#Treaty

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

I read that breaking international law is a great negotiating move by the UK government, or we're stopping Ireland starving (study some history) and I get the nasty politics, but

#RenukaJain

RenukaJain6

Difficult to believe! So many skeletons tumbling out of the closet after so many years of sweeping under the carpet!The thread. 1. The Sultan of Oman offered the port of

Jaclyn Aramoana-Arlidge

JacsAramoana

What good is a doctor who got an A+ in CHEM110 if they refuse to use best practice guidelines to mitigate the racist beliefs they have about how Māori don’t

Irish History Bitesize!

lorraineelizab6

#Otd 1933: Eoin O’Duffy became leader of the Army Comrades Association, set up to protect Cumann na nGaedheal public meetings, which had been disrupted by IRA. Later called National Guard,

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

BanKillerRobots

Today the @UN Security Council will debate a new report by Sec-Gen @antonioguterres that urges states to protect civilians from serious threats raised by lethal autonomous weapons systems https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/2020/05/protect-civ

M. Gouldhawke ∞

M_Gouldhawke

You might still be figuring it out after reading this since while it's true that Canada's Constitution does not (& can't) recognize Indigenous sovereignty, Bill C-15 doesn't give Sec.35 of

Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1951. Death of Ernest Bevin. Prime Minister Clement Attlee leads the tributes: ‘The country has lost in him a great statesman and the Labour movement a leader of whom

Great House

xspotsdamark

A thread on the fascinating life of Queen Nzinga of the Mbundu people of Angola, one of the most badass women in history, also one of Africa's greatest rulers &

U.S. Mission to the UN

USUN

The U.S. called for a virtual meeting of the UNSC in the wake of the PRC's decision to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy & freedoms guaranteed under the 1984 Sino-British Joint

The Dalit Voice

ambedkariteIND

#Thread Babasaheb's view on China."Buddha would never allow violence, but the communists do. No doubt the communists get quick results because when you adopt the means of annihilating a man,

Eric Rauchway

rauchway

If you think the Hundred Days was a period when FDR "pushed through law after law" and Biden's unpopularity among Republicans means he's not like FDR, you could learn some

Pearson In The Wind

LukeLPearson

It’s weird whenever I’m doing a talk or training and point out that Australia isn’t actually a legitimate nation so much as it is ppl who turned up with guns

Pew Environment

pewenvironment

[THREAD] It’s high time we protected the high seas. Right now, the UN has a once-in-a-generation chance to pass the treaty that would safeguard international waters—including 10 potential marine protected

cynthia w Nelson

cindian1

This is what #colonial #hate #crimes look like in Canada 2020. #Indigenous try to make a living lobster fishing in their own territories, sharing their resources w settlers & assert

Curse

cursedsalad

1. Since 1958, Israel's had a nuclear weapons program. To this day, they still haven't signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. According to the 1961 Foreign Aid Act, this makes them

The Decolonial Atlas

decolonialatlas

We stand with the Mi’kmaq people of Mi’kma’ki, so called Nova Scotia, in their defence of their own land sovereignty, treaty rights, and their inherent autonomy to continue traditional fishing