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August 2006

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08/28/2006 La Fundación Myrna Mack (FMM) destacó que tras una década de finalización del conflicto armado interno, el país se encuentra inmerso en una espiral de violencia que continúa causando la pérdida de vidas humanas a un ritmo tan acelerado, equivalente al período más cruento registrado durante las hostilidades.
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From: Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala
Related: [Guatemala] [Human Rights] [War and Peace]
08/28/2006 La ola de violencia desatada en el país, que parece ser incontrolable, volvió a llenar de luto varias familias salvadoreñas. Las víctimas de este nuevo hecho de sangre fueron cuatro personas, incluyendo a un periodista que se desempeñaba como corresponsal de la Prensa Gráfica.
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From: Diario CoLatino
Related: [El Salvador] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights]
Image: © Mapquest
USA:n presidentti George W. Bush
08/28/2006 Yhdysvaltain presidentin, George W. Bushin ja Irakin entisen presidentin, Saddam Husseinen tulisi molempien astua oikeuden eteen, toteaa natsien sotarikostuomioistuimen pääsyyttäjä. Benjamin Ferencczin mukaan kumpikin johtajista syyllistyi "aggressiivisen sodan aloittamiseen", Hussein hyökätessään vuonna 1990 Kuwaitiin, ja Bush Vuonna 2003 Irakiin.
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From: OneWorld UK
Related: [United States] [Iraq]
Image: USA:n presidentti George W. Bush © Greenpeace
Which wars should be prosecuted?
08/25/2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 25 (OneWorld) - A chief prosecutor of Nazi war crimes at Nuremberg has said George W. Bush should be tried for war crimes along with Saddam Hussein. Benjamin Ferencz, who secured convictions for 22 Nazi officers for their work in orchestrating the death squads that killed more than 1 million people, told OneWorld both Bush and Saddam should be tried for starting "aggressive" wars--Saddam for his 1990 attack on Kuwait and Bush for his 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Iraq] [United States] [Human Rights] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [United Nations]
Image: Which wars should be prosecuted?
08/23/2006 Alrededor de las 03:00 horas de la madrugada 3 furgonetas cargadas de grupos paramilitares, porros y policías vestidos de civil balacearon con armas AR 15 a los cerca de 70 compañeros y compañeras.
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From: Independent Media Center
Related: [Mexico] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights]
Image: © ZNet
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08/23/2006 El Concejo Municipal, organizaciones sociales y la sociedad civil del municipio de Playa Grande Ixcán, Quiché denunciaron la ocupación militar de la comunidad de retornados Ixtahuacán Chiquito.
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From: Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala
Related: [Guatemala] [Human Rights] [War and Peace]
Image: www.peacebrigades.org
Activists demonstrate in Washington, D.C. to oppose the use of torture.
08/23/2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 23 (OneWorld) - The human rights group Amnesty International is appealing decisions by the United States government to withhold as secret information detailing the incarceration of so-called ghost detainees as part of the Bush administration's self-styled "war on terror."
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [United States] [Jordan] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Security] [Terrorism]
Image: Activists demonstrate in Washington, D.C. to oppose the use of torture. © Amnesty International USA
08/23/2006 The Humanitarian Law Centre expressed its concern over the statements and behaviour of Kosovo’s Prime Minister regarding the guilty verdict of general Selim Krasniqi for war crimes against civilian population.
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From: Humanitarian Law Center
Related: [Kosovo] [Law] [Conflict Resolution] [Security]
08/23/2006 KARACHI, August 10 2006: A press release by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) has blamed intelligence agencies for the rising incidents of violence against journalists.
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From: Pakistan Press Foundation
Related: [Pakistan] [Human Rights] [Freedom of Expression] [Governance]
08/22/2006 Fond za humanitarno pravo izrazio je zabrinutost zbog izjava i ponašanja premijera Kosova povodom osudujuće presude generalu Seljimu Krasnićiju za ratni zločin protiv civila.
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Related: [Serbia and Montenegro] [Politics] [Codes of Conduct] [Governance] [War and Peace]
08/18/2006 El atentado contra el periodista Aldo Sanagua, nuestro representante en Añatuya, Santiago del Estero, República Argentina, ocurrido el día 16.08.2006, fue denunciada a la comisaría de la zona, que no realizó los procedimientos de rutina para este tipo de casos.
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From: Fundación Adoptar
Related: [Argentina] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights]
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08/11/2006 El 16 de julio de 2006 El Nuevo Diario publicó un reportaje en el que daba cuenta de amenazas de muerte que han recibido miembros de la Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos (CPDH).
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From: Probidad
Related: [Nicaragua] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights]
Image: www.wwfca.org
Milosevic's alla Tribunale dell'Aja
08/11/2006 Osservatorio sui Balcani presenta la prima delle tre parti del lungo dossier di IWPR su come a più di dieci anni dalle guerre in Bosnia e in Croazia la giustizia dispensata dall’Aja possa aiutare le comunità divise dei Balcani a procedere sulla strada della riconciliazione. "Questo dossier rappresenta il risultato degli sforzi di IWPR di scavare in profondità nella ampiamente condivisa asserzione secondo cui il TPI ha un ruolo centrale da giocare nell’aiutare le comunità divise dei Balcani a riconciliarsi con la loro violenta storia recente, e a riconciliarsi le une con le altre" - riportano i promotori dell'indagine.
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From: Osservatorio sui Balcani
Related: [Activism] [Conflict Resolution]
Image: Milosevic's alla Tribunale dell'Aja © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
indígenas Bribris denuncian daños ambientales en reserva
08/10/2006 Violación de la autonomía indígena, afectación de recursos naturales y profanación de sitios sagrados son las principales causas que figurarán en la demanda que interpondrán de manera conjunta la Fuerza Pública de Bribri y la Oficina del Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) de Cahuita.
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From: Semanario Universidad
Related: [Costa Rica] [Environment] [Indigenous Rights]
Image: indígenas Bribris denuncian daños ambientales en reserva
08/04/2006 25 puntos aclaratorios sobre la situación entre Palestina e Israel.
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From: Bandera Roja
Related: [Middle East] [Human Rights] [War and Peace]
Image: © Lebanese Red Cross / Environment News Service (ENS)
08/02/2006 The Autonomous Women House Zagreb brought criminals charges to the District State Prosecution Office against six experts employed by the social welfare system and the judiciary who, they believe, have assisted, through inaction, the brutal murder of Jelena Sabina Kozar.
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Related: [Croatia] [Children] [Shelter & Housing] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Law]

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