There have been many genocides throughout history, but the first to be displayed on TV in all its sickening horror before the entire world is the Israeli genocide against the civilians of Gaza. Truth is the first casualty of war, so it’s no surprise that the slick Israeli propaganda machine has
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Israel perpetrating genocide in Gaza, says veteran human rights leader
A widely respected humanitarian law expert who has resisted using the term “genocide” for Israel’s killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza—a word used “sparingly” in the international human rights movement, he noted—said he has concluded a genocide is indeed taking place, evidenced particularly by Israel’s blocking of
Genocide Day observed in Khulna
The Genocide Day-2024 was observed Monday in Khulna as elsewhere in the country commemorating the brutal attacks carried out by Pakistani occupation forces on the unarmed Bengalis on the black night of March 25 in 1971. The District Administration and other socio-cultural organisations including Khulna city and district unit Awami League
Israel faces Gaza ‘genocide’ case at UN top court
Israel and South Africa face off at the UN's top court from Thursday, after Pretoria accused Israel of "genocidal acts" in Gaza, charges the Israelis have dismissed as "blood libel". In an 84-page submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), South Africa urged judges to order Israel to "immediately suspend
Marking Half Century Of An Unacknowledged Genocide
In 1971 Pakistan’s military hawks sitting in Rawalpindi’s General Head Quarters (GHQ) planned a genocidal campaign on East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in which was supposed to be executed immediately. The brutal campaign was launched exactly 52 years ago – on the night of 25 March with full ferocity and is believed
US Congress to recognise Bangladesh genocide in 1971
Recently United States Congressman Steve Chabot along with co-sponsor Congressman Ro Khanna and Congresswoman Katie Porter introduced a bipartisan resolution 1430 “Recognising the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971” in Capitol Hill, Washington DC. The resolution demands that the United States government should recognise the genocide committed by the Pakistan armed forces during
ICSF welcomes US Congress initiative on 1971 genocide
The International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF) has welcomed the resolution "Recognising the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971" introduced in the US House of Representatives. The resolution is the first of its kind relating to the genocide od 1971 perpetrated in Bangladesh by the Pakistan Army, presented anywhere to any legislative body in
Declare Pakistan army action in 1971 ‘Genocide’: US congressmen introduce resolution
US congressman Steve Chabot, along with congressman of Indian origin Ro Khanna, introduced a legislation in US House of Representatives to declare Pakistan Army action against Bengalis and Hindus in 1971 during the Liberation War of Bangladesh as "genocide" and "crime against humanity". The Bangladesh Genocide of 1971 must not be
‘1971 genocide is most heinous crime in human history’
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh genocide committed in 1971 by the Pakistani military is one of the most heinous crimes in human history and regretted that the Bangladesh genocide is yet to be recognised by the international community to the extent the genocide warrants. “We do not
UN court to rule on jurisdiction in Rohingya genocide
The United Nations' highest court is ruling Friday on whether to proceed with a landmark case that accuses Myanmar's rulers of genocide against the country's mainly Muslim Rohingya minority. The International Court of Justice is set to deliver its decision on Myanmar's claims that the Hague-based court does not have jurisdiction