Just another reason unnecessarily supporting wars is extremely dangerous to individual privacy (ie: tech developed for tracking enemies, eventually brought home for localized policing as in above article).

Another fun fact: according to mainstream reports, 60% FISA searches are reported to relate to the war on drugs.

Summary: unwinnable wars continuously erode our rights.

I'm antiwar.

#peace #conflict #love #notwar #WarOndrugs #kindness #empathy #antiwar #sayNoToWar

#Congo questions #Apple over #knowledge of #conflict #minerals in its supply chain

source: https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphones-congo-blood-minerals-b1f20aa7bd3a3f4f8cf7fcde19c6f053

A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and its French subsidiary this week, raising concerns about human rights violations involving the minerals extracted from mines in the country’s troubled east that might end up being used in the company’s products.

#SupplyChain #HumanRights #Economy #business #iphone #smartphone #technology #trade #TimCook justice #crime #news

Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain

Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains. It's demanding answers within three weeks.

^{GERALD IMRAY (AP News)}

Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ #genocide is being committed in #Gaza

Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976

There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that #Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.

#news #humanRights #crime #war #terror #conflict #uno #military #Palestine #occupation #politics #problem

Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday. 

^{UN News}

The never-ending conflict in the Middle East should be declared a World Heritage Site.

#WorldHeritageSite #unesco #conflict #quote #war #terror #politics #diplomacy #future #history #israel #palestine #fail #humanrights #problem #humanity #middleeast