Friday, July 17, 2015
International Justice Day - July 17, 2015
United Nations Human RightsJuly 17, 2015
"The International Criminal Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July; this is the day that marks the entry into force of the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC), which took place ten years ago in 2002.
During a recent interview, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch of the UN Human Rights Office, stated, “those who commit gross violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law that amount to international crimes, such as systematic murder, torture, rape, enforced disappearance, enslavement, and destruction of property now have no safe haven”.
She added, “The ICC is the first international justice mechanism of its kind in the world. It sends a strong message to perpetrators of human rights violations around the globe that you can run, but you cannot hide. You will be found, and you will be held to account for what you have done.”"
Also see:
- "For World's Worst Crimes, Justice Really Matters," Huffington Post
The
International Criminal Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July; this is
the day that marks the entry into force of the Rome Statute for the
International Criminal Court (ICC), which took place ten years ago in
2002.
During a recent interview, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law,
Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch of the UN Human Rights Office,
stated, “those who commit gross violations of human rights or violations
of international humanitarian law that amount to international crimes,
such as systematic murder, torture, rape, enforced disappearance,
enslavement, and destruction of property now have no safe haven”.
She added, “The ICC is the first international justice mechanism of its kind in the world. It sends a strong message to perpetrators of human rights violations around the globe that you can run, but you cannot hide. You will be found, and you will be held to account for what you have done.”
- See more at:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/CommemorationofInternationalCriminalJusticeDay.aspx#sthash.P9TH6ewg.dpuf
During a recent interview, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law,
Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch of the UN Human Rights Office,
stated, “those who commit gross violations of human rights or violations
of international humanitarian law that amount to international crimes,
such as systematic murder, torture, rape, enforced disappearance,
enslavement, and destruction of property now have no safe haven”. She added, “The ICC is the first international justice mechanism of its kind in the world. It sends a strong message to perpetrators of human rights violations around the globe that you can run, but you cannot hide. You will be found, and you will be held to account for what you have done.”
The
International Criminal Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July; this is
the day that marks the entry into force of the Rome Statute for the
International Criminal Court (ICC), which took place ten years ago in
2002.
During a recent interview, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law,
Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch of the UN Human Rights Office,
stated, “those who commit gross violations of human rights or violations
of international humanitarian law that amount to international crimes,
such as systematic murder, torture, rape, enforced disappearance,
enslavement, and destruction of property now have no safe haven”.
- See more at:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/CommemorationofInternationalCriminalJusticeDay.aspx#sthash.P9TH6ewg.dpuf
During a recent interview, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law,
Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch of the UN Human Rights Office,
stated, “those who commit gross violations of human rights or violations
of international humanitarian law that amount to international crimes,
such as systematic murder, torture, rape, enforced disappearance,
enslavement, and destruction of property now have no safe haven”. 
USA: Torture and Solitary Confinement - INFO & PETITIONS
"This is a week of firsts: the first time a President visited a federal prison while in office and the first time President Obama publicly addressed the horror of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. Addressing the NAACP National Convention, he asked, “Do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for 23 hours a day, for months, sometimes for years at a time?”
The President has instructed the Attorney General to begin a review of the use of solitary nationwide. We must work together to ensure that words and review translate into action and change."
Click here for ONLINE PETITION.
Click here for "USA: Prisoners held in extreme solitary confinement in breach of international law," Amnesty International.
Click here for link to "UN: More than 80,000 people held in solitary confinement in the USA."
UN:
More than 80,000 people held in solitary confinement in USA - See more
at:
http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/13-03-2015/130033-solitary_confinement_usa-0/#sthash.ZHkp4bCC.dpuf
UN:
More than 80,000 people held in solitary confinement in USA - See more
at:
http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/13-03-2015/130033-solitary_confinement_usa-0/#sthash.ZHkp4bCC.dpuf
Egypt: Jailed 19 year-old Student, Mahmoud Hussein, Beaten for Moving Possessions - URGENT ACTION
Amnesty International
Egyptian
student Mahmoud Hussein, a prisoner of conscience, was beaten by prison
guards on 14 July. He has been tortured during the more than 500 days
he has spent in pre-trial detention for wearing a T-shirt with the
“Nation Without Torture Campaign” logo.
Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Hussein,
a 19-year-old Egyptian prisoner of conscience, was beaten on 14 July by
two prison guards who had stopped him from taking his belongings with
him to a new prison, according to his brother, Tarek Tito. He was told
he would be taken to a new prison, but remains held in the Appeal Prison
in Cairo.
Click here for more information and addresses.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
North Korea: The Other Interview - VIDEO
Published on Feb 6, 2015
15:30 min
'Those
caught defecting to South Korea get sent to political prison camps and
don't ever get released. Others who left for economic reasons get sent
to labour camps'.
This is Ji-hyun's story of near-starvation, escape, forcible return, and life in the camps in North Korea.
This is Ji-hyun's story of near-starvation, escape, forcible return, and life in the camps in North Korea.
History of protest by Iranian Women from 1979 to 2015 - VIDEO (3:48 min)
Posted on January 12, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
South Korea: New York University Student, Joo Won-moon, Arrested - URGENT ACTION
South
Korean student Joo Won-moon is at risk of a long prison sentence and
possibly torture and other ill-treatment after having been detained by
North Korean authorities in April. No information on a trial has yet
been announced.
Joo Won-moon,
a 21-year-old South Korean student, was detained by North Korean
authorities on 21 April. He had crossed into North Korea on foot near
Dandong, China. He was most recently living in the United States and was
traveling in Asia while taking a break from his studies.
Click here for more information and addresses.
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