Full coverage: Human rights

28.04.2008

28.04.2008 Kolumbian naisia, erityisesti maaseudulla asuvia, mustia tai intiaaneja, uhkaa jatkuvasti kova kohtalo maata repivän konfliktin uhreina. Ihmisoikeusloukkaukset ja köyhyys koettelevat erityisesti naisia.

27.04.2008 Imparsial mendesak Presiden membuat langkah politik agar proses penyelesaian hukum terhadap kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM masa lalu dapat dipercepat. Berlarut-larutnya penyelesaian kasus pelanggaran HAM saat ini diakibatkan oleh rendahnya dan lemahnya good will dan political will pemerintah dalam mendorong proses penyelesaian kasus pelanggaran HAM.

27.04.2008 Saat ini 17 pengusaha emas menguasai wilayah Degewo Papua. Akibatnya, perselisihan demi perselisihan terjadi karena warga berusaha memperebutkan kembali hak ulayatnya. Tercatat sudah 50 orang menjadi korban dari insiden mempertahankan hak ulayat. Ironisnya, justru oknum-oknum aparat keamanan malah membekingi para pengusaha guna mengamankan kekayaan emas.

24.04.2008 Dr. Binayak Sen -- imprisoned without trial for over a year on terrorism charges -- is being honored for his dedication to health and human rights in poor and tribal communities in his native India.

24.04.2008 The Democratic Republic of Congo and armed groups must enforce a January peace treaty meant to conclude 10 years of conflict, urged 63 local and international non-governmental organizations.
From: Human Rights Watch

24.04.2008 The Burmese military's reign of terror -- which has displaced 2 million citizens -- has particularly targeted indigenous people, forcing them to flee their homes to escape compulsory labor, rape, and starvation. [Warning, this photoessay contains graphic images that some may find disturbing.]

24.04.2008 Komnas HAM menilai, pemerintah pusat secara tak langsung melakukan pelanggaran HAM terhadap korban lumpur Lapindo. Indikasinya, pemerintah lewat Perpres nomor 14/2006 melegalkan PT Lapindo Brantas Inc. untuk melakukan jual-beli, bukan memberi ganti rugi, kepada masyarakat yang menjadi korban lumpur.

23.04.2008 Climate change, the oil industry, and the construction of the world's largest dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo must be prioritized by African and U.S. leaders to support sustainable development on the continent, says a new report released on Earth Day.

23.04.2008 Come May 10 and Burmese citizens will vote to endorse a constitution that took a decade and a half to be drafted. The military junta, however, seems to have its own plans to swing the tide in its favour.

22.04.2008 Mugabe's ZANU-PF party is "using a network of informal detention centers to beat, torture, and intimidate opposition activists and ordinary Zimbabweans," reports a human rights monitor.
From: Human Rights Watch

22.04.2008 To counter human trafficking, Indian government with support from UN agency on drugs and crime has released a manual for Delhi Police. The manual guides policemen to deal strictly with the crime and also talks of bringing about an attitudinal change so as not to subject the victims to further indignities.

22.04.2008 Frail but fierce Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for the last eight years demanding a repeal of the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Manipur. The Act empowering armed forces to shoot and kill insurgents continues to be grossly misused in the north-eastern Indian state.

22.04.2008 WomenÂ’s contribution to the economy and society remains largely unrecognised, underpaid and unpaid in most cases. The need for women to secure land and property is even more critical now, writes Dr Vibhuti Patel of SNDT WomenÂ’s University, Mumbai, India.

21.04.2008 Menurut M. Ridha Saleh,Wakil Ketua Komnas HAM, berdasarkan temuan Komnas HAM dalam kasus Runtu, terbukti telah terjadi pelanggaran hak asasi manusia (HAM). Kasus Runtu merupakan kasus perampasan tanah warga oleh perusahaan perkebunan sawit, yang terjadi di Desa Runtu Kecamatan Arut Selatan, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat (Kobar) tahun 2005 silam.

20.04.2008 Kehidupan korban pelanggaran HAM pun sangat memprihatinkan. Mereka pun rata-rata bekerja sebagai buruh. Saat ini masih banyak anak-anak dari korban pelanggaran HAM yang putus sekolah karena penghasilan orangtuanya sebagai buruh tidak mencukupi. Karena itu, anak-anak mereka berhak atas pendidikan yang layak, kesehatan, tempat tinggal yang layak, yang semuanya harus diberikan pemerintah secara gratis.

20.04.2008 Para penasihat hukum atau advokat kondang tak boleh hanya melayani klien berduit. Mereka juga wajib memberikan bantuan hukum cuma-cuma alias gratis kepada klien tak mampu. Ketentuan ini sebenarnya sudah diatur dalam pasal 22 UU No 18 Tahun 2003 tentang Advokat. Aturan teknis terkait UU itu agar bisa direalisasikan, segera dikeluarkan.

18.04.2008 BBC World is showing seven-part investigative series: Women on the Frontline, focusing on gender violence. The films have been made with the support of several UN agencies. One in three women worldwide suffer from brutalities often at the hands of their own family members and threaten them more than cancer, malaria or war.

17.04.2008 27 miljoonaa lasta ja aikuista työskentelee olosuhteissa, jotka täyttävät orjatyön tunnusmerkit. Kansalaisjärjestöjen maailmanlaajuisessa kampanjassa etsitään keinoja orjatyön paljastamiseen ja lopettamiseen.

17.04.2008 There has been a sharp rise in attacks on NGOs by Taliban rebels and criminals in Afghanistan from January to March this year, says a report. This dangerous situation is forcing international aid organisations to recruit locals to change their profile and refrain from visibility.