Headline Title:
México: La nueva Ley General de Víctimas debe aplicarse para ser efectiva
Es preciso adoptar medidas concretas para respaldar la nueva ley promulgada con objeto de garantizar los derechos de la víctimas de los delitos y abusos contra los derechos humanos que se cometen e
Hacen falta medidas concretas para respaldar la nueva ley promulgada en México con objeto de garantizar los derechos de las víctimas de los delitos y abusos contra los derechos humanos que se cometen en medio de la lucha contra la delincuencia organizada.
Media Node:
Mexico Victims' law_es
Story Location:
México
23° 31' 25.32" N, 102° 5' 5.8596" W
“Esta ley es el resultado de una presión constante de la sociedad civil y constituye un importante avance para las víctimas de violaciones de derechos humanos y de delitos en México. Pero para que la ley comporte realmente un cambio, las autoridades mexicanas de todos lo niveles deben garantizar que se aplica de manera efectiva. ”
Source:
Javier Zúñiga, asesor especial de Amnistía Internacional
Date:
Thu, 10/01/2013
URL:
México: El nuevo Presidente debe romper con el legado de violaciones de derechos humanos
Description:
Comunicado de prensa, 18 de diciembre de 2012
URL:
México: Se insta a las autoridades a poner fin a la epidemia de tortura
Description:
Comunicado de prensa, 11 de octubre de 2012
Headline Title:
Mexico: New Victims’ Law needs to be implemented to be effective
Concrete measures are needed to back up a new law aimed at guaranteeing the rights of victims of crime and human rights abuses in the ongoing violence resulting from the struggle against organized
Concrete measures are needed to back up a new Mexican law aimed at guaranteeing the rights of victims of crime and human rights abuses amid the struggle against organized crime.
Media Node:
Mexico Victims' law
Story Location:
Mexico
23° 31' 25.32" N, 102° 5' 5.8596" W
“This law came about as a result of sustained pressure from civil society, and is an important advance for the victims of human rights violations and crime in Mexico. But for it to make a real difference, the Mexican authorities at all levels must ensure the law is complied with effectively. ”
Source:
Javier Zúñiga, Special Adviser to Amnesty International
Date:
Thu, 10/01/2013
URL:
Mexico: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations
Description:
News story, 18 December 2012
URL:
Mexico: Authorities urged to end torture epidemic
Description:
News story/report, 11 October 2012
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:
Argentina: Military-era sentences another historic step towards justice
The first sentence against a civilian for human rights abuses committed during Argentina’s military rule is another historic step towards justice, said Amnesty International today.
A former Argentine minister and 22 former military officials have been found guilty for their involvement in the kidnapping, murder and torture of social activists in the 1970s.
Media Node:
Argentina torture trials
Story Location:
Argentine
34° 55' 22.1376" S, 57° 57' 15.0048" W
“These convictions are yet another sign that Argentina is dealing with it’s tragic past and bringing truth and justice to society”
Source:
Mariela Belski, Executive Director at Amnesty International Argentina
Date:
Thu, 20/12/2012
URL:
Argentina: Historical ruling is another step towards justice
Description:
News story, 6 July 2012
URL:
Argentina convicts former military officials for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Description:
News story, 27 October 2011
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:
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:
Mexico
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:
Report exposes cruelty in Pakistan's Tribal Areas
Millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are beyond the reach of justice, Amnest
Millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are beyond the reach of justice.
Media Node:
pakistan
Twitter Tag:
pakistan
“After a decade of violence, strife and conflict, tribal communities are still being subjected to attack, abduction and intimidation, rather than being protected”
Source:
Amnesty International’s Polly Truscott
Date:
Wed, 12/12/2012
Headline Title:
Colombia: Reform will boost impunity for military and police human rights abusers
Members of the armed forces and police suspected of criminal responsibility in serious human rights violations may evade justice because of a planned constitutional reform in Colombia, Amnesty Inte
Members of the armed forces and police suspected of criminal responsibility in serious human rights violations may evade justice because of a planned constitutional reform in Colombia.
Media Node:
Colombia military
Story Location:
Colombia
6° 34' 38.2908" N, 75° 41' 5.3304" W
“Approving this constitutional reform would fly in the face of Colombia’s international human rights obligations and is a dangerous step towards further entrenching impunity for the armed forces and the police”
Source:
Susan Lee, Americas Programme Director at Amnesty International
Date:
Thu, 06/12/2012
URL:
Colombian authorities fail to stop or punish sexual violence against women
Description:
News story/report, 4 October 2012
URL:
Colombia: Conviction for conflict-related rape and murders ‘a rare victory’
Description:
News story, 28 August 2012
URL:
Colombian authorities fail survivors of sexual violence
Description:
News story/report, 21 September 2011
Agissez : appelez le président de la République dominicaine à indiquer où se trouve Juan Almonte, qui a disparu depuis trois ans.
Le 28 septembre 2009, à Saint-Domingue, des témoins ont vu des policiers procéder à l’arrestation de Juan Almonte Herrera, qui se rendait à pied à son bureau.
