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New Zimbabwe constitution can usher in new culture of human rights
Amnesty International - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Headline Title:  New Zimbabwe constitution can usher in new culture of human rights 22 May 2013 Zimbabwe’s new constitution presents a golden opportunity for the country to break away from a culture of impunity for human rights violations, Amnesty International said today.President Robert Mugabe today signed into law a new constitution, following a three-year constitution-making process to replace the Lancaster House constitution adopted at independence in 1980.“The new constitution is a positive development with the potential to increase ordinary people’s enjoyment of their basic… (Full Story)
US: Prosecuting Migrants is Hurting Families
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Email The skyrocketing criminal prosecutions of migrants for illegally entering or reentering the United States carry huge human and financial costs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Imprisoning migrants with minor or no criminal records before deporting them often affects people seeking to reunite with their families in the US or fleeing persecution. (Washington, DC) – The skyrocketing criminal prosecutions of migrants for illegally entering or reentering the United States carry huge human and financial costs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.read… (Full Story)
Q&A: Turning Migrants into Criminals
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Email Questions and answers about Human Rights Watch's report, "Turning Migrants into Criminals: The Harmful Impact of US Border Prosecutions." This report documents the negative impact of illegal entry and reentry prosecutions, which have increased 1,400 and 300 percent, respectively, over the past 10 years and now outnumber prosecutions for all other federal crimes.read more (Full Story)
Kazakhstan: Drop Religious Incitement Charges
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Email Kazakh authorities should drop criminal charges against a journalist and immediately release him from a psychiatric clinic where he is under forced observation. On May 13, 2013, a court in the journalist’s hometown extended his detention until June 14. (Berlin) – Kazakh authorities should drop criminal charges against a journalist and immediately release him from a psychiatric clinic where he is under forced observation. On May 13, 2013, a court in the journalist’s hometown extended his detention until June 14. read more (Full Story)
Afghanistan - Radio station technician and host murdered in Kapisa Valley
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that the body of Mohammad Hassin Hashemi, a 30-year-old employee of local radio Nadjhrab in the northeastern Kapisa Valley, was found near his home yesterday, 18 days after he disappeared. Hashemi was apparently shot in the head the day after he went missing. His body also bore the marks of blows. “We offer our condolences to his family and fellow workers, and we urge the authorities to establish the circumstances of his murder,” Reporters (...) (Full Story)
Uganda - Police raids on two Kampala newspapers
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by raids, on Monday (May 20), by police on two Kampala-based newspapers, the forced closure of their printing presses and the closure of two radio stations. The raids were carried out in the morning on the headquarters of Pepper Publications, which publishes the newspaper Red Pepper and two other weekly magazines, and the headquarters of Monitor Publications Limited (MPL), which publishes the Daily Monitor. In the afternoon, the police continued their (...) (Full Story)
Haïti - Motive not yet known in radio journalist's fatal shooting
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders hopes that the reason will soon be known for radio journalist Pierre-Richard Alexandre's fatal shooting by an individual identified as Baudelaire Augustin in Saint-Marc, in the north-central department of Artibonite, on 17 May. A correspondent for the national radio station Radio Kiskeya and the host of a daily political discussion programme on local Radio Delta, Alexandre died of his gunshot injury to the stomach on the night of 19 May after initially appearing to (...) (Full Story)
Vietnam - “Decision 20” silences 16 foreign TV channels
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is shocked by a government decree, called Decision 20/2011/QD-TTG, which has prevented local retransmission of four categories of foreign TV channels since 15 May by requiring them to pay for simultaneous translation of all their programming into Vietnamese. Vietnam Satellite Digital Television Company (VSTV), a pay-TV operator launched by French broadcaster Canal+ and Vietnam's national TV broadcaster, suspended retransmission of 21 TV channels including CNN, BBC (...) (Full Story)
DRC - Journalist's body found in river bed 12 days after his disappearance
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is dismayed to learn of radio journalist Guylain Chandjaro's death in Bunia, a city in the eastern region of Ituri. He was a Swahili-language journalist with Radio Canal Révélation, a community radio station, and freelanced for the Bunia branch of the national broadcaster RTNC. His body was found in the bed of the River Ngezi – which crosses the city – on 17 May, 12 days after he went missing. He was buried later the same day. “Chandjaro's body bore the marks of (...) (Full Story)
Report 2013: World increasingly dangerous for refugees and migrants
Amnesty International - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Headline Title:  Report 2013: World increasingly dangerous for refugees and migrants 23 May 2013 Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today as it launched its annual assessment of the world’s human rights. The organization said that the rights of millions of people who have escaped conflict and persecution, or migrated to seek work and a better life for themselves and their families, have been abused. Governments around the world are accused of showing more interest in protecting their… (Full Story)
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