Boycotts and sanctions against human rights violators is a common tactic to bring about change. Refusing to purchase abusers’ products seems like a simple, practical way even an individual can make a difference. Economic sanctions are also usually one of the most attractive means countries have of pressuring other nations. Sanctions seem far better …
Last week, evidently against the advice of many of his military advisors, President Trump pardoned three U.S. soldiers. One is army First Lt. Clint Lorance. On July 2, 2012, Lorance ordered his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan men on a motorcycle near their patrol. Two were killed by bullets from the units M240b …
Several days ago Israel’s high court voted to uphold the Israeli government’s revocation of Omar Shakir’s visa to work in Israel, thereby clearing the path to deport him. Shakir is the Israel and Palestine director for Human Rights Watch. Shakir’s visa was revoked under a 2017 law allowing Israel’s government to refuse entry to anyone …
Last week, the U.S. House voted to recognize the Ottoman Empire’s 1915 massacre and displacement of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. This angered the government of Turkey, which has consistently denied that genocide occurred. The vote in the house was a bipartisan and overwhelming 405-11. Of the dissenters, by far the most attention has been …
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