A young Sri Lankan woman is at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for a crime she allegedly committed whilst under the age of 18, prompting Amnesty International to urge the country’s King to prevent the sentence being carried out.
A young Sri Lankan woman is at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for a crime she allegedly committed whilst under the age of 18, prompting Amnesty International to urge the country’s King
D’après leur propre rapport publié mercredi 14 novembre, les Nations unies ont échoué dans leur mission de protection des civils lors du conflit armé qui a ravagé le Sri Lanka. Aussi Amnesty International réitère-t-elle son appel en faveur d’une enquête indépendante sur les crimes de guerre présumés commis par l’armée sri-lankaise et les Tigres libérateurs de l’Eelam tamoul (LTTE).
D’après leur propre rapport publié mercredi 14 novembre, les Nations unies ont échoué dans leur mission de protection des civils lors du conflit armé qui a ravagé le Sri Lanka.
La ONU, según su propio informe hecho público hoy, no protegió a la población civil durante el conflicto armado de Sri Lanka. Ese reconocimiento ha llevado a Amnistía Internacional a reiterar su llamamiento de que se lleve a cabo una investigación independiente sobre los presuntos crímenes de guerra cometidos por el ejército srilankés y los Tigres de Liberación de Eelam Tamil.
La ONU, según su propio informe hecho público hoy, no protegió a la población civil durante el conflicto armado de Sri Lanka.
The UN failed to protect civilians during Sri Lanka’s armed conflict according its own report, released today, prompting Amnesty International to renew its call for an independent investigation into alleged war crimes by the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE).
The UN failed to protect civilians during Sri Lanka’s armed conflict according its own report, released today, prompting Amnesty International to renew its call for an independent investigation int
Des affrontements entre prisonniers et gardiens ont éclaté vendredi 9 novembre à la prison de Welikada, à Colombo, après que des membres de la Force d’intervention spéciale du Sri Lanka, une unité commando d’élite, ont fouillé la prison à la recherche d’articles interdits.
Des affrontements entre prisonniers et gardiens ont éclaté vendredi 9 novembre à la prison de Welikada, à Colombo, après que des membres de la Force d’intervention spéciale du Sri Lanka, une u
Clashes between prisoners and guards broke out at Colombo’s Welikada prison today after members of Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF), an elite commando unit, searched the prison for banned items.
Clashes between prisoners and guards broke out at Colombo’s Welikada prison today after members of Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF), an elite commando unit, searched the prison for banned items
Sri Lanka’s promises on human rights should no longer be accepted by the international community, Amnesty International said as the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 1 November highlighted Colombo’s continued denial of the human rights crisis in the country and the need for independent investigations into new alleged human rights violations and past war crimes.
Sri Lanka’s promises on human rights should no longer be accepted by the international community, Amnesty International said as the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 1 November highlighted Colo
La communauté internationale ne doit plus accepter les promesses du Sri Lanka en matière de droits humains, a déclaré Amnesty International, alors qu’il ressort de l’Examen périodique universel (EPU), le 1er novembre, que les autorités de Colombo continuent de nier la crise des droits humains qui sévit dans le pays et qu’elles doivent mener des investigations indépendantes sur les crimes commis pendant la guerre et les nouvelles violations des droits humains présumées.
La communauté internationale ne doit plus accepter les promesses du Sri Lanka en matière de droits humains, a déclaré Amnesty International, alors qu’il ressort de l’Examen périodique universel (EP
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Sri Lanka’s empty promises and denial of rights crisis exposed at UN
Sri Lanka’s promises on human rights should no longer be accepted by the international community, Amnesty International said as the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 1 November highlighted Colo
The UN's Universal Periodic Review on Sri Lanka has highlighted Colombo’s continued denial of the human rights crisis in the country.
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“Sri Lanka has been making empty promises about human rights for decades. This was made clear by a number of countries which questioned Sri Lanka’s lack of progress in ending human rights violations during the review”
Source:
Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s expert on Sri Lanka
Date:
Thu, 01/11/2012
URL:
Submission on Sri Lanka to the UN Universal Periodic Review
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UPR submission, October-November 2012
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تقرير منظمة العفو الدولية للعام 2012: لم تعد الأمور كالمعتاد بالنسبة للاستبداد والظلم
هناك حاجة ماسة لمعاهدة قوية بشأن الاتجار في الأسلحة، مع تزايد الدلائل على عجز مجلس الأمن الدولي عن تحقيق غرض المعاهدة.
بمناسبة إصدار التقرير السنوي الخمسين لمنظمة العفو الدولية عن حالة حقوق الإنسان في العالم، دعت المنظمة إلى اعتماد معاهدة قوية بشأن الاتجار في الأسلحة في وقت لاحق من العام الحالياقرأ المزيد »
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“لقد امتد تقاعس القادة إلى شتى دول العالم خلال العام الماضي، إذ كان السياسيون المسؤولون يواجهون الاحتجاجات بالوحشية أو باللامبالاة. ويتعين على الحكومات أن تبرهن على شرعية وجودها في موقع القيادة، وأن ترفض الظلم، وذلك بحماية المستضعفين والحد من نفوذ الأقوياء”
Source:
سليل شيتي، الأمين العام لمنظمة العفو الدولية
Date:
Thu, 24/05/2012
URL:
Amnesty International Report 2012
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