Misrata: La escalada del coste humano en una ciudad bombardeada
Por Donatella Rovera, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre situaciones de crisis.
Aquí en Misrata, la tercera ciudad de Libia, acabamos de sufrir cuatro días más de bombardeos constantes por parte de las fuerzas del coronel Gadafi. Sólo…Continue Reading
Temor entre la población libia de la zona montañosa del Yebel Nefusa
Por Diana Eltahawy, investigadora sobre Libia de Amnistía Internacional.
En épocas normales, Dhehiba es un pueblo pequeño y tranquilo del sur de Túnez, a tres kilómetros de la frontera de este país con Libia. No obstante, la época actual no es…Continue Reading
Australia PM to talk human rights with China
SYDNEY, April 19, 2011 (AFP) – – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday urged China not to take “backward steps” on human rights, saying she will raise her concerns in an upcoming meeting with President Hu Jintao.Continue Reading
Gillard to push human rights in China visit
The Prime Minister has pledged to raise human rights issues with China during a week-long swing through north Asia beginning tomorrow.Continue Reading
Protecting Asian Migrants’ Rights
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Asia: Governments Should Jointly Protect Migrant Workers
(Dhaka) – Ministers from Asian labor-sending countries meeting in Dhaka this week should together endorse protections for migrant workers, Human Rights Watch, Migrant Forum in Asia, and CARAM Asia said in a briefing paper released today.
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US official: US opposes Syria for UN rights body
The Obama administration will oppose Syria’s candidacy to the United Nations’ top human rights body, an official said Monday, calling the Arab country’s attempt to gain a seat in the organization “hypocritical” while it uses violence to try to silence …Continue Reading
Indonesia Risks Taking Pakistan’s Path to Intolerance
Were a hundred Indonesians to die in a suicide bombing, one would expect Indonesian politicians, political parties and religious groups to condemn it no matter who the victims were. But when such an attack occurre…Continue Reading
Indonesia Risks Taking Pakistan’s Path to Intolerance
Were a hundred Indonesians to die in a suicide bombing, one would expect Indonesian politicians, political parties and religious groups to condemn it no matter who the victims were. But when such an attack occurre…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Attack on Rights Defender’s Home
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Misratah: the spiralling human cost in a city under fire
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s crisis researcher.
Here in Misratah, Libya’s third city, we have just experienced four more days of relentless shelling by Colonel al-Gaddafi’s forces. In just two of the residential neighb…Continue Reading
Huyendo del conflicto y buscando refugio bajo el sol del desierto tunecino
Por Diana Eltahawy, investigadora sobre Libia de Amnistía Internacional.
En los últimos tres días, nos hemos dedicado a visitar campamentos levantados en el desierto cerca del puesto fronterizo de Ras Jdir, entre Libia y Túnez, que acoge ya a mil…Continue Reading
Nafousa Mountain Libyans living in fear
By Diana Eltahawy, Libya researcher at Amnesty International.
In normal times, Dhehiba is a quiet, small town in southern Tunisia, three kilometres away from the country’s border with Libya. Today, times here are anything but normal. This area is e…Continue Reading
Rights group says 12 Syrians killed in clashes
A Syrian human rights group says the death toll has risen to 12 from shootings during protests and a funeral on Sunday night.Continue Reading
Turkey: Kurdish Party Members’ Trial Violates Rights
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The prosecution of hundreds of officials, activists, and elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) highlights the problems associated with Turkey’s overbroad …Continue Reading