Headline Title:
Guantánamo: In his second term Obama must correct human rights failure
President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantánamo detention facility and this time commit the USA to releasing the detainees or bringing them to fair trial, Am
US President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantánamo detention facility and commit to releasing the detainees or bringing them to fair trial.
Media Node:
Guantanamo
At a Glance:
11 - Years since first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.166 - detainee population as of 8 January 2013. Almost half are Yemeni nationals.779 – number of detainees who are believed to have been held in Guantánamo, the vast majority without charge or criminal trial.600 – Approximate number of detainees transferred from Guantánamo to other countries since 20029 - Detainees have died while in US custody in Guantánamo, the most recent in September 2012.12 - Guantánamo detainees who were under 18 years old when taken into custody.1 – Number of Guantánamo detainees transferred to the US mainland for trial in US federal court7 – Number of detainees convicted by military commission6 - Detainees currently facing the possibility of death sentences after unfair trial by military commission.
Twitter Tag:
Guantanamo
Story Location:
United States
19° 54' 42.4584" N, 75° 9' 43.4268" W
See map: Google Maps
“The USA’s claim that it is a champion of human rights cannot survive the Guantánamo detentions, the military commission trials, or the absence of accountability and remedy for past abuses by US personnel, including the crimes under international law of torture and enforced disappearance ”
Source:
Rob Freer, USA researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Mon, 07/01/2013
URL:
Guantánamo: 11 years in numbers
Description:
Factsheet, 9 January 2013
URL:
USA: Guantánamo death highlights urgent need to end indefinite detention
Description:
News story/briefing, 12 September 2012
URL:
Guantánamo: A decade of damage to human rights
Description:
News story/report, 11 January 2012
Headline Title:
البحرين: احتجاز طفل بدون تهمة في سجن للبالغين
لقد تم تمديد فترة احتجاز صبي بحريني عمره 16 عاماً في سجن للبالغين لمدة أسبوع آخر على الرغم من عجز السلطات البحرينية عن توجيه أية تهم له، الأمر الذي تعتبره منظمة العفو الد
تم تمديد فترة احتجاز صبي بحريني عمره 16 عاماً في سجن للبالغين لمدة أسبوع آخر على الرغم من عجز السلطات البحرينية عن توجيه أية تهم له
Media Node:
Bahrain children detainees AR
Twitter Tag:
Bahrain
Story Location:
Bahrain
26° 12' 27.3924" N, 50° 34' 2.3592" E
“إن قيام السلطات البحرينية باقتحام منـزل الصبي واعتقاله بصورة غير قانونية واحتجازه في سجن للبالغين حتى الآن على الرغم من عدم توجيه أية تهم إليه، يعتبر أمراً مثيراً للصدمة المروعة”
Source:
حسيبة الحاج صحراوي، نائبة مدير برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية
Date:
Wed, 19/12/2012
URL:
Bahrain: Child held without charge in adult prison
Description:
Urgent action, 18 December 2012
URL:
Bahrain must release activist after 'hollow' appeal verdict
Description:
News story, 11 December 2012
URL:
Bahrain: Promises of reform broken, repression unleashed
Description:
News story/report, 21 November 2012
Headline Title:
Bahréin: Menor detenido sin cargos en una cárcel para adultos
La detención de un muchacho bahreiní de 16 años en una cárcel para adultos se ha prorrogado una semana más, a pesar de que las autoridades de Bahréin no han presentado ningún cargo contra él, lo cu
La detención de un muchacho bahreiní de 16 años en una cárcel para adultos se ha prorrogado una semana más, a pesar de que las autoridades de Bahréin no han presentado ningún cargo contra él.
Media Node:
Bahrain children detainees_es
Twitter Tag:
Bahrain
Story Location:
Bahréin
26° 12' 27.3924" N, 50° 34' 2.3592" E
“Resulta absolutamente escandaloso que las autoridades bahreiníes hayan irrumpido en el domicilio del muchacho, lo hayan detenido ilegalmente y sigan manteniéndolo en una cárcel para adultos, a pesar de que no han presentado cargos contra él.
”
Source:
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, directora adjunta del Programa Regional para Oriente Medio y el Norte de África de Amnistía Internacional
Date:
Wed, 19/12/2012
URL:
Bahréin: Niño recluido sin cargos en prisión de adultos
Description:
Acción urgente, 18 de diciembre de 2012
URL:
Bahréin debe liberar a un activista tras una sentencia “inútil” en apelación
Description:
Comunicado de prensa, 11 de diciembre de 2012
URL:
Bahréin: Rotas las promesas de reforma, se desata la represión
Description:
Comunicado de prensa, 21 de noviembre de 2012
Headline Title:
Bahreïn. Un mineur détenu sans inculpation dans une prison pour adultes
La détention d'un Bahreïnite âgé de 16 ans, incarcéré dans une prison pour adultes, a été prolongée d'une semaine bien que les autorités bahreïnites n'aient pas expliqué quelles étaient l
La détention d'un Bahreïnite âgé de 16 ans, incarcéré dans une prison pour adultes, a été prolongée d'une semaine bien que les autorités bahreïnites n'aient pas expliqué quelles étaient les charges retenues contre lui.
Media Node:
Bahrain children detainees_fr
Twitter Tag:
Bahrain
Story Location:
Bahrain
26° 12' 27.3924" N, 50° 34' 2.3592" E
“Il est terriblement choquant d'apprendre que les autorités bahreïnites sont entrées par effraction chez ce garçon, qu'elles l'ont interpellé illégalement et qu'elles le maintiennent en détention dans une prison pour adultes sans même l'accuser d'aucune infraction.”
Source:
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, directrice adjointe du programme Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord d'Amnesty International
URL:
Bahreïn. Un mineur détenu sans inculpation dans une prison pour adultes
Description:
Action urgente, 18 décembre 2012
URL:
Bahreïn. Il faut libérer un militant après un verdict « creux » en appel
Description:
Communiqué de presse, 11 décembre 2012
URL:
Bahreïn. Sur fond de promesses de réforme non tenues, la répression se durcit
Description:
Communiqué de presse, 21 novembre 2012
Headline Title:
Bahrain: Child held without charge in adult prison
The detention of a 16-year-old Bahraini boy in an adult prison has been extended for a further week despite the Bahraini authorities’ failure to bring any charges against him, which Amnesty Interna
The detention of a 16-year-old Bahraini boy in an adult prison has been extended for a further week despite the Bahraini authorities’ failure to bring any charges against him.
Media Node:
Bahrain children detainees
Twitter Tag:
Bahrain
Story Location:
Bahrain
26° 12' 27.3924" N, 50° 34' 2.3592" E
“It is absolutely shocking that Bahraini authorities broke into this boy’s house, detained him unlawfully and are still holding him in an adult prison, despite never bringing any charges against him”
Source:
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme
Date:
Wed, 19/12/2012
URL:
Bahrain: Child held without charge in adult prison
Description:
Urgent action, 18 December 2012
URL:
Bahrain must release activist after 'hollow' appeal verdict
Description:
News story, 11 December 2012
URL:
Bahrain: Promises of reform broken, repression unleashed
Description:
News story/report, 21 November 2012
Headline Title:
تقريرٌ يكشف النقاب عن "أيادي القسوة" التي تضرب في المناطق القبلية من باكستان
صرحت منظمة العفو الدولية أن ملايين الأشخاص يعيشون رهن حالة دائمة من الفوضى وانعدام القانون في مناطق القبائل الكائنة شمال غربي باكستان، وهي مناطق تشهد استمرار ارتكاب
ملايين الأشخاص يعيشون رهن حالة دائمة من الفوضى وانعدام القانون في مناطق القبائل الكائنة شمال غربي باكستان، وهي مناطق تشهد استمرار ارتكاب الجيش لانتهاكات حقوقية، وبقاء حركة طالبان بمنأى عن طائلة القانون
Media Node:
pakistan AR
Twitter Tag:
pakistan
“في أعقاب مرور عقدٍ من العنف، والكفاح، والنزاع، ما انفك أفراد المجتمعات القبلية يتعرضون للاعتداء والاختطاف والترهيب بدلاً من أن يتمتعوا بالحماية”
Source:
نائبة مدير برنامج آسيا والباسيفيكي بمنظمة العفو الدولية، بولي تروسكوت
Date:
Wed, 12/12/2012
Headline Title:
السودان: ينبغي على السلطات السودانية أن تكف عن قمع المظاهرات
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية إنه يتعين على السلطات السودانية أن تكف عن قمع المظاهرات.
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية إنه يتعين على السلطات السودانية أن تكف عن قمع المظاهرات. جاء ذلك في أعقاب أسبوع من الاضطرابات، تعرض خلالها كثير من المتظاهرين للاعتقال أو الإصابة
Media Node:
sudan AR
Twitter Tag:
sudan
“من الواضح أن أجهزة الأمن السودانية استخدمت القوة المفرطة منذ بداية الاحتجاجات السلمية للمعارضة خلال الاعتصام الطلابي في الأسبوع الماضي”
Source:
أودري غوغران، مديرة قسم القضايا العالمية في منظمة العفو الدولية
Headline Title:
Mexico: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations
Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto must implement immediate and concrete measures to tackle some of the country’s most pressing human rights issues, including abuses in the context of the public
Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto must implement immediate and concrete measures to tackle some of the country’s most pressing human rights issues.
Media Node:
Enrique Pena Nieto
Twitter Tag:
Mexico
Story Location:
المكسيك
23° 56' 31.4916" N, 101° 25' 32.8116" W
“Peña Nieto’s positive discourse regarding human rights, including commitments to move ahead with the General Victim’s Law and reform of laws criminalizing enforced disappearances, are welcome but promises and good intentions are not enough to eradicate and prevent human rights violations”
Source:
Javier Zúñiga, Special Adviser at Amnesty International
Date:
Tue, 18/12/2012
Headline Title:
Paraguay: Investigation must lead to justice for Curuguaty killings
Authorities in Paraguay must ensure all those responsible for the deaths of 11 peasants and six police officers in Curuguaty last June are investigated, including police officers present at the evi
Authorities in Paraguay must ensure all those responsible for the deaths of 11 peasants and six police officers in Curuguaty last June are investigated.
Media Node:
Curuguaty - Paraguay
Story Location:
Paraguay
24° 0' 43.2468" S, 55° 13' 2.226" W
“It is shocking that no investigation is being conducted into the potential responsibility of the police. According to reports, during the confrontation there were more than 300 officers, many of them with firearms, as opposed to only around 90 peasants”
Source:
María José Eva, South America Researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Mon, 17/12/2012
URL:
Paraguay: Further information: Victim of arbitrary detention released: Miguel Angel Correa Franco
Description:
Public statement, 19 July 2012
Headline Title:
Historic ruling on Europe’s role in CIA renditions
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a historic moment because for the first time it holds a European state accountable for its involvement in t
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a milestone in the fight against impunity for US-led secret detention programmes.
Media Node:
Khaled El Masri
Story Location:
Macedonia
41° 18' 38.9664" N, 21° 15' 30.762" E
“This judgment confirms the role Macedonia played in the CIA rendition and secret detention programmes, and is an important step towards accountability for European complicity in rendition and torture ”
Source:
Julia Hall, Amnesty International’s expert on counter-terrorism and human rights
“This ruling is historic. It recognizes that the CIA rendition and secret detention system involved torture and enforced disappearances. It emphasizes that both the victims and the public have the right to know the truth about these serious violations. It affirms without doubt that Europe cannot be an area of impunity but it must be a place of redress and accountability where international human rights law obligations are not bypassed but fulfilled”
Source:
Wilder Tayler, Secretary General of the ICJ
URL:
Current Evidence: European Complicity in the CIA Rendition and Secret Detention Programmes: Background paper
Description:
Report, 25 January 2011
URL:
Europe: Open secret: Mounting evidence of Europe's complicity in rendition and secret detention: Executive Summary
Description:
Executive summary, 15 November 2010
URL:
Europe: Open secret: Mounting evidence of Europe's complicity in rendition and secret detention
Description:
Report, 15 November 2010
URL:
European governments must provide justice for victims of CIA programmes
Description:
News story, 15 November 2010
