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A Human Rights Agenda for a New Kosovo

This backgrounder produced by Human Rights Watch presents the key human rights issues that need to be addressed during Kosovo's transition to independence (Human Rights Watch, February 2008).

http://hrw.org/backgrounder/2008/kosovo0208/

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Anti-terrorism Measures, Security and Human Rights: Developments in Europe, Central Asia and North America in the Aftermath of September 11 (PDF)

Report by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF).- "In the months that have passed since the tragedy, states have inter alia increased the powers of law enforcement and intelligence institutions, including to interrogate and detain persons, to intercept private communications and to conduct searches of private homes and personal property without the normal procedural safeguards; have tightened border controls that impede access to their territory and adopted new, restrictive asylum and immigration measures that may limit access for bona fide asylum seekers; and have authorized various registration and profiling schemes that appear to target certain groups solely because of their race, ethnicity or religion."

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/anti-terrorism.pdf

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Cartoons As Weapons Of Mass Provocation

Is the global row over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad the beginning of a "clash of civilizations"? Author and scholar Paul Tiyambe Zeleza argues not, locating the controversy firmly in the realm of politics. In this context, Muslims are challenged to find ways of defending their faith in a way that advances human freedom and decency. Those in the West, he argues, must not support aggression that hides behind freedom of speech. (Pambazuka News, 2006-02-16)

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/32049

(Added: Mon May 15 2006   Modified: Thu Jan 18 2007   Hits: 282)

McDonalds Workers Resistance

McDonalds Workers Resistance is a loose network controlled by McDonalds workers. We encourage McWorkers around the world to set up resistance groups at their stores, and through the network we can work together for higher wages, better conditions and a greater degree of control over our working lives.

http://mwr.org.uk/

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Neither Just Nor Effective: Indefinite Detention Without Trial in the UK (PDF)

Under Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper, June 24, 2004. The U.K. government is detaining foreign terrorist suspects indefinitely, a serious violation of its international human rights obligations. Rather than crafting counterterrorism measures that comply with domestic and international human rights law, the government instead declared a state of emergency and officially suspended ... key human rights protections. Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA) allows for the indefinite detention of foreign nationals designated as terror suspects. Those currently detained without charge under it have no expectation of release. Their detention amounts to internment with no end in sight. Some of those detained under the act have been held since December 2001 in maximum security facilities, with an adverse impact on their physical and their mental health ... In seeking a solution to indefinite detention, the U.K. government is considering deporting the suspects to third countries, including to countries where the suspects face a risk of torture or ill-treatment. International human rights law forbids governments from sending people to places where they face a risk of torture.

http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/uk/anti-terrorism.pdf

(Added: Fri Dec 17 2004   Modified: Thu Jan 18 2007   Hits: 279)

Report on Activities in the Areas of Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Trafficking in Human Beings and Human Rights

This report was written by the Office for Good Governance (OGG). The report contains information in regard to the implemented activities from the relevant government institutions, international agencies and non governmental organizations that work in Kosovo in the area of anti - discrimination, anti corruption, anti trafficking in human beings and protection of the human rights (OGG, June 2007).

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/PMO-OGG%20Raport%20JAN-JUL%202007_ENG-%20final.pdf

(Added: Fri Sep 07 2007   Hits: 56)

Tell Putin and Bush to Protect Russian NGOs

Express your concerns over a bill entitled 'Amendments to Several Laws of the Russian Federation' which tighten government control over Russian civil society groups and force foreign organizations in Russia to close. Write to Russian President Vladimir Putin (chair of the G-8) and US President George Bush.

http://hrw.org/campaigns/russia/ngos/index.htm

(Added: Tue Oct 03 2006   Modified: Thu Jan 18 2007   Hits: 115)

The Balkan Human Rights Webpages

Announcements, Reports and Articles issued by Human Rights Organizations concerning the Balkan Countries. You can search the contents of our pages by: - Countries, - Organizations,or by - Special Issues.

http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/index.html

(Added: Mon Aug 26 2002   Modified: Thu Jan 18 2007   Hits: 231)

Trying Charles Taylor in The Hague: Making Justice Accessible to Those Most Affected

On March 29, 2006 former Liberian President Charles Taylor was surrendered to the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone. Taylor's surrender for trial provides an extraordinary opportunity for the people of Sierra Leone and West Africa to see justice done for atrocities committed during Sierra Leone's armed conflict since 1996. Taylor is indicted by the Special Court on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law primarily for his role in supporting the main rebel group in Sierra Leone, the Revolutionary United Front, during the conflict. (Human Rights Watch, June 2006)

http://hrw.org/backgrounder/ij/ij0606/index.htm

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Universal Jurisdiction in Europe: The State of the Art

Prosecutors in Europe are using the concept of universal jurisdiction - that some crimes are so horrendous that they should be tried regardless of the geography of victims and perpetrators - to pursue foreign war criminals in national courts. This report looks beyond shrill debates about the concept and examines how it is working in practice. Based on interviews with judges, investigators, lawyers and officials Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the U.K, the report describes how some governments have created special war crimes units to conduct investigations across the globe. This is an effective road to justice for victims who have nowhere else to go. (Human Rights Watch, July 2006)

http://hrw.org/reports/2006/ij0606/

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Widespread Torture in the Chechen Republic

Torture in both official and secret detention facilities is widespread and systematic in Chechnya. This briefing paper documents ill-treatment and torture by pro-Moscow Chechen forces under the effective command of Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as by federal police personnel. (Human Rights Watch, November 2006)

http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/chechnya1106/

(Added: Thu Nov 16 2006   Modified: Thu Jan 18 2007   Hits: 75)