The Trump administration is excusing murder by ICE using the same lies as those told by Maduro’s regime. These lies are part of the logic of death squads. Govt controls the story & the next murder is easier. And suddenly this is normal and people simply disappear.
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On International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, emphasised the need to "reclaim" these fundamental values, which he says have been undermined in Europe.
Schlimmer als eine Groteske
The 32nd OSCE Ministerial Council meets on 4–5 Dec in Vienna, during the 50th anniversary year of the Helsinki Final Act. What's on this year’s agenda, and what does the future hold for the OSCE?
📑 Read the full article by Stephanie Liechtenstein: bit.ly/4pj7NbN
#OSCE #MinisterialCouncil #Vienna
Very pleased to congratulate my colleague and friend @alexanderkmentt on his Heinrich-Treichl-Prize for Humanism in recognition of his engagement for disarmament. So deserved! Thank you, @roteskreuzat
Heute vor 50 Jahren wurde mit der Helsinki Schlussakte ein Grundstein für die Überwindung der Spaltung Europas und des Kalten Krieges gelegt. Die OSZE wurde zur Erfolgsgeschichte. Aber heute? Was ist davon übrig angesichts der geopolitischen Verwerfungen?
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Exceptionally, own news: grateful to my Alma mater @univienna for renewing my Dr.iur. for my work to protect and promote #humanrights. Big Thankyou to my laudator prof Manfred Nowak, and Dean Zöchling-Jud, also for a beautiful event!
AP, die wichtigste Nachrichtenagentur der USA wurde aus dem Weißen Haus ausgesperrt, weil sie weiterhin „Golf von Mexiko“ schreibt, statt „Golf von Amerika“.
AP klagt dagegen.
Und so reagiert der Kommunikationschef des Weißen Hauses auf die Klage (via @brianstelter.bsky.social):
The blanket pardon for #January6 offenders is a serious blow to #RuleOfLaw in the US and beyond „F—k it” indeed
Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, creator of the notorious Silk Road drug marketplace.
Ulbricht has used the dark web to facilitate more than 1.5 million drug deals — including sales of heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
The FBI once called Ulbricht’s…
Schlimm!