- Survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have begun a series of protests against the apathy of the administration towards the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre built specifically after the gas leak tragedy in 1984 that killed hundreds of people and maimed countless others.
http://www.firstpost.com/india/hospital-for-bhopal-victims-now-in-complete-shambles-activists-485528.html
mercoledì 10 ottobre 2012
INDIA - Hospital for Bhopal victims now in complete shambles.
Pakistan: i talebani attaccano e feriscono un'attivista di 14 anni.
(9 ottobre 2012)
Amnesty International ha
definito un terribile atto di violenza l'attacco, rivendicato dai
talebani del Pakistan, contro Malala Youzufzai, una ragazza di 14 anni
che si batte per il diritto all'istruzione.
Malala Youzufzai è stata ferita da due colpi di arma da fuoco il 9 ottobre, mentre tornava da scuola nella città di Mingora. Prima di colpirla, uno degli aggressori l'avrebbe chiamata per nome, facendola girare. Dall'età di 11 anni, si batte per il diritto delle bambine all'istruzione. Suo padre è uno dei pochi presidi che continua a sfidare il divieto di andare a scuola per le bambine, imposto dai talebani della valle di Swat.
Questo nuovo, gravissimo atto di violenza è l'ennesima prova del clima di pericolo in cui operano gli attivisti, e soprattutto, le attiviste per i diritti umani nel Pakistan nord-occidentale, costantemente minacciate dai talebani e da altri gruppi armati.
Negli ultimi 20 mesi sono state uccise almeno altre due attiviste per il diritto all'istruzione delle donne, Farida Afridi e Zarteef Afridi.
Amnesty International ha sollecitato il governo pachistano a garantire che Malala Youzufzai, attualmente ricoverata in ospedale, sia protetta adeguatamente e che ragazzi e ragazze abbiano le stesse opportunità educative nonostante le minacce portate dai talebani e dagli altri gruppi armati.
http://www.amnesty.it/news/pakistan-talebani-attaccano-e-feriscono-un-attivista-di-14-anni
Malala Youzufzai è stata ferita da due colpi di arma da fuoco il 9 ottobre, mentre tornava da scuola nella città di Mingora. Prima di colpirla, uno degli aggressori l'avrebbe chiamata per nome, facendola girare. Dall'età di 11 anni, si batte per il diritto delle bambine all'istruzione. Suo padre è uno dei pochi presidi che continua a sfidare il divieto di andare a scuola per le bambine, imposto dai talebani della valle di Swat.
Questo nuovo, gravissimo atto di violenza è l'ennesima prova del clima di pericolo in cui operano gli attivisti, e soprattutto, le attiviste per i diritti umani nel Pakistan nord-occidentale, costantemente minacciate dai talebani e da altri gruppi armati.
Negli ultimi 20 mesi sono state uccise almeno altre due attiviste per il diritto all'istruzione delle donne, Farida Afridi e Zarteef Afridi.
Amnesty International ha sollecitato il governo pachistano a garantire che Malala Youzufzai, attualmente ricoverata in ospedale, sia protetta adeguatamente e che ragazzi e ragazze abbiano le stesse opportunità educative nonostante le minacce portate dai talebani e dagli altri gruppi armati.
http://www.amnesty.it/news/pakistan-talebani-attaccano-e-feriscono-un-attivista-di-14-anni
lunedì 8 ottobre 2012
PAKISTAN - End enforced disappearances.
"For us relief is only when our loved
one is safe and sound standing freed before us. [...] I believe that my
husband Masood is held only three kilometres from my home, yet he
continues to suffer unknown ill-treatment and we, his wife, his children
and his very old parents cannot even see him. They [the government]
must act now to bring them back immediately."
- Amina Masood Janjua, July 2008
The last time Amina Masood Janjua saw her husband, Masood Janjua, was on 30 July 2005 when he left home to meet his friend Faisal Faraz. It is believed that the Pakistani security forces apprehended both men that day while on a bus journey to another city and that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s intelligence agency, has been holding them in secret without charge or trial. The agency has repeatedly denied any knowledge of their whereabouts despite eyewitness testimony as to their detention.
Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz are among hundreds, if not thousands, of victims of enforced disappearance in Pakistan, including children as young as nine and ten years old. Many of them were detained after the attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001, their detentions justified in the name of the US-led “war on terror”. The practice, rare before 2001, then spread to activists involved in pushing for greater ethnic or regional rights, including Baloch and Sindhis.
Despite undeniable evidence, the former government of President Pervez Musharraf consistently denied subjecting anyone to enforced disappearances.
In its report, Denying the undeniable, enforced disappearances in Pakistan, Amnesty International confronted the Pakistani authorities with evidence of how government officials obstructed attempts to trace those who have disappeared, using official court records and affidavits of victims and witnesses of enforced disappearances.
Pakistan’s civilian government in April 2008 pledged to end the policy of denial and to investigate all cases of enforced disappearance and hold those responsible to account.
In April 2008, former Law Minister, Farooq Naik stated that the government was collecting details on of disappeared persons and promised that all would be released. In May 2008, the Interior Ministry set up another committee to investigate the fate of all persons subjected to enforced disappearances, comprising representatives of the Ministry, parliamentarians and of the families of the disappeared.
To date the government has not revealed the findings of its investigations or any actions it has taken to resolve all enforced disappearance cases.
On 16 March 2009, through an executive order by President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani reinstated Iftikhar Chaudhry as Chief Justice and other judges deposed during the November 2007 state of emergency. Prior to his dismissal, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had taken a tough stance on the cases of enforced disappearances and found against the government in several rulings. Since his reinstatement, the Supreme Court in November 2009 resumed hearings of disappearance cases. This is a much welcomed step, but the Pakistan government must demonstrate political will to trace the disappeared.
Take Action : http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/end-enforced-disappearances-pakistan
- Amina Masood Janjua, July 2008
The last time Amina Masood Janjua saw her husband, Masood Janjua, was on 30 July 2005 when he left home to meet his friend Faisal Faraz. It is believed that the Pakistani security forces apprehended both men that day while on a bus journey to another city and that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s intelligence agency, has been holding them in secret without charge or trial. The agency has repeatedly denied any knowledge of their whereabouts despite eyewitness testimony as to their detention.
Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz are among hundreds, if not thousands, of victims of enforced disappearance in Pakistan, including children as young as nine and ten years old. Many of them were detained after the attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001, their detentions justified in the name of the US-led “war on terror”. The practice, rare before 2001, then spread to activists involved in pushing for greater ethnic or regional rights, including Baloch and Sindhis.
Despite undeniable evidence, the former government of President Pervez Musharraf consistently denied subjecting anyone to enforced disappearances.
In its report, Denying the undeniable, enforced disappearances in Pakistan, Amnesty International confronted the Pakistani authorities with evidence of how government officials obstructed attempts to trace those who have disappeared, using official court records and affidavits of victims and witnesses of enforced disappearances.
Pakistan’s civilian government in April 2008 pledged to end the policy of denial and to investigate all cases of enforced disappearance and hold those responsible to account.
In April 2008, former Law Minister, Farooq Naik stated that the government was collecting details on of disappeared persons and promised that all would be released. In May 2008, the Interior Ministry set up another committee to investigate the fate of all persons subjected to enforced disappearances, comprising representatives of the Ministry, parliamentarians and of the families of the disappeared.
To date the government has not revealed the findings of its investigations or any actions it has taken to resolve all enforced disappearance cases.
On 16 March 2009, through an executive order by President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani reinstated Iftikhar Chaudhry as Chief Justice and other judges deposed during the November 2007 state of emergency. Prior to his dismissal, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had taken a tough stance on the cases of enforced disappearances and found against the government in several rulings. Since his reinstatement, the Supreme Court in November 2009 resumed hearings of disappearance cases. This is a much welcomed step, but the Pakistan government must demonstrate political will to trace the disappeared.
Take Action : http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/end-enforced-disappearances-pakistan
India: Amnesty International urges India to promptly ratify the Convention against Torture.
Amnesty International urges India to promptly ratify the Convention
against Torture and invite the Special Rapporteur on torture to visit
India.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PUBLIC STATEMENT
AI Index: ASA 20/034/2012/
24 September 2012
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA20/034/2012/en/debcb33a-5a70-4b0b-a275-f59eadbe9e09/asa200342012en.html
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PUBLIC STATEMENT
AI Index: ASA 20/034/2012/
24 September 2012
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA20/034/2012/en/debcb33a-5a70-4b0b-a275-f59eadbe9e09/asa200342012en.html
mercoledì 3 ottobre 2012
Bangladesh: Minority communities must be protected and arsonists face justice.
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The perpetrators of arson attacks on temples and Buddhist villages in the south of Bangladesh must be brought to justice and steps taken to ensure ethnic minorities are protected, Amnesty International said.
More than 20 Buddhist temples and monasteries and at least one Hindu temple, along with scores of homes and shops, were set on fire during attacks in southern cities of Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong over the weekend and on Monday after thousands of people protested against the posting of an allegedly derogatory image of the Quran on social network site Facebook.
“The scale and ferocity of these appalling attacks on ethnic communities have shocked Muslims and non-Muslims alike and the entire civil society in the country. The Bangladeshi authorities must ensure this does not happen again,” said Abbas Faiz, Amnesty International’s Bangladesh researcher.
“Amnesty International calls on the leaders of all political parties to condemn publicly the violence against minorities and urge their members not take part in such acts.”
“Reports that police failed to ensure the protection of minority communities - even though they had received news about imminent attacks – are disturbing, and must be investigated.”
The Deputy Inspector General of Police for Chittagong told Amnesty International on Tuesday an investigation had been launched into allegations that the officer in charge of Ramu police station in Cox’s Bazar had neglected his duty to ensure the safety of minority communities.
He also said that up to 300 people had been arrested.
“The terms of reference for the investigation, called for by the Home Minister, must be made public and strong measures must be put in place to protect Buddhist, Hindu and all other witnesses who give evidence,” Faiz said.
“Those identified as responsible for the attack should be brought to justice in adherence to international fair trial standards and all people affected by the violence must be provided with shelter, and assistance to rebuild their homes and places of worship.”
The attacks are believed to be the first to have taken place on such a large scale against minority places of worship in Bangladesh.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/bangladesh-arsonists-must-face-justice-2012-10-03
martedì 2 ottobre 2012
Maldives MP Stabbed to Death.
Dr Afrasheem Ali was stabbed to death outside his home in the
capital, Malé, early in the morning of Tuesday 1 October. Circumstances
around the killing are still unclear, and local authorities have yet to
identify a suspect.
The death of Dr Afrasheem Ali, a member of Parliament for the
government-aligned Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM), comes at a
time of political turmoil on the island nation, with former President
Mohamad Nasheed set to face trial for his alleged role in the arrest of a
judge.
“Amnesty International condemns this shocking act of violence against
Dr Afrasheem Ali,” said Abbas Faiz, Amnesty International’s Researcher
on the Maldives.
“We call on the Maldives authorities to ensure that the investigation
into the killing meets international human rights standards, and that
no suspect is ill-treated or tortured.”
“Given the current tense climate in the Maldives, all political
actors must show restraint and ensure that this killing does not lead to
more violence.”
On 5 September 2012, Amnesty International published The other side of paradise: A human rights crisis in the Maldives , a report documenting human rights violations by security forces against protesters during 2012.
MALDIVES - Member of Parliament brutally murdered.
MP of the government-aligned Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM), Dr Afrasheem Ali, was brutally stabbed to death outside his home on Monday night.
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