United Humanity: A Future Beyond War

United humanity: A future beyond war

By Robert C. Koehler The slaughter goes on, usually in the name of war, which reduces human life to, at best, a strategic abstraction. Dead civilians – dead children – are collateral damage, which means they’re nothing at all. How can we be more than just spectators as we learn, every day, more stunning details about the hell going on across the planet? How can the human race stand up collectively to the cancer of war? Humanity, in the name of n…

The newspaper L-Humanity decided to put it in one last week. Libération published the letter of 300 authors using it. The world representatives of Amnesty International used it every day. General Romeo Dallaire made no detours. More than 900 lawyers and former British judges were held this week.

Former UN chief's labelling of Gaza war as 'genocide' marks extraordinary shift

Martin Griffiths' choice of words "signals a significant shift" in how some in the international system are viewing events in Gaza, Sky's Yalda Hakim writes.

International law expert Cecilie Hellestveit believes that Israel's warfare in Gaza can probably be characterized as genocide.

International law expert Cecilie Hellestveit now believes that Israel's warfare in Gaza can probably be characterized as genocide.

Former UN Chief's Labelling Of Gaza War As 'genocide' Marks Extraordinary Shift - Great Yorkshire Radio

The statement, made during an interview I conducted with Griffiths on The World, marks one of the most pointed accusations yet from a figure known to be deeply embedded in the world of international politics and diplomacy. “I think now we’ve got to the point this is unequivocal. Of course it is genocide. Just as it is weaponising aid. “We don’t need to look behind ourselves to see that’s the case. That should encourage us even more because we, o…