La decisión de Kenia de llevar a las personas refugiadas y solicitantes de asilo a campos, lejos de los centros urbanos, es una restricción discriminatoria e ilegal de la libertad de circulación.
La decisión de Kenia de llevar a las personas refugiadas y solicitantes de asilo a campos, lejos de los centros urbanos, es una restricción discriminatoria e ilegal de la libertad de circulación, h
Kenya’s decision to place refugees and asylum seekers in camps away from urban centres is discriminatory and unlawful
Kenya’s decision to place refugees and asylum seekers in camps away from urban centres is a discriminatory and unlawful restriction on freedom of movement, Amnesty International said.
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Kenya’s decision to confine refugees and asylum-seekers in camps is unlawful
Kenya’s decision to place refugees and asylum seekers in camps away from urban centres is a discriminatory and unlawful restriction on freedom of movement, Amnesty International said.
Kenya’s decision to place refugees and asylum seekers in camps away from urban centres is discriminatory and unlawful.
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Dadaab landing
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Kenya
0° 52' 43.9392" N, 35° 41' 0.9384" E
“The government cannot simply scapegoat refugees and asylum-seekers en masse for security incidents”
Source:
Kathryn Achilles, Amnesty International's East Africa expert
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Asylum-seekers and migrants in Greece hounded by police and extremists
Greece is seriously failing to respect the rights of asylum-seekers and migrants, Amnesty International warned in a briefing published today.
Greece is proving itself incapable of providing basic requirements of safety and shelter to thousands of asylum seekers and migrants arriving each year.
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Greece: Eritrean migrants arrive in the country after swimming across a river
At a Glance:
A new government agency set up in 2011 to hear asylum claims has yet to process a single caseAsylum-seekers can only register their cases at a police station in Athens that only takes around 20 cases per weekThose who fail to register are subjected to arrest and detention in substandard conditionsRacially motivated attacks on migrants and asylum-seekers are reported on an almost daily basis
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Greece
40° 3' 28.4148" N, 22° 8' 54.3768" E
“Greece is proving itself incapable of providing even the most basic requirements of safety and shelter to the thousands of asylum seekers and migrants arriving each year.”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's Director for Europe and Central Asia
Date:
Thu, 20/12/2012
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Time for Italy to address exploitation of migrant workers
Italy must overhaul policies which contribute to the exploitation of migrant labourers, violating their right to work in just and favourable conditions and their access to justice, Amnesty Internat
A new report focuses on the severe exploitation of migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Asia, in Italy's agricultural sector.
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Italy: Indian Sikh migrant worker picking tomatoes
Story Location:
Italy
42° 22' 52.5756" N, 12° 39' 22.5" E
“When the employer does not pay, what can you do to get your money? Without documents, how can you go to the police? Without documents, you get expelled. But you haven’t done anything wrong...”
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Jean-Baptiste, migrant worker in Italy
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Mexico: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations
Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto must implement immediate and concrete measures to tackle some of the country’s most pressing human rights issues, including abuses in the context of the public
Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto must implement immediate and concrete measures to tackle some of the country’s most pressing human rights issues.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Twitter Tag:
Mexico
Story Location:
Mexico
23° 56' 31.4916" N, 101° 25' 32.8116" W
“Peña Nieto’s positive discourse regarding human rights, including commitments to move ahead with the General Victim’s Law and reform of laws criminalizing enforced disappearances, are welcome but promises and good intentions are not enough to eradicate and prevent human rights violations”
Source:
Javier Zúñiga, Special Adviser at Amnesty International
Date:
Tue, 18/12/2012
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ICC acquits Congolese armed group leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today acquitted Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, who had been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The International Criminal Court has acquitted former Congolese armed group leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Twitter Tag:
DemandJustice
Story Location:
Congo (Kinshasa)
2° 31' 33.7332" S, 27° 27' 56.952" E
“This ruling undoubtedly will disappoint many victims, but it should only strengthen demands for justice in the DRC where impunity is pervasive and thousands of suspects have never been investigated or prosecuted by the ICC or national courts”
Source:
Tawanda Hondora, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Law and Policy Programme
Date:
Tue, 18/12/2012
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ICC acquits Congolese armed group leader
Description:
Public statement, 19 December 2012
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DR Congo: Civilian protection urged as tens of thousands flee escalation in fighting
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News story, 19 November 2012
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Landmark ICC verdict over use of child soldiers
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News story, 14 March 2012
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: The time for justice is now: New strategy needed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:
Report, 10 August 2011
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Rape and sexual violence: Human rights law and standards in the International Criminal Court
Description:
Report, 1 March 2011
Pide a los presidentes de Brasil, Colombia, Cuba, México, Honduras y Guatemala que defiendan y reconozcan el trabajo de los defensores y defensoras de los derechos humanos.
Integrantes de las "Damas de Blanco" –esposas y madres de presos políticos– se manifiestan durante la marcha semanal de este grupo de disidentes después de la misa en La Habana, domingo 11 de j
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يتعين على إسرائيل أن تتوقف عن بناء المستوطنات في الضفة الغربية
صرحت منظمة العفو الدولية اليوم إن إعلان الحكومة الإسرائيلية عن عزمها التوسع في بناء المستوطنات في الضفة الغربية كردٍ منها على تصويت الأمم المتحدة على طلب الفلسطينيين منحه
صرحت إسرائيل أنها قد وافقت على بناء ثلاثة آلاف وحدة سكنية إضافية في مستوطنات جديدة في أعقاب تصويت الأمم المتحدة على طلب الفلسطينيين منحهم صفة دولة مراقب غير عضو
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Ma’ale Adumim settlement AR
Twitter Tag:
westbank
Story Location:
Maaleh Adumim
Israel
31° 46' 38.5284" N, 35° 17' 52.638" E
“إن بناء المستوطنات هو السبب القائم وراء النزوح القسري، وطائفةٍ من الانتهاكات الحقوقية الأخرى، علاوةً على أنه يشكل انتهاكاً صارخاً للقانون الدولي”
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آن هاريسن نائبة مدير برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا بمنظمة العفو الدولية
Call on the Presidents of Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to defend and recognise the work of human rights defenders
Members of "Ladies in White," wives and mothers of political prisoners, demonstrate during the dissident group's weekly march after mass in Havana, Sunday July 11, 2010.
