Kimberley Kitching was not an advocate for universal human rights. It's true she fought strongly for the human rights of some people, but not for all, not all were worthy, not the #Palestinians. Unfortunately Kitching was a strong supporter of the #apartheid regime of Israel. 1/
In the strange & politicised commentary following her early & sad passing, this reframing is dishonest. Kitching was deputy chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Israel. In February w/@SenatorAbetz they condemned Amnesty's significant findings on #apartheid without any basis. 2/
A piece from @latikambourke last week sought to laude her human rights work. It ended with comments from representatives of Israel's apartheid regime. It's absurd how reporters can include this without acknowledging the irony. There are some potential reasons as to why. 3/
Human rights shouldn't be hijacked by ideological convictions, for Kimberley Kitching in the case of Palestine, they were. When discussing her contributions to human rights, you cannot ignore her zealous support for a serial human rights abuser. 4/
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