Rapporten

Militias threaten hopes for new Libya

thijs — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:06:09 +0000

Lawlessness still pervades Libya a year after the outbreak of the uprising which ended 42 year of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s repressive regime. Hundreds of armed militias, widely hailed in Libya as heroes for their role in toppling the former regime, are largely out of control.

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Sudan: No end to violence in Darfur

essa — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:03:13 +0000

This brieifng documents how China, Russia, and Belarus continue to supply weapons and munitions to Sudan despite compelling evidence that the arms will be used against civilians in Darfur. Exports include supplying significant quantities of ammunition, helicopter gunships, attack aircrafts, air-to-ground rockets and armoured vehicles.

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Senegal: The human rights situation

essa — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:56:19 +0000

In the run-up to the February 2012 presidential election, Senegal is faced with a double challenge regarding the respect of human rights. The country must first manage to organise an election without human rights violations in what is an extremely tense context wherein a
large part of the opposition contests the right of the current president, Abdoulaye Wade, to run for a third presidential term. Additionally, once the presidential election is over, the new elected authorities must, as a matter of urgency, address the impunity that the perpetrators of human rights violations enjoy and which continues to undermine the credibility of the judiciary and the rule of law in general.

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Year of Rebellion: State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa

thijs — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:02:35 +0000

2011 was a year without precedent for the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa region. It was a year in which millions of people of all ages and backgrounds, especially the young and often with women to the fore, flooded on to the streets to demand change.

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USA: Guantánamo – A decade of damage to human rights.

thijs — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:44:27 +0000

The detentions at Guantánamo, and the wider policies and practices of which they have been and remain a part, continue to inflict serious damage on global respect for human rights.

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Addicted to Death: Executions for Drug Offences in Iran

thijs — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:23:39 +0000

Executions of alleged drugs offenders have rocketed in Iran since mid-2010. They have continued at a high rate, with the Judiciary announcing a crackdown on drug trafficking in October 2010 and following amendments to the Anti-Narcotics Law that came into force in January 2011.

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Stop racism, not people: Racial profiling and immigration control in Spain

thijs — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:21:42 +0000

In a multicultural country such as Spain, someone who does not “look Spanish” can be stopped by police as often as four times in the same day, not for stealing, or being violent, but to prove their identity.

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Nepal: False promises: Exploitation and forced labour of Nepalese migrant workers

essa — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:44:08 +0000

At least 25,000 people leave Nepal every month to look for work abroad and to escape poverty and unemployment back home. This report reveals how recruitment agencies and brokers, many of whom earn huge profits, are complicit in trafficking Nepalese migrant workers. Many recruiters deceive migrants on fundamental aspects of their contracts, including salary and type of job. Effective regulation of their practices is just a first step towards ensuring that Nepalese citizens can work abroad free from the risk of forced labour.

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Asia: ADPAN: When justice fails: Thousands executed in Asia after unfair trials

thijs — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:43:41 +0000

More people are executed in the Asia-Pacific region than in the rest of the world combined. Add to this the probability that they were executed following an unfair trial, and the gross injustice of this punishment becomes all too clear.

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Saudi Arabia: Repression in the Name of Security

thijs — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:55:23 +0000

The Saudi Arabian authorities launched a new wave of repression in early 2011 in the context of protests sparked by long-standing grievances over detentions without charge or trial and following the mass protests in the region.

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