Category Archives: Human Rights FAIL

Gustavo Petro drops a bombshell: Colombia’s referendum was STOLEN!

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Colombian media are in a firestorm: Juan Carlos Vélez Uribe — senator and candidate for mayor of Medellín — essentially confessing that the recent referendum on the Havana Accords, which would have put an end to the decades-old Colombian civil … Continue reading →

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Why Robin Camp needs to go

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Sabina Becker

If you ever wondered whether a so-called “independent judiciary” is really such a great thing as it’s cracked up to be, you might want to bear in mind how independent it really is not. And how it treats those of … Continue reading →

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Bare breasts and burkinis: The hypocrisies of Manuel Valls and France

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Liberty Guiding the People”, by Eugène Delacroix, 1830. This image has been often conflated with that of Marianne, an allegorical figure representing the French Republic, who is typically not shown with bare breasts. And she has also been misused recently … Continue reading →

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Of burkinis and bans

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Hypocrisy on the beach: ‘We’re looking for ostentatious religious signs…’ ‘Have you seen any burkinis or veiled Muslim women?’” Not wanting to be one of those suffocatingly silent white feminists who have no opinion (or worse, a veiled bigoted opinion) … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan asylum seekers tricked by immigration officials, imprisoned in Florida

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Evil, wicked Venezuela is bleeding citizens, we’re told. Refugees keep washing up in Florida, claiming political persecution as grounds for asylum. It’s the fault of the evil Chavistas, driving honest working folk out of the land! It’s nothing but a … Continue reading →

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Cuban migrants flooding Colombia en route to the US

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A group of Cuban migrants in a warehouse in northern Colombia. They are waiting for the Colombian government to resolve their situation. Meanwhile, another group of Cubans isn’t waiting. They’re making their way through the dense Colombian jungle toward Panama. … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Romeo Saganash on missing and murdered indigenous people

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Where is the Canada we used to know…the one that has the history of upholding high standards of human rights?” Yes, this was from two years ago…but I still think this man would make a terrific prime minister. We could … Continue reading →

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Who’s being excluded from Toronto Pride, again?

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Sabina Becker

So, a gay (and rather white) police officer wrote an open letter today, complaining of his exclusion (as a cop, not as a gay man) from Toronto Pride, based on Black Lives Matter TO’s leadership role in the Pride weekend … Continue reading →

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It was 6 years ago today…

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…that jackbooted fascism broke loose on the streets of Toronto: “This ain’t Canada right now” shouldn’t be an excuse. The police are still making excuses for their behavior to this day, and their lies aren’t washing. Hold them accountable, people. … Continue reading →

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OAS chief meddling in Venezuela…AGAIN.

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“I’m Not Almagro”, reads the paper-bag mask. Is anyone buying it? If so, I have a lovely bridge in Brooklyn that I’m looking to unload… Well might a certain OAS chief be wanting to bag his face. Because what happened … Continue reading →

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