Category Archives: Torture
Iran imposes media blackout over stoning sentence woman
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be stoned, the regime has said, but family fear she will be hanged instead by Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran has imposed a media blackout over the case of a 43-year-old mother of two who was sentenced to be stoned to death and whose fate is still unclear despite an apparent “reprieve”. [...]
Libya denies mistreatment of Eritrean migrants
* Italian sea patrols handed migrants over to Libya * Libya says Eritreans being treated as “guests” * Rights watchdog says has reports of Libyan violence TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Libya denied allegations from human rights groups on Thursday that it was mistreating a group of Eritrean migrants who had been turned back at sea by [...]
Cuba moves to come in from the cold
By Michael Voss Cuba’s announcement followed intensive talks with Spanish and Vatican officialsThe 52 prisoners who are being freed over the next few months are the last remaining jailed members of the group of 75 opposition figures arrested in a mass government crackdown in 2003.
David Cameron announces torture inquiry
Prime minister says the inquiry, chaired by Sir Peter Gibson, will remove the ‘stain’ on Britain’s reputation by Ian Cobain David Cameron today announced a judicial inquiry into Britain’s role intorture and rendition since the al-Qaida attacks of September 2001. In a move designed to halt the growing number of civil claims by alleged victims [...]
‘Sadistic’ Catholic priest jailed for abusing boys in Australia
An Australian Catholic priest has been jailed for almost 20 years for “sadistic” sex attacks on young boys that spanned more than 18 years. By Bonnie Malkin John Sidney Denham, 67, was sentenced to 19 years and 10 months after pleading guilty to a range of charges, including multiple counts of indecent assault against boys [...]
Rights Report Condemns European Attitude to Torture
by Selah Hennessy International watchdog Human Rights Watch says three powerful European countries – France, Germany and Britain – use foreign intelligence obtained under torture. In its new report, Human Rights Watch says France, Germany, and Britain cooperate with foreign intelligence services that routinely use torture, even though torture is illegal under international law. Senior Western [...]
Improving Security Policy in Colombia
International Crisis Group OVERVIEW President Álvaro Uribe’s eight-year military campaign against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has taken a heavy toll on Colombia’s largest insurgent organisation. The government is now working to consolidate security gains by expanding state presence in several of the formerly most conflict-ridden regions.
Enact law against torture, human rights body urges govt
By Charles Ariko THE Uganda Human Rights Commission has asked the Government to enact the anti-torture Bill.The chairperson, Medi Kaggwa, said the law would provide legal protection for torture victims.
2010 Refugee Week Launch
Freedom from Fear Mr John Gibson, President, Refugee Council of Australia . Speech for Refugee Week launch, Victorian Parliament House, 21 June 2010 Thank you. I’d like to first of all acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. I pay my respects to [...]
India among worst ranked countries in tackling human trafficking
by NARAYAN LAKSHMAN India has been ranked as a “Tier II Watch List” country – only one level better than worst-performing Tier III countries such as Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe – in the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) compiled by the State Department.
UK plans to deport Afghan children
by Al Jazeera Human rights and refugee agencies have criticised British proposals to deport unaccompanied Afghan children to their homeland, saying such a move could put lives at risk.
Turkey, Israel and the moment of truth
By Raffi K. Hovannisian Yerevan — Today’s Turkey is the denialist bearer of the Ottoman execution of the great genocide and national dispossession of the Armenian people nearly a century ago.
Guardian: “The revival of sanctuary”
by Natasha Walter “This coalition would end child detention, but that’s just one aspect of our chaotic and cruel asylum system I’ve met many families who have been locked up after seeking asylum in Britain. One woman I met earlier this year told me the hardest thing about being imprisoned with her children for more [...]
War Crimes in Sri Lanka
International Crisis Group Asia Report N°19117 May 2010 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Sri Lankan security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) repeatedly violated international humanitarian law during the last five months of their 30-year civil war. Although both sides committed atrocities throughout the many years of conflict, the scale and nature [...]
Sudan: Regional Perspectives on the Prospect of Southern Independence
by International Crisis Group Nairobi/Brussels, 6 May 2010: If, as likely, South Sudan decides to secede from the North at its January 2011 self-determination referendum, it will need support from Sudan’s neighbours to ensure the decision is respected and new conflict is prevented. Sudan: Regional Perspectives on the Prospect of Southern Independence,* the latest background [...]
