Headline Title:
Europe: Act now to help refugees fleeing Syria
By Charlotte Phillips, researcher on refugee and migrants’ rights at Amnesty International.
The human rights crisis in Syria is a major test for the EU in its own neighbourhood. It must act decisively to assist refugees.
Media Node:
Syria boy
Story Location:
United Kingdom
36° 55' 24.7728" N, 36° 41' 39.6096" E
See map: Google Maps
“The international community – including the European Union - has thus far failed to place any effective pressure on the parties to the conflict in Syria to end large-scale human rights and humanitarian law violations.”
Source:
Charlotte Phillips, researcher on refugee and migrants’ rights at Amnesty International
Date:
Wed, 24/10/2012
Headline Title:
Afghanistan: Urgent assistance needed for displaced
Urgent steps are needed if Afghanistan is to avoid a repeat of the deaths among children and adults in the country’s displacement camps that occurred during last year’s bitterly cold winter conditi
Urgent steps are needed if Afghanistan is to avoid a repeat of the deaths among children and adults in the country’s displacement camps that occurred during last year’s bitterly cold winter.
Media Node:
Afghanistan IDPs
Story Location:
Afghanistan
34° 38' 45.1068" N, 66° 26' 43.1268" E
“What happened last year was a preventable tragedy, and should act as a sharp reminder that emergency assistance must be provided immediately before the winter arrives
”
Source:
Polly Truscott, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Programme
Date:
Fri, 19/10/2012
URL:
Open Letter to the Government of Afghanistan, the United Nations, Other Humanitarian Organisations and International Donors
Description:
Open letter, 19 October 2012
URL:
Afghans fleeing war find misery in urban slums
Description:
News story/report, 23 February 2012
Headline Title:
Mexico: Authorities urged to end torture epidemic
The Mexican authorities must take decisive action to tackle the systemic and widespread use of torture and ill treatment documented across the country, which dramatically increased under the govern
In 2011, Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) received 1,669 reports of torture and ill-treatment by police and security forces.
Media Node:
Mexico torture report
Story Location:
Mexico
24° 27' 37.7388" N, 103° 21' 33.75" W
“The Calderón administration has effectively turned a blind eye to the ‘torture epidemic’ we’ve been witnessing in Mexico”
Source:
Rupert Knox, Mexico researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Thu, 11/10/2012
Headline Title:
Global day of action to end discrimination against Roma in Italy
The Italian authorities will be urged to end systematic housing discrimination against Roma across the country on Saturday 22 September, when thousands of Amnesty International supporters across th
Tens of thousands of Amnesty International activists worldwide urge the authorities to stop forced evictions and segregation.
Media Node:
Roma in Italy
Video: Roma in Italy
Twitter Tag:
italy
Story Location:
Rome
Italy
41° 53' 60" N, 12° 30' 0" E
“Back in February Mario Monti’s government promised the European Union that it would stop segregation and promote access to adequate housing for Roma. More than six months have passed and nothing has been done to fulfil such promises.”
Source:
David Diaz-Jogeix, Deputy Director of Amnesty International's Europe and Central Asia Programme
Date:
Fri, 21/09/2012
Headline Title:
سورية: أدلة جديدة تثبت أن الخسائر في الأرواح بين المدنيين ناجمة عن حملة الهجمات العشوائية
المدنيين، وخاصة الأطفال، هم جُل ضحايا حملة الهجمات العشوائية التي يشنها الجيش النظامي السوري دون هوادة
Media Node:
Syria - houses destroyed in Killi (Idlib region) AR
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
Syria
36° 10' 32.0664" N, 37° 7' 51.7512" E
“تقوم قوات الحكومة بقصف البلدات والقرى بشكل روتيني منتظم بالقنابل والقذائف، مستخدمةً أسلحة تصلح للقتال في ميدان المعركة وليس لإصابة أهداف محددة، وذلك على الرغم من علم تلك القوات بأن ضحايا ذلك النوع من الهجمات العشوائية سوف يكونون حتماً من المدنيين في أغلب الأحوال. وما كان ينبغي استخدام هذا النوع من الأسلحة أصلاً في استهداف المناطق السكنية”
Source:
دوناتيلا روفيرا، كبيرة مستشاري منظمة العفو الدولية لشؤون الاستجابة للأزمات
Date:
Wed, 19/09/2012
URL:
Syria: Indiscriminate attacks terrorize and displace civilians
Description:
Read the entire briefing
Headline Title:
Blog – Des enfants dessinent l'horreur du conflit syrien
Par un chercheur d'Amnesty International au Liban
Les dessins réalisés par les enfants et les témoignages des familles qui ont trouvé refuge au Liban révèlent l'horreur à laquelle ils ont été confrontés avant de fuir la Syrie.
Media Node:
Syria child refugee drawings_fr
Syria child refugee drawings 2_fr
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
Lebanon
34° 27' 7.9848" N, 36° 11' 20.274" E
“Lorsque l'armée [syrienne] a attaqué al Qusayr, notre quartier a été bombardé et nous avons vu des soldats armés dans les rues qui tiraient sur les gens. Nous avons pris les enfants et nous avons fui. Je ne savais pas où aller, nous entendions des tirs et nous avions peur. Nous sommes arrivés dans les champs en dehors de la ville et nous y sommes restés pendant 10 jours, cachés sous les arbres. Lorsque je repense à tout ce qui s'est passé, je me sens très mal.”
Source:
Najib, ouvrier agricole de al Qusayr près de Homs
URL:
Sous la chape de silence – le monde sinistre des disparitions forcées
Description:
Article, 29 août 2012
URL:
Syrie : les civils sont frappés de plein fouet dans la bataille pour Alep
Description:
Nouvelle, 23 août 2012
Headline Title:
مدونة - المهاجرون في ليبيا: ‘إنهم لا يعاملوننا كبشر’
بقلم ديانا الطحاوي، الباحثة في الشؤون الليبية في منظمة العفو الدولية
في شتى أنحاء ليبيا يُحتجز "المهاجرون غير الشرعيين" في ظروف مزرية، حيث يتعرضون للتعذيب وغيره من ضروب إساءة المعاملة
Media Node:
Libya migrant detention AR
Story Location:
Libya
31° 1' 49.2384" N, 13° 42' 39.3768" E
“إنهم [الليبيون] لا يعاملوننا كبشر. فنحن بالنسبة لهم لسنا سوى بهائم أو عبيد”
Source:
امرأة نيجيرية عمرها 23 عاماً، محتجزة في معتقل "الخمس" "للمهاجرين غير الشرعيين"
URL:
Fair trials still out of reach in Libya
Description:
Blog, 7 September 2012
URL:
Libya: Militia stranglehold corrosive for rule of law
Description:
News story/report, 4 July 2012
Headline Title:
Blog - Migrantes en Libia: "No nos tratan como a seres humanos"
Por Diana Eltahawy, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre Libia
En toda Libia, los "migrantes irregulares" son recluidos en pésimas condiciones en centros donde son sometidos a tortura y otros malos tratos.
Media Node:
Libya migrant detention_es
Story Location:
Libya
31° 1' 49.2384" N, 13° 42' 39.3768" E
“[Los libaneses] no nos tratan como a seres humanos. Para ellos, somos animales o esclavos.”
Source:
Nigeriana de 23 años recluida en el centro de detención de Khoms para “migrantes irregulares”
URL:
Fair trials still out of reach in Libya
Description:
Blog, 7 September 2012
URL:
Libya: Militia stranglehold corrosive for rule of law
Description:
News story/report, 4 July 2012
Headline Title:
Syria: New evidence – High civilian death toll from campaign of indiscriminate attacks
Civilians, many of them children, are the main victims of a campaign of relentless and indiscriminate attacks by the Syrian army, Amnesty International said in a new briefing.
Civilians, many of them children, are the main victims of a campaign of relentless and indiscriminate attacks by the Syrian army.
Media Node:
Syria - houses destroyed in Killi (Idlib region)
VIDEO: Syria indiscriminate attacks briefing
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
Syria
36° 10' 32.0664" N, 37° 7' 51.7512" E
“Government forces now routinely bomb and shell towns and villages using battlefield weapons which cannot be aimed at specific targets, knowing that the victims of such indiscriminate attacks are almost always civilians. Such weapons should never be used in residential areas”
Source:
Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International Senior Crisis Response Adviser, who recently returned from northern Syria
Date:
Wed, 19/09/2012
URL:
Syria: Indiscriminate attacks terrorize and displace civilians
Description:
Read the entire briefing
Headline Title:
Blog - Migrants en Libye : «Ils ne nous traitent pas comme des êtres humains»
Par Diana Eltahawy, chercheuse sur la Libye à Amnesty International
Dans toute la Libye des « migrants irréguliers » sont détenus dans des conditions déplorables et risquent d'être torturés ou maltraités.
Media Node:
Libya migrant detention_fr
Story Location:
Libya
31° 1' 49.2384" N, 13° 42' 39.3768" E
“Ils [les Libyens] ne nous traitent pas comme des êtres humains. Pour eux, nous sommes des animaux, ou des esclaves.”
Source:
Une Nigériane de 23 ans détenue dans le centre pour « migrants irréguliers » de Khoms
URL:
Fair trials still out of reach in Libya
Description:
Blog, 7 septembre 2012
URL:
Libya: Militia stranglehold corrosive for rule of law
Description:
Nouvelle, 4 juillet 2012
