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Avnery: kidnapping and murder deserving of condemnation
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 2:29 pm | Gush Shalom
It is a stormy moment, when inflammatory cries are made for revenge and the landing of a blow on the other side. It would be a grave mistake for the State of Israel to take such a route, which would lead only to bloodshed and more bloodshed, revenge ... More >>
UN refugee agency: ‘sharp rise’ in people fleeing Ukraine
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:19 pm | UN News
Some 16,400 people fled their homes in crisis-riven eastern Ukraine during the past week, bringing the number of displaced within the country to 54,000, according the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). More >>
Up to 10,000 from Iraq Christian communities flee violence
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:12 pm | UN News
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today that up to 10,000 people from predominately Christian communities in northern Iraq have fled their homes this week amid the ongoing violence in Mosul. More >>
Nigeria: Ban Strongly Condemns Ongoing ‘Horrific Attacks’
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:08 pm | UN News
Strongly condemning the ongoing “horrific attacks” being carried out by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored that such violence has become an almost daily occurrence, and reiterated the readiness of the ... More >>
Police arrested three activists KNPB Timika
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:02 pm | KNPBnews
Timika, KNPBNews - Tonight at 12.00 on KNPB and PRD Regional Office Bomberay in Timika Police arrests by New Mimika POLSEK to three (3) members of Timika Region KNPB, each one-to three (3) members of KNPB is 1. ELON AIRABO 2. JONI Korwa 3. LEO WARSEI in ... More >>
Paint Colors Morning Star Flag In Tomb Kelly Removed
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:58 pm | Oktovianus Pogau
Paint Colors Morning Star Flag In Tomb Kelly Removed Mahkam leader of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) which re-painted black by an unknown person More >>
MOSOP Coordinators Kick Against Planned Protest
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:49 pm | UNEP
The Kingdom Coordinators Forum of The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has dissociated itself from the planned protest by a faction of MOSOP led by Mr. Legborsi Saro Pyagbara. A statement signed by the Chairman of the Forum, Frank ... More >>
Anticipation July 1 in Mimika Police Intelligence Coverage
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:44 pm | Step Magazine
Timika, STEP MAGAZINE - Mimika Police and the Indonesian National Army (TNI) has deployed local intelligence to make early detection of any potential that might occur when a warning July 1 tomorrow. More >>
Deforestation in Indonesia highest in world, alleges study
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:21 pm | Greenpeace International
Jakarta, - A study in the journal Nature Climate Change alleges that the rate of deforestation in Indonesia is now the highest in the world. The study claims Indonesia lost 840,000 hectares of forest in 2012 compared to 460,000 hectares in Brazil. In ... More >>
Egypt: UN Experts “outraged” at 183 death sentances
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:14 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA – A group of UN human rights experts* expressed outrage after a Criminal Court in Minya, Egypt, confirmed death sentences against 183 people, in what constitutes the largest mass death sentence to be confirmed in Egypt in recent history. The experts ... More >>
The Necessity of Ending the blockade of the Gaza Strip
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:08 pm | National Committee for Breaking the Siege
The economic, commercial, financial and humanitarian blockade of the Gaza Strip by the Zionist entity is entering its eighth year, despite the protests of the United Nations, numerous humanitarian organisations, and international public opinion. The ... More >>
Security forces intimidate West Papuans leading up to 1 July
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 11:55 am | Australia West Papua Association
The 1st July is a very important day in the West Papuan struggle for self-determination and independence. On 1st of July in 1971, West Papuan leaders Brig. Gen. Seth Rumkorem and Jacob Prai (exiled in Sweden) made a proclamation of independence. More >>
Rights Group Welcomes 'Landmark' UN Vote Creating Inquiry
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 11:47 am | UN Watch
GENEVA– Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch welcomed the Human Rights Council's "landmark" creation of a commission of inquiry into human rights abuses in Eritrea, in a resolution that was adopted by consensus today at the 47-nation ... More >>
Commonwealth condemned at Pride London parade
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 11:39 am | Peter Tatchell Foundation
African LGBT activists will march alongside the Peter Tatchell Foundation near the head of the annual Pride London parade this Saturday, 28 June, to protest against the persecution of LGBT people in 80 per cent of the 53 Commonwealth member states ... More >>
Papua activists: Don't elect human rights violator
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 11:30 am | Asia Pacific Soldiarity Net
Kursi Istana, Jayapura -- Human rights activists and organisations have launched the Movement Against Forgetting in Papua. The activists are calling on the Papuan people not to vote for a presidential candidate that has a track record of human ... More >>
Deaths of Naftali Frankel, Eyal Yifrach, and Gilad Shaar
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 11:22 am | US State Department
The news of the murder of these three Israeli teenagers -- Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar, and Eyal Yifrach -- is simply devastating. We all had so much hope that this story would not end this way. As a father, there are no words to express such a horrific ... More >>
APEC strengthening mining sustainability
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:47 am | APEC
APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining are meeting in Beijing in pursuit of greater industry sustainability needed to satisfy long-term demand for metal and mineral resources and achieve higher quality growth across the Asia-Pacific. More >>
Sudan: UN urges release of political detainees
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:30 am | OHCHR
The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin, at the end of his 5thmission to the Sudan, urged the Government to enable a conducive environment for national dialogue by releasing political detainees ... More >>
Successful medical evacuation from Pitcairn Island
Sunday, 29 June 2014, 7:56 pm | British High Commission
The medical evacuation involved a 335 nautical mile (540 km) trip in an open boat to the island of Mangareva then an air ambulance flight 975 nautical miles (1570 km) to Papeete. More >>
INDIA: Where police ignore distress calls
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:40 am | AHRC
A group of men had broken into a female friend’s house and were holding her hostage. I was frantically calling the Senior Superintendent of Police, the local police station, and officials in the district administration. Every passing minute sent shivers down ... More >>
Canada setting new global standard for TPP secrecy
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:37 am | Council of Canadians
Ottawa – With an undisclosed location, hidden session schedules, and even key foreign negotiators kept out of the loop, the secrecy surrounding next week’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Ottawa marks a new low point in transparency ... More >>
Fiji: End harassment of journalists ahead of election
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:34 am | Amnesty International
The Fijian authorities must immediately end the harassment of journalists ahead of the parliamentary elections in September, said Amnesty International. More >>
Brazilian officials warn of “imminent” death of Indians
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:32 am | Survival International
Brazilian officials have warned that uncontacted Indians face imminent “tragedy” and "death" after a dramatic increase in the number of sightings in the Amazon rainforest near the Peru border. More >>
WikiLeaks Reveals True Intent of Secret TiSA Talks
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:28 am | ITUC
Brussels, 26 June 2014 (ITUC OnLine): A WikiLeaks exposé has revealed the true intent behind secret 50-country negotiations on a new “financial services” chapter of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) at the WTO in Geneva. The draft agreement ... More >>
Israeli forces continue attacks against Palestinians
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:26 am | Palestinian Centre For Human Rights
Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) More >>
INDIA: A law against torture is of no use
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:23 am | AHRC
AHRC-STM-126-2014 June 26, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Tackle hepatitis C to save people living with HIV
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:20 am | CNS
Photograph is online at: http://www.citizen-news.org/2014/06/tackle-hep-c-to-save-plhiv.html More >>
Iraq: Grave Fears for Kidnapped Migrant Workers
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:12 am | ITUC
Brussels, 25 June 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed grave fears for migrant workers trapped in the fighting in Iraq, with reports emerging that extremist group ISIS plans to use 39 kidnapped Indian workers as human shields. ISIS has shown no ... More >>
Iran: Execution of juveniles breaches international law
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:57 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Thursday about the large number of executions in Iran since the beginning of this year, calling on the authorities to halt, in particular, the imminent execution of a juvenile offender. More >>
Embassy of Israel: Main Hamas Kidnappers Identified
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:54 pm | Embassy of Israel
Less than a day after the abduction of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frankel and Eyal Yifrach, the ISA learned that Hamas was behind the kidnapping. More >>
Israeli Embassy: The Kidnapper’s Handbook by Hamas
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:48 pm | Embassy of Israel
Hamas has published three versions of a kidnapper's handbook, guides that provide practical and doctrinal information for carrying out attacks. The following analyses of the handbooks are based on open-source materials. More >>
Ban ‘appalled’ by deadly bombing in Nigeria's capital
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:41 pm | UN News
Ban ‘appalled’ by deadly bombing near shopping centre in Nigeria’s capital 26 June 2014 – More >>
Prohibition of torture is absolute,’ says Ban Ki-moon
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:39 pm | UN News
Reiterating their pledge that every victim of torture will one day gain his or her right to acknowledgement, senior United Nations officials marked the International Day in Support of those victims by calling on the international community to strengthen ... More >>
Iraq: Military quelling of insurgency needs politcal backing
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:37 pm | UN News
Iraq: Military effort to quell insurgency must be backed by political process, says UN envoy More >>
Water shut-offs in US city of Detroit prompt outcry from UN
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:32 pm | UN News
Widespread water shut-offs in US city of Detroit prompt outcry from UN rights experts More >>
UN urge Israel not to legalize force-feeding
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:26 pm | UN News
The independent United Nations experts dealing with torture and the right to health today urged the Israeli parliament not to authorize the force-feeding and medical treatment of prisoners on hunger strike against their will. More >>
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:23 pm | U.S. Department of State
This is more than a moment to focus on drug abuse and addiction. It’s a time to connect the dots between the global flow of illicit drugs, violence that destroys communities and even nations the world over, and 21st century challenges, from human ... More >>
Assassination of Libyan Activist Salwa Bugaighis
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:21 pm | U.S. Department of State
U.S. Mission to the United Nations: Statement on the Assassination of Libyan Human Rights Activist Salwa Bugaighis More >>
Bahrain's Acquittal of Khalil Marzooq
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:17 pm | U.S. Department of State
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 25, 2014 More >>
Press Availability at NATO Headquarters
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:15 pm | U.S. Department of State
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Excuse me. As you know, this is the last foreign ministers gathering before NATO’s next Heads of State Summit in September. Excuse me, let me just get a little water here. (Laughter.) I’ve got the travel ... More >>
Libyan Elections
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:13 pm | U.S. Department of State
We congratulate the Libyan people on yesterday’s elections for a new Council of Representatives. These elections provided an opportunity for the Libyan people to advance their democratic transition and continue to hold leaders accountable to fulfilling ... More >>
Meriam Ibrahim Ishag Released on Bail
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:12 pm | U.S. Department of State
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 26, 2014 More >>
NEPAL: The police state quite likes torture
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:10 pm | AHRC
AHRC-STM-128-2014 June 26, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
SRI LANKA : An addiction to torture
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:08 pm | AHRC
AHRC-STM-127-2014 June 26, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Need for public to be informed, involved on marine mining
Friday, 27 June 2014, 2:13 pm | Swakopmund Matters
Interview with Phil McCabe, Chairman, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) on Radio Australia on 25 June 2014 More >>
PM Netanyahu on statement by Khaled Mashal
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 1:38 pm | Israel Government
"We share a strong commitment to democracy, to freedom, to the rule of law. We also share a commitment on the fight against bigotry and all forms of anti-Semitism, racism and intolerance. And anti-Semitism has perhaps been the worst intolerance in history, ... More >>
Belarus: political prisoners remain in jail – UN expert
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 4:07 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Belarus: “Rights defender Ales Bialiatski released, but other political prisoners remain in jail” – UN expert More >>
llegal trade in wildlife & timber products funding criminals
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 4:03 pm | UN News
Global environmental crime, possibly worth more than $200 billion annually, is helping finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups and threatening the security and sustainable development of many nations, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new joint ... More >>
Australian TV station guilty of racism in “Freakshow TV” row
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 4:00 pm | Survival International
An Australian TV station has been found guilty of racism for broadcasting a report about an Amazon tribe so extreme it was labeled “Freakshow TV” by Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights. More >>
Silent protest for jailed journalists in Egypt
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:55 pm | Al Jazeera
24 hours on from the unjust verdict of our journalists in Egypt, both Al Jazeera headquarters in Doha and bureaus worldwide, as well as BBC headquarters in London held a silent protest in solidarity with our detained staff and in condemnation of ... More >>
Meeting with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:49 pm | U.S. Department of State
Deputy Secretary Burns' Meeting with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong More >>
Gubernatorial Elections in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:46 pm | U.S. Department of State
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 23, 2014 More >>
Removal of Declared Chemical Materials from Syria
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:34 pm | U.S. Department of State
Today, the international maritime task force completed the critical mission of removing the last 8 percent of declared chemical weapons precursors from Syria. With this step, 100 percent of the declared chemicals are out of war-torn Syria. We congratulate ... More >>
Ban says Israelis, Palestinians Must Show Restraint
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:32 pm | UN News
Israeli soldiers search a Palestinian's car at the Hawera checkpoint outside the town of Nablus in the West Bank. Photo: IRIN/Kobi Wolf More >>
UN chief hopes Ukraine peace plan will reduce violence
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:14 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed a peace plan put forward by Ukraine's President, Petro Poroshenko, and said he hopes it will reduce violence and tensions in the eastern part of the country. More >>
Federal Republic of West Papua opens office in Docklands
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:12 pm | Federal Republic of West Papua
Councilor Amanda Stone from the Yarra City Council is cutting the ribbon on the Federal Republic of West Papua’s new office in Docklands (Melbourne) on Monday 23 June 2014. This is despite the Lombok Treaty, signed by Australia and Indonesia in 2006, ... More >>
Egypt verdict defies logic and any semblance of justice
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 3:41 pm | Al Jazeera
Following today’s verdict in Cairo, Al Jazeera English managing director Al Anstey said: “Today three colleagues and friends were sentenced, and will continue behind bars for doing a brilliant job of being great journalists. More >>
Egypt: Review of laws urged after journalists' conviction
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 3:38 pm | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said she was “shocked and alarmed” by the verdicts and heavy jail sentences of between 7 and 10 years handed down to three Al Jazeera journalists on Monday, as well as 11 other defendants who were tried ... More >>
UN rights chief condemns sentencing of journalists in Egypt
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 3:34 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed deep concern over a string of recent court decisions in Egypt, including the verdicts and heavy jail sentences handed down today to three Al Jazeera ... More >>
ADC Condemns Israel's Deadly Raids in West Bank
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 11:36 am | American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) strongly condemns the recent raids by Israeli security forces throughout the occupied West Bank, killing of innocent Palestinian civilians, and detention of hundreds of Palestinians — including children ... More >>
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