Daphne Eviatar
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Human rights, safe streets, save our planet. Director, Security with Human Rights @amnestyusa. Tweets reflect my views only.
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https://www.justsecurity.org/author/eviatardaphne/ 19-01-2009 03:03:40
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I have spent a decade opposite govt lawyers who believe themselves con law/intl law specialists, and yet fight vehemently to keep Guantanamo going. The legal and literal barbarism could never be justified, and gets harder every year.
H/t Karen Greenberg for this profound essay.
Free the #Guantanamo 16: Photos Of Nine Global Vigils For the Closure of Guantanamo on April 3, 2024 - European Parliament, in DC, London, SF, Mexico, Cobleskill, Detroit, Minneapolis & Copenhagen. Join us next month! andyworthington.co.uk/2024/04/07/fre…
Latest report on Israel's use of AI in Gaza raises significant concerns about civilian harm.
NSC Spokesperson John Kirby says US 'looking into it.'
Here are 10 questions policymakers and the public should ask - courtesy of Just Security:
Seems important to remember right now that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
Painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. Sharrows? Safer to NOT have them. usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…
Filmed this w/Doug Gordon of The War on Cars 6 years ago and it's only gotten worse.
#CongestionPricing opponents want to do nothing. They have no solutions.
It's not healthy for ANYONE. It will never get better without action. And it is killing us.
Open Plans Streetsblog New York
Netanyahu’s prosecution of the war in Gaza has been a humanitarian disaster.
The U.S. should launch “Operation Gaza Relief” to provide desperately needed aid.
My op-ed with Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Senator Peter Welch:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…
The military detention facility at Guantánamo Bay is a glaring, longstanding stain on the human rights record of the United States. A very presidential thing @potus could do for #PresidentsDay is to shut to down. Make your voice heard! >>> act.amnestyusa.org/page/96987/act…