick lesson on the statehood bid

Submitted by Nour Joudah on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 15:37
Mom breaks down the UN bid, in case you needed an analogy for this monumental, historic moment.

Russell Tribunal exposes futility of relying on UN

Submitted by Abraham Greenhouse on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 01:08
Instead of spending hours arguing about which terminology best describes the situation in Palestine, we should concentrate on harming companies that support Israel.

Why Israel's "refugee day" is a smokescreen to deny Palestinian rights

Jonathan Cook
Nazareth
5 October 2012
Danny Ayalon’s new diplomatic efforts are designed to distract from — and further deny — the Palestinian right of return.

90% of Gaza water "unsafe for drinking," says UN

Thalif Deen
31 July 2012
A three-member United Nations committee has lambasted Israel for the harsh treatment of Palestinian children held in custody, amongst other rights violations.

"I have never lived a settled life": Church of the Nativity deportees mark 10 years of exile

Submitted by Shahd Abusalama on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 01:28
Yesterday marked Deported Palestinians’ Day, commemorating the anniversary of the siege of the Church of the Nativity 10 years ago.

Palestinians shut down UN building in Ramallah to protest inaction over hunger strikers

Submitted by Asa Winstanley on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 12:39
At 7.30 this morning a small group of Palestinian prisoner solidarity activists in Ramallah swooped down on the United Nations compound in Ramallah. They blocked the main gate and doorway, preventing entrance to the UN building. UN employees have been turned away, sent home for the day. I went along a couple of hours later. Activists told me they intend to stay until the end of the working day at 5pm. Family members of prisoners took part in with the action, with more joining as the day went on.

UN body "appalled" by Israel's racial segregation policies

Adri Nieuwhof and
Mireille Fanon Mendès-France
16 March 2012
Israel is severely criticized for violating the right to equality in a new report by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Interview: Palestinian rights defender banned from traveling tastes freedom in Geneva

Adri Nieuwhof
Geneva
1 March 2012
For most of the past six years, Israel has forbidden prominent human rights defender Shawan Jabarin from leaving the occupied West Bank. On exception, he was allowed travel to Geneva this week.

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