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Kenya on the road to justice?
For most of us (unless you're David Cameron, Nick Clegg or Gordon Brown), the last UK general election was nothing short of a soap-operatic, emotion-fuelled dramatic spectacle. Never before had I overheard so many people on the number 149 bus in north London chattering about a Hung Parliament. Yes, we may have been in the midst of some sort of constitutional crisis at that point, but we knew th
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On the eve of the Iran's pariamentary elections silcencing journalists is on top of menue!
In recent weeks, detention of journalists has increased to an alarming scale. Customaririly, the Islamic regime would open up the atmosphere, leaving windows open for poeple to express themselves creating a false image of freedom of expression in order to attract more voters to the ballot boxes. Shortly after every election these windows would shut down and suppression and censorship would roam
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USA: Children, Life Without Parole, and the Case of Christi Cheramie
In the USA children can be
sentenced to life without parole, despite an almost universal legal and moral
consensus that this sentence should never be imposed on someone under the age
of 18 at the time the crime was committed.
The UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child (which has been ratified by all states except the USA and Somalia)
provides in Article 37 that:
‘States Pa
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News is the news
It's been quite a year for navel gazing in the British press. Leveson is on the rolling news, on the morning news, the evening news, the front page, pages 2- 36 and all over the comment section.
This is news-news, hacks on hacks, editors on editors, the judgement of the judgemental. It's been an interesting year to be in the media. The invisible scribes have learnt that they are mortal, fa
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“Spreading corruption on earth” can only mean one thing in Iran….
Can a judge really say with a straight face that a person has been charged with ‘spreading corruption on earth'? I mean, really? Apparently so, it would seem. In Iran at least. And anyone in Iran who is unfortunate enough to have this heavy charge levelled against him finds himself faced with a death sentence in Iran.
Such is the case for Saeed Malekpour. Amnesty has campaigned fo
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Chinese Democracy Activist Li Tie Jailed for Ten Years for “Subversion”
Yet Another Heavy
Sentence as Government Escalates
Crackdown on Dissent
(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 18, 2012) –
Today, on the heels
of recent harsh sentences of democracy and human
rights activists, Chinese
authorities sent another dissident, Li Tie (李铁), to prison for 10
years for “subversion of state power.” Li's
sentence, issued
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'It's all about the use of torture ...'
… as zingy catchphrases go, it's … er, different. But this is how Kate Allen opened her Channel 4 News interview last night talking about the Abu Qatada case (which I blogged on yesterday).
The controversy over the presence in the UK of Abu Qatada is, in the end, an argument about how seriously you take the international ban on torture (including a ban on sending people somewhere where the
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Focus Human Rights: Violations, History, First Dimension
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LITTLE BEING HUMAN STEP - Cleaning Campaign
On July 07th, 2012, Nuns’ Welfare Foundation of Nepal organized its first Cleaning Campaign with a slogan ‘‘LITTLE BEING HUMAN STEP’’at Ama Ko Ghar (Old Age Home), Ravi Bhawan, Soaltee mode, Kathmandu, Nepal at 08:00 am onwards to 04:00 pm. Ama Ko Ghar is one of the projects of Nuns’ Welfare Foundation (NWF). Ani Choying has taken keen in this noble cause and has become an avid and a strong supporter. She has used her resources and has networked to provide the basic amenities and resources to provide for the day to day running of this facility. Ama Ko Ghar is a home for homeless elderly woman in Nepal. Mrs. Dil Shova Shrestha is the founder of this Old Age Home.
Source: LITTLE BEING HUMAN STEP - Cleaning Campaign
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Ratko Mladic trial: Witness recalls Bosnia killings
The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic is about to hear from its first witness, who survived a mass execution in 1992.
Elvedin Pasic will describe the attack by Serb forces on the Bosnian village of Grabovica, where about 150 people were killed, prosecutors say.
Gen Mladic denies 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity dating back to the 1992-95 Bosnian War.
Source: Ratko Mladic trial: Witness recalls Bosnia killings
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LA Times: Inside Syria, Amnesty International finds revenge slayings
After not being allowed into Syria for more than a year, Amnesty International decided to venture in without government permission, tired of being told its investigations of abuse were merely hearsay.
Inside the bloodied country, the human rights group heard many of the same horrors that Syrian refugees had related after fleeing to Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan: lawless executions, torture, torched shops and homes. Dozens of towns believed to back the rebels were subjected to revenge attacks in which men were dragged from their homes, killed and burned.
Source: LA Times: Inside Syria, Amnesty International finds revenge slayings
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Taking a tank to Westminster
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MPs supporting a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty
MPs across the UK are meeting with Amnesty local, youth and student groups and pledging their support for a robust arms trade treaty that protects human rights and saves lives.
Source: MPs supporting a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty
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The delicate balance of justice
Talk of the Death penalty in the UK seems like a remnant of the distant past, long consigned to history, but just yesterday the less recognised case of Liam Holden made the headlines. Holden, the last person in the UK to be handed a death sentence, had his sentence overturned 40 years after he was originally convicted of the murder of a soldier in Northern Ireland in 1973.
Source: The delicate balance of justice
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Students from Queen Margaret react to David Grimason's story
On 20th June 2012, Amnesty and Oxfam teamed up for a youth event at the Foreign Office about the upcoming negotiations for a global Arms Trade Treaty. At the event we heard David Grimason, who is dedicated to campaigning for a regulated arms trade after his young son was accidentally killed in an incident involving firearms.
Source: Students from Queen Margaret react to David Grimason's story
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Robin from York University quizzes Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt
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Aung San Suu Kyi's address to both Houses of Parliament
On 21st June, 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi addressed both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The video has an introductory speech from the Speaker of the House of Commons and a speech of thanks from the Speaker of the House of Lords.
Source: Aung San Suu Kyi's address to both Houses of Parliament
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