Rights group urges eastern Libya to free singer, blogger

‘Political Warfare Against Israel’: 60 NGOs Sign Letter Opposing UN Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition

60 human and civil rights organizations on Tuesday released a joint open letter urging the United Nations not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Signatories to Tuesday’s letter include the Palestinian NGOs al-Haq, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, and Defense for Children International - Palestine – groups that

Civil society groups urge UN not to adopt working definition of antisemitism citing misuse

60 civil society groups Monday implored the UN and world leaders to step up efforts to combat antisemitism. In an open letter to the UN, the advocacy groups emphasized the need for practical anti-antisemitism measures. The civil societies discouraged the UN from adopting the “working definition of antisemitism,” as posed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). This is because the definition has improperly labelled anyone crit…

60 NGOs call on UN to avoid IHRA definition of antisemitism

Rights groups say that the IHRA definition is misused to label legitimate criticism of Israeli government actions as antisemitic.

Rights groups urge UN not to adopt IHRA anti-Semitism definition

A letter to UN secretary-general says the definition is often used to wrongly label criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic.

60 human rights groups urge UN not to accept IHRA antisemitism definition

LONDON: A group of 60 human and civil rights groups have written to the UN asking it to respect the human rights of all people, including Palestinians and their supporters, as part of its efforts to tackle antisemitism.

Human rights group urges eastern Libya to release singer, blogger

A global rights group on Monday urged authorities in eastern Libya to release a singer and a blogger arrested for allegedly violating a widely-criticized cybercrime law. According to a statement from Human Rights Watch, both women — popular folk singer Ahlam al-Yamani and blogger Haneen al-Abdali — were arrested in February allegedly for violating "honor and public morals." The Interior Ministry in the eastern city of Benghazi alleged that both …