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The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death

Emerson — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:10:20 +0100

Groundbreaking Columbia law school study sets out in shocking detail the flaws that led to Carlos DeLuna's execution in 1989

Source: The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death

storyteller

edre — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:47:57 +0100

Short story on the web about oil and destruction in West Africa

Source: storyteller

'Vomiting and screaming' in destroyed waterboarding tapes (BBC News)

Stuart_in_Cardiff — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:04:51 +0100

Secret CIA video tapes of the waterboarding of Osama Bin Laden's suspected jihadist travel arranger Abu Zubaydah show him vomiting and screaming, the BBC has learned.

The tapes were destroyed by the head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, Jose Rodriguez.

In an exclusive interview for Newsnight, Rodriguez has defended the destruction of the tapes and denied waterboarding and other interrogation techniques amount to torture.

Source: 'Vomiting and screaming' in destroyed waterboarding tapes (BBC News)

Solidarity with Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahrain (ONLINE EVENT)

ShabbirLakha — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:43:03 +0100

ATTENTION: THIS IS AN URGENT HUMANITARIAN ISSUE.
So if you are not human, please feel free to ignore this event.

Abdulhadi Al Khawaja was arrested last year, beaten and tortured in front of his family, and has been illegally detained without a fair trial to this day. His only crime was supporting the human rights of the people of his country and promoting democracy.

He has now entered the 76th day of his hunger strike and literally on the verge of imminent death. The Bahraini government have made it very clear that they have no intention of releasing him despite pressure from Amnesty International and 15 other international human rights organisations.

Source: Solidarity with Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahrain (ONLINE EVENT)

Emin Milli: I believe tha words can change the world

Emerson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:34:06 +0100

Freedom of expression is also luxury in Azerbaijan. I learned that lesson myself by exercising freedom of expression, doing it openly and publicly, peacefully and with some sense of humor. Surely there was the price to pay. Freedom of expression is not for free in Azerbaijan. It cost me 16 months of imprisonment.

Source: Emin Milli: I believe tha words can change the world

BBC: Daily protests in Bahrain amid human rights

Emerson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:22:51 +0100

With preparations well underway for Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, a leading human rights group has said torture and ill-treatment are continuing in the Gulf kingdom.

Amnesty International says it has evidence of people being kept in prison for participating in peaceful anti-government protests, and that security forces are using excessive and unnecessary force against demonstrators.

Source: BBC: Daily protests in Bahrain amid human rights

Don’t Fear the Tweets, Fear the Tweeters

Emerson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:24:51 +0100

ast week, UN Secretary General Ban delivered the keynote address at the Global Colloquium of University Presidents, in which he made the pointed remark:

“Some dictators in our world are more afraid of tweets than they are of opposing armies.”

Source: Don’t Fear the Tweets, Fear the Tweeters

BBC Radio 4: The Angola 2

Emerson — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:01:35 +0100

Tim Franks looks at the case of two prison inmates who have been held in solitary confinement in Louisiana for 40 years - believed to be the longest period of time in US history.

Source: BBC Radio 4: The Angola 2

UK arms exports revealed

verovero66 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:49:54 +0000

A new web application, developed by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), will enable easy public access to a wide range of information on UK arms export licences.

For example, you can now see that the UK's arms exports to Bahrain have continued despite that regime's brutal repression of the Arab Spring uprising.

Source: UK arms exports revealed

Dissent stirs in Azerbaijan

verovero66 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:38:19 +0000

With the Eurovision Song Contest looming, Azerbaijanis are becoming more vocal in their demands for change, says Turgut Gambar

Source: Dissent stirs in Azerbaijan

Unreported rapes: the silent shame

verovero66 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:33:27 +0000

The devastating scale of sexual violence against women in Britain is exposed by new research which indicates that the vast majority of victims do not report perpetrators to the police.

One in 10 women has been raped, and more than a third subjected to sexual assault, according to a major survey, which also highlights just how frightened women are of not being believed.

Source: Unreported rapes: the silent shame

Burma's top standup comic: 'We sacrifice our lives for jokes'

ZigZag — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:24:19 +0000

Zarganar spent years in solitary confinement for standup routines that mocked the authorities. Now Burma's best-known comedian is free – and still laughing

Source: Burma's top standup comic: 'We sacrifice our lives for jokes'

Amnesty calls for release of Azerbaijani journalist and youth leader

ZigZag — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:16:14 +0000

Anti-government protests organised by the citizens of Azerbaijan took place in March and April 2011, inspired by the widespread demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa.

Several people were arrested in the aftermath, and while two have since been released, 15 remain in prison. Tural Abbasli, a 29-year-old postgraduate journalism student from Baku and leader of the youth wing of Musavat, one of Azerbaijan's main opposition parties, is one of those currently in jail.

Source: Amnesty calls for release of Azerbaijani journalist and youth leader

Azerbaijani youth activists beaten and detained at peaceful protest

ZigZag — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:36:22 +0000

Jabbar Savalan and Dayanat Babayev were beaten as they were arrested along with 14 other protesters and a journalist when police violently dispersed a demonstration in central Baku. Eye-witnesses report Majid Marjanli and Abulfaz Gurbanly were later beaten up while in custody at Yasamal District police station.

Source: Azerbaijani youth activists beaten and detained at peaceful protest

Kate Allen: We Need David Cameron to Secure a Robust Arms Treaty at the UN

Emerson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:41:11 +0000

Syria is a sharp reminder of precisely why we need a strong arms trade treaty

The distressing scenes of ferocious and unrelenting military assaults on the Syrian city of Homs, are a sharp reminder that the world needs to have tougher controls on the arms trade, and urgently. Since protests began in Syria last March, Amnesty International has recorded the names of more than 5,500 people who have been killed, and the death toll rises daily.

With no UN arms embargo in place and with Russia still supplying Syria with weaponry, it is clear that the current rules regulating global arms are weak and ineffective.

Source: Kate Allen: We Need David Cameron to Secure a Robust Arms Treaty at the UN

Finally, the world acts to control the arms trade - World Politics - World - The Independent

Emerson — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:58:52 +0000

The global arms trade, which produces two bullets for every person on the planet every year and the weapons that kill 1,500 people each day, is facing the first worldwide effort to control it. An unprecedented treaty that would attempt to restrict arms sales is expected to be drawn up at talks in the United Nations this week.

Source: Finally, the world acts to control the arms trade - World Politics - World - The Independent

Hello World! Please Look the Brutality of India at Bangladesh Border in the Picture!

Shafiqul Islam Jibon — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:55:13 +0000

By Shafiqul Islam Jibon

I lost my speach ! I do not know how to write about this inhuman behavior of India at Bangladesh border! Is there any leader in the world to protest this terrorism to Bangladeshi innocent people? I am just shocked, just shocked!
When Bangladeshi people are getting upset then Indian vultures, so called Border Security Force are killing people like birds!
In the picture, Indian-BSF killed an innocent Bangladeshi girl and carrying her body as animal. Some Indian people are also terrified about this brutality.

Source: Hello World! Please Look the Brutality of India at Bangladesh Border in the Picture!

Indian-BSF Brutality to Bangladshi People Crossed Limit

Shafiqul Islam Jibon — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:18:31 +0000

By Shafiqul Islam Jibon
Indian brutality on Bangladeshi people crossed the limit. Now it is clear they are not friend of Bangladesh any more. Now they are another enemy like Pakistan of Bangladesh. Recent killing Bangladeshi innocent people at the border, building dam on Bangladeshi rivers and their brutal activities have surprised the Bangladeshi people.

Source: Indian-BSF Brutality to Bangladshi People Crossed Limit

BBC News - UK rendition and torture collusion inquiry scrapped

Emerson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:05:45 +0000

A controversial inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by the UK's security services is being scrapped.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said the inquiry into the treatment of detainees could not continue because of Metropolitan Police investigations.

These follow fresh allegations that officials assisted the rendition of men to Libya, where they were tortured.

Source: BBC News - UK rendition and torture collusion inquiry scrapped

AIUK : Middle East protest movements 'have proved astonishingly resilient' - Report summarises historic year

Emerson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:43:21 +0000

Amnesty International Interim Middle East and North Africa Director Philip Luther said:

“With few exceptions, governments have failed to recognise that everything has changed.

“The protest movements across the region, led in many cases by young people and with women playing central roles, have proved astonishingly resilient in the face of sometimes staggering repression."

Source: AIUK : Middle East protest movements 'have proved astonishingly resilient' - Report summarises historic year

William Hague: UK will reward Burma for further signs of reform | World news | The Guardian

Emerson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:11:43 +0000

The UK will continue to reward further signs of political reform in Burma with closer ties, William Hague has said at the start of the first visit to the country by a British foreign secretary in more than half a century.

Source: William Hague: UK will reward Burma for further signs of reform | World news | The Guardian

‘A River named Titas’ was killed! An Appeal to World Leaders!

Shafiqul Islam Jibon — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:14:42 +0000

By Shafiqul Islam Jibon

“A River named Titas’’ -a famous and touching movie in Bangladesh. It was made in 1973 after two years of independence against brutal Pakistan. The movie discovers the life of the fishermen on the bank of Titas in Bangladesh. ..................... Millions of people are now just mourning for killing of live Titas River.

Source: ‘A River named Titas’ was killed! An Appeal to World Leaders!

BBC News - Syria should be referred to ICC, UN's Navi Pillay says

Emerson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:27:45 +0000

The top United Nations human rights official has told the Security Council that Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court over its crackdown on anti-government protests.

Source: BBC News - Syria should be referred to ICC, UN's Navi Pillay says

Listen to Chimes of Freedom

Emerson — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:02:03 +0000

As part of our 50th celebrations Amnesty has teamed up with 76 artists to release a four-disc Dylan tribute album, with all profits to Amnesty International. You can hear snippets on Amnesty USA's Facebook page

Source: Listen to Chimes of Freedom

The UK's scandalous legal aid bill is a threat to global human rights

LilyM — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:31:38 +0000

Why is the UK coalition government proposing a bill that will make it harder for people from poorer countries to get legal redress for human rights violations?

Source: The UK's scandalous legal aid bill is a threat to global human rights

AIUK : Libyans must see justice after death of Colonel Gaddafi

Emerson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:24:47 +0100

"Colonel al-Gaddafi’s death must not stop his victims in Libya from seeing justice being done. The many Libyan officials suspected of serious human rights violations committed during and before this year's uprising, including the infamous Abu Salim prison massacre in 1996, must answer for their crimes.

"The new authorities must make a complete break from the culture of abuse that Colonel al-Gaddafi’s regime perpetuated and initiate the human rights reforms that are urgently needed in the country."

Source: AIUK : Libyans must see justice after death of Colonel Gaddafi

The death row widows of Kabul

LilyM — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:10:34 +0100

For years, Gul Guncha had put up with her violent and abusive husband. He raped his seven-year-old daughter, then married her off to an old man, who also raped her. He sold their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter for 200,000 afghanis (£2,600) and was attempting to find a buyer for their other baby girl. He started beating Gul Guncha and the children when she asked the community for help. But their help was no use – and, one day, she snapped. As he beat them yet again, she grabbed a metal pole used to extract hot bread from the kiln, and clubbed him to death.

Source: The death row widows of Kabul

Saudi Brutality: A message to Young Muslim

Shafiqul Islam Jibon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:25:24 +0100

Why young Muslim should stop blind supports to the brutal country like Saudi Arab? I think this is the right time to think at least seven times before travel to this butchery land for their holy journey.

Source: Saudi Brutality: A message to Young Muslim

Just Shocked! 8 Bangladeshi People have been Beheaded in Riyadh, Publicly!

Shafiqul Islam Jibon — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:50:40 +0100

Eight Bangladeshi human just have been beheaded in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Friday. Eight human beings were executed in public place by another live human. Some other human lives just watched the scene from behind. I am just shocked!

Source: Just Shocked! 8 Bangladeshi People have been Beheaded in Riyadh, Publicly!

Guantánamo film shows plight of Canadian national detained at 15

ThinkAThunk — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:06:25 +0100

The footage is shocking: grainy film shows a slim teenage boy, hunched into himself under a spotlight in a bare interrogation cell. "You don't care about me," he tells his interrogators, again and again. After they leave, the ceiling-mounted camera records his racking sobs, just audible over the hum of the air-conditioner.

At the time of this interrogation in Guantánamo Bay, February 2003, the boy, Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, was barely 16, yet he had already been in military custody for seven months.

Source: Guantánamo film shows plight of Canadian national detained at 15