war crimes

LOVE IS A HUMAN RIGHT

Dean Omori — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:36:44 +0100

Is Gaddafi headed for The Netherlands?

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:12:50 +0100

Is Gaddafi going to end up paying an unintended visit to The Netherlands in the near future?

Source: Is Gaddafi headed for The Netherlands?

Gaddafi arrest warrant 'a step forward' for international justice

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:07:19 +0100

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi is a step towards justice for the victims of human rights violations in Libya, Amnesty International said today.

Source: Gaddafi arrest warrant 'a step forward' for international justice

Desperation and hope among Misratah’s wounded

Charlotte_K — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:56:32 +0100

Hanan Mohamed had sustained multiple shrapnel injuries to both legs, as well as her right arm. She was relatively lucky; three of her relatives were killed when her home in the Garara area was hit by several projectiles which she believes to be Grad rockets, on 28 March. Hanan told Amnesty International that she had just finished her afternoon prayer, when she heard an explosion.

Source: Desperation and hope among Misratah’s wounded

Libya: Al-Gaddafi's forces carry out indiscriminate attacks in Misratah

Charlotte_K — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:38:34 +0100

Amnesty International today corroborated claims about the use of anti-vehicle mines in Misratah’s port by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi, as indiscriminate attacks on the Libyan city continue.

Source: Libya: Al-Gaddafi's forces carry out indiscriminate attacks in Misratah

Libya: Attacks on Misratah point to war crimes - New report

Charlotte_K — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:12:25 +0100

Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today (6 May) in a new report on the bleak situation in the besieged city.

Source: Libya: Attacks on Misratah point to war crimes - New report

Daraa - Syrian troops shell & storm Al-Omari mosque - 30.04.2011

FlashNewsPlus — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:16:07 +0100

Misratah: the spiralling human cost in a city under fire

Charlotte_K — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:31:58 +0100

Here in Misratah, Libya’s third city, we have just experienced four more days of relentless shelling by Colonel al-Gaddafi’s forces. In just two of the residential neighbourhoods I have been able to visit in the past four days – Qasr Ahmad in the east of the city and Zawia al-Mahjoub in the west – hundreds of rockets and mortar shells have rained down, literally all over the place. I have lost count of how many homes I’ve seen that have been hit in these clearly indiscriminate attacks.

Source: Misratah: the spiralling human cost in a city under fire

Libya: 'People in Misratah need help urgently and need it now'

Charlotte_K — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:19:24 +0100

The international community must immediately step up humanitarian aid to the Libyan city of Misratah, Amnesty International said today (19 April), as many of its residents remained without communications, electricity and water supplies.

Source: Libya: 'People in Misratah need help urgently and need it now'

LOVE IS A HUMAN RIGHT

Dean Omori — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:37:59 +0100

Indian Removal

Mr. Pinnick — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:28:40 +0100

Libya: Killing of captives points to war crimes by Libyan government forces

Charlotte_K — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:36:10 +0100

Amnesty International has today revealed fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions apparently committed by Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's forces near the town of Ajdabiya in recent days.

Source: Libya: Killing of captives points to war crimes by Libyan government forces

Twitter network of Arab and Middle East protests - interactive map

Charlotte_K — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:50:41 +0100

Follow the latest tweets on protests around the Arab world and the Middle East from the Guardian's network of journalists, bloggers and experts.

Source: Twitter network of Arab and Middle East protests - interactive map

Wrong Game

Bed Peace — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:07:27 +0100

Libya: End campaign to discredit Eman Al-Obeidi

Charlotte_K — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:15:39 +0100

The Libyan authorities must end their campaign to discredit Eman al-Obeidi, said Amnesty International, after the government said she was being sued by the security officials who she says raped her.

Source: Libya: End campaign to discredit Eman Al-Obeidi

UK: FCO Human Rights Report reveals weak controls on arms sales to Libya and other countries

Charlotte_K — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:09:53 +0100

Amnesty International has welcomed the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Report 2011, but has warned that the report reveals inconsistencies between policies facilitating arms sales to the Middle East and North Africa, and the UK’s stated aims of upholding human rights and protecting civilians in the region.

Source: UK: FCO Human Rights Report reveals weak controls on arms sales to Libya and other countries

Libya: Ajdabiya civilians tell of their dead amid the rubble

Charlotte_K — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:41:11 +0100

Visiting Ajdabiya for two days I met Adam al-Tarhouni who told me how his 67-year-old father, Miftah, and his 36-year-old brother, Mohammad, were both killed on Sunday, 20 March, near Ajdabiya’s eastern gate, when their car was hit by a projectile – either a rocket or an artillery shell.

Source: Libya: Ajdabiya civilians tell of their dead amid the rubble

The long road to genuine human rights reform

Charlotte_K — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:56:19 +0100

As protests, uprisings, crackdowns and armed attacks continue across the Middle East and North Africa, we bring you up to date on events from a human rights perspective.

Source: The long road to genuine human rights reform

Libya: Iman al-Obeidi's rape allegations must be properly investigated

Charlotte_K — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:52:20 +0100

The Libyan authorities must thoroughly investigate the 'stomach-churning’ case of a woman who said she had been raped by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, Amnesty International said today.

Source: Libya: Iman al-Obeidi's rape allegations must be properly investigated

Libya: Report reveals Gaddafi loyalists have 'disappeared' opponents, including children

Charlotte_K — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:42:40 +0100

Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have carried out a spate of enforced disappearances in an attempt to crush growing opposition to his rule, Amnesty International said today.

Source: Libya: Report reveals Gaddafi loyalists have 'disappeared' opponents, including children

The Realty of the Bahraini and Saudi Military

Praise — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:59:10 +0000

The Realty of the Bahraini and Saudi Military

Praise — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:54:36 +0000

Sadoranges

Charlotte_K — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:47:04 +0000

As a humanist with no ties to the region, I believe it is appropriate to look at what is happening very clearly right now in Palestine and to conclude that it is unacceptable to turn a blind eye. This is not a war of two equal sides. Israel is illegally occupying Palestinian land. Israel is illegally building settlements on this land. Israel has blockaded part of this land resulting in death and poverty. Palestinians within the state of Israel are not treated as equal citizens. And western governments have been supporting this situation.

Source: Sadoranges

LOVE IS A HUMAN RIGHT

Dean Omori — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:54:14 +0000

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Charlotte_K — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:31:08 +0000

From 23 March to 1 April, the 15th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings to UK audiences a powerful line-up of 16 documentaries and 5 dramas — many attended by filmmakers and film subjects.

Source: Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Email the Chief State Prosecutor of Croatia and urge him to address impunity for war crimes

The Darkhorse — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:00:55 +0000

Milan Levar was Croat. He was one of the few brave ones determined to tell the truth about war crimes committed against Croatian Serbs by his own, Croatian armed forces.

He was killed by a bomb placed under his car outside his house in Gospić, Croatia on 28 August 2000. Almost 11 years on and the perpetrator of this crime has not been yet brought to justice.

Milan Levar was killed, because he had publicly campaigned for justice for victims of crimes committed during the 1991-1995 war in Croatia.

Source: Email the Chief State Prosecutor of Croatia and urge him to address impunity for war crimes

PEACE enters The House

Radfax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:41:22 +0000

White Flag Revolution

Radfax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:32:08 +0000

Peace a Tower of Strength Part 02

Radfax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:26:18 +0000

Peace A Tower Of Strength Part 01

Radfax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:23:02 +0000