http://humanrightshouse.orgenHuman Rights House Foundationniels.jacob@humanrightshouse.org (Niels Jacob Harbitz)Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:16:02 GMTTue, 07 Sep 2010 20:03:14 GMTNoop 2.360http://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14939http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14939.htmlVeteran radio journalist Barkhat Awale, right, was killed by crossfire on 24 August in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to local journalists and news reports. He is the second journalist killed on duty in Somalia this year. The security situation worsens in Mogadishu as a result of a major offensive launched on 23 August by the Islamist militia Al-Shabaab.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:16:02 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14973http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14973.htmlRebiya Kadeer, the most well-known spokesperson for China’s ethnic Uyghur minority and the 2004 Rafto Prize laureate, has used her five years of freedom since her release from the Chinese prison in 2005 to raise the issue of the repression Uyghurs face and their struggle for human rights. She was recently banned from entering Taiwan for three years.Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:32:40 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14917http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14917.htmlAmnesty International Norway and the Union of Education share a common ambition to spread knowledge about human rights. The two organisations signed a unique agreement of cooperation in Oslo on 24 August 2010.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:53:18 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14891http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14891.htmlChinese authorities have recaptured an 84-year-old ethnic Uyghur farmer after he escaped from detention in Beijing, where he went to protest the loss of his farmland, his son said. It was his 11th trip to protest in Beijing.Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:31:57 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14873http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14873.htmlAmnesty International is urging the Syrian authorities to release or charge a Kurdish man who has been detained for almost two years. Reports from exiled Kurdish activists have raised fears that ‘Abdelbaqi Khalaf has been tortured at the hands of State Security.Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:02:41 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14845http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14845.htmlChen Guangcheng is a courageous blind legal advocate famous for exposing the brutal practices of forced abortion and sterilization of Chinese women. He is in detention since 2006. Chen Guangcheng is gravely ill and being denied medical treatment. His wife has visited him only once since August 2006. Amnesty International Norway urges to take action and requires releasing him.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:40:33 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14819http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14819.htmlA quarter of a million people are displaced from their homes in Georgia. They will probably never be able to return. For many, life situation is characterized by poor living conditions, war trauma, health problems and a desperate shortage of labor. New Amnesty’s International report “In the waiting room: Internally displaced people in Georgia” documents how thousands of displaced people struggle to access basic services.Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:26:18 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14812http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14812.htmlSidi Mohammed Daddach, a Sahrawi political activist, former political prisoner and the 2002 Rafto Prize laureate, calls on UN and EU to supervise the human rights situation in Western Sahara. He also calls on the embassies of European countries to visit Western Sahara to see the real situation for Sahrawis, who are oppressed by the Moroccan regime.Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:28:11 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14768http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14768.htmlAmnesty International has condemned the trial and conviction of three Uyghur website managers on state security charges. Dilshat Perhat, web manager and owner of the Diyarim website was sentenced to five years by an Urumqi court in a closed trial on 21 July; Nureli, web manager of Salkin was sentenced to three years; and Nijat Azat, web manager of Shabnam was sentenced to 10 years, according to Dilmurat Perhat, Dishat’s brother.Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:46:34 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14735http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14735.htmlIn the beginning of 2010 India marked the 60th anniversary of its constitution that sets the legal framework for protection of human rights and forbids discrimination. However, 60 years later, caste discrimination still prevails, particularly with regard to Dalits, the so called "untouchables".Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:10:18 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14722http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14722.htmlRebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress and the Rafto Prize laureate, says she “felt terrible” after hearing that an Uyghur had been arrested on terrorism charges in Norway. Therefore, she asks the international community to refrain from using the possible terrorist activity of this single man to ascertain the aspirations of the broader Uyghur population and their peaceful struggle for freedom.Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:22:27 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14704http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14704.htmlDemolitions and tighter security spark fears of a new backlash in Xinjiang. A year after deadly ethnic violence rocked the city of Urumqi, authorities in China's troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang have begun demolishing a part of the city that traditionally housed hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs, Radio Free Asia reported.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:51:18 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14703http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14703.htmlInternational PEN and ARTICLE 19 condemn the recent executions of Iranian Kurdish political prisoners and warn more executions are imminent.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:59:18 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14602http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14602.htmlThe Azerbaijani authorities ignore pressure from the international community. Most recently, few days after the visit to Azerbaijan of United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the editor Eynulla Fatullaeyv has been sentenced to 2,5 years imprisonment despite appeals from the United Nations and the Council of Europe.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:55:37 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14669http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14669.htmlThe Western Sahara conflict is now in the 35th year, with no sign of resolution. While the United Nations is ostensibly responsible for its resolution and defending the human rights, some states provide implicit support for Moroccan occupation of the territory, failing to support a referendum which might include the option of independence. The issue also continues to poison relations between Algeria and Morocco, blocking hopes of regional economic integration in the Maghrib.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:45:35 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14632http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14632.htmlAmnesty International has urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any method a 43-year-old woman convicted of adultery, following an official statement that she will not be executed by stoning. The Iranian Embassy in London announced on 8 July that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani would not be stoned to death. However, fears remain that the mother-of-two could be hanged, as she has been convicted of “adultery while married”.Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:39:50 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14598http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14598.htmlDoctor Unni Krishnan Karunakara has been chosen to lead the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) over the next three years. He was elected on June 29 in Geneva. He takes over from Dr. Christophe Fournier. According to new president, MSF will remain relevant for the survival of large numbers of people, if the it manages to constantly adapt to new realities.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:20:25 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14565http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14565.htmlThe letter by the 2008 Rafto Prize laureate, Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué, reveals the shocking level of safety and the human rights situation in South-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The author fears a destabilisation of the democratic regional institutions and urges the government to fulfil its constitutional obligation to protect the citizens and their property.Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:53:35 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14545http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14545.htmlNew satellite images and video footage show the dramatic impact of the recent violent events on the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan. Comparison of satellite images of the Cheremushki neighborhood in Osh in 2007 and 2010 indicate destruction by fire. Houses are without roofs, dozens of large SOS signs are visible.Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:20:23 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14528http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14528.htmlGay parade in Vilnius went eventually as planned. That does not mean that life as a transgender in the Baltic States is a colorful celebration of the love and identity. There are still legal difficulties for the transsexual in the Baltic States to get new gender identities or to change their names.Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:26:45 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14460http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14460.htmlBurmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi turned 65 on 19 June. She spent her birthday in detention for the 15th time since 1989. However, her supporters all over the world made sure that the day was not passed in silence. In Bergen, the Burmese community, Amnesty International Region West and the Rafto Foundation worked together to mark the event.Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:14:05 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14458http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14458.htmlDaw Aung San Suu Kyi will be spending her 65th birthday on 19 June in detention, and has now been detained for almost 15 years. There will be demonstrations and campaigns around the world for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 19 June. In Bergen, the community of people from Burma in Bergen, the Rafto Foundation and Amnesty International Region Vest invite to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 65th birthday ceremony.Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:02:46 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14404http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14404.htmlIn the world rankings Eritrea is classified as a country performing weakest in protection of individual’s freedom and press freedom. There is no independent civil society, no independent media and no human rights organizations in Eritrea today.Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:01:58 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14348http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14348.htmlAmnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists and the International Federation for Human Rights delivered a nine-point list for a debate on illegal detention which was held on 2-3 June 2010 in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. List contains measures that states must implement promptly to put an end to illegal detention and to ensure accountability by those responsible. Not all countries are positive to the recommendations of human rights organisations.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:51:44 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14352http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14352.htmlThe new Head of the Friends of the Rafto Foundation is Else Kathrine Nesmoen (41). Ms Nesmoen is an Advisor at the Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education in Bergen and holds a Masters degree in Political Science from the American University of Cairo. Ms Nesmoen says her main goal is to increase the number of Rafto Foundation’s supporting members significantly.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:49:07 GMT