Not a joke: the UN hands Iran a human rights job

What does Iran have to teach the world about human rights? The United Nations appears to think we have plenty to learn from a pariah state which backs Hamas, arrests and beats women for failing to wear a hijab, executes protesters and hangs gay people. In Geneva, the Social Forum of the UN Human Rights Council — essentially a human rights jamboree — opens today; its chair is Ali Bahreini, Iran’s UN ambassador, who will oversee a conference discussing the contribution of science, technology and innovation to the promotion of human rights. Iran, which has used facial recognition technology to identify dissidents, is likely to have some expertise here.

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New Immigrants Say Canadians Pay Too Much in Taxes: CRA Report

Many new immigrants to Canada say Canadians pay too much in taxes, according to in-house research for the Canada Revenue Agency.

When asked if they arrived with any preconceptions about the Canadian tax system, newcomers often mentioned it being an “expensive” part of living in Canada, according to the report, “Qualitative Research On First Time Tax Filing With Newcomers To Canada.”

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Photo of man dressed in Hamas Halloween costume could be AI-generated

Police investigating complaints over a picture of someone who appeared to be dressed as a Hamas fighter at a Halloween event have suggested the image may be AI-generated.

It follows the circulation of an image on social media which appeared to show a person in the Guildhall Square in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, dressed in a uniform with “HAMAS” spelt on it.

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Anti-Jewish bias has deeply permeated university culture

Many have raised concerns after multiple student groups on university campuses issued alarming statements that characterized the massacres perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli civilians on October 7 as “legitimate resistance” and part of the “decolonization struggle,” insinuating that the victims were to blame for the atrocities committed against them.

Who knew!

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Goats Head Gang?

Skinned goat head thrown through window of Vaughan home in ‘disturbing’ act of vandalism: police

York Regional Police say they are searching for suspects in a series of disturbing acts of vandalism in Vaughan, Ont., that include graffiti on cars and multiple skinned goat heads.

On Oct. 27 around 3:45 a.m., police said it was reported that someone had thrown a skinned goat head through the front window of a home in the Melville Avenue and Hudson Drive area.

h/t Mauser

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