Whatever Amnesty International used to do isn’t what they’ve been doing lately. As Twitchy reported, the group that used to pressure governments to free political prisoners now wants the U.S. to pass stronger gun control so as not to be in violation of international human rights law.
Leaving behind whatever last shred of credibility it had, Amnesty International has now weighed in on the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation, issuing a rare call that the Senate vote be delayed until it can be determined that Kavanaugh has not been involved in any human rights violations.
BREAKING: We are issuing a rare call for a halt to a vote on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the #SCOTUS unless and until any information relevant to Kavanaugh’s possible involvement in human rights violations. https://t.co/Jj0Doq3C25 pic.twitter.com/a08kf0KbCH
— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) September 24, 2018
We take no position on the appointment of particular individuals to government positions, unless they are reasonably suspected of crimes under international law & could use their appointment in question to either prevent accountability for these crimes or to continue perpetration
— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) September 24, 2018
In addition to concerns about Kavanaugh’s involvement in torture and other ill-treatment by the U.S. government, we are deeply concerned about Brett Kavanaugh’s record on a range of other human rights issues, including sexual and reproductive rights.
— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) September 24, 2018
Well at least Amnesty International was honest enough to blurt out the truth at the end there: this whole thing has been about some phantom idea that the second he’s confirmed, Justice Kavanaugh will somehow outlaw abortion in the U.S. It’s all Roe v Wade all the time with these people in their stupid handmaid costumes.
Oh for crying out loud. https://t.co/AaQcD2KVcJ
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 25, 2018
"Human rights violations."
Delete your NGO. https://t.co/Io2eHi554j
— Ezra Levant ? (@ezralevant) September 24, 2018
Deep State NGO joins the Democrats ludicrous mode. Boy, Amnesty will need a deep memory hole afterwards. Because a "rare call" for taking down an undisputed nominee on the basis of NO proof-allegations is not very human rights like – up here. https://t.co/h6mKvW7OdV
— Sietske Bergsma (@SBergsma) September 24, 2018
Someone is way the eff out of their lane. https://t.co/kfx0fIYjba
— Nathan the Wurtzelhearted (@NathanWurtzel) September 24, 2018
I mean, we're getting into sillytown now. https://t.co/orTG5QR8pV
— Jeff B. (@EsotericCD) September 24, 2018
We are verging on parody. https://t.co/8la4K8UGOa
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 24, 2018
Silly season. https://t.co/ww18iN3rru
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 24, 2018
Oh go f—k yourselves https://t.co/UYXV7A9V2q
— The Ice Mag Cometh? (@MF_Ball) September 24, 2018
I mean seriously with you people. https://t.co/r9celNJ3pN
— Chris Brook (@DancingBear17) September 25, 2018
Prior to this, Amnesty International was best known for siding with Palestinian terrorists over Israeli citizens.
So yeah. https://t.co/kfx0fIYjba
— Nathan the Wurtzelhearted (@NathanWurtzel) September 24, 2018
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Today is apparently "hand in my organization's credibility" day on the left. https://t.co/DZtv3EWoQQ
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 24, 2018
If you know Amnesty was founded by British Catholic lawyer Peter Benenson as a support group for prisoners of conscience, you just shake your head now.
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket”~Eric Hoffer https://t.co/5IENjasLDs
— Gʀᴀʏ Cᴏɴɴᴏʟʟʏ (@GrayConnolly) September 24, 2018
whatever you think about Kavanaugh (I have no idea where the truth lies in regard to the accusations), this is sad. the next time @amnesty raises its voice about torture in prisons, its moral capital will have been frittered away on the fashionable side of a US political squabble https://t.co/9fwptk3sC6
— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) September 24, 2018
Amnesty International has officially jumped the shark. https://t.co/MMQu9vT6s4
— Anonymous Finch (@AnonymousFinch) September 24, 2018
Related:
Amnesty International: US is in violation of international human rights law by not passing stronger gun control https://t.co/M3f7Ub6p3l
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 13, 2018
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