Human Rights Commission of Humboldt County Calls for Compassion and Respect Amid Middle East Violence
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In the belief local governments and entities should be part of constructive dialogues , The Humboldt County Human Rights Commission has authorized the following statement regarding the tragic events unfolding in the Middle East over the last few months. This statement was shared with the County Board of Supervisors this morning, Tuesday, May 7.
The Humboldt County Human Rights Commission condemns all violence and denial of human rights, both locally and throughout the Middle East, and calls on everyone involved to recognize and respect the value of human life as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in December 1948.
On a local level. many in our community have been subjected to accusatory and insulting language. This behavior has spilled over into local institutions of higher learning with protesters on both sides of difficult issues taking actions which have left a mark on all involved.
We ask all our citizens to show respect , compassion, and understanding regarding the differing perspectives that exist within our community.
Jim Glover, Chair
Humboldt County Human Rights Commission
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in December 1948, does not specifically mention genocide. However, the declaration emphasizes the right to life, liberty, and security of person for all individuals without discrimination. Genocide, which refers to the intentional destruction of a particular group based on ethnicity, nationality, religion, or other identifying factors, would violate several articles of the declaration including the right to life and recognition as a person before the law.
Prevention of genocide is any action that works toward averting future genocides. Genocides take a lot of planning, resources, and involved parties to carry out, they do not just happen instantaneously.[ Scholars in the field of genocide studies have identified a set of widely agreed upon risk factors that make a country or social group more at risk of carrying out a genocide, which include a wide range of political and cultural factors that create a context in which genocide is more likely, such as political upheaval or regime change, as well as psychological phenomena that can be manipulated and taken advantage of in large groups of people, like conformity and cognitive dissonance. Genocide prevention depends heavily on the knowledge and surveillance of these risk factors, as well as the identification of early warning signs of genocide beginning to occur
According to the UN:
“Stopping genocide against the will of national leaders normally requires their overthrow from within, or armed intervention under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter or by regional organizations acting under UN Charter Chapter 8. Every genocide begins and ends in Denial by the perpetrators and their successors”
Another canned globalist statement from Mendo Known 50 Years. He/She lives for this sort of thing, has the verbage lined up just in case. Is he/she paid by the word, or on salary?
Their handlers have programmed these FOOLS to perfection. They all spout the same nonsense all think they’re so educated, when in reality they are just programmed fools. Sort of sad to see what the old libs have been reduced to the last 5 years……
Not just the last 5 years. You must have seen the ones lined up behind Hilary Clinton in 2016? Broke my heart….but darkly laughing
Stop Hamas…
Stop Murdering Children and committing genocide of unarmed refugees in Gaza.
And Iran.
genocide happened on Oct 7
Genocide…???
Biden claimed it was the Holocaust.
Between you and Biden, there really aren’t any words left to then describe what has happened to Gaza over the last 7 1/2 months, are there…???
How would you describe that in one word, now…???
Mass-murder
That’s two words…
Massacre works…
Genocide continues to happen every single day, the blood of children,150,000 murdered and injured by Zionist Israel so far. Funded by your taxes.
The situation in Israel and Gaza is highly complex and sensitive, with differing views on the actions being taken by all parties involved. It’s important to recognize that the term ‘genocide’ is a very serious legal and moral accusation that carries specific criteria under international law. Some people argue that certain actions by Israel in Gaza meet these criteria, while others may disagree. But globally most of the civilized world agrees what Israel is doing and has done amounts to genocide. The World Court is considering Charging Israeli leaders with war crimes as well as genocide. proponents for trying a high-profile political figure like Netanyahu for war crimes might argue that holding leaders accountable for their actions sets a precedent for respecting international law and human rights. This could potentially deter future leaders from committing similar atrocities and signal that no one is above the law, regardless of their position of power. It would also serve as a form of justice for victims and their families affected by alleged war crimes.
Wrong. Again. Every single time. Whether it’s intentional or out of ignorance, you continue to make false statements.
This has nothing to do with which side you support–you just don’t know the meaning of the word.
https://twitter.com/macklemore/status/1787616471738368099 (while you still can)
taking the world by storm
EYES ON RAHFAH
Likely Hamas will finally negotiate about their hostages when they run out of children to hide behind. “Hamas and Israel have accused each other of obstructing an agreement and prolonging the war.
Experts say both sides are pushing for maximalist demands because their political survival depends on it.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hamas-has-proposed-a-ceasefire-deal-here-s-why-that-won-t-bring-an-immediate-end-to-the-war-in-gaza/ar-BB1lYPPa
Thanks for this interesting, fascinating item, about what I do not know…
I hope everyone, everywhere endeavors to treat everyone else, everywhere, with respect and dignity…
I know you all will…
Terrorist actions become compounded, violence spreads, insanity is inherited from generation to generation…
We can do better than we have seen here…
Peace.
I guess titleless articles are a thing now. 🤷♂️
Fixed
Apparently while I was posting. 🤣
Hmmm…not sure how a statement designed to offend no one will encourage constructive dialogue.
Humboldt Co has a Human Rights Commission?
How do we fund this boondogle?
Shut it down.
Its a do nothing bloat of government.
Talking with yourself? Eh clark
You dont even believe in human rights? Do you believe in anything of importance or hold any good human values or traits?
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I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or love Islam or hate America.
I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m a lefty or a commie or an anarchist or an anti-imperialist.
I oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m not a fucking psychopath.
Opposing Israel’s butchery in Gaza is so obvious, so common sense, such a bare-minimum, fundamental-level, Being Human 101 position that if it isn’t immediately self-evident to you after learning the basic facts, your problem is much, much deeper than whatever ideology or bias or prejudice you might happen to have. There’s something wrong with you as a person.
If you support Israel’s butchery in Gaza, you’ve got much bigger problems than merely not having the correct ist or ism belief system. You’re just all fucked up inside. Your conditioning has made you into a generally shitty human being. You have deep and immensely consequential flaws in your character, and you won’t mature as a person until you heal and transcend them.
Opposing Israel’s atrocities in Gaza doesn’t make you a good person, it just makes you a normal person — and supporting Israel’s atrocities in Gaza makes you a bad person. Nobody gets any points for opposing an active genocide; that’s just the basic, bare-minimum requirement for a normal human being with a functioning empathy center in their brain. If you can’t meet that basic, bare-minimum standard, you deserve to be viewed with suspicion and disdain, and anyone in your personal life who cares about truth, morality and humanity should seriously reassess their relationship with you.
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One reason the empire is losing young people is because the imperial status quo has given them no investment in it. They’ll never own property. They can’t support a family or retire. They’ve been given no reason not to want to rock the political boat. So they’re rocking it.
The only vested interest young people have left is an interest in breathable air and a livable planet, and the possibility of a future that isn’t intolerably dystopian. All of which are diametrically opposed to the interests and trajectory of the status quo politics of the western empire.
So they’re going for it. They’re beginning to see that there’s no reason for them not to plunge headlong into a push for real change, in direct opposition to the mainstream politics of our time. Like Bob Dylan said, when you got nothing you got nothing to lose.
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One of the many things that’s beautiful about this particular protest movement is that these young people aren’t protesting a war that they could get drafted in or could harm their personal interests in any way. They’re opposing something cruel and evil solely out of compassion.
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One Palestinian life is worth more than every college campus window in the world.
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If you’re wondering why you’re suddenly seeing the word “radicalizing” a lot in mainstream politics and media, it’s because that’s the big scary boogieman the empire plans on using to justify stomping out the burgeoning antiwar movement it created with its atrocities in Gaza.
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Israeli police raided Al Jazeera’s office after the Israeli cabinet voted to shut down the broadcasts of the Qatari media outlet on Sunday. The west is protecting freedom and democracy by stomping out its own freedom and democracy to assist the genocidal atrocities of a nation that is also stomping out freedom and democracy.
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Trump supporters are such foam-brained bootlickers that they’re now united in shitting on protests against a genocidal mass atrocity that’s being pushed by neocons, the Biden administration, and every other warmongering establishment swamp monster they claim to oppose.
Trump supporters: fighting the Deep State by siding with every intelligence agency, weapons contractor, mainstream media outlet and professional war whore in America.
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Republicans pretend to fiercely oppose Biden, but when it comes to issues that really matter like the president encouraging violent police crackdowns against people protesting his actions they’re in furious agreement, even saying he didn’t go far enough. They’re on the same side.
Caitlin Johnstone
You nailed it except that you missed Profiteering by Trump and the Republicans making Billions of tax payers dollars from the military corporations so the rich can harvest more of the Country’s wealth. That 1% sets the prices for our entire economy. Get ready for higher prices on EVERYTHING! The more they make the more they control us. If Mussolini Trump is re-elected the Fascist turned America will look like Italy in 1939. Or Cuba today where every aspect of that Country’s people’s lives are controlled by the Gov’t. Pinocchio Trump’s goons will be enforcing laws arresting everyone who says anything derogatory about Trump, his family and Trump’s making money that should be spent infrastructure while his family gallivants around the world investing in golf courses and hotels using tax dollars to pay his family and friends using Gov’t travel and services. And with every crooked Republican riding on his coattails.
You dont live in Israel and have rockets drop on you for the last ten years. And now that we let Iran have their money, they too are sending aerial munitions into Israel. Israel has a right to defend itself. And to stop its attackers. .
Self diagnosis of mental health is not a great idea. How many proxy issues can one angry person load onto the Hamas/Israeli war and not worry about anger transference? Apparently lots.
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I saw Kym posted the UN report about sexual violence on Oct. 7
Thttps://electronicintifada.net/content/un-report-launders-israels-fraudulent-mass-rape-propaganda/45021
This is for you, Kym, with respect
ugh looks like link not active; again:
https://electronicintifada.net/content/un-report-launders-israels-fraudulent-mass-rape-propaganda/45021
Who’d a thought. A Palestinian conspiracy website found a “revelation about Israeli propaganda…”
“Six months later, such denouncements are routine. But rape denialism falls into its own separate and bewildering category. Why have so many of Israel’s critics—and pro-Palestine activists—chosen to fight on this hill?”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/october-7-hamas-sexual-assault/678091/
Who owns the media? Is it ‘ordinary’ people? or is it billionaires with an agenda? You choose to listen to the MSM and they are feeding you a line
monsters everywhere
“The Atlantic” a tool for power
see Cait’s essay above
Finally an easy answer. Kym has made it clear. She owns this media at least.
not really!
If you don’t own the platform, you don’t have a business (a famous saying on Naked Capitalism)
and she’s no Bruce Anderson but we make do
keep spewing ignorance guy
Okay. Then Kym doesn’t own this site. If you say so….
Wow! There’s a local commission about human rights?! Where have they been? And how did it take so long for them to say anything so completely obvious?! Maybe October 8th would have been a good day to say this. And then another good day could have been when Israel destroyed their first hospital in Gaza….I’d like to say “Better late than never” but I’m still in shock this so-called commission took so long to say what any decent human would have been saying all along. What’s that other saying? Oh yeah “Silence is half consent”
Just to be perfectly clear and with absolutely zero sarcasm…Yes. I am openly mocking this “HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY”.Pretty words delivered with an official letterhead but c’mon now really! I am … Openly mocking their lameness and tardiness…