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Palestinian and Arab Prisoners Day - a statistical report
... Women resisted in the face of years in province of Khenifra ... Lebanon: Release Joseph Sader AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 12 February 2010 AI Index: MDE 18/001/2010 Lebanon: Release Joseph Sader, abducted a year ago today The abductors of Lebanese national Joseph Sader, whose fate and whereabouts have been shrouded in uncertainty since he was snatched from a road in Beirut one year ago today, must release him without delay, said Amnesty International. Joseph Sader, aged 57, was abducted by unidentified men on the morning of 12 February 2009, while traveling from his home in Maghdoushe, 50km south of Beirut, to the Middle East Airlines (MEA) office near Beirut’s international air... Addameer submits report on Israeli suppression of Palestinian human rights activism against the Wall for UN investigation Addameer submits report on Israeli suppression of Palestinian human rights activism against the Wall for UN investigation
[Ramallah, 9 February 2010] Special Reporters of the UN Human Rights Council should intervene with relevant Israeli authorities in all cases of Palestinian human rights defenders arrested in relation to their advocacy work on the Wall and its associated, unlawful regime; demand the immediate cessation of the use of impermissible force by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian protestors and pressure Israel to put an end to its policy of arbitrary detention. A joint report submitte... ... The Houses of the Victims of Torture: Centers of Rehabilitation (Sep 2008) It was not a morning visit aiming to discuss while drinking coffee, yet, it was a special visit. The host was A.A, a former detainee in the Syrian prisons, and the guests were his friends who had spent many years in the same prisons. The house, the provisional clinic, is located in Beit Al-Faks in Denniyyeh, 45 Km away from the city of Tripoli in the north of Lebanon. The KRC team, constituted of a public health physician, two social workers, a field coordinator and a volunteer, left Tripoli to their destination. The host, the former detainees and their families provided us a great reception. The tasks were distributed according to each person’s competence, so a provisional pharmacy was developed. Drawings... Repercussions of Bab Al-Tabbeneh War in Northern Lebanon on the Victims of Torture and Civilians (Sep 2008) Historic background: The region of Al-Tabbeneh is one of the three gates surrounded by the north, therefore, the region of Bab Al-Tabbeneh that used to be economically and commercially prosperous, is considered as the northern gate of Tripoli and the most important region in the city. It has an important economic and commercial activity given the number of businesses, industrial companies, cinemas and cafes in this region. Yet, like the rest of Lebanese regions, it witnessed a lot of incidents since 1975, beginning of civil war date. The most important incident was on the 6th of February 1986 where a terrible massacre was done by the Syrian army. Thousands were killed and displac... Khiam Center’s Report about Torture and Human Rights in Lebanon 2007/2008 The repercussions of the "earthquake" that hit Lebanon following the assassination of President Rafik Hariri three years ago were intensified, as if it is intended for this country not to emerge from the cycle of insecurity and the political and demotic divisions crumbling what is left of the homeland and the civil society. The year 2007 was not better than the previous two years; assassinations, bombings, destabilization of civil peace, diffusion of the poisonous fumes of sectarianism until Lebanon is no longer the country of civilization and the beacon of freedom. As if this fragile country was only missing the internal clashes and the endless serial killings reaping political figures and innocent civilians. In addition to this,... General Report on the situations of the Palestenian and Arab Isolated Detainees in the Israeli Prisons General Report on the situations of the Palestenian and Arab Isolated Detainees in the Israeli Prisons According to the latest statistics, since year 1967 and uptil now, the Israeli forces have arrested about (750,000) citizens inculding (12000) females and thousands of children from varying ages. Since the beginning of the Aksa upheaval on September 28th, 2000, 69000 people were arrested, including more than 800 female citizens and 7800 children. And there are 197 detainees who died after being arrested or inside prison because of medical neglect or torture, murder, or use of extreme power and fire against unarmed detainees, including 74 detainees who became martyrs since the Aksa upheaval, 1... |