http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: human-rights Webremixer http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29345 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:14:23 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29345 2008-11-19T18:14:23Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29337 Reporters Without Borders calls on the Nepalese authorities to carry out thorough and rapid investigations into recent attacks by violent groups on independent media and journalists. One the latest was on 16 November in the capital and targeted the Himal Media group. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:14:36 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29337 2008-11-19T12:14:36Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29317 Reporters Without Borders today urged the Sri Lankan authorities to release the manager of a Tamil radio A. R. V. Loshan, who was arrested at his home in the capital Colombo on 15 November. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:26:30 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29317 2008-11-18T12:26:30Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29319 Reporters Without Borders condemns the Thai information ministry's decision at the start of the month to spend up to 12 million euros on creating an Internet firewall to filter out websites deemed guilty of lese-majeste.“The Thai government's desire to control online content is indicative of the difficulties it is encountering in recovering some support,” Reporters Without Borders said. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:47:59 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29319 2008-11-18T11:47:59Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811188250&lang=e The Government of Japan must accept historical responsibility and apologise to the victims of Japan’s military sexual slavery system. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811188250&lang=e 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29309 Reporters Without Borders is outraged by today's murder of radio presenter Aristeo Padrigao in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental province (in the north of Mindanao island), and calls on the authorities to give the police additional resources in order to be able to carry out a thorough and rapid investigation. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:06:18 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29309 2008-11-17T18:06:18Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811178165&lang=e Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811178165&lang=e 2008-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200292008&lang=e Amnesty International calls upon authorities in India to immediately release Pervez Imroz, a Srinagar-based senior advocate, and two other human rights defenders - Firdouz Ahmed Sofi and Aijaz Ahmed Mir - who were apparently arbitrarily detained at Bandipura where they were monitoring polling during the ongoing elections in Jammu & Kashmir today, 17 November Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200292008&lang=e 2008-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29280 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:28 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29280 2008-11-13T18:15:28Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29272 Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association are appalled to learn that detained poet Aung Than, a member of the opposition National League for Democracy, was probably infected with the HIV virus when he was forcibly injected in Insein prison hospital two years ago. "This shocking news highlights not only the military government's criminal nature but also the disastrous health conditions in Burma's prisons," the two partner organisations said. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:28 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29272 2008-11-13T18:00:28Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200282008&lang=e In advance of the month-long elections to be held in the state of Jammu & Kashmir starting on 17 November and ending on 24 December, Amnesty International appeals to India's security forces to act with restraint and avoid excessive use of force, in the wake of recent volatility in the state Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200282008&lang=e 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/13/turkme20208.htm President’s Visit a Chance to Seek Release of Political Prisoners, Access for Rights Monitors Germany and Austria should use meetings with the president of Turkmenistan to press for human rights reforms, Human Rights Watch said today in letters to the German and Austrian leaders. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov began his first official visit to Germany on November 13, 2008, and is scheduled to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 14. His state visit to Austria, which includes a meeting with President Heinz Fischer, will be November 17-18. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/13/turkme20208.htm 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811138109&lang=e The Afghan government executed nine people last week. President Hamid Karzai has recently approved death sentences for at least another 111. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811138109&lang=e 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811138092&lang=e Fourteen dissidents are sentenced to 65 years' imprisonment each, as Myanmar's military government ignores calls by the international community to clean up its human rights record. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811138092&lang=e 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/12/thaila20187.htm Government Should Seek Justice for Killings in Previous Crackdown A new anti-drugs campaign announced on November 7, 2008, by Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat is likely to lead to serious human rights violations without major changes in policy and personnel, Human Rights Watch said today. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/12/thaila20187.htm 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/11/burma20181.htm Draconian Laws Invoked Against September 2007 Protestors Burma’s military government should immediately exonerate and free about 70 activists who are being tried by unfair courts for their peaceful participation in the protests in September 2007, Human Rights Watch said today. A court inside Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison today sentenced 14 of them to 65-year prison terms. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/11/burma20181.htm 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29253 Reporters Without Borders today condemned brutality by riot police who broke up a peaceful demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on 8 November. Some 22 people were arrested during the day, including two journalists and a blogger. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:14:31 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29253 2008-11-10T18:14:31Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29250 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:59:31 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29250 2008-11-10T17:59:31Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29241 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:44:31 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29241 2008-11-10T17:44:31Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29237 “We are extremely relieved by the release of this young journalist, who seems to be in good health despite her ordeal,” said Reporters Without Borders, which had been in contact with the Canadian authorities and her employer since her abduction. “We are nonetheless very worried by the recent kidnappings of journalists in Afghanistan, where the security situation has deteriorated dangerously.” Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:09:14 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29237 2008-11-09T18:09:14Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29234 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:21:38 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29234 2008-11-08T18:21:38Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29232 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:24:49 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29232 2008-11-08T12:24:49Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29227 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:14:25 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29227 2008-11-07T18:14:25Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29223 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:59:25 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29223 2008-11-07T17:59:25Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29218 Reporters Without Borders hails the arrests of suspects in the fatal shootings of two provincial correspondents of the Bangkok-based daily Matichon. "It is nonetheless vital that the authorities step up their investigations into all four of the murders of journalists that have taken place this year", Reporters Without Borders said. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:44:25 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29218 2008-11-07T17:44:25Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29210 A Tibetan monk was arrested after speaking openly in a video and answering a foreign journalist's questions about the torture he underwent in prison. And the freedom of movement and freedom to interview granted to foreign journalists are not been applied in Tibet. Several foreign journalists have told Reporters Without Borders it has become much harder to work in Tibet since March. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:23:39 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29210 2008-11-07T12:23:39Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29214 As Raja Petra was led into the courtroom today in Shah Alam, near Kuala Lumpur, his wife, Marina Lee, told the Reporters Without Borders correspondent: “I cannot find the words to express my joy. I am eternally grateful to Reporters Without Borders for its support. We are going to continue fighting for the ISA's repeal, so that this law can no longer be used against my husband or anyone else.” Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:03:09 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29214 2008-11-07T12:03:09Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA280072008&lang=e Amnesty International welcomed the release today of Malaysia blogger Raja Petra but called on the government to stop using the Internal Security Act (ISA) to control dissent Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA280072008&lang=e 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811078027&lang=e Judge rules that the arrest of Raja Petra Kamarudin, under the Internal Security Act, was unconstitutional. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811078027&lang=e 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29202 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:18:21 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29202 2008-11-06T18:18:21Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29195 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:15:10 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29195 2008-11-06T12:15:10Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29198 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:05:55 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29198 2008-11-05T18:05:55Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29176 Reporters Without Borders and its partner organisation, the Burma Media Association, have obtained a copy of a directive (attached file) which the military government's censorship office recently sent to the Burmese media spelling out 10 rules for editors and the sanctions they will incur for not respecting them. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:14:37 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29176 2008-11-04T18:14:37Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811037944&lang=e Pakistan is still suffering from the abusive policies put in place one year ago Monday, when General Pervez Musharraf unlawfully declared a state of emergency. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811037944&lang=e 2008-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811037951&lang=e The UN Human Rights Committee has called on the Government of the Japan to restore dignity to the survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811037951&lang=e 2008-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29161 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:22:45 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29161 2008-10-31T18:22:45Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810317918&lang=e Three men convicted of involvement in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people and injured a further 209, are to be executed in early November. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810317918&lang=e 2008-10-31T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29148 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:09:45 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29148 2008-10-30T18:09:45Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810297805&lang=e While in Mindanao gathering first hand information for a new report, Amnesty International spoke to some of the civilians affected by the recent upsurge in violence in the 40-year conflict. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810297805&lang=e 2008-10-29T05:00:00Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/29/global20097.htm New Voluntary Standards Could Safeguard Freedom of Expression A new voluntary standard that internet and telecom companies have agreed on could help safeguard freedom of expression and human rights in China and other countries where the internet is censored, Human Rights Watch said today. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/29/global20097.htm 2008-10-29T05:00:00Z http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810297884&lang=e The executions of Michitoshi Kuma and Masahiro Takashio were the first approved by Minister of Justice Mori Eisuke since he took office in September. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810297884&lang=e 2008-10-29T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29114 No constraints were placed on either the local or international media in the course of their coverage of the Maldivian president elections, but state-owned TV broadcaster MTV failed to observe the required balance in its coverage of the two candidates' activities between the first and second round, which is taking place today, Reporters Without Borders said. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:12:34 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29114 2008-10-28T18:12:34Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/philip20092.htm Continuing Harassment of Leftist Activists The Philippine authorities should immediately release Remigio Saladero, Jr., a labor lawyer who was arrested on charges that appeared to be politically motivated, Human Rights Watch said today. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/philip20092.htm 2008-10-28T05:00:00Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/india20085.htm Police Accused of Violence, Sexual Abuse Against 42 in Bangalore Indian authorities should investigate the mass arrests and ill-treatment of activists working on sexual orientation and gender-identity issues in Bangalore and punish those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/india20085.htm 2008-10-28T05:00:00Z http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/uzbeki20068.htm Visit Coincides With 10-Year Sentence for Dissident The German government should not have permitted the head of Uzbekistan’s secret police to visit Germany immediately after the European Union lifted sanctions stemming from a 2005 massacre in Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch said today. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/uzbeki20068.htm 2008-10-28T05:00:00Z http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29102 On the first anniversary of his arrest, Reporters Without Borders today reiterated its call for the release of Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, a young journalism student and a reporter for the newspaper Jahan-e-Naw (“New World”). “Kambakhsh must be freed as a matter of urgency and his blasphemy conviction must be quashed,” Reporters Without Borders said. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:08:32 GMT http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29102 2008-10-27T18:08:32Z