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Live Webcasts from Lithuania and the Czech Republic
Dalai Lama Live Webcasts: HHDL’s talks, teachings and discussions from Lithuania and the Czech Republic on September 12-16. http://dalailama.com/liveweb
Prague Daily Monitor The 17th annual Forum 2000 Conference was remarkable in many ways, with so many public figures – thinkers,… http://fb.me/1uAIzkIrO
Nobel Peace Laureates HHDL and Aung San Suu Kyi during their meeting in Prague, Czech Republic on September 15th. http://twitpic.com/ddqrus
Dalai Lama asks India to merge ancient tradition with modern knowledge http://bit.ly/1eWgUXL
A message also came from Burma’s democracy icon and Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi. She said as „the world makes tremendous material development and becomes highly interconnected, it needs peace, love, compassion, humility and understanding more than ever before.“ Suu Kyi also expressed hope that the congregation will take an important step in promoting these values to make our world a better place to live.
Prague, Sept 15 (CTK) – Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, a dissident under the Communist regime, refused the… http://fb.me/2015lh5YU
Nobel Women Sunday Food for Thought! Real #peace isn’t for wimps. Just ask the women in @PartnersPeace http://ow.ly/i/34yHx
#R2P RT @EthnicConflict Dalai Lama weighs in on #Myanmar anti-Muslim violence – Bangkok Post: http://bit.ly/19aMon1
Dalai Lama weighs in on #Myanmar anti-#Muslim violence http://bit.ly/16ckXra #Rohingya #Burma #OpRohingya
Official website of Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Tibetan_medicine
http://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/books/pdf/The.Road.to.an.Anti-Biopiracy.Agreement.pdf
September 16: Address
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will address the 17th Forum 2000 meeting „Societies in Transition“ in Prague, Czech Republic. Live webcast can be viewed at http://dalaila.ma/17MC47q
Time: 9:00am – 10:30am CEST
Delegates
Confirmed participants include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, India/Tibet; Aung San Suu Kyi, political leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Burma; Chen Guangcheng, lawyer, civil rights activist, China; Frederik Willem de Klerk, former President, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Republic of South Africa; Gareth Evans, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australia; Kinga Göncz, Member of European Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary; Yoani Sánchez, blogger and activist, Cuba; Roger Scruton, philosopher, political scientist, United Kingdom; and Yang Jianli, dissident, President and Founder, Initiatives for China, USA/China.
A full list of delegates can be found here.
http://www.forum2000.cz/en/projects/forum-2000-conferences/2013/
Public Talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
For times in your region 1:00pm CEST on September 12th in Riga, Lithuania is the same as 4:30pm IST on September 12th in New Delhi, India; and 7:00am EDT on September 12th in New York City, USA
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http://www.facebook.com/PragueMonitor
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/#intangibleHeritage
The UN Human Rights Council holds 24th session from 9 to 27 September. Find out more on the opening:
United Nations Human Rights
The dire situation in Syria, new wave of violence in Iraq, continuing violence in Egypt, Turkey, the “clampdown” on human rights defenders in Bahrain, Israel’s policy on forced evictions, impact on the individual’s right to privacy in UK and the USA, the protection of journalists were among the issues raised by UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay in her opening address.
Navi Pillay concluded by noting that it is not only important to act immediately on the current challenges, but it should be a priority to prevent future crises.
© UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
https://plus.google.com/110621601354060013807/posts/Zjtn5HweeG5
OHCHR calls for authorities to allow deployment of #UN human rights officers
Alarmed at ongoing #Egypt violence, OHCHR calls for authorities to allow deployment of #UN human rights officers http://bit.ly/14yMUts #R2P
#Egypt: UN human rights office alarmed at the continuing violence and echoes the Secretary General’s strong condemnation of the ambush in the Sinai peninsula and also his call for investigation into deaths of 36 prisoners.
We again urge the Egyptian authorities to allow us to deploy #HumanRights officers.
More: http://sm.ohchr.org/17GSkVm
https://plus.google.com/110621601354060013807/posts/JDHL5vsratx
http://www.facebook.com/rnn.sinai
#previous #articles #videos #Navanethem Pillay
JURIST Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood http://bit.ly/1fu1pqr
Our 2nd blog post in the series #Itbelongstoyou: @sabaeayman with a new diagnosis for the #Egyptian health system http://bit.ly/1eQbZdg
#Egypt: arrest of Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad raises concerns about #freedomofexpression : http://shar.es/iS8sa
Egypt rights council condemns violence against Christians http://bit.ly/188NHnt
Egypt extends state of emergency for two months http://bit.ly/18cqRJz
#EU High Rep’s #Egypt speech to the European Parliament: Sounds like a „prayer“ at times… „we believe…“: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/138727.pdf … #EP
Ashton’s #EU #Egypt prayer:We believe in a constitution supporting democracy.We believe in RuleofLaw&Justice.We believe in respect f rights.
Morsi charged with insulting judiciary, jailed additional 4 days http://bit.ly/1aVxW8r
Al Jazeera takes legal action against Egypt military government http://bit.ly/1aFyn7y
Egypt detains journalist for publishing false information – http://cpj.org/x/56de
Verhaftungswelle #Ägypten geht über Muslimbrüder hinaus. Einer der wenigen Kollegen in Nordsinai wurde festgenommen http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268777/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=Su9iAkM9 …
There is real urgency on #Egypt. Longer US, EU, others wait to use their leverage, the more entrenched new autocratic order will be.
Egypt Independent Endowments Minister vows to ban begging near mosques http://ow.ly/2zH3Hv
The Associated Press Journalist, lawyer arrested in Egypt, raising concerns over extent of military-backed government’s crackdown: http://apne.ws/165xpNo -JM
Acc. to AVAED documented cases of disappearance of girls since Jan 2011 exceed 500. All under 18 years old http://www.minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1483/egypt-international-day-of-the-victims-of-enforced-disappearances … #Egypt
Auschwitz Institute .@USIP Prevention Newsletter covers #Kenya, #Egypt, #EU efforts and more – http://ow.ly/oyR32
20 questions Morsy refused to answer during interrogation http://ow.ly/2zCfK8
Military court continues crackdown on opposition with life sentences http://ow.ly/2zCfK9
Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops http://bit.ly/19fcIhN
Egypt court orders closure of four media outlets http://bit.ly/18A79Iu
The coup is two months old and only 5 countries have recognised the coup – Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab… http://fb.me/1w6jTs9Js
Egypt prosecutors charge Morsi with ‚incitement to murder‘ http://bit.ly/19cyanD
#Egypt authorities deport three Al Jazeera reporters http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/80514.aspx via @ahramonline
Deposed Egyptian President Morsi to stand trial on charges of inciting murder of protesters – @Reuters, @AFP
RT: @Nervana_1 Who’s Who: #Nominees for Egypt’s 50-member #constitution committee http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/80519.aspx via @ahramonline #Egypt
Egypt bans Al-Jazeera, detains journalists, raids outlets – http://cpj.org/x/56cc
Brotherhood’s Beltagy flashing Rabaa sign after being arrested http://bit.ly/16YloFz pic.twitter.com/JT8iU6Napp
Muslim Brotherhood’s Beltagy arrested http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/muslim-brotherhood-s-beltagy-arrested …
Egypt authorities detain more than 60 people associated with Muslim Brotherhood http://bit.ly/1ckmXDh
Analysis: With Brotherhood out, old order shapes Egypt’s future http://fb.me/TXISOSbY
UNESCO director condemns killing of Egypt journalists http://bit.ly/1fepNcH
Mubarak appears in court for retrial http://bit.ly/1aFTLsn
Mahir Zeynalov Egypt police arrest 5 employees of a religious website for the crime of describing the military takeover as a coup http://nyti.ms/17buXFd
Mubarak placed under house arrest http://bit.ly/153WALJ
How can #Egypt have an“inclusive democratic transition“when Muslim Bros is criminalized, shut down &members detained ?http://trib.al/ONWqzNe
Army blocking entrance to #Tahrir #Cairo ahead of Friday prayers #egypt pic.twitter.com/oaiIFpLK3J
Why take action against the arms fair? https://www.facebook.com/events/1406612642887333/ … #occupydsei # bahrain #egypt pic.twitter.com/0fRP6qr2EA
Christians, other minorities in #Syria fear ‚ethnic cleansing‘ http://1.usa.gov/1f5caMB via @starsandstripes #R2P
The FreeSpeech Daily Journalists under threat in #Egypt as authorities crack down on pro #Morsi supporters – at least 5 killed this week! http://bit.ly/1auzJku
International agreements are not a choice, but obligation of participating Governments (Dunja Mijatovic):
Academy on Media Law Internat. agreements are not a choice, but obligation of participating Governments (Dunja Mijatovic): http://youtu.be/vK3sjfkSZk8?a via
@osce_rfom :bezbjednost novinara jedno od kljuÄnih pitanja.Vlasti osigurati da kriviÄna djela protiv novinara ne ostanu nekažnjena @OSCEBiH
Dunja Mijatovic Dunja MijatoviÄ: B&H Has Good Media Laws But Poor Implementation – Sarajevo Times http://www.sarajevotimes.com/dunja-mijatovic-bh-has-good-media-laws-but-poor-implementation/ … #mediafreedom #pressfreedom
OSCE Mission to BiH @osce_rfom condemns #media intimidation in Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.oscebih.org/News.aspx?newsid=1076&lang=EN … #BiH #FreeMedia #Bosnia
I condemn attacks against @slobodnabosna http://bit.ly/15HtwyD and Nermin Bise http://bit.ly/1eXLWkz in Bosnia and Herzegovina/RDM
Mersiha Causevic P Dunja MijatoviÄ @osce_rfom : B&H Has Good Media Laws But Poor Implementation – Sarajevo Times http://www.sarajevotimes.com/dunja-mijatovic-bh-has-good-media-laws-but-poor-implementation/ …
http://www.osce.org/fom/104930 Criminal prosecution of journalists in BiH endangers right to free expression #mediafreedom #impunity /RDM
Why journalists are like cops and firefighters – Jack Shafer http://reut.rs/17wUZ5k
UNHRC: States Must #RejectTraditionalValues
Human Rights Council: States Must Reject ‘Traditional Values’
ARTICLE 19 calls on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to reject absolutely the concept of ‘traditional values’, and state their opposition to any future resolution to advance this agenda. This call comes ahead of the debate on the report on ’traditional values’ by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that will be presented at the 24th session of the HRC. Read more
- Совет по правам человека: государства должны отказаться от «традиционных ценностей»
- Conseil des droits de l’homme: Les Etats doivent rejeter la notion de « valeurs traditionnelles »
- Consejo de Derechos Humanos: Los Estados deben rechazar la agenda de los ‚valores tradicionales‘
- Conselho de Direitos Humanos: Estados Devem Rejeitar os ‘Valores Tradicionais’
.@AgnesCallamard on why #HRC24 has to think twice about #traditionalvalues at the #UN | http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/agnes-callamard/theres-no-place-for-tradi_b_3914961.html?utm_hp_ref=tw … ^AS
Think Twice Before Ordering a Slice of Traditional Values http://huff.to/1awxUkG #HRC24 #RejectTraditionalValues #freespeech #LGBT
Excellent that 72 States have joined #Austria in their joint statement on safety of journalists, now action + implementation needed. #HRC24
#Austria leading a joint x-regional statement at #HRC24 condemning violence against journalists. Over 100 killed in 2012. ^AS
#OHCHR finds that #TraditionalValues agenda is divisive. Can be invoked to justify status quo and undermine rights of marginalised groups.
Important initiative! Human Rights Council: States Must Reject ‘Traditional Values’ · Article 19 http://j.mp/189AWXJ #mediafreedom/RDM
Shield law broadens definition of ‚journalist‘ http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/09/new-shield-law-broadens-definition-of-journalist-172479.html#.UjL96FK4U11.twitter … via @POLITICO #mediafreedom/RDM
Andrew Stroehlein „Traditional values“ arguments are bogus – just an attempt to legitimise discrimination – #humanrights are universal. http://ow.ly/oPUvE
Why is the #traditionalvalues agenda at the #UN is so harmful? Read: http://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/37236/LEAFLET-ENGLISH.pdf … #HRC24 ^AS
There is time left to tell the #UN to reaffirm: #HumanRights are #Universal! Join & share our thunderclap https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/3928-human-rights-are-for-everyone … #HRC24
There is time left to tell the #UN to reaffirm that #HumanRights are #Universal, join & share our thunderclap: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/3928-human-rights-are-for-everyone … ^AS
ARTICLE 19 UNHRC: States Must #RejectTraditionalValues http://eepurl.com/E4FSj
ILGA-Europe Important initiative from @article19org to uphold universal #HumanRights at @UN . Join the Thunderclap-action now! https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/3928-human-rights-are-for-everyone …
Tell the #UN that #HumanRights are Universal, and to #RejectTraditionalValues: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/3928-human-rights-are-for-everyone … #HRC24 ^AS
http://www.facebook.com/parliamentofreligions
deinayurveda.net/wordpress/2013/02/traditional-values-vs-human-rights-at-the-un
UN rights chief calls for negotiations to end Syria conflict
UN rights chief calls for negotiations to end Syria conflict http://bit.ly/14yEDuV
#COISyria: Urgent need for cessation of hostilities & return to negotiations: http://sm.ohchr.org/1b4Knyx UPDATED report via @UN_HRC
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[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Monday urged the international community [statement] to help facilitate negotiations between warring parties in Syria. Although Pillay criticized global leaders for not acting sooner to stop the violent conflict in Syria, she warned that a military response would not be effective. Pillay observed that any course of action in Syria by the international community would be challenging, but that negotiation would be the best method for ending the conflict:
This appalling situation cries out for international action, yet a military response or the continued supply of arms risk igniting a regional conflagration, possibly resulting in many more deaths and even more widespread misery. There are no easy exits, no obvious pathway out of this nightmare, except the immediate negotiation of concrete steps to end the conflict. States, together with the United Nations, must find a way to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table and halt the bloodshed.
In her speech, Pillay also drew attention to human rights concerns in nations such as Iraq, Egypt, Bahrain and Turkey.
The Syrian Civil War [JURIST backgrounder] has been ongoing since 2011 when opposition groups first began protesting the regime of Bashar al-Assad, and the increasingly bloody nature of the conflict has put pressure on the international community to intervene. Earlier this week JURIST guest columnist Curtis Doebbler argued [JURIST op-ed] that the use of military force against Syria would constitute a violation of international law. Last week the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee [official website] approved a joint resolution [JURIST report] authorizing the limited use of force against Syria. Also last week UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon questioned the legality [JURIST report] of the US plan to strike Syria.
„Civil society perspectives on building state capacity to prevent atrocity crimes“ #R2P
See our page summarizing yesterday’s #UNGA #R2P dialogue: http://www.globalr2p.org/resources/471 We’ll be uploading govt statements as we receive them.
ICRtoP A big thank you to those who joined us for our event yesterday on #R2P. You can follow the conversation #R2Pvoices. http://ow.ly/oJsWp
UN Special Adviser on #R2P Jennifer Welsh speaking at our event! Watch her keynote address: http://bit.ly/14BWu4i pic.twitter.com/VjVT3ZTLM4
@ICRtoP @StanleyFound @GenPrev Some of the panels from this morning are ready to watch now! http://f4a.tv/16wtEQk
Miss any part of today’s event? @foratv will have video of panels up later this week! #R2Pvoices #R2P @StanleyFound @GenPrev
„Thank you for giving us a glimpse into how…prevention can translate into social realities.“ Tibi Galis, AIPR, thanking #R2Pvoices panel
#R2Pvoices Concluding today’s event, Michèle Auga reflects on future challenges for #R2P amidst current challenges (Syria) and uncertainties
#R2Pvoices Tibi Galis: Very grateful to organizers for making this discussion on civil society work, focused on prevention, possible.
#UNSG says #Syria dominated #G20 discussions, yet „embarrassing paralysis“ in #UNSC remains http://bit.ly/14zyOxx #R2P
Bahraini NGOs Express Gratitude to the OHCHR, and Signatories to the Joint Statement on Bahrain, and Encourage Further Action
#Bahrain: United Nations Human Rights office concerned about the recommendations made by the National Assembly which discussed toughening punishments under the 2006 Law on the Protection of Society from Acts of Terrorism. These recommendations include increasing detention period or revoking citizenship of anyone found guilty of committing or inciting an act of #terrorism. They also provide for banning sit-ins, rallies and gatherings in the capital Manama.
We remind the authorities that any measure should respect international #HumanRights standards. More: http://sm.ohchr.org/11JADo2
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Manama, Bahrain. 19 April 2013. © EPA/MAZEN MAHDI
القوى المعارضة تخاطب مفوضية حقوق الإنسان بشأن الانتهاكات بإسم قانون الإرهاب
4 August, 2013
البرلمان الأوروبي يدعو السلطات البحرينية إلى احترام الحريات وحقوق الإنسان واتاحـة التظاهر في العاصمة http://alwefaq.net/cms/2013/09/12/22743/ … #Bahrain
Bahrain Human Rights #Bahrain Bahraini NGOs Express Gratitude to the OHCHR, and Signatories to the Joint Statement on Bahrain, and Enco… http://ow.ly/2zRX0o
القوى المعارضة تخاطب مفوضية حقوق الإنسان بشأن الانتهاكات بإسم قانون الإرهاب http://alwefaq.net/cms/2013/08/04/21886/ … #Bahrain #Alwefaq
العفو الدولية: #البحرين– صلاحيات مكافحة الإرهاب الجديدة من شأنها أن تشكّل مزيداً من المخاطر على حقوق الإنسان http://www.amnesty.org/ar/library/asset/MDE11/026/2013/en/791a4c7e-965f-4926-b9ae-1c022f762406/mde110262013ar.html …
PHR RT @rpearshouse: Med neutrality seriously jeopardized since the uprising- @P4HR’s portraits of #Bahrain’s med workers http://ow.ly/nIiQg
Press Release: #Bahrain: New decrees ban dissent as further protests organized http://goo.gl/hmYXGa
#Bahrain bans mass protests in capital ahead of gathering next week: another shameful chaptr in regime’s crackdown. http://goo.gl/G0o6Lp
Maryam Alkhawaja RT @jadaliyya: Preemptive Crackdown in #Bahrain Against Planned Tamarrod Protests http://fb.me/KO7Tivp5
#bahrain regimes newest reform: arresting and torturing a #blogger, then arresting his lawyer for talking abt it.. #BahrainStyleReforms
#David_Cameron entertains #Bahrain’s dictator King Hamad al-Khalif http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-entertains-bahrains-dictator-king-hamad-alkhalif-8749082.html … #UK @number10gov
There’s a new crackdown in #Bahrain, but @Number10gov ’s focus is on helping BAE sell jets, not human rights http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/uk-britain-typhoon-bahrain-idUKBRE9760KN20130807 …
The double standards of the #uk, #us and collective #eu towards their allies when it comes to granting them impunity is suffocating #bahrain
#Bahrain King bans protests in #Manama in amendment to law on gatherings, ahead of major opposition demonstration http://ow.ly/nIAf9
“Pregnant #women often have no idea where to go… we’ve heard stories of women left to deliver on their own“ http://ow.ly/nIBFG #Syria
Check out our photo essay on Bahraini med workers- significant improvements needed for #medicalneutrality http://ow.ly/nIiQg #Bahrain
RT @democracynow: Bahraini Blogger Arrested amid Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests http://owl.li/nAhmr
Another #Bahrain photographer was abducted Friday morning. Qasim Zainedine, no news on his whereabouts or wellbeing pic.twitter.com/kv79S1cguD
#Bahrain البحرين: تعديلات مستعجلة لتنفيذ توصيات تُضيق على الحريات http://ow.ly/2ySJcu
New crackdown on #netFreedom in the name of „fighting terrorism“, #Bahrain to block 70 websites inc social media http://www.bna.bh/portal/news/573943 …
Maybe @number10gov #David_Cameron will actually make the time to read letter from #Bahrain NGO’s http://bahrainrights.hopto.org/en/node/6286 #UK
#Bahrain: Concern abt recommendations for harsher punishments agst #terrorism incl. revoking citizenship http://sm.ohchr.org/11JADo2
RT: @UN_News_Centre UN human rights office concerned about #Bahrain’s toughened anti-terrorism law http://ow.ly/nG2ou
#Bahrain رسالة مشتركة مفتوحة قبيل 14 أغسطس إلى المنظمات الدولية الغ… http://ow.ly/2yVRlL
RT @BHWatch: „The IP Spy Files“ shows how #Bahrain Gov’t apparently identifies and arrests anonymous Twitter users https://bahrainwatch.org/ipspy/viewreport.php …
OHCHR raise concern about the restrictions on public demonstrations and other public gatherings in #bahrain http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45569&Cr=Bahrain&Cr1=#.UgEriGRhic0 …
“We reiterate that right to nationality is fundamental right protected by article 15 of the Universal Declaration..“ http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45569&Cr=Bahrain&Cr1=#.UgEriGRhic0 …
UN human rights office concerned about Bahrain’s toughened anti-terrorism law: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45569&Cr=bahrain&Cr1=#.UgEgPkjQjgA.twitter …
RT @amnestyuk: Cameron should tell #Bahrain’s King Hamad the UK won’t hold its tongue over crackdown on critics: http://amn.st/14g2Fbs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wefaq_National_Islamic_Society
physiciansforhumanrights.org/issues/torture
physiciansforhumanrights.org/issues/persecution-of-health-workers/bahrain
hrw.org/topic/counterterrorism
#previous #article #video #physicians #torture
Red Line? Or still not yet? ‚Chemical attacks‘ kill hundreds in #Syria
Al Arabiya English #BreakingNews: More than 110,000 dead in #Syria conflict: NGO
Push for peace at #G20 in St.Petersburg: international law and #UN-centered world order are not negotiable.
Amazing nobody has asked WH what is intl legal basis for bombing Syria, or what body of intl law will apply to using force.
On #Syria CW, #UNSG says no impunity for crimes against humanity but action taken must be w/in framewrk of UN Charter http://bit.ly/1acuYcD
.@hrw release statement on #Syria called for G20 to support Syria case to the #ICC http://ow.ly/oBx0N #R2P
@hiitsme87 @hrw Why don’t you read the statement? It says very clearly „stop arms flow to abusive forces“ – i.e., on both sides.
https://twitter.com/AnnaNeistat/status/375671820965261312
@hrw urged #G20 to provide hum relief; stop arms flow to abusers; press for prosecution of war crimes suspects http://ow.ly/oB1eZ #Syria
No innocent bystanders #Syria No G20 country has done all it could to help save lives; it’s high time they did. @hrw http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/09/05/g20-no-excuse-inaction-syria …
#G20 : No Excuse for Inaction on #Syria Provide Aid, Halt Flow of Arms to Abusive Forces, Support ICC Referral @HRW http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/09/05/g20-no-excuse-inaction-syria …
@hrw: #G20 leaders must agree on concrete measures that can provide protection & assistance to #Syria’s victims http://bit.ly/1aSyUC9
#Westerwelle at #G20 summit: Int’l Court of Justice needs to be given #UNSC-mandate to investigate alleged use of ChemicalWeapons in #Syria
Via @CARE. @UN says #Syria is worst #refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide http://ar.gy/572f
Making medical facilities/personnel a target of violence is a gross violation of int’l humanitarian law. #syria http://fb.me/27PGTxsK4
MT @erinmcunningham: A lot of New York- and DC-based analysts asking us to watch them discuss #Syria. When do Syrians get to talk?
#Russia and #China block any pressure on Assad to stop killing but give peanuts to #Syria refugees: $17.8M & $1.2M. http://trib.al/Ndk9Eot
5M People Displaced Inside Syria – UN: International aid to Syrians uprooted by civil war is a „drop in the se… http://bit.ly/17il7NN
RT @robertmcmahon: #Syria by the Numbers http://on.cfr.org/18AAti9 via @CFR_org
UNHCR: #Syria displacement „unparalleled in recent history,“ reports 2 million refugees, half of whom are children http://bit.ly/17J6I3A
Kerry: This debate is about the world’s red line, it’s about humanity’s red line. #Syria #CW
Interesting idea — Uniting for Peace Resolution? „Whatever we do for Syria needs to be effective, but also legal“ http://huff.to/1foNNdc
Kerry: It did happen and the Assad regime did it. #Syria #CW
Number of Syrian refugees surpasses 2 million according to .@UN. Over half are children http://ow.ly/ovWFT #R2P #Syria
„Red line” re CW is important, but if it = “green light” for other slaughter of civilians it’ll be a hollow victory http://bit.ly/12WRKDd
Congrats @Kmalkawi on your article on children fleeing #Syria & risk of #childlabour, #trafficking! we linked to it: http://bit.ly/14dcNnO
#Syria | According to UNHCR, two million Syrians are now refugees http://ow.ly/ov61s
@Ali_Gharib @Ghorbanisadegh Syrian people were gassed by their own government.
https://twitter.com/GEsfandiari/status/374564531579543552
UK MPs criticise govt. for licence granted to British company exporting nerve gas chemicals to #Syria in 2012: http://bit.ly/17nH2U2
Updated: Timeline of international response to the situation in #Syria: http://bit.ly/1dqF3Yf We’ll continue to update throughout the day.
#Iran should face the facts & stop providing military assistance to a brutal #Syria’n government with no „red lines“ http://bit.ly/197xEqX
Dalia GrybauskaitÄ #Syria: use of chemical weapons is unjustifiable. Full investigation must be allowed.
Why Are Chemical Weapons the ‘Red Line’ for Intervention in Syria?: http://bit.ly/16FWien
Good question: „If this isn’t a red line, what is?“ http://econ.st/14XmVep #Syria #Ghouta
@AnnaNeistat What’s the difference between chemical attacks killing babies in Syria and conventional attacks killing babies in Egypt, Anna??
https://twitter.com/AnnaNeistat/status/370147922421096448
News Unspun Tariq Ali: „where was the red line on use of banned weapons in Fallujah? The only red line there was drawn in Iraqi blood“ @stwuk
#Syria: UN #HumanRights chief Pillay says chemical weapons allegations “exceptionally grave” – investigation essential
#Syria: some 7,000 children killed during the conflict according to @UNrightswire http://rfg.ee/obRro via @Refugees
Prague, Sept 1 (CTK) – A possible military intervention in Syria would solve nothing as it is not clear whether… http://fb.me/6th4zRznx
Ban Ki Moon: „Use of force is lawful only when…when security council approves such action. That is a firm principle of the United Nations“
Stephane Dujarric #Syria MT: @JeffBrez: UNSG sez „any use of chemical weapons by anyone… is an outrageous war crime“ http://ow.ly/i/33870
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Viele Menschen mit syrischer Familie rufen bei uns an und wollen wissen, wie sie ihre Verwandten nach Österreich holen können.
Auch wir wissen noch nichts genaues. Es scheint so zu sein, dass der Großteil der 500 Menschen aus den Flüchtlingslagern im Libanon geholt werden soll. In erster Linie wohl Menschen, die besonders gefährdet oder krank sind.
Solche Evakuierten sollen dann „Asyl von Amts wegen“ bekommen, wer Verwandte hier hat, soll das normale Asylverfahren durchlaufen (das momentan jedenfalls mindestens zu subsidiären Schutz führt).
Wichtig ist, dass man bei UNHCR registriert ist – und dabi jedenfalls auf die Verwandten in Österreich hinweist.
Wir werden auch weiterhin Druck machen, dass die österreichischen Botschaften Vias austellen.
Deutschland, das 2012 fast 8.000 Asylanträge von Menschen aus Syrien hatte, hat nicht nur die Aufnahme von 5.000 Flüchtlingen direkt aus der Region zugesagt, sondern auch, dass, wenn Verwandte Flüchtlinge bei sich aufnehmen, diese Zahl auch überschritten werden kann.
United Nations Human Rights office condemns the attack on #AshrafCamp
United Nations Human Rights
Öffentlich geteilt – 15:19
#Iraq: After executions of 42 people over the past 2 days, we call onthe Gov’t to halt all #executions immediately http://sm.ohchr.org/16BiZ8w
https://plus.google.com/110621601354060013807/posts/4yb5WwbPeMP
Fakhteh Luna Zamani: Camp Ashraf attacked, again!
http://iraqforsale.org The Warprofiteers
http://www.facebook.com/campaignagainstarmstrade
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Halliburton_Company
http://www.rferl.org/section/iraq/157.html
IWPR – Iraq Human Rights Media Links صحافة حقوق الإنسان
#previous #articles #videos #humanrights #iraq
#EU High Rep Ashton condemns killing of civilians in #Iraq and recent escalation of sectarian violence http://bit.ly/1aSzn7l #R2P
Iraq refugee camp massacre spurs calls for UN investigation http://bit.ly/15BMyZe
louis charbonneau U.N. counts 52 corpses after violence at #Iran dissident camp in #Iraq http://reut.rs/17xbxLm via @reuters
@UNiraq: impact of #Iraq violence on civilians disturbingly high, w/716 killed in Aug http://bit.ly/17Jakm6 5000 civs killed in 2013 #R2P
#Iraq: as sectarian violence surges, an attack on a Shia family near Baghdad kills 16 people, incl 6 children http://reut.rs/1a6E9LF #R2P
@ShirinNariman Yes. Would love to do more if you could arrange for us a Q&A with Maryam Rajavi. Why she never talks to Farsi language media?
https://twitter.com/GEsfandiari/status/375679705736675328
INVITATION – ECCHR-EVENTS
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Crimes, Resistance and Legal Intervention
On 11 September 1973 the democratically elected socialist President Salvador Allende was ousted in a Chilean military coup led by junta leader Augusto Pinochet. This marked the beginning of the bloodiest military dictatorship – alongside with the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) – in Latin American history, during which thousands of people were murdered, tortured and kidnapped. Yet even through the years of greatest repression, left-wing parties and the inhabitants of Chile’s shanty towns continued to organize resistance against the regime. After a successful campaign by his opponents, Pinochet met his downfall in a referendum held in 1988, formally marking the end of his dictatorship. But even after the elections in 1989, Pinochet remained the dominant figure in Chilean political life. This changed only much later on when, on 16 October 1998, Pinochet was arrested in London.
Location
All events take place at ECCHR, Zossener Str. 55-58, Entrance D, 5th floor, 10961 Berlin.
Exception: The event on 30 September 2013 takes place at the Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus, Room 311, Niederkirchnerstraße 5, 10117 Berlin.
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CoEinBrussels #ECHR60 The European Convention on Human Rights came into force 60 years ago today. Learn more about it here http://j.mp/1ckiCju
HumanRightsLawCentre Happy 60th birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which entered into force 3 Sept 1953. 60 years on it’s as important as ever.
Live Webcasts: A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Live Webcasts: HHDL’s teaching on „A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life“ from Dharamsala, India on September 3-5. http://www.dalailama.com/liveweb
There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s three day teaching continuing from Chapter 8 of Shantideva’s „A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (chodjug)“ at the request of a group of Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India on September 3-5, 2013. His Holiness will speak in Tibetan with English, Chinese, and Vietnamese language translations available.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva
Shantideva (Sk: ŚÄ�ntideva; Zh: 寂天; Tib: ཞི་བ་ལྷ། (Shyiwa Lha, Wylie: zhi ba lha); Mn: Шантидэва гэгээн) was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar at Nalanda University and an adherent of the Madhyamaka philosophy of Nagarjuna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantideva
د. العودة : مجازر الأسد دفعت حكومات أخرى للتجرؤ على شعوبها
أخبار الإسلام اليوم د. العودة : مجازر الأسد دفعت حكومات أخرى للتجرؤ على شعوبها http://bit.ly/15NdeUp
#Egypt #Syria Campaign Against Arms Trade
Thank you to everyone who took action last week calling for an arms embargo to Egypt. Some of you may have had this reply…
…which doesn’t rule out Egypt being invited to attend the London arms fair in September by any of the 1300 companies exhibiting there. (More on the arms fair here: http://www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk/)
…and which defends the fact that the UK has not suspended all weapons licences to Egypt. This despite the fact the UK has licensed parts for helicopters seen in operation in Cairo in recent weeks.
Please keep up the pressure for a full arms embargo to Egypt:
http://act.caat.org.uk/lobby/74
And take action to stop the arms fair and the conflict and repression it fuels around the world: http://www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk/events/
@STWuk In 2 weeks time @Number10gov’s allowing Assad’s arms suppliers to sell weapons in London http://www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk/ #Syria
سلمان العودة: الثورات اكتشفت الشعوب والثورة المضادة أعادت اكتشاف قبضة الأمن http://bit.ly/16SdptH
Insight: Syria pays for Russian weapons to boost ties with Moscow http://ow.ly/2zvglR
UN Arms Trade Treaty – Campaign Against Arms Trade
RT: @MarcPierini1 Damascus suburb last week:shld this be called“fighting terrorism“ or“erasing the country’s fabric“? pic.twitter.com/lkvUPfJt7S
Live Webcasts: Stages of the Path to Enlightenment & An Overview of Tantra
Live: HHDL’s teaching on Stages of the Path to Enlightenment & Overview of Tantra from Dharamsala, India August 25-27 http://dalailama.com/liveweb
Urgent Teaching Announcement
August 21st 2013
As a result of new security measures, no outside electronic gadgets, including fm radios, will be allowed in the temple premises at all times. For the upcoming teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama scheduled from August 25 to 27 and September 3 to 5, all English-listening members of the audience will be seated together in a designated area where English translation will be provided over a speaker system. We apologize for the inconvenience created and ask for your understanding while we work out a new method for translation services for future teachings.
The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dated: August 20, 2013
http://dalailama.com/news/post/984-urgent-teaching-announcement
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