Headline Title:
Morocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained Sahrawis
The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists – including a child – were tortured in police custody in
The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists – including a child – were tortured in police custody in Western Sahara.
Media Node:
Sahrawi
Story Location:
Morocco
25° 29' 48.606" N, 12° 20' 55.0788" W
“Reports that the Moroccan authorities subjected these six detainees – including a child – to torture and other ill-treatment to extract ‘confessions’ are deeply disturbing. The allegations must be thoroughly investigated, with those responsible brought to justice.”
Source:
Philip Luther, Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme
Date:
Thu, 16/05/2013
URL:
Morocco: Six arrested and tortured in Western Sahara
Description:
Urgent action, 15 May 2013
URL:
UN 'miss opportunity' to allow Western Sahara human rights monitoring
Description:
News story, 25 April 2013
Headline Title:
La resolución de la ONU sobre Siria servirá de poco para poner fin a los abusos masivos
La resolución sobre Siria adoptada hoy por la Asamblea General de la ONU supone un avance, pero sirve de poco para abordar la enorme crisis humanitaria y de derechos humanos que vive el país, ha af
La resolución sobre Siria adoptada hoy por la Asamblea General de la ONU supone un avance, pero sirve de poco para abordar la enorme crisis humanitaria y de derechos humanos que vive el país.
Media Node:
Syria UN Ambassador_es
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
Syria
35° 12' 8.6076" N, 37° 24' 30.4092" E
“Decenas de miles de personas han muerto y millones han quedado desarraigadas a causa del actual conflicto armado en Siria, pero la ONU ha tardado más de dos años en empezar apenas a abordar los graves abusos contra los derechos humanos que se están cometiendo allí.”
Source:
José Luis Díaz, representante de Amnistía Internacional ante la ONU en Nueva York.
Date:
Wed, 15/05/2013
URL:
Journalists targeted in ongoing conflict in Syria
Description:
News story/report, 3 May 2013
URL:
Syria: Security Council vote will embolden violators
Description:
News story, 19 July 2012
La résolution sur la Syrie adoptée mercredi 15 mai par l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies est une mesure positive, mais contribuera bien peu à résoudre la très grave crise humanitaire
La résolution sur la Syrie adoptée le 15 mai par l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU est une mesure positive, mais contribuera bien peu à résoudre la très grave crise humanitaire et des droits humains qui sévit dans le pays.
Media Node:
Syria UN Ambassador_fr
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
Syria
35° 12' 8.6076" N, 37° 24' 30.4092" E
“Des dizaines de milliers de personnes sont mortes et des millions ont été déplacées par le conflit armé qui déchire la Syrie, mais il a fallu aux Nations unies plus de deux ans pour commencer à entreprendre de porter remède aux graves atteintes aux droits humains qui y sont perpétrées.”
Source:
José Luis Díaz, représentant d'Amnesty International auprès des Nations unies à New York.
URL:
Syrie : les journalistes pris pour cible dans le cadre du conflit
Description:
Nouvelle, 3 mai 2013
URL:
Syrie. Le vote du Conseil de sécurité va conforter les auteurs d'atteintes aux droits humains
Description:
Communiqué de presse, 19 juillet 2012
Headline Title:
UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses
Today’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Syria is a positive step but it does little to address the immense ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country, Amnesty
Today’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Syria is a positive step but it does little to address the immense ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country.
Media Node:
Syria UN Ambassador
Twitter Tag:
eyesonsyria
Story Location:
Syria
35° 12' 8.6076" N, 37° 24' 30.4092" E
“Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been uprooted by the ongoing armed conflict in Syria, but it has taken the United Nations more than two years to even begin to address the grave human rights abuses being committed there”
Source:
José Luis Díaz, Amnesty International’s UN Representative in New York
Date:
Wed, 15/05/2013
URL:
Syria: Rights activists face terrorism charges
Description:
Public statement, 17 May 2013
URL:
Journalists targeted in ongoing conflict in Syria
Description:
News story/report, 3 May 2013
URL:
Syria: Security Council vote will embolden violators
Description:
News story, 19 July 2012
Headline Title:
Guatemala : le procès de la décennie en dix points
Le procès du général Efraín Ríos Montt, ancien président du Guatemala, pour un génocide perpétré lors de ses années au pouvoir, a repris.
Le procès du général Efraín Ríos Montt, ancien chef d'État du Guatemala, pour un génocide perpétré alors qu’il était au pouvoir, a repris. Lisez pourquoi le sombre passé du Guatemala est toujours d'actualité.
Media Node:
rios montt_fr
Guate map
At a Glance:
Les chiffres du conflit au GuatemalaLe conflit armé interne au Guatemala a duré de 1960 à 1996.Plus de 200 000 hommes, femmes et enfants ont été tués ou soumis à une disparition forcée.Efraín Ríos Montt fut au pouvoir entre 1982 et 1983.Le conflit a pris fin en 1996 avec la signature d’un accord de paix.Une commission de clarification historique parrainée par les Nations unies a conclu que l'État guatémaltèque était responsable de la plupart des violations.
Story Location:
Guatemala
15° 8' 3.6636" N, 90° 10' 32.8116" W
URL:
Jean-Marie Simon: A foreign witness to Guatemala’s War
Description:
Nouvelle, 27 novembre 2012
URL:
The two Guatemalas of Ríos Montt
Description:
Article, 22 novembre 2012
URL:
City of the Disappeared – three decades of searching for Guatemala's missing
Description:
Article, 19 novembre 2012
URL:
Au Guatemala, un homme fait parler les os
Description:
Nouvelle, 15 novembre 2012
URL:
The endless search for justice in Guatemala
Description:
Article, 12 novembre 2012
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.
Media Node:
Ríos Montt
Maya celebration
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.
Twitter Tag:
RiosMontt
Story Location:
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”
Source:
Sebastian Elgueta, Guatemala Researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Fri, 10/05/2013
URL:
Guatemala’s trial of the decade in ten facts
Description:
Feature, 8 May 2013
URL:
The task of reading Guatemala’s bones
Description:
Feature, 14 November 2012
URL:
Jean-Marie Simon: A foreign witness to Guatemala’s war
Description:
Feature, 26 November 2012
URL:
The endless search for justice in Guatemala
Description:
Feature, 12 November 2012
URL:
The two Guatemalas of Ríos Montt:
Description:
Feature, 22 November 2012
Headline Title:
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.
Media Node:
Zambia LGBT_fr
Twitter Tag:
LGBTI
Story Location:
Zambia
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
Headline Title:
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.
Media Node:
rios montt_es
VIDEO: El juicio de la década de Guatemala, en diez datos
Guate map
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.
Story Location:
Guatemala
15° 8' 3.6636" N, 90° 10' 32.8116" W
URL:
Guatemala: Interpretar los huesos que hablan
URL:
Jean Marie Simon, una extranjera que presenció la guerra de Guatemala
URL:
La incesante búsqueda de justicia en Guatemala
URL:
Las dos Guatemalas de Ríos Montt
URL:
Ciudad de los Desaparecidos: Tres decenios buscando a personas desaparecidas en Guatemala
Headline Title:
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”.
Media Node:
Zambia LGBT
Twitter Tag:
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.
Media Node:
rios montt
guate vid
Guate map
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
URL:
Jean-Marie Simon: A foreign witness to Guatemala’s War
URL:
The endless search for justice in Guatemala
URL:
The two Guatemalas of Ríos Montt
URL:
City of the Disappeared – three decades of searching for Guatemala's missing
