Hoping to “amplify previously unheard voices,” YouTube has launched a Human Rights Channel in partnership with the non-profit WITNESS and news gatherers Storyful. In making theannouncement, YouTube cited its pivotal role in Occupy and the Arab Spring, when 100,000 videos were uploaded from Egypt. Related articles A new human rights channel on YouTube YouTube launches new Human Rights channel with Witness.org and Storyful YouTube Comes [...]
(Photo: Mona Caron)In case after case around the world, water is being turned into a good for sale and for profit. Driven by a different vision and by economic necessity, a global counter-trend is growing to assure that household water be free or cheap, accessible, and safe, and that the earth’s water be kept pure [...]
Many US Native Americans live in federally recognised tribal areas plagued with poverty, alcoholism other social problems. Photograph: Jennifer Brown/Corbis link http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/22/un-investigate-us-native-americans The UN is to conduct an investigation into the plight of US Native Americans, the first such mission in its history. The human rights inquiry led by James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur [...]
Cameron Pushes to Weaken Human Rights Court By Carsten Volkery Getty Images British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to reform the European Court of Human Rights. The British government has been pounding ”meddling” from Europe in the wake of a scandal over the extradition of an Islamist radical that was delayed by a Strasbourg ruling. Now London is demanding radical reform of the European Court [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2012 5:20 PM CONTACT: MADRE Diana Duarte, Media Coordinator Phone: +1 212 627 0444 Email: media@madre.org A Women’s Human Rights Agenda for the G8 WASHINGTON – April 18 – On May 18, leaders of the world’s eight largest economies (the G8) will gather at Camp David, a walled-off retreat reserved for the [...]
WASHINGTON – April 10 – Authorities in Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from isolation conditions imposed on them four decades ago, said Amnesty International today as it prepared to hand over a 65,000-signature petition to Governor Jindal demanding action.US Authorities Urged to End Two Men’s 40 Year-Long Solitary Imprisonment On 17 April 1972, Albert [...]
“Friends of Syria” Push Civil War Vijay Prashad: Saudis, Qatar and West arm opposition and recognize Syrian National Council A Quick Boost for the Economy — a $12 Minimum Wage James K. Galbraith: Raising the minimum wage would boost demand and give millions a better wage Should Africa Repay its ‘Odious’ Debts? TRNN Replay: Boyce [...]
(MaanImages/Moti Milrod, File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces killed 115 Palestinians last year, including 18 minors, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem.The death toll of 2011 shows a marked increase on 2010, when Israeli forces killed 68 Palestinians in Gaza and 12 in the West Bank. Further, [...]
Al-Khalil (Hebron), Palestine, February 12, 2012 (PDF version attached Below) Report: Under Attack: Golani Brigade’s war on the Palestinian population of Al-Khalil (Hebron) Since the arrival of the Golani Brigade in Hebron on December 27th, international accompaniment organizations (Christian Peacemaker Teams, International Solidarity Movement, and others) have documented an increase in the number of serious [...]
Riot police detaining a student during the education protest yesterday in Santiago, Chile (photo: REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez)Amnesty International has issued a call to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera to address recent police violence toward students and ongoing human rights abuses. Chile: Protesters Demanding Education Rights Met With Tear Gas, Water Cannons Protesters reject 2-tiered education system, demand free, quality [...]
Sun Yunliang Law amendment centers on human rights protection By Sun Yunliang 0 Comment(s)Print E-mailChina.org.cn, March 13, 2012 Adjust font size: Draft amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law of China was a high priority during the fifth session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC). Legislators produced draft revisions of over 100 articles, including 66 [...]
US Weapons Claiming Palestinian Lives, Group Says By David Elkins March 10, 2012 “IPS” – A new policy paper published earlier this week by the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation documents a number of cases occurring over the past decade in which weapons and ammunition produced and [...]
Solving the Problem – A Poem By Nahida IzzatBehind closed doors In big dark rooms Men in black and grey Eating, drinking Laughing and chatting away Gather to discuss our problem The problem of Palestinians! They talked about “Democracy” “Freedom” “Human rights” And a “solution” A “vision” That will bring “peace” [...]
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court may deny victims abroad recourse against corporate-sanctioned abuse. by Ka Hsaw Wa Among the thousands of interviews I’ve conducted as a human rights investigator over the last 24 years, one of the most difficult was in 1996, outside a refugee camp along the Thai-Burma border. I was no [...]
Download The World Report 2012 [PDF, 4 MB] This 22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watchstaff has undertaken during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.The introductory essay examines the [...]
UN says the majority of detainees ”include a large number of sub-saharan, African nationals” [Al Jazeera] Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has halted its work in detention centres in a Libyan city because it said its medical staff were being asked to patch up detainees mid-way through torture sessions so they could go back for [...]
UN says violent crime and fighting between rival armed groups have become part of Libyan life [File: GALLO/GETTY] Detainees from Libya‘s war held by fighters continue to be subjected to torture despite efforts by the provisional government to address the issue, according to the UN human-rights chief. Navi Pillay told the UN Security Council on Wednesday she was extremely [...]
Israeli forces patrol during an operation in Nablus. (MaanImages/Rami Swidan, File) link to article http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=455081 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Tuesday detained a teacher after raiding her home in Arura village near Ramallah, a rights group said. Israeli soldiers smashed the windows of Narmin Saleh’s home and confiscated her cell phone and computer before blindfolding [...]
Article and video at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/22/palestinian-children-detained-jail-israel The room is barely wider than the thin, dirty mattress that covers the floor. Behind a low concrete wall is a squat toilet, the stench from which has no escape in the windowless room. The rough concrete walls deter idle leaning; the constant overhead light inhibits sleep. The delivery of [...]
President Rafael Correa‘s approval ratings are in excess of 70%. Photograph: Guillermo Granja/Reuters Ecuador must be one of the most exciting places on Earth right now, in terms of working towards a new development paradigm. It shows how much can be achieved with political will, even in uncertain economic times. Just 10 years ago, Ecuador [...]
UN Slams Gaza Blockade: Collective Punishment of Civilians Blockade Causing Serious Human Rights Issues, Food Insecurity by Jason Ditz, January 18, 2012 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum A child could see that what Israel does in Gaza is criminal in the [...]
Abdel Azim and his wife’s son was gunned down by Israeli troops a day after Israel declared a ceasefire on Jan. 17, 2009. (MaanImages/HO) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The day before his death, Maher Rajailah asked if his father could write a will for him. But he didn’t actually believe he was going to die, not [...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Road to (Regime Change in) Damascus… By Daniel McAdams January 01, 2011 “LRB” – The Western press has dutifully — and uncritically — repeated harrowing tales of the Syrian government‘s “siege of Homs” — the 4,000 government forces randomly shelling the city, the snipers everywhere [...]
U.S. Behind Deliberate Murder Of Qadhafi: Russia By Vladimir Radyuhin December 30, 2011 “The Hindu” –Russia has accused the United States and NATO of large-scale violations of human rights during the military operation in Libya, including the deliberate murder of its leader Muammar Gaddafi and the killing of hundreds of [...]
Russia Scolds United States for Human Rights Abuse MOSCOW – Russia sought to undermine the authority of the United States as a global judge of human rights on Wednesday with Moscow’s first report to detail allegations of torture, phone tapping and abuse by the U.S. government. President Obama and Vladimir Putin in happier [...]
PHOTO Man lies on ground after shooting during Sumbawa protest. [ABC] Matt Brown, Jakarta, staff Last Updated: 10 hours 15 minutes ago Investigators from Indonesia‘s Human Rights Commission say some of the anti-mining protesters attacked by police over the weekend were lying down when they were shot. Human Rights Commissioners have been sent to [...]
Gaza: One of History’s Great Crimes By Stephen Lendman - Posted on 28 December 2011 Gaza: Remembering Cast Lead - by Stephen Lendman December 27 marks the third anniversary of Israel’s lawless war on Gaza. Without provocation, three weeks of terror bombing and invasion devastated the Strip. Missiles, bombs, shells, and illegal weapons [...]
We will never forget the hurt of 3 years ago. (Zoriah.net) Besieged Gaza, Occupied PalestineWe, Palestinians of Gaza, 3 years on from the 22-day long massacre in Israel’s operation ‘Cast Lead’, are calling on international civil society to make 2012 the year when solidarity with us in Palestine captures the spark of the revolutions [...]
A poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging from a building as pro-government protesters gather for a demonstration (AFP Photo / Sana) TRENDS:Syria unrest TAGS: Conflict, Protest, Politics, Human rights,Mass media, Syria Syrian NGOs: A dual-use technology? Get short URL email story to a friend print version Published: 27 December, 2011, 21:10 Syrian NGOs have often been the sole [...]
Syrian tank driving through the city of Homs during a visit from Arab League observers. Photograph: AFP Tens of thousands of Syrian demonstrators took to the streets of Homs during a visit by Arab League monitors, to protest against alleged mass killings of civilians and prevent what some warned would be a whitewash [...]
Socialism and human rights ENRIQUE UBIETA GÓMEZ SOME days ago, I wrote in my blog about a simple and moving personal experience. It was around 6.00 p.m. In my usual rush, I crossed the far corner of Havana’s Capitol building, facing the remains of the Campoamor Theater — or the Capitolio [...]
Talal Shreim reunited with his mother after serving 10 years in Israeli prisons [Mohammad Alsaafin/ Al Jazeera] Talal Shreim could not stop beaming as he sat in his new living room in Doha, Qatar, finally surrounded by his family after having spent 10 years in an Israeli jail. Less than 24 hours before, he was [...]
A Kachin Independence Army soldier with rocket launcher shops for a mobile phone. Kachin civilians have reported human rights abuses by government troops. Photograph: Hitoshi Katanoda/Polaris / eyevine The villagers scattered as machine guns raked the darkness, fleeing from the Burmese troops into the thick of the jungle. When day came they crept from their [...]
Who Will Watch the (Pro-Israeli) Watchdog? By Maidhc Ó CathailOn December 2, the Geneva-based UN Watch welcomed that day’s ‘strong condemnation’ of Syria by a UN Human Rights Council emergency session, and its establishment of a special rapporteur to monitor the situation there following what it called “a global campaign to [...]
Flotilla to Cuba Gets US Protection, Flotilla to Gaza Gets US Prosecution Demand By davidswanson - Posted on 12 December 2011 U.S. Protects Free Speech for U.S. Citizens on Flotilla to challenge human rights violations in Cuba, but wants to prosecute those on Gaza Flotilla to challenge Israeli human rights violations By Ann Wright [...]
Israeli Soldiers Arrested Over Ties to ‘Price Tag’ Attacks Accused of Sabotaging Military Vehicles in West Bank by Jason Ditz, December 06, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum The “price tag” attacks by West Bank [...]
Rousseff, herself a victim of torture, has organised a Truth Commission to unveil past crimes [GALLO/GETTY] Some things take time. Dilma Rousseff, once a political prisoner who survived repeated torture at the hands of the military dictatorship, is now, a quarter of a century later, Brazil’s commander-in-chief. President Rousseff, Brazil’s first female head [...]
Dear George, This Saturday, December 10, we join the international community in celebrating Human Rights Day. Looking back on the year, Human Rights Watch accomplished so much, thanks to supporters like you. Here are the ways you helped us hold tyrants accountable and ensure the rule of law. Middle East & North Africa During the [...]
Former IDF Maj. Gen.: Israeli Military Action in Gaza Needed Retired Israeli Major General Yoav Galant said lack of military aggression in Gaza has allowed terror to grow by John Glaser, December 05, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Retired Israeli Major General Yoav Galant told an audience at Tel Aviv University on Monday that military action [...]
The Road to Hell: Libya and Now Syria? By Jeremy Salt – Ankara The report just issued by the UN Human Rights Council‘s ‘independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic‘ is now being passed along the line to the UN Security Council, with the recommendation by the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi [...]
A Palestinian prisoner gestures from the window of a bus as it leaves Nafha Prison in the southern town of Mitzpe Ramon on Oct. 16, 2011, before a prisoner swap agreed with Hamas. (REUTERS/Ilan Assayag) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Palestinian detainees in Israel’s Nafha prison said Thursday that they have been mistreated by prison authorities [...]
Image via Wikipedia Israeli FM Condemns Decision to Stop Confiscating Palestinian Funds New Eviction Looms in Occupied East Jerusalem by Jason Ditz, November 30, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Israel’s government announced today that it intends to soon end its policy of seizing Palestinian tax dollars [...]
Israeli Govt Pushes Bill to Move Against Human Rights Groups Controversial ‘Talkback’ Bill Also Moves Forward in Knesset by Jason Ditz, November 30, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Despite growing criticism from abroad, Israel’s ruling coalition is pushing a new bill in the Knesset which would impose major penalties on human rights groups, [...]
Mexican president Felipe Caldéron is accused of war crimes in the counry’s battle against drug gangs. Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images Activists accuse Mexican president of war crimes in drug crackdown International criminal court asked to investigate Felipe Caldéron over killing, torture and kidnap of civilians by army and police reddit this guardian.co.uk, Saturday 26 November 2011 [...]
Suggested Topics Patrick Cockburn: This was always a civil war, and the victors are not merciful The purge of Gaddafi supporters is made more dangerous by infighting between the militias PATRICK COCKBURN THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2011 The detention of 7,000 people in prisons and camps by the anti-Gaddafi forces is not surprising. The conflict in [...]
Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem (REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool) TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay a bill which would impose restrictions on international funding for Israeli NGO‘s, Haaretz newspaper said Sunday. The Israeli daily quoted sources on Saturday as [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a parliament session at the Knesset in Jerusalem. (AFP/Gali Tibbon, File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli human rights groups on Sunday condemned an Israeli ministerial committee’s approval of two bills set to choke foreign funding to organizations in the country. Israeli military watchdog B’Tselem pledged “this government will [...]
Mexican Army and municipal police officers conduct a joint raid in Ciudad Juárez searching street vendors for drugs and weapons, March 2009. © 2009 Eros Hoagland/Redux Mexico: Widespread Rights Abuses in ‘War on Drugs’ Impunity for Torture, ‘Disappearances,’ Killings Undermines Security NOVEMBER 9, 2011 RELATED MATERIALS: Neither Rights Nor Security RELATED VIDEOS: Instead of reducing [...]
Scott Horton Interviews Almerindo Ojeda Scott Horton, November 08, 2011 Print This | Share This | Comment | Antiwar Forum Almerindo Ojeda, professor at UC Davis and director of the Study of Human Rights in the Americas, discusses his article “Death in Guantanamo: Suicide or Dryboarding;” continuing the investigation began by “the other” Scott [...]
Human Rights Lawyer: US Drone Campaign ‘Scandalous’ by Jason Ditz, November 08, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum In an interview today with Reuters, high profile human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, who has represented several of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay and won the 2005 Gandhi International Peace Award condemned the US drone [...]
