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Irwin Cotler ( @IrwinCotler) is chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, former justice minister and attorney-general of Canada, and member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom. Enes Kanter ( @EnesKanter ) is a center for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and a human rights activist. The views expressed here are their own. Read more opinion at CNN. (CNN) After 13 Turkish hostages were found dead in Northern Iraq on Feb. 14, Turkey arrested hundreds of people , including prominent members of the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). The government even opened investigations into HDP members of parliament and human rights activists Hüda Kaya and Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who had actively fought alongside the victims' families to bring the hostages home safely. Irwin Cotler Enes Kanter President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesperson declared that … [Read more...] about Why Biden must stop Erdogan’s abuse of counterterrorism rhetoric

The Biden administration hit the ground running with an explosive agenda focusing on three crises that require immediate attention without delay: first, the COVID-19 pandemic; second, the related purported weak economy, especially COVID-related job losses that require a stronger stimulus than we have seen so far, in President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE ’s opinion; and third, the economic inequality crisis. The trilogy of crises follows former White House chief of staff and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel’s famous adage: Never let a crisis go to waste. President Biden has invented three to focus his attention and build voter support, in part because three is more compelling than one. Current emphasis is mainly on the second leg of the trilogy — the economic fallout from the coronavirus — probably because … [Read more...] about Biden’s trumped-up rescue plan is a solution looking for a problem

President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE is facing pressure from all sides as migration swells at the southern border — posing one of the first major policy tests for his administration. Progressives have hit Biden officials over reopening a housing facility for young migrants used briefly during the Trump administration. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez: Detailed sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo 'painful to read' The GOP's uncertain future Democrats don't trust GOP on 1/6 commission: 'These people are dangerous' MORE (D-N.Y.) and others argue the facilities are inhumane and represent a step backward for the new administration, which has made a point to distance itself from the Trump era on immigration in particular. … [Read more...] about Biden officials urge patience on immigration amid border surge

The Trump administration’s hard-line approach to Cuba may complicate efforts by President-elect Joe Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE to return to Obama-era policies. The State Department is reportedly weighing a proposal to put Cuba back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a step intended to make it more difficult for Biden to open relations. In addition, while former President Obama won the state of Florida twice, Biden was defeated by Trump in Florida in 2020 — at least partly because of disappointingly low support from Latin American voters in the state. Much of this has been attributed to GOP efforts to paint Biden as a president who would bring socialism to the United States. ADVERTISEMENT Biden won just a narrow victory in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, while Florida Reps. Debbie … [Read more...] about Trump, Florida complicate Biden approach to Cuba

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and four Republican attorneys general wrote to President Joe Biden Monday, urging him to withdraw Vanita Gupta’s nomination to be the next associate attorney general, arguing that her support for defunding law enforcement and other “radical” views disqualify her for the position, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. “Ms. Gupta’s past comments and track record have demonstrated her disinterest in meaningful police reform in favor of destructive policies that would defund the police,” the attorneys general wrote to Biden. “Her nomination will further divide our nation instead of implementing policies to protect our communities and support law enforcement.” Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter joined Rokita in the letter urging Biden to withdraw Gupta’s nomination. Rokita said that Biden, who used to oversee the Justice … [Read more...] about Exclusive – Todd Rokita, GOP Attorneys General Call on Joe Biden to Withdraw Vanita Gupta’s Nomination