Good Law Project’s Post

We are concerned that the Supreme Court’s judgement will pave the way for increased persecution of activists. We hope that with the case now being concluded, the State can instead put this difficult period behind it by releasing persons who had been charged with sedition where there was no element of violence and by fostering dialogue with political parties to resolve the current impasse and remove the designation of political parties as terrorist entities. #Eswatini #CivicRights #Sedition https://lnkd.in/dX6CyCFD

Looking at this from outside, I wonder why it still seems to remain difficult for Arab-Americans to strategize to vote en bloc with African-Americans? And for both to forge alliances with anti-Zionist Jews? Any insights out there on the continued political fragmentation of these communities? Or am I missing analysis on alliance-forming for #elections2024 ?

Just in case you are still inclined to vote liberal

I’ve written for Geo News about the ongoing far-right riots in the UK, through which Islamophobic, racist and xenophobic groups and individuals have sought to capitalise on the murder of 3 young girls to spread their hateful ideologies. I investigate the commonalities between the different riots, the short-term catalyst and the long-term rhetoric by politicians and political parties that have exacerbated Islamophobia, racism and anti-immigration sentiment, which were sadly markers of the recent general elections. But we must be heartened by the anti-racist counterprotestors who have defended mosques and asylum seeker accommodation and have rejected hate and division. We must all do our bit to reject the far-right. https://t.co/eNgD0orZCt

👮♂️Authorities worldwide are increasingly using excessive force against peaceful protestors. 🛡️What can be done to protect their rights? 🟡REDRESS works to spotlight violence against protestors, push for accountability, and drive legal and policy reforms for justice. 🔎Learn more about how we're tackling this issue in countries such as #Belarus #Sudan and #Egypt in our latest In Focus article👇 https://lnkd.in/eT-hBPht 📖Explore our other projects in our 2024 Annual Review: https://lnkd.in/eBFhQ2ux

Amid rising attacks on democratic norms and institutions, civil society organizations in the United States confront a widening array of threats. New restrictions on protest and attacks on freedom of expression have proliferated in recent years, particularly at the state level. In my new article, I summarize seven lessons learned by activists and groups fighting similar challenges in other countries around the world: In short: ➡ Plan ahead and take pro-active security measures 🔒 ➡ Carefully navigate existing law 📚 ➡ Anticipate and monitor new legislative and regulatory threats ⚖ ➡ Build sectoral solidarity 🤝 ➡ Seek out nontraditional allies 🔗 ➡ Invest in communications and counternarratives 🗣 ➡ Cultivate strong constituencies 🌱

Taiwan's Presidential Office on Tuesday weighed in on a mass trial in Hong Kong, where 45 former politicians and activists were given prison sentences in a national security case, calling it a blow to the city's pursuit of freedom and democracy. #TSINews #TSIWeekly20241117 #TSITaiwanFP #TSICrossStrait #TSIHKNationalSecurityLaw #NationalSecurityLaw #HKNationalSecurityLaw

Here's an excerpt from the informative, linked article that follows: FACT: For all intents and purposes, we now have a fourth branch of government: the surveillance state. This fourth branch came into being without any electoral mandate or constitutional referendum, and yet it possesses superpowers, above and beyond those of any other government agency save the military. It is all-knowing, all-seeing and all-powerful. It operates beyond the reach of the president, Congress and the courts, and it marches in lockstep with the corporate elite who really call the shots in Washington, DC. The government’s “technotyranny” surveillance apparatus has become so entrenched and entangled with its police state apparatus that it’s hard to know anymore where law enforcement ends and surveillance begins. https://lnkd.in/eiph23Ft

The ICJ judgement is clear. There is no future for Israel based on the narrative of its radicals.... anyone who claimed or wants to claim territory exclusively for themselves will only find eternal war, violence and destruction, whereas the moderates at both sides hold the key to peace by non-violent interaction and dialog. The only way out of the conflict is thus to learn to live together as equals and to share the country as one union. Practically, it means in my opinion to go back to the times of Canaan and establish (democratic) autonomous local communities and flexibly spread them over the entire territory of Canaan. These autonomous communities can coexist and come together in two confederations of communities (nations), an Israeli and a Palestinian one, both sharing the country as a union, this is a hybrid outcome with elements of both a two- and a one-state solution. There is space for all cultural identities this way without any minority versus majority issues. Currently, such scenario seems very far fetched, but, the Israelis and Palestinians belong to Canaan and nobody outside is waiting for an(other) exodus of any of the two. www.canaan.community & www.pax.ngo & www.convergence.ngo

Topic #2 in today's #NIF newsletter looks into the Israeli army and its history of committing human rights violations: https://bit.ly/3MUuul6