UN expected to vote for funding UNHRC blacklist of companies with ties to Israel

2016. december 10 03:10

UN expected to vote for funding UNHRC blacklist of companies with ties to Israel

 

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Small blog labeling UN expected to vote for funding UNHRC blacklist of companies with ties to Israel – Jerusalem PostThe blacklist, which is to be updated annually, was initiated back in March when the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva passed a resolution in order to put it together.
Small blog hatespeech Hate speech: Social media giants don’t live up to their promisesFacebook, Twitter, YouTube and others are failing to meet the targets they pledged earlier this year, a study has found.
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