Headline Title:
Historic conviction brings long-awaited justice in Guatemala
The conviction of Guatemala’s ex-president General Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity during his time in office is a historic step in the nation’s long struggle for justice,
The conviction of Guatemala’s ex-president General Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity during his time in office is a historic step in the nation’s long struggle for justice.
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At a Glance:
Guatemala's internal armed conflict took place between 1960 and 1996.More than 200,000 men, women and children were murdered or disappeared.General Efraín Ríos Montt was in office between March 1982 and August 1983. The conflict ended in 1996 with the signing of a Peace Accord.A UN-sponsored Commission of Historical Clarification said the Guatemalan state was responsible for most abuses.
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Guatemala
14° 57' 57.6468" N, 90° 32' 57.5376" W
“With this conviction, Guatemala leads by example in a region where entrenched impunity for past crimes sadly remains the norm”
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Sebastian Elgueta, Guatemala Researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Fri, 10/05/2013
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Guatemala’s trial of the decade in ten facts
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Feature, 8 May 2013
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The task of reading Guatemala’s bones
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Feature, 14 November 2012
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Jean-Marie Simon: A foreign witness to Guatemala’s war
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Feature, 26 November 2012
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The endless search for justice in Guatemala
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Feature, 12 November 2012
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The two Guatemalas of Ríos Montt:
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Feature, 22 November 2012
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Zambie. Deux hommes inculpés doivent être libérés
Les autorités de Zambie doivent immédiatement libérer deux jeunes hommes, arrêtés parce qu'ils auraient eu des relations sexuelles « contre nature » et dont la mise en liberté sous cautio
Les autorités zambiennes doivent immédiatement libérer deux jeunes hommes, arrêtés parce qu'ils auraient eu des relations sexuelles « contre nature » et dont la remise en liberté sous caution a été refusée.
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Zambia LGBT_fr
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LGBTI
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Zambie
14° 52' 23.88" S, 25° 53' 1.6404" E
“L’arrestation de ces deux hommes au seul motif de leur orientation sexuelle réelle ou présumée s’apparente à de la discrimination et constitue une atteinte à leurs droits à la liberté de conscience et d’expression, ainsi qu’au droit à la vie privée.”
Source:
Simeon Mawanza, chercheur sur la Zambie pour Amnesty International.
Date:
Wed, 08/05/2013
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El juicio de la década de Guatemala, en diez datos
El juicio contra el general José Efraín Ríos Montt, ex dirigente guatemalteco, por genocidio cometido durante su periodo en el poder se ha reanudado.
El juicio contra el general José Efraín Ríos Montt, ex dirigente guatemalteco, por genocidio cometido durante su periodo en el poder se ha reanudado. He aquí por qué el oscuro pasado de este país centroamericano sigue teniendo importancia hoy día.
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VIDEO: El juicio de la década de Guatemala, en diez datos
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At a Glance:
El conflicto de Guatemala en cifrasEl conflicto armado de Guatemala tuvo lugar entre 1960 y 1996.Más de 200.000 hombres, mujeres, niños y niñas fueron asesinados o desaparecieron.Effraín Ríos Montt ocupó el poder entre 1982 y 1983.El conflicto concluyó en 1996 con la firma del Acuerdo de Paz.La Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico, patrocinada por la ONU, manifestó que el Estado de Guatemala era el responsable de la mayoría de los abusos.
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Guatemala
15° 8' 3.6636" N, 90° 10' 32.8116" W
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Guatemala: Interpretar los huesos que hablan
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Jean Marie Simon, una extranjera que presenció la guerra de Guatemala
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La incesante búsqueda de justicia en Guatemala
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Las dos Guatemalas de Ríos Montt
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Ciudad de los Desaparecidos: Tres decenios buscando a personas desaparecidas en Guatemala
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Zambia: Release two men charged with same-sex sexual conduct
The Zambian authorities must immediately release two young men who have been denied bail after being arrested on charges of having sex “against the order of nature”, Amnesty International said.
The Zambian authorities must immediately release two young men who have been denied bail after being arrested on charges of having sex “against the order of nature”.
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Zambia LGBT
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LGBTI
Story Location:
Zambia
14° 52' 23.88" S, 25° 53' 1.6404" E
“The arrest of the two men solely for their real or perceived sexual orientation amounts to discrimination and it is in violation of their rights to freedom of conscience, expression, and privacy”
Source:
Simeon Mawanza, Amnesty International’s Zambia researcher
Date:
Wed, 08/05/2013
Headline Title:
Guatemala’s trial of the decade in ten facts
The trial against former Guatemalan leader General José Efraín Rios Montt for genocide during his time in office has restarted.
The trial against former Guatemalan leader General José Efraín Rios Montt for genocide during his time in office has restarted. See why the Central American country’s dark past is still relevant today.
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rios montt
guate vid
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At a Glance:
Guatemala's conflict in numbersGuatemala's internal armed conflict took place between 1960 and 1996.More than 200,000 men, women and children were murdered or disappeared.Effrain Rios Montt was in office between 1982 and 1983.The conflict ended in 1996 with the signing of a Peace Accord.A UN-sponsored Commission of Historical Clarification said the Guatemalan state was responsible for most abuses.
Story Location:
Guatemala
15° 8' 3.6636" N, 90° 10' 32.8116" W
URL:
The task of reading Guatemala’s bones
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Jean-Marie Simon: A foreign witness to Guatemala’s War
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The endless search for justice in Guatemala
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The two Guatemalas of Ríos Montt
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City of the Disappeared – three decades of searching for Guatemala's missing
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استهداف الصحفيين مستمر في النزاع السوري
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية في تقرير صدر اليوم، الذي يصادف اليوم العالمي لحرية الصحافة، إن النزاع في سورية قد أدى إلى مقتل عشرات الصحفيين ممن ينقلون أخبار انتهاكات حقوق الإن
النزاع في سورية قد أدى إلى مقتل عشرات الصحفيين ممن ينقلون أخبار انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان، أو إلى القبض عليهم تعسفاً واعتقالهم وإخضاعهم للإخفاء القسري والتعذيب، على مدار السنتين الماضيتين
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Syria journalists AR
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
الجمهورية العربية السورية
36° 15' 13.4064" N, 37° 59' 26.6028" E
“الهجمات المتعمدة على المدنيين، بمن فيهم الصحفيون، ترقى إلى مرتبة جرائم الحرب، ويتعين أن يقدَّم مرتكبوها إلى ساحة العدالة”
Source:
آن هاريسن، نائبة مدير برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية
Date:
Fri, 03/05/2013
URL:
Shooting the Messenger: Journalists targeted by all sides in Syria
Description:
Report, 3 May 2013
Des dizaines de journalistes ayant rendu compte d'atteintes aux droits humains en Syrie ont été tués, victimes d'arrestations arbitraires, incarcérés, soumis à des disparitions forcées ou torturés
Des dizaines de journalistes ayant rendu compte d'atteintes aux droits humains en Syrie ont été tués, victimes d'arrestations arbitraires, incarcérés, soumis à des disparitions forcées ou torturés ces deux dernières années.
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Syria journalists_fr
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eyesonsyria
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الجمهورية العربية السورية
36° 15' 13.4064" N, 37° 59' 26.6028" E
“Les attaques visant délibérément des civils, des journalistes notamment, s'apparentent à des crimes de guerre dont les auteurs présumés doivent être traduits en justice.”
Source:
Ann Harrison, directrice adjointe du programme Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord d'Amnesty International
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Shooting the Messenger: Journalists targeted by all sides in Syria
Description:
Rapport, 3 mai 2013
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Syrie. Feu sur les messagers. Les journalistes pris pour cibles par toutes les parties en Syrie
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Extraits du rapport, 3 mai 2013
Headline Title:
Journalists targeted in ongoing conflict in Syria
Scores of journalists reporting on human rights abuses in Syria have been killed, arbitrarily arrested, detained, subjected to enforced disappearances and tortured over the last two years, Amnesty
Scores of journalists reporting on human rights abuses in Syria have been killed, arbitrarily arrested, detained, subjected to enforced disappearances and tortured over the last two years.
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Syria journalists
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
الجمهورية العربية السورية
36° 15' 13.4064" N, 37° 59' 26.6028" E
“Deliberate attacks on civilians, including journalists, amount to war crimes for which the perpetrators must be brought to justice”
Source:
Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme
Date:
Fri, 03/05/2013
URL:
Shooting the Messenger: Journalists targeted by all sides in Syria
Description:
Report, 3 May 2013
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Myanmar : le rapport ne suffira pas à résoudre la violence
Les recommandations qui figurent dans un rapport commandé par le gouvernement sur les violences dévastatrices qui ont eu lieu en 2012 au Myanmar ne s'attaquent pas efficacement à la discrimina
Les recommandations qui figurent dans un rapport commandé par le gouvernement sur les violences dévastatrices qui ont eu lieu en 2012 au Myanmar ne s'attaquent pas efficacement à la discrimination dont sont victimes les musulmans rohingyas et pourraient entraîner de nouvelles atteintes aux droits humains.
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rohingya_fr
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myanmar
Story Location:
ميانمار
Tandis que le Sri Lanka se prépare à accueillir, au mois de novembre, une réunion des dirigeants du Commonwealth, les témoignages de personnes torturées à qui il n'a pas été rendu justice contr
Un climat d'intolérance et de peur règne toujours au Sri Lanka, où l'étau du gouvernement se resserre sur la population.
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Sri Lanka journos_fr
Poddala Jayantha_fr
Story Location:
سري لانكا
7° 56' 57.6564" N, 80° 37' 43.1832" E
“Un climat d'intolérance et de peur continue de planer sur l'île alors que le gouvernement resserre son étau sur la population.”
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Sri Lanka. Un rapport met en lumière la répression violente de la dissidence par le gouvernement
Description:
Communiqué de presse, 30 avril 2013
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Sri Lanka's assault on dissent
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Rapport, 30 avril 2013
