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Bahrain’s dark side
With Bahrain about to host the 2013 Formula One Grand Prix, the spotlight has returned to the Gulf country’s human rights record.
With Bahrain about to host the 2013 Formula One Grand Prix, the spotlight has returned to the Gulf country’s human rights record. Here're some of the main issues you should know.
Media Node:
Bahrain unrest
Bahrain video
At a Glance:
Human rights in BahrainAt least 46 people died during protests between February and November 2011, a further 26 have been killed since November 2011.More than 500 allegations of torture or other ill-treatment were received by the BICI in 2011.Seventeen policemen have gone on trial. Eight have already been acquitted.At least 80 children are currently held in adult prisons.Amnesty International has adopted 20 individuals as prisoners of conscience.According to the Bahrain Watch, the Bahraini government has recently spent at least US$32 million on public relations firms since February 2011.
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Bahrain
25° 1' 28.4052" N, 51° 19' 41.25" E
“The authorities say the human rights situation has improved, yet they put restrictions on NGOs, including organizations such as Amnesty International, which is not allowed to be in Bahrain on weekends when most protests happen, and when the police resort to tear gas and the use of force.”
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Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Deputy Director.
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Crackdown and hollow promises ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
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News, 17 April 2013
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Bahrain: “Freedom has a price”: Two years after Bahrain’s uprising
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Report, 14 February 2013
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Bahrain: Still paying a heavy price for freedom
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Story, 14 February 2013
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Bahrain: Flawed reforms: Bahrain fails to achieve justice for protesters
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Report, 17 April 2012
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Bahrain: Human rights in Bahrain - Media briefing
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Media Briefing, 13 April 2012
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Crackdown and hollow promises ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
As Bahrain steps into the global spotlight with the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix, there is a high risk that last year’s repr
As Bahrain steps into the global spotlight with the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix, there is a high risk that last year’s repressive tactics will be repeated, Amnesty International said today.
Media Node:
Bahrain
Story Location:
Bahrain
24° 35' 37.5144" N, 51° 19' 41.25" E
“We are seeing nothing but crackdowns and token gestures to clean up the country’s image. Families wait for justice for their killed relatives, opposition leaders languish in jail, and children are detained and tried under the anti-terrorism law.”
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Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Deputy Director.
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“Freedom has a price”: Two years after Bahrain’s uprising
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News, February 2013
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Reform shelved, repression unleashed
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Report, November 2012
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Flawed reforms: Bahrain fails to achieve justice for protesters
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Report, April 2012
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Brazil: Carandiru massacre trial must end long legacy of impunity
A court trial this week over police responsibility for a Brazilian prison massacre two decades ago must signal the beginning of the end for a long legacy of impunity, Amnesty International said tod
A court trial this week over police responsibility for a Brazilian prison massacre two decades ago must signal the beginning of the end for a long legacy of impunity.
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Carandiru prison
Story Location:
Brazil
22° 27' 30.3084" S, 53° 57' 53.4384" W
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“This trial must be a turning point. For years, the delay in bringing those responsible for the Carandiru massacre to justice has been a dark cloud hanging over the whole country – we hope that now this impunity is finally coming to an end.”
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Atila Roque, Amnesty International’s Brazil Office Director
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Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil’s medieval prison system
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Feature, 15 April 2013
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Death has arrived. Prison massacre at the Casa de Detenção, São Paulo
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Report, 30 April 1993
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Ukraine: Make the police accountable and stamp out torture
The Ukrainian authorities must seize the current political opportunity to stop the high level of torture and other ill treatment being carried out by its police force by creating a genuinely indepe
Despite new Criminal Code procedures, Ukrainian police are still getting away with shocking amounts of torture and beatings.
Media Node:
Ukraine: Inside Kyiv Remand Centre
Story Location:
United Kingdom
50° 12' 4.6188" N, 30° 35' 9.3768" E
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“Beatings and torture continue unabated in the Ukraine in spite of the new Criminal Procedure Code adopted by the government late last year. No concrete steps have been taken to set up an independent police accountability mechanism.”
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David Diaz-Jogeix, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia
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Thu, 11/04/2013
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Ukraine: Don’t stop halfway: Government must use new Criminal Procedure Code to end torture
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Download full report
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'No evidence of a crime: Paying the price for police impunity in the Ukraine'
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12 October 2011, report landing page with video, case studies and press release.
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية إن العفو عن السجناء الذي أعلن في السودان أمس ظل قاصراً إلى حد كبير
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية إن العفو عن السجناء الذي أعلن في السودان أمس ظل قاصراً إلى حد كبير.
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لم يفرَج سوى عن سبعة سجناء في "العفو عن السجناء السياسيين" في السودان
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية إن العفو عن السجناء الذي أعلن في السودان أمس ظل قاصراً إلى حد كبير.
ويقبع رهن الاعتقال التعسفي في الوقت الراهن ما يربو على 118 شخصاً وذلك في سياق النزاعين في ولايتي النيل الأزرق وجنوب كردفان
Story Location:
Sudan
18° 39' 6.4656" N, 30° 3' 30.9384" E
“هذا العفو عن السجناء لم يكد يخدش سطح القضية”
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نيتسانيت بيلاي، مديرة برنامج أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية،
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Tue, 02/04/2013
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Sudanese opposition members detained
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Urgent Action, 7 February 2013
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Sudanese youth at risk of torture: Hatim Ali Mohammed
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Urgent Action, 28 March 2013
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Sudanese women held without trial
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Urgent Action, 19 February 2013
L’amnistie de prisonniers au Soudan annoncée le 1er avril s’avère très insuffisante, selon Amnesty International.
L’amnistie de prisonniers au Soudan annoncée le 1er avril s’avère très insuffisante, selon Amnesty International.
Sudan’s prisoner amnesty announced yesterday does not go far enough, according to Amnesty International.
Sudan’s prisoner amnesty announced yesterday does not go far enough, according to Amnesty International.
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Only seven released in Sudan ‘political prisoner amnesty’
Sudan’s prisoner amnesty announced yesterday does not go far enough, according to Amnesty International.
Over 118 more reportedly remain in arbitrary detention in connection with the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan conflicts.
Story Location:
Sudan
18° 39' 6.4656" N, 30° 3' 30.9384" E
“This prisoner amnesty barely scratches the surface”
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Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International's Africa Director
Date:
Tue, 02/04/2013
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Sudanese opposition members detained
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Urgent Action, 7 February 2013
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Sudanese youth at risk of torture: Hatim Ali Mohammed
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Urgent Action, 28 March 2013
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Sudanese women held without trial
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Urgent Action, 19 February 2013
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مجند يواجه السجن مجدداً لرفضه مخالفة ضميره
تدخل حفنة من اليافعين الإسرائيليين السجن كل سنة بسبب رفضهم الخدمة في جيش بلادهم بوازع من الضمير.
دخل ناتان بلانك السجن في إسرائيل سبع مرات خلال أربعة أشهر
Media Node:
Israel - conscientious objector Natan Blanc AR
Story Location:
United Kingdom
32° 32' 37.4136" N, 34° 58' 49.6884" E
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“علينا، نحن كمواطنين وكائنات بشرية، واجب أخلاقي في أن نرفض المشاركة في هذه اللعبة المشؤومة”
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ناتان بلانك
