Hamid Taherzadeh Ph.D’s Post

Based on the above, we invite the attention of international human rights organizations to the flagrant cases of violation of democracy and human rights in Armenia. We call on the Council of Europe to strongly condemn the continuous decline of democracy in Armenia and gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.” https://lnkd.in/d_cAZtx2

Huzaifa Sehgal’s op-ed “Pakistan’s Farewell to Judicial Independence” discusses the decline of judicial independence in Pakistan. It draws a parallel to the myth of Sisyphus, suggesting that the efforts to achieve a fair and impartial judiciary have been ongoing yet ultimately futile. He implies that Pakistan may be experiencing a significant shift away from judicial autonomy, potentially affecting the rule of law and democratic governance in the country. To read more, visit: https://lnkd.in/dWiXbmGb or click the link in the bio. To submit your work, visit: https://lnkd.in/eYgVReYM [Pakistan, Justice, Rule of Law, Judiciary]

The framers of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights foresaw scenarios where national courts would not handle cases involving abuse of executive power, and knew citizens would need an avenue of recourse after exhausting domestic mechanisms. The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was an effort to institutionalize norms and human rights standards for Africans: https://lnkd.in/ejrjjcss These norms and standards have come under renewed strain in recent years, with captured or co-opted national judiciaries proving the continued need for the Court. Judicial independence is critical to maintaining the impartiality and integrity of electoral commissions. When courts are co-opted, however, they can rubber-stamp illegalities, entrench impunity, and weaken other oversight institutions: https://lnkd.in/easiXu4i

No way.... true religion is there to unite us and has the target to bring people together in oneness..... some human interpretations make a mess out of this. Religions promote non-violent interaction as equals. This leads to mutual understanding and empathy, exchanging fear and hatred for trust and solidarity. Religions let humanity grow together in relation to God. www.samadeus.org & www.pax.ngo

Another publication has been completed. The article is titled, “The Islamic Origins of Human Rights: Alignments with Bangladesh’s Legal Framework and Policy Suggestions for Legislators.” Check it out, the link is given below - https://lnkd.in/gADDVhaq

The recent public executions by the Taliban, framed as retribution for murder, have sparked widespread concerns about the legitimacy of their legal system and its impact on human rights. The absence of a formal legal framework and the selective application of justice raise critical questions. Former Kabul University professor Mahboob Shah emphasizes the sensitivity of death penalties in the Islamic context, expressing worries about ad hoc courts and the lack of constitutional grounding. Critics point out a perceived bias in sparing Taliban members, highlighting the need for universal application of divine laws. The UN strongly condemns these executions, echoing concerns from the Taliban's past rule. Experts argue for uniform legal enforcement to curb crime, linking unemployment and poverty to criminal activities. Social affairs expert Muhammad Khan underscores the importance of addressing societal issues comprehensively. #HumanRights #LegalTransparency #Taliban #HumanitarianConcerns

From Nov/Dec issue of Foreign Affairs: "When Israelis began protesting the judicial overhaul in January 2023, they were stunned by the government’s extreme plans and blatant power grab. But they were at least as shocked to realize that Israel’s institutional checks and balances were so vulnerable, or even absent, a problem that stems directly from the country’s incomplete democratic foundations. Foremost is the lack of a constitution. Despite repeated attempts since the country’s founding, Israel has consistently failed to adopt a formal constitution that defines the balance of powers and a complete bill of rights that guarantees fundamental human rights, civil liberties, and the equality of all citizens. Instead, it has relied on piecemeal legislation, court rulings, and ad hoc arrangements that have evolved through custom or committee. The country has only the most tenuous human rights legislation, anchored in hotly contested laws passed in the early 1990s. As recently as 2018, a controversial law gave Jews alone the right to self-determination in Israel. Unlike with almost any other democracy in the world, many of the country’s borders are not concretely defined. Israel also maintains control over millions of Palestinians who have few basic rights. "For decades, various Israeli lawmakers—along with generations of legal scholars—have recognized the core defects in Israel’s democratic foundations and have sought to address them through a constitutional process. It has also long been acknowledged that Israel faces a growing crisis of legitimacy as a result of its occupation of Palestinian lands and control of a large population of noncitizens, policies that the International Court of Justice has ruled illegal. Today, the problem is intensified by the devastating human cost of Israel’s war in Gaza. Yet even now, Israelis tend to treat these two issues—the country’s lack of constitutional order and its ongoing military occupation of Palestinian people and territories—as wholly separate phenomena. In reality, they are inseparable: it is Israel’s weak or missing democratic foundations that have enabled successive Israeli administrations to pursue and continually expand the occupation." Retired FBI agent and Townhall pundit John Nantz once wrote, "Israel is not just critically important as the lone outpost of democracy in the Middle East, but is most importantly of critical religious and cultural importance to the U.S." (https://lnkd.in/gWhVwBPn) That statement is an opinion and as such, is unassailable. But Israel functions without having ever adopted a constitution ensuring certain rights for its citizens. That's a deficiency most effectively exploited by Benjamin Netanyahu as he clings to power in "the lone outpost of democracy in the Middle East" free from the checks and balances and protections that our constitution has at its core This is a long read but worth the time.

Great and historically important ICC decision today -- helps in the long overdue recalibration of a to date Western (including colonial area dark legacy of partisan influences, and comparable neo-colonialist one) to a multi-polar one for the international rules based human rights and equality respecting order (ICC, ICJ, UN): https://lnkd.in/ePg5Ra2e

🔴 Palestinian Lawyer SLAMS Charges Against Yahya Sinwar: ‘Difficult To Stomach’ | Katie Halper Description: Noura Erakat joins Katie to discuss the recent charges placed by the U.S. on Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar. She also talks about what the media is NOT mentioning when it comes to Palestine, the limits of International Law, and the double standards towards Palestinian and Israeli life. ___ We are all on a collective journey towards Decolonization, De-Globalization, and the dissolvement of all forms of capitalized state wealth consolidation { individual and collective corruption }. Thus the necessity of shifting towards #BRICS Multipolarity and Multilateralism, and actively shifting away from Collective Western Hegemony. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Apartheid Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal and that it should come to an end “as rapidly as possible”. ___ Apartheid Israel is occupying and colonising Palestinian land, discriminating against Palestinian citizens of Israel and denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes. Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS call urges action to pressure Apartheid Israel to comply with international law. BDS is now a vibrant global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches and grassroots movements across the world. Since its launch in 2005, BDS is having a major impact and is effectively challenging international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism. Learn more about the Global movement at the following link: https://lnkd.in/d4R5GpEj ___ Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. ___ The Collective Standoff of Humanity | Humankind against Oppression, Occupation, Colonization, Western Imperialism & Colonialism, and Collective Punishment ( Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, War Crimes ) is the way forward into the Multi-Polar Age. #BDS , #BDS_Movement , #Sanctions , #Divestment , #MilitaryEmbargo , #StopArmingIsrael , #StopFundingGenocide , #BRICS , #NewWorldOrder , #MultiPolarAge , #UNReform , #GenocideByVeto ... #InvokeArticle6 #FreePalestine , #EndZionism , #EndApartheid , #NOW , #OrElse , #FreePalestineNow , #EndZionismNow , #EndApartheidNow https://lnkd.in/di8QcaCq

STATEMENT: Regarding the illegal search and persecution of Crimean lawyers Lilia Hemedzhy and Rustem Kiamilev. Lawyers who defend human rights and speak out in defence of political prisoners in Crimea are targeted by the repressive machinery of the occupation authorities and find themselves at the epicentre of attacks by law enforcement agencies. The persecution of human rights defenders in the temporarily occupied Crimea is not accidental. They have a clearly defined system aimed at forcing human rights defenders to cease their activities or work within the rules established by the occupation authorities.  We, the human rights organisations, are addressing international organisations and foreign governments with the following demands: 🔹 Strongly condemn the repression of lawyers Lilia Hemedzhy and Rustem Kiamilev and other lawyers in the occupied Crimea and to demand that the Russian occupation authorities stop their illegal persecution. 🔹 Introduce personal sanctions against those responsible for gross human rights violations in the occupied Crimea, in particular, against the employees of the Center for Combating Extremism, the so-called “judges” and “investigators” who are engaged in political persecution of lawyers in the occupied Crimea. 🔹 Provide support to lawyers, human rights defenders, activists and their families who are subjected to reprisals for their professional activities. 🔹 Continue to monitor the human rights situation in Crimea, documenting human rights violations and war crimes in order to facilitate the prosecution of those responsible. Read the entire statement: https://lnkd.in/ew65FvJe