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Croatian Parliament owes an apology to public
Documenta, Civic Committee for Human Rights (GOLJP) and Centre for Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights Osijek (CPNHR), have sent an open letter to Croatian Parliament urging it to issue an apology to the public, and particularly to the families of the victims of the war crime against civilians in Osijek, after belated decision on May 11th of the Credentials and Privileges Commission on detention of the convict Branimir Glavas, right.
Дзе?
10 гадоў мінула, як таямніча знік адзін з лідэраў беларускай апазіцыі Юры Захаранка. Гэтак у Беларусі распачалася цэлая чарада падобных знікненняў вядомых у краіне людзей. Дзе яны і што з імі – дагэтуль невядома. На пытанне: “Дзе?” – улады адказваюць арыштамі і гвалтам.
Political prisoner dying in Belarusian prison
The state of health of political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich worsened sharply and comes close to critical. The prisoner who went on hunger-strike has been joined by 29 democratic activists.
Megjashi appeals to Government: Protect the children
The First Children’s Embassy in the World – Megjashi, reacts on more frequent cases of family defilement and sexual abuse of children in FYR Macedonia, as well as on the inappropriate treatment towards the children-victims of incest and pedophilia.
У беларускай турме памірае палітвязень
Стан здароўя палітвязня Мікалая Аўтуховіча рэзка пагоршыўся і набліжаецца да крытычнага. Да галадоўкі палітвязня далучыліся яшчэ 29 чалавек.
-In Congo, sexual violence is a weapon of war
-In Eastern DR Congo, sexual violence is definitely used as a weapon of war, says Bernard Kalume, a public information officer for MONUC, the UN Mission in Congo. Kalume, who visited Norway recently, calls for more international attention to one of the world’s most serious crises. 75% of the rapes committed worldwide happen in Congo. And even if we will never know theexact figures, a reasonable estimate is that several hundred thousand women have been raped – so far.
UN Security Council to visit Africa
The United Nations Security Council should focus on the protection of civilians, justice, and human rights during its upcoming visit to Africa, from May 14-21, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the council member states.
ARTICLE 19 calls on new EU partnership to probe attacks on freedom of expression
Following the launch of the European Union (EU)’s Eastern Partnership on 7 May, ARTICLE 19 calls on the EU to keep protection for human rights and freedom of expression at the heart of the Eastern Partnership and its dialogue.
Botswana’s president asked to go easy on Al-Bashir
A Sudanese legislator has said that Botswana’s president Ian Khama’s position that Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir should be brought before the International Criminal Court is perhaps due to the fact that Botswana has never experienced ethnic violence and violent confrontation with government.