Full coverage: Human rights

24.05.2006 Amnesty International Hrvatske jučer je na konferenciji za novinare u Zagrebu predstavio svoj redovni godišnji zvještaj “Stanje ljudskih prava u svijetu” za 2005. godinu koji na više od 300 stranica obuhvaća 150 država . Vezano uz stanje u Hrvatskoj tajnik Ureda AIH Edin Tuzlak posebno je upozorio na tri problematična područja: procesuiranje za ratne zločine; bilateralni sporazum Hrvatske i SAD o neizručivanju američkih državljana stalnom Međunarodnom kaznennom sudu; te tajna slijetanja CIA-inih aviona sa osumnjičenicima za terorizam na hrvatski teritorij.

24.05.2006 "I governi, da soli e collettivamente, hanno paralizzato le istituzioni internazionali, dilapidato risorse pubbliche per perseguire obiettivi di sicurezza limitati e di corto respiro, sacrificato valori in nome della “guerra al terrore” e chiuso gli occhi di fronte a violazioni dei diritti umani su scala massiccia. La conseguenza è che il mondo ha pagato un prezzo elevato, in termini di erosione dei principi fondamentali e di enormi danni arrecati alla vita e al benessere della gente comune". Non usa mezzi termini il Rapporto annuale di Amnesty International, presentato ieri a Roma. E punta il dito contro gli Usa che "sfidando il divieto assoluto di tortura e di maltrattamenti" hanno "subappaltato queste pratiche mediante il trasferimento di prigionieri in paesi come Arabia Saudita, Egitto, Giordania, Marocco e Siria”. Ma anche contro i governi di diversi Paesi europei colpevolmente assenti con omissioni e reticenze sul programma di trasferimenti illegali perpetuati dalla Cia. Mentre "la discontinua attenzione e la flebile azione dell'Onu e dell’Unione Africana si sono dimostrate pateticamente inadeguate rispetto a quanto occorreva fare nel Darfur, la regione del Sudan in cui sono stati commessi crimini contro l’umanità ad opera di tutte le parti coinvolte in un conflitto che ha causato migliaia di morti".

24.05.2006 Viime vuosi osoittautui ihmisoikeuksien kannalta pettymykseksi keskeisten hallitusten petettyä lupauksensa. Kansalaisten aktiivisuus ihmisoikeuksien toteuttamiseksi sen sijaan lisääntyi, toteaa Amnesty Internatinal vuosiraportissaan. Terrorismin vastaisen sodan yhä kärjistyessä, tulisi painopiste suunnata kansallisista eduista ihmisten etuihin, painotti järjestön pääsihteeri.

23.05.2006 Africa Freedom day which falls on 25th May, is a day in which as Africans we observe the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and pay tribute to the Heads of State, who through a common vision of unity, decided to seek a joint African solution to the dichotomy facing Africa in the 1960s.

23.05.2006 Ihmisoikeusliiton mukaan Suomeen tulisi perustaa kansallinen, riippumaton ihmisoikeusinstituutio Suomen perus- ja ihmisoikeuspolitiikan kehittämiseksi. Instituution tehtäviin kuuluisivat muun muassa ihmis- ja perusoikeuksista kouluttaminen, tiedottaminen, säännöllinen raportointi Suomen ihmisoikeustilanteesta sekä ihmisoikeuksiin liittyvien lausuntojen antaminen.

22.05.2006 Africa saw a reduction in conflicts last year but gross human rights violations including killings and rape continued in volatile areas, Amnesty International said its annual report.

22.05.2006 El Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) presentó una denuncia ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) en contra del Estado uruguayo por los hechos relacionados con el secuestro y muerte de la nuera del poeta Juan Gelman.

22.05.2006 Suomen tulee heinäkuussa alkavan EU-puheenjohtajakautensa aikana käynnistää kriittisen arvioinnin laatiminen koko unionin ihmisoikeuspolitiikasta, ihmisoikeusjärjestö Amnesty International vaatii.

19.05.2006 La Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT), por intermedio del Departamento de Derechos Humanos, denuncia ante la comunidad nacional e internacional la agudeza y profundidad del conflicto en Colombia.

19.05.2006 The Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and the Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) have appealed to Indian NGOs to intervene in the slum demolitions in India's financial capital Mumbai where nearly 5,000 houses have been demolished and a slum was set on fire.

19.05.2006 Sri Lankan children in areas most affected by recent clashes are paying a high price for the escalating tension in the island. Thousands of children are still displaced from their homes following the recent violence in Trincomalee District, in which six children were killed and others injured or severely traumatized.

18.05.2006 Peter Gantz's article suggesting a NATO force to arrest the Darfur genocide is one of the few concrete suggestions for actually defeating genocide. Sadly, the UN seems incapable of...

18.05.2006 The Indian government has proposed to set up a safety net for unorganised workers and form social security schemes covering medical care, employment injury benefits, group insurance, housing and old-age pension.

18.05.2006 Experts representing workers, employers and governments, have adopted a new Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Underground Coalmines at a meeting convened by the International Labour Organization (ILO) which will improve the safety and health of miners involved in one of the highest risk activities.

17.05.2006 The Youth Initiative for Human Rights filed a lawsuit against the Kurir daily newspaper, on charges of hate-speech used in the article "Pristina Football Fans Carry a Banner 'Serbia Like Nokia, Ever Smaller and Smaller'".

17.05.2006 YK esitteli eri puolilta maailmaa 10 tarinaa, jotka uhkaavat jäädä syrjään median uutistulvassa. "Meidän tavoitteemme on osoittaa toimittajille, että tärkeiden aiheiden ei tarvitse vähitellen kadota otsikoista", totesi YK:n tiedotuksesta vastaava alipääsihteeri Shashi Tharoor.

16.05.2006 Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (AFHRD) yesterday urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Cabinet to address Human Rights Violations related to the peace process.

16.05.2006 The Concerned for Working Children has evolved a code of conduct for the Indian media in consultation with kids. The principles aim at outlining childrenÂ’s rights-based standards so that they, as citizens, are creators of media in society.

16.05.2006 In his message on the International Day of Families, Secretary-General Kofi Annan noted recent profound transformations in families, many of whom call into question the structure of society as we know it; they require us to work together to adapt and to shape public policy in a way that addresses the needs of families, to ensure that basic services are provided to all citizens irrespective of their family situation.

15.05.2006 Even though Ecuador has signed various international agreements for the protection of human rights, the country lacks a system to protect minors as well as an accurate count of how many Colombian children have sought refuge within its borders.