Headline Title:
Syrian refugees in dire need of increased international support
It is vital that the international community does more to help the increasing number of refugees pouring across borders as they flee the violence in Syria, said Amnesty International in a
It is vital that the international community does more to help the increasing number of refugees pouring across borders as they flee the violence in Syria
Media Node:
Syria Turkey refugees
Twitter Tag:
Refugees
Story Location:
Syria
35° 47' 19.3452" N, 39° 30' 24.6096" E
“The responsibility to protect and assist refugees from Syria needs to be shouldered by both the international community and neighbouring countries”
Source:
Charlotte Phillips, refugee researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Thu, 25/04/2013
Headline Title:
Grèce. Des migrants sont inquiets depuis leur agression
Les victimes d’une fusillade qui a eu lieu récemment dans une plantation de fraises dans le sud de la Grèce craignent encore pour leurs moyens de subsistance et pour leur vie, a déclaré Amnesty Int
Les victimes d’une fusillade qui a eu lieu récemment dans une plantation de fraises dans le sud de la Grèce craignent encore pour leurs moyens de subsistance et pour leur vie, a déclaré Amnesty International après s’être rendue sur place.
Media Node:
Greece Manolada strawberry pickers_fr
Story Location:
Grèce
38° 6' 20.6856" N, 21° 54' 24.2568" E
“Ils nous ont frappé et nous ont dit "on va vous tuer". Trois d’entre eux nous tiraient dessus pendant que les autres nous frappaient avec des bâtons. Les coups de feu ont duré pendant plus de 20 minutes.”
Source:
Un travailleur migrant bangladais à Manolada
“Les conditions de vie que nous avons constatées à Manolada ne sont qu’un aperçu choquant du milieu effroyable que doivent supporter des milliers de travailleurs migrants à travers la région.”
Source:
Kondylia Gogou, chercheuse sur la Grèce à Amnesty International
URL:
‘What does Europe want from us?’ – Migrants detained for months on end in Greece
Description:
Blog, 23 avril 2013
URL:
«Le monde doit savoir ce qui se passe ici» – La situation des migrants vivant en marge à Athènes
Description:
Blog, 18 avril 2013
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« Pourquoi ne me renvoient-ils pas à la mort ? » – Le désespoir des migrants aux frontières de l'Europe
Description:
Blog, 16 avril 2013
Headline Title:
UN 'miss opportunity' to allow Western Sahara human rights monitoring
The UN Security Council’s failure to add human rights monitoring to the mandate of its Western Sahara peacekeeping force – despite ongoing reports of abuses in the region – is a “missed opportunity
The UN Security Council has failed to add human rights monitoring to the mandate of its Western Sahara peacekeeping force, despite ongoing reports of abuses in the region.
Media Node:
sahara
Twitter Tag:
morocco
““The Security Council has failed the people of Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps."”
Source:
Amnesty International's Philip Luther
Les expulsions forcées pratiquées à Haïti aggravent la situation déjà désespérée de milliers de gens qui vivent toujours dans des camps pour personnes déplacées, plus de trois ans après le séisme dévastateur de janvier 2010, a déclaré Amnesty International à l’occasion du lancement d’un nouveau rapport, « Nulle part où aller » – Expulsions forcées dans les camps pour personnes déplacées d’Haïti.
Les expulsions forcées pratiquées à Haïti aggravent la situation déjà désespérée de milliers de gens qui vivent toujours dans des camps pour personnes déplacées, plus de trois ans après le séisme d
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Grecia: Desesperación en los campos tras los disparos contra 33 trabajadores migrantes
Las víctimas de un reciente tiroteo en una plantación de fresas en el sur de Grecia siguen temiendo por su seguridad y su sustento.
Las víctimas de un reciente tiroteo en una plantación de fresas del sur de Grecia siguen temiendo por su seguridad y su sustento. Así lo ha manifestado Amnistía Internacional tras una visita a la plantación.
Media Node:
Greece Manolada strawberry pickers_es
Story Location:
Grecia
38° 6' 20.6856" N, 21° 54' 24.2568" E
“Nos golpearon y nos dijeron: ‘Os vamos a matar’. Tres de ellos nos disparaban mientras los demás nos golpeaban con palos. El tiroteo continuó durante más de 20 minutos.”
Source:
Trabajador migrante bangladeshí en Manolada
Date:
Mon, 22/04/2013
“Las condiciones de vida que hemos presenciado en Manolada son un aterrador atisbo del inframundo atroz que soportan miles de trabajadores migrantes de la zona.”
Source:
Kondylia Gogou, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre Grecia
Forced evictions in Haiti are worsening the already desperate situation of thousands of people still living in displacement camps more than three years after the devastating earthquake of January 2010, Amnesty International said as it launched the report ‘Nowhere to go’: Forced evictions in Haiti’s camps for displaced people.
Forced evictions in Haiti are worsening the already desperate situation of thousands of people still living in displacement camps more than three ye
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Greece: Despair pervades camps after 33 migrant workers shot in Manolada
The victims of a recent shooting at a strawberry farm in southern Greece still fear for their livelihoods and safety, Amnesty International said after a visit to the farm.
The victims of a recent shooting at a strawberry farm in southern Greece still fear for their livelihoods and safety, Amnesty International said after a visit to the farm.
Media Node:
Greece Manolada strawberry pickers
Story Location:
Greece
38° 6' 20.6856" N, 21° 54' 24.2568" E
“They hit us and said, ‘We will kill you.’ Three of them were shooting at us while the others beat us with sticks. The shooting went on for more than 20 minutes”
Source:
A Bangladeshi migrant worker in Manolada
Date:
Mon, 22/04/2013
“The living conditions we’ve witnessed in Manolada are a shocking glimpse into an appalling underworld endured by thousands of migrant workers across the area”
Source:
Kondylia Gogou, Greece researcher at Amnesty International
URL:
‘What does Europe want from us?’ – Migrants detained for months on end in Greece
Description:
Blog, 23 April 2013
URL:
‘The world needs to know what’s happening here’ – Migrants living on the margins in Athens
Description:
Blog, 16 April 2013
URL:
‘Why don’t they just send me back to die?’ – Migrants despair on Europe’s borders
Description:
Blog, 12 April 2013
Headline Title:
السودان: القصف العشوائي يزيد الأزمة الإنسانية سوءًا في جنوب كردفان
صرحت منظمة العفو الدولية بأنه يجب على مجلس الأمن والاتحاد الأفريقي التحرك الفوري لوقف الهجمات العشوائية في جنوب كردفان، وذلك في تقرير جديد للمنظمة يوضح الحاجة العاجلة لوص
يجب على مجلس الأمن والاتحاد الأفريقي التحرك الفوري لوقف الهجمات العشوائية في جنوب كردفان
Media Node:
Southern Kordofan caves AR
Story Location:
السودان
12° 32' 45.5424" N, 30° 8' 47.3424" E
“مازال المجتمع الدولي يشاهد هذه الكارثة وهي تقع أمامه مع تدهور الوضع الإنساني في مناطق جنوب كردفان المتأثرة بالصراع. لقد حان الوقت لعمل منظم”
Source:
خير النساء داله الباحثة في شؤون جنوب السودان بمنظمة العفو الدولية
Date:
Wed, 17/04/2013
Headline Title:
Sudan: Indiscriminate bombing in Southern Kordofan
The UN Security Council and African Union (AU) must take immediate action to halt indiscriminate attacks in Southern Kordofan,
Headline Title:
Kidnap and trafficking of Eritrean refugees must be stopped
Egypt and Sudan must make urgent and concerted efforts to stop asylum-seekers and refugees being kidnapped from camps in Sudan, forcibly transported to Egypt, and being severely abused in the Sinai
Refugees at Sudan's Shagarab camp are being kidnapped and trafficked to Egypt where they are held for ransom and horrifically abused.
Media Node:
Sudan - Shagarab refugee camp, Eritrean children
Sudan-Egypt - refugee trafficking map
At a Glance:
Most of the victims are EritreanThey suffer beatings, rape, burnings, electric shocks and other forms of extreme violence and crueltyCaptors will often demand up to USD40,000 in ransom, and have killed those whose families do not paySome of them allege that Sudanese security forces are complicit
Story Location:
Sudan
18° 37' 6.5388" N, 33° 55' 32.8116" E
“After more beatings, they poured petrol on him and set him on fire.”
Source:
Eritrean survivor
URL:
Egypt/Sudan: Refugees and asylum-seekers face brutal treatment, kidnapping for ransom and human trafficking
Description:
Briefing, 3 April 2013
