http://www.humanrightsblog.org/ Human Rights news, actions, announcements, opinions and miscellanea en-us 2009-02-18T10:12:57-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007895.html Geneva-Paris, February 13, 2009. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), expresses its deepest concern about an extremely worrying recommendation... China marga 2009-02-18T10:12:57-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007870.html I thought this article was interesting, in part because Human Rights Watch is often accused by NGO Monitor, an organization whose sole function seems to be to attack any group that reports on human rights violations by Israel, is often... Israel marga 2009-02-12T08:42:13-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007736.html By Osha Neumann Thursday January 15, 2009 Oh Father, I cried. There was no shame in your confusion. Just as there had been no shame in your father’s before you. No shame in the fear, or in the fear... USA marga 2009-01-15T11:25:12-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007730.html Dear Friends of Gaza, The Free Gaza mercy ship, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, left port in Cyprus this morning on an emergency mission to besieged Gaza. Aboard the ship are desperately needed medical supplies and 21 passengers and crew, including doctors,... Israel marga 2009-01-13T11:14:00-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007706.html You can now find Derechos Human Rights at Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/derechos) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=729159744&ref=nf).... Administration marga 2009-01-13T09:41:43-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007705.html There is a good article today in the Guardian on how human rights organizations are pressuring the UN to investigate the war crimes being committed by Israel. These include: • Using powerful shells in civilian areas which the army knew... Israel marga 2009-01-13T09:34:06-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007679.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-012-2009 January 12, 2009 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission Ms. Zarina Marri, a 23-year-old schoolteacher from Balochistan province, was arrested in late 2005, and has been held incommunicado in an army torture cell at... Pakistan marga 2009-01-12T10:23:12-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007674.html January 8, 2009 CONTACT: Elizabeth Chertoff, Media Coordinator, 415-544-0444, ext. 303, echertoff@cja.org COURT RULES SOMALI EX-GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL CAN BE SUED IN U.S. COURTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS Court's decision paves way for individuals to be sued for violating human... USA marga 2009-01-10T09:32:11-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007645.html It was not possible to sleep here for two nights now. The events and the images of death and carnage of children, of policemen, of people that look like my mother and my son and my sister and my friends... Israel marga 2008-12-30T12:55:35-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007641.html LONDON Wednesday 31 December, 2 - 4pm outside Israeli Embassy Thursday 1 January 2 - 4pm outside Israeli Embassy Friday 2 January 2 - 4 pm. Outside the Egyptian Embassy, . 26 South Street, London, W1K 1DW. Call for Egypt... Israel marga 2008-12-30T09:07:46-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007640.html The following is a list of vigils and demonstrations to take place this week in different US cities against the Israeli attacks on Gaza, which have resulted in the death of dozens, if not hundreds, of civilians. The list was... Israel marga 2008-12-30T08:52:47-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007635.html December 28, 2008 United Republicans of Iran Condemn the shutdown of the renowned Iranian Human Rights center and demand an end to the suspension of its activities. On December 21, 2008, just before a ceremony to celebrate the 60th... Iran marga 2008-12-29T13:37:16-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007634.html Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Gaza Emergency Appeal December 29, 2008 Gaza Hospitals Already Filled to Capacity; Medical Supplies on the Verge of Depletion Since the beginning of attacks in Gaza three days ago, over 300 people have been reported dead,... Palestine marga 2008-12-29T13:31:47-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007555.html Father Roy Bourgeois, a Catholic priest, torture survivor, Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and SOA Watch founder is facing excommunication by the Vatican for his beliefs on the ordination of women. Father Roy was given 30 days to recant his... Church marga 2008-11-18T16:17:03-08:00 http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/007390.html There have been several reports of massive human rights violations in Colombia in the last few days: President Uribe has decreed a 90-day state of exception in Colombia, in response to a strike by judicial workers - which has left... Colombia marga 2008-10-14T10:47:51-08:00