Full Coverage: Human Rights

05/31/2004 The custodial death of a Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan last week has highlighted the harassment of religious minorities, who often face attacks from fanatics and apathy from authorities.

05/30/2004 «Les systèmes judiciaires des Amériques sont détournés de leur rôle et sont employés pour harceler les défenseurs des droits humains, ce qui les gêne pour remplir leur mission au service des droits humains», a déclaré Amnesty International alors que l'Union européenne (UE) et les États d'Amérique latine se réunissent à Mexico pour discuter des questions de cohésion sociale et d'intégration régionale.

05/28/2004 "As you have no doubt seen all the recent reports of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of Iraqi prisoners by Coalition Forces ... I am writing to you to emphasise your government's responsibilities as a member of the Coalition with troops deployed in Iraq and a party to the Geneva Conventions of 1949..." An open letter from Irene Khan, Amnesty International's Secretary General.

05/28/2004 Megjunarodnata grupa Amnesty International objavi deka vo minatata godina poveke od koga bilo vo izminatite 50 godini se krsele covekovite prava vo svetot i ostro ja kritikuvase politikata na Vasington da ne izbira sredstva za da obezbedi mir za Amerikancite, javi Rojters.

05/28/2004 The murder of a university don in eastern Sri Lanka this week following a spate of killings in clashes between the two factions of the Tamil Tiger guerrillas has rekindled fears of ethnic warfare in the country.

05/28/2004 Potpredsjednica Vlade i ministrica obitelji, branitelja i međugeneracijske solidarnosti Jadranka Kosor otvorila je jučer u hotelu Panorama u Zagrebu okrugli stol «Ravnopravnost među spolovima».

05/28/2004 The body of an Iraqi would-be asylum seeker who died trying to enter Britain in 2001 has been left in a mortuary for almost three years because there are no funds to pay for its return.

05/28/2004 Indian NGO, Narmada Bachao Andolan says jailed villagers, who have gone on a hunger strike, in the central state of Madhya Pradesh are not being allowed to meet lawyers and relatives.

05/28/2004 A new report by a global research organisation - id21 - says that malnutrition levels in South Asia are high for children under five years of age.

05/28/2004 Desde que terminó la dictadura militar en Brasil, que implantó un régimen represivo con asesinatos, desapariciones y torturas entre 1964 y 1985, ningún responsable por esos crímenes fue investigado, juzgado ni condenado. Después de casi treinta años, el Estado de Río de Janeiro decidió indemnizar a los que sufrieron torturas en ese período.

05/28/2004 Activistas de derechos humanos y legisladoras del país condenaron los cuatro asesinatos de mujeres ocurridos en los últimos días en Chihuahua, con lo que suman nueve crímenes en lo que va del año en esa ciudad fronteriza. El último cuerpo hallado la madrugada de este lunes en la colonia Nuevo México, corresponde a una mujer de entre 25 y 30 años de edad.

05/27/2004 E' in corso in tutta Italia la "Settimana dei Ragazzi" (24-30 maggio) lanciata dall'Unicef per festeggiare il 30° anniversario della nascita del Comitato Italiano per l'Unicef. Oggi, 27 maggio ricorre il tredicesimo anniversario della ratifica da parte del Parlamento italiano della Convenzione sui diritti dell'infanzia. Sono circa 400 mila i minorenni sono sfruttati nei luoghi di lavoro del nostro Paese, documenta una ricerca dell'Ires presentata il mese scorso.

05/27/2004 Amid an international uproar over prisoner abuse in Iraq, a lawyers' body in Indian administered Kashmir says relentless torture and malnourishment has caused insanity and organ failure among many inmates in this state's prisons, some of whom are from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

05/27/2004 Voice of Amreica, press agencija, danas je izvjestila rezultate istrazivanja organizacija za promicanje demokracije u svijetu Freedom House, koji su i ove godine “mjerili” stanje demokracije u zemljama u tranziciji. Na sveopće zaprepaštenje vladajućih struktura - Hrvatska NIJE prvi stjegonoša demokracije na ex-komunističkim proplancima.

05/27/2004 Za većinu ljudi slika koja se nameće kad se spomene ropstvo je slika trgovine robljem preko Atlantika. Slika je to kupnje i prodaje, transporta brodovima s jednog na drugi kontnent, te ukidanja ropstva početkom 19 stoljeća. Čak i kad ne znamo ništa o ropstvu, razmišljamo o njemu više kao u tamnom dijelu naše povijesti nego kao kao dijelu naše sadašnjosti. Ali stvarnost je da se ropstvo nastavlja i DANAS!!!

05/27/2004 "We were beaten and mostly were tied in the 'helicopter' position and tortured in groups of 10 to 15. We were tied up day and night, except for three short food and toilet breaks. I was tied up for two weeks. One of us got very ill with bronchitis and there was no medical treatment… Some got paralysed in the arms and legs." - Eritrean detainee in Adi Abeto prison

05/27/2004 Premijer je istaknuo da pripadnicima manjina treba dati prava sukladna najvećim europskim standardima, ali i poručuje da će ista prava Vlada tražiti za Hrvate u SCG. Najavu predstavnika srpske manjine da će pristupiti izradi svoga grba, zastave i himne komentirao je pozvavši predstavnike manjina da vode računa o činjenici da u Hrvatskoj još nisu zacijelile rane iz Domovinskog rata.

05/27/2004 “Governments and armed groups have launched a war on global values, destroying the human rights of ordinary people.” Urgent words from Amnesty International today as it released its annual assessment of human rights worldwide. The report documents acts of violence that together constitute the most sustained attack on human rights and international humanitarian law in 50 years.

05/27/2004 "What I fear most are checkpoints," says Miki Kratsman, a photographer with the Israeli daily Haaretz. "It doesn't matter if it is an Israeli checkpoint or a Palestinian checkpoint. I just really get nervous." Kratzman spoke in Ottawa recently on the perils of the job and about enduring threats to press freedom.

05/26/2004 Amnesty International ha presentato stamane a Roma il Rapporto 2004. "I governi e i gruppi armati hanno scatenato una guerra ai valori globali distruggendo i diritti umani della gente comune": è la sintesi allarmante che emerge dal rapporto. E la sezione italiana di Amnesty ha colto l'occasione per annunciare l'uscita in libreria di "Abu Ghraib e dintorni", un instant-book sulle torture nel carcere iracheno ed in 132 paesi nel mondo.