{"id":173351,"date":"2020-11-23T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=173351"},"modified":"2024-06-12T21:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:24:54","slug":"us-state-departments-attack-on-the-bds-movement-violates-freedom-of-expression-and-endangers-human-rights-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/11\/us-state-departments-attack-on-the-bds-movement-violates-freedom-of-expression-and-endangers-human-rights-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"US State Department\u2019s Attack on the BDS Movement Violates Freedom of Expression and Endangers Human Rights Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>19 Nov 2020 – <\/em>Responding to the United States Department of State announcement designating the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as antisemitic and planning to identify organizations supporting BDS with a view to reviewing and halting their funding, Bob Goodfellow, the Interim Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, issued the below statement:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Department of State\u2019s targeting of groups advocating for using peaceful means, such as boycotts, to end human rights violations against Palestinians as antisemitic violates freedom of expression and is a gift to those who seek to silence, harass, intimidate and oppress those standing up for human rights\u00a0around the world. This is simply the latest attack from a US government determined to undermine the universality of human rights and the global fight against racism and discrimination, including antisemitism.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“The Department of State\u2019s targeting of groups advocating for using peaceful means, such as boycotts, to end human rights violations against Palestinians as antisemitic violates freedom of expression and is a gift to those who seek to silence, harass, intimidate and oppress those standing up for human rights around the world.”<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n