Alleged war criminal Radovan Karadžić caught in Serbia

Alleged war criminal Radovan Karadžić was caught yesterday in Serbia by Serbian security forces after almost 13 years on the run from authorities.

Last night he was questioned by an inquisitor of the War Crimes Court in Belgrade.

Karadžić has been accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995. The Srebrenica massacre, in which about 8,000 Muslims were killed, is among the most serious of his alleged crimes. The massacre was categorised as genocide by both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Internationally, the arrest was unanimously welcomed. Along with former military chief Ratko Mladić, Karadžić has been one of the most sought-after war criminals of the Balkan conflict.

Described by the BBC's Kate Adie as a "smart, rather vain man", his capture found him with a long white beard working in a clinic and practicing alternative medicine under the name Dragan Dabic.


Srbové zatkli Radovana Karadžiče

Srbský prezident Boris Tadić dnes v Bělehradě oznámil, že se podařilo zatknout Radovana Karadžiče. Ten je obviněn z válečných zločinů a již několik let se úspěšně skrýval. O jeho vydání bude usilovat Haagský tribunál.

Radovan Karadžić, který se celá léta schovával před spravedlností, byl zatčen a bude postaven před tribunál ICTY v Haagu. Dnes večer o tom informovala rada pro národní bezpečnost Srbska. Jeden z nejhledanějších zločinců současné doby se od roku 1997, kdy přišel o moc, skrýval neznámo kde; spekulovalo se nejdříve o Pale poblíž Bosny a Hercegoviny, později o hranici Srbska a Černé Hory. Karadžić byl v první polovině 90. let prezidentem Republiky srbské, jejíž vojska etnicky vyčistila mnohé oblasti v bývalé jugoslávské republice.


Serbien: Mutmaßlicher Kriegsverbrecher Radovan Karadžić gefasst

Belgrad (Serbien), 22.07.2008 – Am gestrigen Montag, dem 21. Juli 2008, wurde der seit fast 13 Jahren gesuchte mutmaßliche Kriegsverbrecher Radovan Karadžić von serbischen Sicherheitskräften gefunden und verhaftet. Wie aus Reihen des serbischen Kriegsverbrechergerichts verlautete, wurde er auf serbischem Boden gefasst.

In der Nacht zu heute wurde der 63-Jährige von einem Untersuchungsrichter am Belgrader Kriegsverbrechergericht bereits zum ersten Mal vernommen.

Karadžić ist vor dem UN-Kriegsverbrechertribunal für Ex-Jugoslawien wegen Völkermords, Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit im Bosnienkrieg von 1992 bis 1995 angeklagt, insbesondere wegen des Massakers von Srebrenica im Juli 1995, bei dem etwa 8.000 Muslime umgebracht worden sind. Das Massaker wurde sowohl vom Internationalen Gerichtshof als auch vom  UN-Kriegsverbrechertribunal als Völkermord eingestuft.

International wurde die Festnahme einhellig begrüßt. Karadžić gehörte mit dem – immer noch gesuchten – früheren Militärchef Ratko Mladić zu den meistgesuchten mutmaßlichen Kriegsverbrechern des Balkankonflikts.


Radovan Karadzic a été arrêté en Serbie

Selon une déclaration des services du président serbe Boris Tadic confirmée par le procureur du Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie, Serge Brammertz, l'ancien responsable politique serbe de Bosnie Radovan Karadzic a été arrêté à Belgrade vendredi soir vers 21 heures 30. Après avoir été interrogé par un tribunal serbe qui lui a signifié son arrestation, il aurait été conduit en prison, et devrait être extradé dès cette fin de semaine pour La Haye aux Pays-Bas.

En fuite depuis treize ans, il a été inculpé en 1995 de génocide, de crimes de guerre et de crimes contre l'humanité pour son rôle lors de la guerre de Yougoslavie et plus particulièrement lors du siège de Sarajevo et du massacre de Srebrenica en 1995.

Parmi les réactions internationales, l'Union européenne, par un communiqué du Haut représentant pour la politique étrangère, Javier Solana, estime que cette arrestation constitue une « étape importante » pour une future adhésion de la Serbie. Le Tribunal pénal de la Haye a rappelé que deux Serbes, Ratko Mladic et Goran Hadzic, sont encore recherchés par ses services.


Radovan Karadžić è stato arrestato

Radovan Karadžić, medico serbo-bosniaco ricercato per genocidio, crimini di guerra e crimini contro l'umanità dal Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex-Jugoslavia, è stato arrestato venerdì 18 luglio nelle vicinanze di Belgrado. Secondo alcune fonti, l'arresto è stato effettuato nel sobborgo di Batajnica, distante 13 chilometri dalla capitale serba.

L'annuncio è stato fatto dalla Presidenza della Serbia ed è stato confermato da Serge Brammertz, procuratore del Tribunale Penale Internazionale. «Vorrei congratularmi con le autorità serbe e in particolare con il Consiglio di sicurezza nazionale per aver raggiunto questo importante risultato nella collaborazione con il Tpi» ha dichiarato Brammertz.

Latitante da 13 anni, Karadžić aveva assunto negli ultimi tempi una falsa identità (l'esperto in medicina alternativa Dragan Dabić) e si era fatto volontariamente crescere capelli e barba in maniera disordinata. Lavorava come medico in un ambulatorio privato alla periferia di Belgrado, dove nessuno aveva sospettato la sua reale identità, né che la sua specializzazione fosse fasulla.

Appena catturato, è stato immediatamente tradotto in carcere, consegnato alle autorità del TPI e sottoposto ad un primo interrogatorio. L'avvocato di Karadžić, Svetozar Vujakić, ha dichiarato che il suo assistito ha definito l'interrogatorio una «farsa» e che si sarebbe rifiutato di rispondere ad alcune domande. È stato già preannunciato ricorso contro la decisione di affidare Karadžić alle autorità del TPI.

Bosniaco di origini serbe, Radovan Karadžić fu presidente dal 1992 al 1995 della Repubblica Serba di Bosnia, territorio bosniaco a maggioranza serba autoproclamatosi indipendente da Sarajevo poco dopo la dichiarazione di indipendenza della Bosnia-Erzegovina. Assunse anche il ruolo di comandante in capo dell'esercito irregolare serbo-bosniaco, guidato dal generale Ratko Mladić.

Diventò presto il ricercato numero uno del Tribunale dell'Aja, in quanto responsabile e mandante di numerose operazioni di pulizia etnica condotte contro bosniaci e croati durante la Guerra in Bosnia-Erzegovina. Il più grave di questi atti è il massacro di Srebrenica, una serie di esecuzioni di massa in cui morirono circa 8.000 civili bosniaci di fede musulmana.

Venne condannato in contumacia nel 1996 dal TPI e a suo carico venne emesso un mandato di cattura internazionale. Gli Stati Uniti avevano addirittura posto una taglia di 5 milioni di dollari sulla sua testa, così come su quella di Mladić (ricercato numero due, tuttora latitante, per le stesse motivazioni di Karadžić). A lungo hanno pesato sulla sua latitanza sospetti di connivenza delle autorità serbe, che sembrano però essere stati fugati dal decisivo apporto delle forze di sicurezza di Belgrado nella cattura.


ラドヴァン・カラジッチ被告を逮捕。ボスニア紛争中の虐殺を指揮したセルビア人勢力の最高指導者

セルビア共和国の大統領ボリス・タディッチ氏がセルビア時間の2008年7月21日夜、ラドヴァン・カラジッチ被告を逮捕したと発表した[1]
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ラドヴァン・カラジッチ被告は1992年から1995年にかけてのボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ紛争中のセルビア人勢力スルプスカ共和国の最高指導者であり、紛争中に各地で発生したボシュニャク人などの他民族に対する虐殺、特に7500人以上が殺害されたスレブレニツァの虐殺を指示した[2]ことによりジェノサイドの容疑で旧ユーゴスラヴィア国際戦犯法廷から訴追されている人物である。カラジッチは1996年以来、姿をくらませていた[1]。

カラジッチ被告が逮捕された日時や場所は明らかにされていないものの[1]、Beta ニュース・エージェンシーは「信頼できる情報源」によると、7月21日の月曜日にベオグラードで逮捕されたとしている[1]。セルビアの特別裁判所は軍警察（Žandarmerija）によって護衛されており、またカラジッチ被告の兄弟であるルカ・カラジッチ氏（Luka Karadžić）が裁判所に入っていくところも確認された[1]。

オランダのハーグでは、旧ユーゴスラヴィア国際戦犯法廷の検察長セルヘ・ブランメルツ（Serge Brammertz）氏がこのことに関して「歓迎する。」「これは、10年以上にわたってこの日を待ち続けていた虐殺の犠牲者たちにとって非常に重要な日だ。」と話し[1][2][4]、セルビアの国際戦犯法廷に対する協力のマイルストーンであるとした[2][7]。

デイトン合意を実現させたアメリカ合衆国の外交官リチャード・ホルブルック（Richard Holbrooke）はBBCに対して、カラジッチを「世界最悪の人物の一人、ヨーロッパのビンラディン」と呼び[2][3]、「カラジッチ被告なくして虐殺は成り立たなかった」と話し[4][7]、その逮捕を歓迎した。

アメリカのワシントンに駐在するセルビアの外交官ヴラディミル・ペトロヴィッチ氏（Vladimir Petrović）は、「セルビアが国際的義務を全面的に遂行した事例であり、今後もセルビアは国際法廷への協力を続ける」と話した[4][7]。

ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナのサラエヴォでは、多くの市民たちがこのニュースを歓迎し、カラジッチ被告逮捕を祝った[2]。ある市民は「最高の出来事だ。至るところで人々が出来事を祝っているのがわかるだろう。私は家族全員を起こしたよ。」と話した[2]。

残された逃走中の「大物」戦犯には、虐殺を現場で指揮したセルビア人勢力の将軍ラトコ・ムラジッチ被告と、クロアチア領内でのクロアチア人に対する迫害を行ったクライナ・セルビア人共和国の指導者ゴラン・ハジッチ被告（Goran Hadžić）が残されている[1]。


Radovan Karadzic é preso na Sérvia, acusado de genocídio na Bósnia

O ex-presidente servo-bósnio Radovan Karadzic, envolvido em massacres contra civis durante a Guerra da Bósnia, foi preso e será entregue ao tribunal de Haia, disse o governo da Sérvia nesta segunda-feira. O gabinete do presidente Boris Tadic declarou que Karadzic foi levado perante um juiz da Corte para Crimes de Guerra da Sérvia, procedimento legal que indica que ele deve ser extraditado em breve para a Corte para Crimes de Guerra da ONU em Haia, Países Baixos.

Ele havia sido condenado por crime de guerra pelo Tribunal Penal Internacional em julho de 1995 por ter autorizado o ataque a civis durante o cerco de 43 meses a Sarajevo.


Ministar: Karadžić, Mladić i Hadžić nisu u BiH

20. jul 2008.Sarajevo/ Bosna i Hercegovina  (Beta) - Direktor policije Republike Srpske (RS) Uroš Pena kazao je da optuženi za ratne zločine Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić i Goran Hadžić nisu u BiH.

On je rekao da svi koji su činili ratne zločine u BiH moraju da odgovaraju i da su zločine činili ljudi po imenu i prezimenu.

"Naš tim svakodnevno razmenjuje podatke sa svim regionalnim institucijama koje su uključene u razbijanje mreže podrške, traženja, lociranja i hapšenja tih osoba. U ovom momentu, sigurno je da nijedan od trojice koje traži (Tribunal) u Hagu Karadžić, Mladić i Hadžić nisu na teritoriji BiH", izjavio je Pena za "Dnevni avaz".


通緝13年卡拉季奇被捕

波斯尼亞頭號戰爭罪通緝犯卡拉季奇（Radovan Karadzic，1945-，前波黑塞族共和國總統）星期一在塞爾維亞首都貝爾格萊德（Belgrade）的一輛公共汽車上被捕。

卡拉季奇因在波黑戰爭期間授權興建俘虜營、進行大規模強姦和酷刑，又曾授權屬下實行種族清洗政策，1995年被聯合國國際法院前南斯拉夫國際罪犯法庭指控犯有種族滅絕罪和反人類罪。之後，他一直銷聲匿跡，成為國際通緝犯。

星期一，卡拉季奇於塞爾維亞首都貝爾格萊德的一輛公共汽車上被捕。曾經是精神科醫生的他，在過去13年一直以“達比奇”（Dragan Dabic）這個假身份，在貝爾格萊德市郊一間私人診所當另類治療醫師。被捕時的他，身形比從前消瘦，並蓄了一把長鬍鬚，又戴上眼鏡。

預料國際法院要在幾個月後才會開審。他將會被控於1992至1995年的波斯尼亞戰爭中，進行種族清洗、違反人權、觸犯戰爭罪行和綁架等罪名。

有受害者家屬對卡拉季奇被捕表示歡迎，但認為是太遲。他們認為塞爾維亞當局一直知道卡拉季奇行蹤，今次卡拉季奇之所以被捕，只是塞爾維亞為了加入歐盟，才拘捕卡拉季奇；因為“逮捕卡拉季奇”一直是塞爾維亞加入歐盟的首要條件之一。

卡拉季奇現年63歲，原本是個精神科醫生。1990年，卡拉季奇棄醫從政。當時由於南斯拉夫內戰，境內分裂成六個共和國，卡拉季奇創立了波黑塞爾維亞民主黨，1992年成為以波黑塞族為主的波黑塞爾維亞共和國總統，在內戰其間是波黑塞族的靈魂和象徵。直至1995年11月內戰結束，卡拉季奇在總統選舉中落敗，自此便一直銷聲匿跡。

在波黑塞族人眼中的英雄卡拉季奇，因為在波斯尼亞戰爭中，為了建立塞族單一民族區，曾經授權屬下實行種族清洗政策，多達一百萬的穆斯林和克羅地亞平民驅逐出其家鄉。卡拉季奇又授權興建俘虜營、進行大規模強姦和酷刑，1995年7月在斯雷布雷尼察屠殺七千人。國際法院因以上種種罪行而起訴他，但他一直潛逃，美國懸賞500萬美元通緝他。13年後，他最終被捕。


American captain freed from Somali pirates

Captain Richard Phillips of the American cargo ship Maersk Alabama has been freed from Somali pirates after being held hostage for four days. The U.S. Navy reports three of the four pirates were killed in a short gun battle with Navy SEALs, with the fourth being taken into custody.

Phillips was removed to the USS Bainbridge, a Navy warship, before being flown to another, the USS Boxer, where he was examined and is said to be in good health. Talks between the Navy and pirates were not going well prior to the short battle.

"The negotiations between the elders and American officials have broken down. The reason is American officials wanted to arrest the pirates in Puntland and elders refused the arrest of the pirates," said an official involved.

The FBI announced it was opening an investigation into the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, which arrived at its original destination of Mombasa, Kenya on Saturday.

"We are all absolutely thrilled to learn that Richard is safe and will be re-united with his family," John Reinhart, CEO of the Maersk Line said. "Maersk Line Limited is deeply grateful to the Navy, the FBI and so many others for their tireless efforts to secure Richard's freedom."


Piraterie vor Somalia: US-Navy befreit Kapitän

Mogadischu (Somalia) / Washington D.C. (Vereinigte Staaten), 15.04.2009 – Durch einen Einsatz von US-amerikanischen Elitesoldaten wurde der Kapitän des Motorschiffes Mærsk Alabama am Sonntag, den 12. April befreit. Richard Phillips war vier Tage als Geisel von somalischen Piraten auf einem Rettungsboot festgehalten worden. Die Besatzung des Schiffes hatte die Kontrolle über den Frachter zurückgewinnen können und die Fahrt nach Kenia fortgesetzt. Die Piraten hatten zuvor für den Austausch des Kapitäns ein Lösegeld von zwei Millionen US-Dollar verlangt. Das Rettungsboot war über mehrere Tage hinweg von zwei US-Kriegsschiffen verfolgt worden.

Scharfschützen hatten drei der vier Piraten mit gezielten Schüssen getötet, als diese den Kapitän mit Schusswaffen bedrohten. Einer der Piraten befand sich zum Zeitpunkt der Aktion offenbar zu Verhandlungen an Bord des Zerstörers USS Bainbridge. Er wurde festgenommen. Die Militäraktion war durch US-Präsident Barack Obama angeordnet worden. Demnach sollten die Marinesoldaten eingreifen, sobald eine unmittelbare Gefährdung des 53-jährigen Kapitäns durch die Piraten bestünde. Der Kommandeur vor Ort sah eine solche Gefährdung und gab um 18:19 Uhr MEZ den Einsatzbefehl.

Barack Obama äußerte seine Befriedigung über die geglückte Befreiungsaktion und nannte den Mut von Kapitän Phillips als „Beispiel für alle Amerikaner“.

Bei einer ähnlichen Aktion französischer Soldaten am Karfreitag wurden zwei Piraten und der 27-jährige Schiffseigner der Yacht Tanit getötet. Vier weitere Franzosen wurden befreit und sind inzwischen nach Paris zurückgekehrt, drei weitere Piraten wurden festgenommen. Eine Obduktion soll Klarheit bringen, ob der Franzose durch die Piraten erschossen oder von Kugeln französischer Soldaten getroffen wurde.

Es wird nun befürchtet, dass die gewaltsame Befreiung den Beginn einer Gewaltspirale in der Region darstellt. Bisherige Piratenüberfälle hatten meist einen unblutigen Verlauf. Zur Zeit halten somalische Piraten mehr als ein Dutzend Schiffe mit etwa 200 Besatzungsmitgliedern fest. Abdi Garad, ein Anführer der Piraten, kündigte inzwischen im somalischen Eyl an, verstärkt US-Bürger anzugreifen. „Dadurch könnte die Gewalt in diesem Teil der Welt sprunghaft zunehmen, da besteht kein Zweifel“, sagte der Oberkommandierende des U.S. Naval Central Command, Vizeadmiral William Gortney, auf einer Pressekonferenz in Bahrain.


Capitão americano é libertado dos piratas somalis

O capitão Richard Phillips do navio cargueiro Maersk Alabama foi libertado dos piratas da Somalia depois de capturado por quatro dias. A Marinha dos Estados Unidos informou que três dos piratas foram mortos pelos Navy Seals por tiros e o quarto pirata foi preso.

Phillips foi movido para o navio de guerra USS Bainbridge, depois foi para o USS Boxer, onde foi examinado e estava com boa saúde.

A FBI lançou investigações sobre a captura do Maersk Alabama, que chegou em seu destino em Mombasa, Quênia, no sábado.


American nun murdered in Brazil

ANAPU, Pará, Brazil —
Gunmen murdered an American Catholic nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, 73, in Pará, Brazil.

The crime occurred Saturday, Feb. 12, at 9:00 a.m.  Her attackers shot Stang six times: once in the head, three times in the back, while she was carrying a Bible.  Another shot, at her neck, was fatal.  The crime occurred in Anapu, Pará, inside the Amazon region.

Stang is from Ohio, United States. She had been living in Pará for about 38 years.  She came to Brazil in 1966. She is a member of the Catholic group Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was an activist and had been working at the region of Anapu. Earlier this year, the missionary received an "Honorary Citizenship of the State" from the state of Para.

Stang had been defending the Projeto de Desenvolvimento Sustentado(Project of Supported Development) or PDS for short.  The Trans-Amazon development project was designed to generate jobs and income in Anapu.  It supported the creation of an fruit processing industry, the construction of two small 500 kilowatt hydroelectric powerplants, and aided reforestation in degraded areas.  According to Reuters, loggers, ranchers, and large farmers have been strong opponents of the project and of Stang.

Stang has already received death threats several times before. In March 2004, she asked for help from Brazilian Federal authorities, saying she and other persons were on a death list.

On another occasion, in August 2004, she said, "It is not my safety but that of the people that really matters. All of the Sisters of Notre Dame working in Brazil work very closely with our people and want to be a sign of hope. It is wonderful to be a part of this struggle and this is the contribution of Notre Dame."

The police requested the arrest of four suspects. Two are the alleged gunfighters Eduardo and Fogoió, one is a man called Tato who supposedly contacted the gunfighters and the other one is a farmer, Vítor Miro Bastos de Moura, known as Bida who is believed to have contracted the assassins.

The Brazilian police also found a body of another man 500 meters from the place were they found the body of the nun. The murdered man was identified as the peasant Adalberto Xavier Leal, known as the Cabeludo or the Hairy Man. He was working for a farmer who had already invaded the area of the PDS maintained by sister Dorothy.

The Brazilian police commissioner Marcelo Ferreira said the peasant was killed as a revenge for the murder of sister Dorothy. He received several  shots from an armed group. According to the police the group would be connected to the missionary.

The funerals of sister Dorothy Stang will take place in Anapu and Altamira.  She is scheduled to be buried on the morning of Feb. 16 in Anapu.

In the United States, a funeral mass is scheduled on March 19 at Mount Notre Dame Convent Chapel in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Brazilian government declared the resolution of the case a high priority. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent two ministers and the federal police force to the region.  Eight Ministers are scheduled to have an extraordinary meeting and discuss the case.

Rosana Gisele da Costa, a friend of Stang's from the Institute of Environment Research, told reporters that there must be a more active government presence in the region.

"Unfortunatelly this is not a isolated case", da Costa said.

She said other people will die if the Brazilian government does not start good political development of the region. She hopes the current actions by the government after the murderer of sister Dorothy will not be temporary.

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Amerikansk nunna mördad i Brasilien

Anapu, Pará, Brasilien –
Beväpnade män har mördat en amerikansk katolsk nunna, syster Dorothy Stang, 73, i Pará, Brasilien.

Brottet inträffade på morgonen lördagen den 12 februari. Stang sköts sex gånger, en gång i huvudet, tre gånger i ryggen och en gång i hennes hand, i vilken hon bar en bibel. Ytterligare ett skott, i hennes nacke, var dödligt. Brottet inträffade i Anapu, Pará, i Amazonasregionen.

Stang kom från Ohio i USA. Hon hade bott i Pará i ungefär 38 år och kom till Brasilien 1966. Hon var medlem i den katolska gruppen Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur och var en aktivist som verkat i Anapuregionen. Tidigare har hon erhållit hedersmedborgarskap i staten Pará.


American tourist killed in Beijing

Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games

Two relatives of a coach for the American Volleyball team, and their tour-guide, were attacked by a knife-wielding Chinese man Saturday.

Todd and Barbara Bachman of Farmington, Minnesota USA, in-laws of Hugh McCutcheon- head U.S. indoor men’s volleyball coach, were touring the Drum Tower in central Beijing when the attack occurred. Mr. Bachman was killed, his wife and their tour-guide were injured and are undergoing treatment at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, wife of Hugh McCutcheon and a member of the 2004 United States women’s Olympics volleyball team, was also present for the attack on her parents, but was herself uninjured.

The attacker, identified by Chinese state sources as Tang Yongming, a 47 year old from  Hangzhou, Zhejiang leapt to his death from the tower's second story in what was labeled a suicide.

A United States Olympic Committee spokesman stated that the victims weren't wearing anything that might have marked them as Americans or as associated with a US team. He further stated that it wasn't known whether the U.S. men's volleyball team would compete in a match scheduled for Sunday and that no extra security was planned for U.S. athletes.

U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura were in the city for the Olympic games. Mr. Bush stated, “Laura and I were also saddened by the attack on an American family and their Chinese tour guide today in Beijing. The United States government has offered to provide any assistance the family needs.”

Todd Bachman was the CEO of Bachman's, Inc; a regional chain of garden centers based in Minneapolis. He was sixty-two years old.


北京發生持械襲擊一名美國遊客死亡

一名男子於北京鼓樓城樓持械襲擊3名遊客，一名美籍男性遊客死亡，另一名美籍女性遊客受傷，還有一名中國籍女導遊受傷，而行兇者隨後跳樓，當場死亡。

警方於行兇者身上搜出身份証明文件，據有關證件顯示，行兇者為47歲男子唐永明，浙江省杭州市人。暫時未知道動機。

據美國奧委會稱，遇襲的兩名美國人是美國男子排球教練的親人。

現場許多外國記者嘗試找目擊者查詢情況，但由於語言不通無法得知，但亦有懂中文的記者嘗試找目擊者查詢，在場人士都推說不方便說話。

據中國人權民運信息中心表示，該行兇唐姓男子，過去曾多次上訪，杭州公安局西湖分局正傳訊他的親屬，並在調查他上訪的原因。

而唐姓疑兇襲擊的美國遊客為美國排球教練的親人，但信息中心認為應和美國排球隊無關，純粹是巧合。

【2008年8月9日讯】


Amnesty International accuses Israel of "war crimes" in Lebanon

The human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing war crimes by deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Lebanon during the Israel-Lebanon conflict, calling the attacks "indiscriminate and disproportionate". Israel has rejected the charge.

"The pattern, scope and scale of the attacks makes Israel's claim that this was 'collateral damage', simply not credible," said Kate Gilmore, of Amnesty International.

Amnesty International cites the magnitude of the destruction caused by Israeli air strikes and artillery bombings, and declarations such as the one made by Israeli Chief of Staff Lt Gen Dan Halutz, that "nothing is safe [in Lebanon], as simple as that", as evidence that civilians were deliberately targeted.

Israel rejected the accusation, stating that the bombings of civilian areas was justified because Hezbollah uses civilians as "humans shields" : Lebanese infrastructure was "targeted only when that infrastructure was being exploited by the Hezbollah machine, and this is in accordance with the rules of war", said the Israeli spokesman Mark Regev. "Unlike Hezbollah, we did not deliberately target the Lebanese civilian population", Mr. Regev said.

Over 1,000 Lebanese, mostly civilians were killed during the fighting, while 161 Israelis, mostly soldiers, were killed by Hezbollah. The Israeli attacks also wounded about 4,000 people, and turned nearly 1 million people, a quarter of the population of Lebanon, into internal refugees.


Amnistía Internacional acusa a Israel de cometer crímenes de guerra

Un informe de Amnistía Internacional (AI) acusa a Israel de atacar civiles de manera deliberada durante su campaña contra Hezbolá en el Líbano y dijo que el estado de Israel es culpable de crímenes de guerra.

Según AI, Israel no sólo atacó tiendas de alimentos de manera intencionada durante los ataques de artillería y los bombardeos aéreos, sino que bloqueó hospitales y servicios públicos como acueductos y plantas de energía para obligar a la gente a abandonar los pueblos.

"La evidencia recogida sugiere contundentemente que la extensa destrucción de obras públicas, sistemas de generación de energía, casas de civiles y la industria era parte integral de la estrategia militar y no dañó colateral", afirma el reporte.

Según Israel, ellos no atacaron civiles y advirtieron a los no combatientes que abandonaran el sur del Líbano. Israel afirma que el único responsable por la destrucción es Hezbolá.

Según el reporte de Amnistía Internacional, entre el 12 de julio y el 14 de agosto de 2006 la Fuerza Aérea de Israel llevó a cabo más de 7.000 bombardeos aéreos contra 7.000 sitios.

Por su parte, la armada israelí hizo más de 2.500 bombardeos y lanzó un número aún indeterminado de ataques de artillería contra el sur del Líbano.

Los ataques israelíes mataron a más de 1.100 personas, de las cuales la tercera parte eran niños. Como resultado hubo 4.000 heridos y 970.000 personas obligadas a abandonar sus hogares y huir al norte.

Según AI muchas de las violaciones llevadas a cabo por Israel son crímenes de guerra que dan lugar a la responsabilización a nivel individual por los crímenes.

El gobierno libanés estimó que 31 sitios claves de infraestructura como el aeropuerto, los acueductos, los sistemas de alcantarillado, las plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales, 80 puentes y 94 autopistas fueron parcial o totalmente destruidos. Además, más de 25 estaciones de gasolina y 900 negocios fueron atacados, y más de 30.000 casas y oficinas fueron demolidas.

Según el gobierno israelí, ellos sólo estaban destruyendo la infraestructura de los terroristas y el daño a infraestructura civil fue incidental y el resultado de que Hezbolá usara "escudos humanos".


Amnesty International accusa Israele di "crimini di guerra" in Libano

L'organizzazione a favore dei diritti umani, Amnesty International ha accusato Israele di aver commesso crimini di guerra colpendo deliberatamente delle infrastrutture civili in Libano durante i 34 giorni di conflitto. Amnesty ha definito gli attacchi «indiscriminati e sproporzionati». Israele ha respinto l'accusa.

«Il modello, lo scopo e la scala degli attacchi rende la difesa di Israele, ovvero che si tratta di un "danno collaterale", semplicemente poco credibile», ha detto Kate Gilmore, di Amnesty International.

Amnesty International ha affermato che la grandezza della distruzione causata dai raid aerei e dai bombardamenti e le dichiarazioni del generale israeliano Dan Halutz, secondo cui «non c'è nulla di sicuro [in Libano]», come la prova che i civili sono stati deliberatamente colpiti.

Israele ha rigettato le accuse, affermando che i bombardamenti sui civili erano giustificati dal fatto che Hezbollah ha usato i civili come "scudi umani": le infrastrutture libanesi erano «obiettivo di bombardamenti solo quando venivano utilizzate dai militanti del Partito di Dio, e questo in accordo con le regole della guerra», ha detto il portavoce israeliano Mark Regev. «Diversamente da Hezbollah, noi non abbiamo deliberatamente colpito la popolazione civile», ha detto Regev.

Più di 1.000 libanesi, per lo più civili, sono stati uccisi durante i combattimenti, mentre 161 israeliani, per lo più soldati, sono stati uccisi da Hezbollah. Gli attacchi di Israele hanno anche ferito circa 4.000 persone, e ha creato circa un milione di profughi, circa un quarto della popolazione del Libano.


Amnesty International oskarża Izrael o zbrodnie wojenne

Organizacja Amesty International w swych publikacjach oskarża Izreal o atakowanie cywilów w czasie swej ofensywy przeciwko Hezbollahowi w południowym Libanie. Według niej, państwo kraj ten jest winny zbrodni wojennych.

Według organizacji, Izrael nie tylko atakuje drogi przekazu pomocy międzynarodowej, ale także swymi atakami artyleryjskimi i bombowymi także blokuje szpitale i infrastrukturę publiczną - wodociągi, elektrownie - aby zmusić mieszkańców do ucieczki z miejsc zamieszkania.

"Ewidencja potwierdza ogrom zniszczeń dokonanych na budynkach użyteczności publicznych, systemach energetycznych, domach cywilnych i przemyśle. Było to działanie celowe, ujęte w strategii wojskowej - nie były one skutkami ubocznymi."

Według Izraela, nie atakuje on cywili, a co więcej - ostrzega on ich, aby Ci, którzy nie walczą, opuścili południe Libanu. Co więcej, propaganda Izraelska głosi też, że jedynym odpowiedzialnym za zniszczenia jest Hezbollah.

Według raportu Amnesty International, pomiędzy 12 czerwca a 14 sierpnia 2006 roku, Siły Powietrzne Izraela użyły ponad 7 tysięcy rakiet, atakując taką samą ilość celów.

Izraelskie ataki zabiły ponad 1100 osób, z których mniej więcej jedna trzecia to dzieci. Rezultatem tych działań było także zranienie kolejnych 4 tysięcy ludzi, oraz przesiedlenie 970 tysięcy ludzi, zmuszonych do opuszczenia swych domostw i ucieczki na północ.

Rząd Libański szacuje, że 31 obiektów infrastruktury, takich jak lotnisko, akwedukty, systemy kanałów i oczyszczanie ścieków, 80 mostów oraz 94 autostrad zostało całkowicie lub częściowo zniszczone, zaś ponad 25 stacji benzynowych, 900 firm i ponad 30 tysięcy domów zostało zdemolowane.

Według rządu Izraelskiego, ich wojska niszczyły jedynie infrastrukturę wykorzystywaną przez terrorystów, zaś zniszczenia miejsc cywilnych były incydentalne.


Anistia Internacional acusa Israel de ter praticado crimes de guerra no Líbano

A organização de direitos humanos Anistia Internacional acusou Israel de cometer crimes de guerra por ter deliberadamente atacado a infraestrutura civil no Líbano durante o conflito contra o grupo terrorista Hizbollah. A organização chamou o ataque  israelense de  "indiscriminado e desproporcional".  Israel rejeitou a acusação.

"O padrão,  alcance e a escala dos ataques tornam  a declaração de  Israel de que isto foi um  'efeito colateral', simplesmente não crível," disse Kate Gilmore, da Anistia Internacional.

A Anistia Internacional citou a magnitude da destruição causada pelos ataques  aéreos israelenses e bombardeios da artilharia, e  algumas declarações como aquelas feitas pelo comandante israelense  General  Dan Halutz de  que  "nada estava seguro" no Líbano  como evidências de que civis foram deliberadamente atacados.

Israel rejeitou a acusação e afirmou que os bombardeios de áreas civis foram justificados porque o Hizbollah usa civis como "escudos humanos".  Segundo o porta-voz israelense Mark Regev a infraestrutura libanesa foi visada somente quando ela foi usada pelo Hizbollah e acrescentou que ao contário do grupo terrorista libanês Israel não ataca deliberadamente a população civil libanesa.


Amnesty International tells Iran to free imprisoned journalists

The human rights organization Amnesty International has requested that Iran free journalists imprisoned in the wake of violence which occurred after recent presidential elections in the country. The Iranian government maintains that it has only detained those that have played a role in influencing the recent instability.

News media have reported that dozens of journalists have been arrested in Iran, according to Amnesty International there may be up to 30 journalists imprisoned in the country. Amnesty International refers to the imprisoned journalists as "prisoners of conscience."

Associated Press reported that reporters for foreign news media outlets have been barred from covering recent events from streets in Iran, and in addition multiple foreign journalists have been forced to leave the country. According to Amnesty International Iason Athanasiadis-Fowden, reporter for The Washington Times, was arrested on about June 19, and Maziar Bahari of Newsweek was arrested on June 21. On June 22, approximately 20 of the 25 employees for the Iran-based newspaper Kalameh Sabz were taken into custody. Kalameh Sabs was founded in 2009 by Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition candidate in the recent presidential election.

Jenny Leong, co-ordinator of Amnesty International in Australia, expressed concern to ABC Online about the well-being of the imprisoned journalists. "People have been detained for peacefully expressing their views and in the case of journalists it's even more shocking when they are prevented the ability to freely express themselves when it is precisely their job to be able to provide that information," said Leong.

Amnesty International stated that Etemad-e Melli newspaper editor Mohammad Ghochani was arrested and is located in a jail of the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of Iran. Keyvan Samimi Behbehani, a member of the Center for Human Rights Defenders' Arbitrary Arrests Committee and editor of a banned periodical called Nameh, was taken into custody by Iranian officials at his home.

Deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa for Amnesty International, Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, said that without further information from the Iranian government, Amnesty International would be under the impression that authorities were attempting to quash freedom of speech. Sahraoui said that "Unless the authorities lift all unlawful restrictions on freedom of expression which includes the right of journalists to report on events and release all the journalists arrested, we can only assume they are trying to hide evidence of abuse and further silence any critical voice."

In an official release from Amnesty International put out Friday, the organization said that by their actions of imprisoning journalists, the Iranian authorities were sending a message that they were only interested in hiding information from the public. "It is shocking that journalists – whose job it is to provide information to others – are being detained, on top of all the other draconian measures the authorities have taken to restrict the free flow of information about what is really happening in Iran. Rather than trying to investigate alleged abuses, the only message the authorities are sending is that they are seeking to hide the truth, both from their own citizens and the rest of the world," read the statement.


Amnistía Internacional pide a Irán que libere a periodistas detenidos

Amnistía Internacional (AI), la organización no-gubernamental de derechos humanos de mayor alcance global, ha peticionado a las autoridades de Irán a que liberen a los periodistas arrestados en el contexto de violencia ocurrido luego de las elecciones presidenciales. El gobierno iraní sostiene que sólo ha arrestado a aquellos que han causado y propiciado la reciente inestabilidad política.

Los medios han reportado que docenas de periodistas han sido arrestados en el país islámico, y según indica Amnistía Internacional hasta 30 periodistas han sido detenidos. La organización se refirió a estos periodistas detenidos como "prisioneros de conciencia".

Associated Press reportó que a los periodistas de cadenas de medios internacionales se las ha prohibido reportar los eventos recientes acaecidos en las calles en Irán, así como varios reporteros extranjeros se han visto forzados a dejar el país. Según relata AI, Iason Athanasiadis-Fowden, reportero de The Washington Times, fue arrestado el 19 de junio, y Maziar Bahari de Newsweek fue detenida el 21 de junio. El 22 de junio, aproximadamente 20 de los 25 empleados del periódico iraní Kalameh Sabz fueron llevados en custodia. Kalameh Sabs fue fundado en 2009 por Mir Hossein Mousavi, el candidato opositor en las recientes elecciones presidenciales.

Jenny Leong, coordinador de AI en Australia, expresó consternación sobre el bienestar de los reporteros detenidos. "La gente ha sido detenida por expresar pacíficamente sus opiniones y en el caso de los reporteros es aún más escandaloso que se les esté prohibiendo que usen su habilidad para expresarse libremente, cuando es precisamente su trabajo ser capaces de proveer esta información", enunció Leong.

Amnistía Internacional anunció que el editor del periódico Etemad-e Melli, Mohammad Ghochani, fue arrestado y trasladado a una prisión del Ministerio de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional de Irán. Asimismo, Keyvan Samimi Behbehani, un miembro del Comité de Arrestos Arbitrarios del Centro de Defensores de los Derechos Humanos y editor del censurado periódico Nameh, fue arrestado en su hogar y llevado en custodia por oficiales iraníes.

El subdirector de Amnistía Internacional para Medior Oriente y el Norte de África, Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, dijo que sin más investigación por parte del gobierno iraní, AI tendría que asumir que las autoridades están intentando socavar la libertad de expresión. Sahraoui declaró que "a menos que las autoridades detengan toda restricción ilegítima de la libertad de expresión, que incluye el derecho de los periodistas para que reporten eventos, y que liberen a todos los periodistas arrestado, sólo podemos asumir que están intentado ocultar toda evidencia de un abuso y silenciar más aún a cualquier voz crítica".

En un liberado de prensa oficial de Amnistía Internacional, emitido el viernes, la organización expresó que al encarcelar a los periodistas, las autoridades iraníes estaban solamente interesadas en enviar el mensaje de que se estaba ocultando información del público.

"Es escandaloso que los periodistas –cuyo trabajo es proveer la información a otros– estén siendo detenidos, en conjunto con las otras medidas draconianas que las autoridades han realizado para restringir el flujo libre de la información sobre qué es lo que realmente está ocurriendo en Irán. Más que tratar de investigar los alegados abusos, el único mensaje que las autoridades están enviando es que están intentando esconder la verdad, tanto a sus propios ciudadanos como al resto del mundo", rezaba la declaración.


Amnesty Report 2006: disadvantaged pay price of war on terror

The human rights watchdog NGO Amnesty International described 2005 as a year of contradictions with signs of hope for human rights being undermined through "deception and failed promises" of "arrogant" governments. Amnesty International issues annual reports on the development of human rights issues, with detailed reports on the situation in every individual country.

At the launch of its 2006 International Report, the Secretary General for Amnesty International (AI), Irene Khan, said that a number of governments have "paralyzed international institutions and squandered public resources in pursuit of narrow security interests, sacrificed principles in the name of the 'war on terror' and turned a blind eye to massive human rights violations. As a result, the world has paid a heavy price, in terms of erosion of fundamental principles and in the enormous damage done to the lives and livelihoods of ordinary people".

According to the release report, Iraq sank into a "vortex of sectarian violence in 2005." Secretary General Khan warned: "When the powerful are too arrogant to review and reassess their strategies, the heaviest price is paid by the poor and powerless – in this case, ordinary Iraqi women, men and children." A 2004 Lancet study estimates that 100,000 excess deaths have occurred with roughly three times as many injured since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Continuing her criticism of international bodies, Ms Khan stated that "Intermittent attention and feeble action by the United Nations and the African Union fell pathetically short of what was needed in Darfur," referring to the conflict that a number of reports estimate has killed over 300,000 people.

The Amnesty International annual report claims that European governments have been "partners in crime with the United States," by defying the absolute ban on torture through the alleged use of extraordinary rendition.

The United Kingdom pursued "diplomatic assurances" to deport people to countries where they face torture. "Just as we must condemn terrorist attacks on civilians in the strongest possible terms, we must resist claims by governments that terror can be fought with torture. Such claims are misleading, dangerous and wrong - you cannot extinguish a fire with petrol," said Ms Khan. "Powerful governments are playing a dangerous game with human rights. The score card of prolonged conflicts and mounting human rights abuses is there for all to see ... the ‘war on terror' is failing and will continue to fail until human rights and human security are given precedence over narrow national security interests," said Ms Khan.

Amnesty International list their key demands in 2006: to address the conflict and end human rights abuses in Darfur; to negotiate for an Arms Trade Treaty to govern the trade of small arms so that they cannot be used to commit human rights abuses; that the US Administration close Guantánamo Bay detention camp, and disclose the names and locations of all ‘war on terror' prisoners elsewhere; and to insist on equal standards of respect of human rights from all governments, whether in Darfur or Guantánamo, Chechnya or China.

"The political and moral authority of governments will be increasingly judged on their stand on human rights at home and abroad. More than ever the world needs those countries with power and international influence... to behave with responsibility and respect for human rights. Governments must stop playing games with human rights," declared Ms Khan.


Amnesty Bericht 2006: Benachteiligte zahlen den Preis für den Krieg gegen Terrorismus

London (England), 28.05.2006 – Die Menschenrechtsorganisation Amnesty International beschreibt das Jahr 2005 als eines von Widersprüchen. Hoffnungszeichen für Menschenrechte würden durch „Täuschungen und nicht eingehaltene Versprechen“ von „arroganten“ Regierungen unterlaufen. Amnesty International gibt jährlich Berichte zur Entwicklung der Menschenrechte  mit ausführlichen Beschreibungen der Situation in jedem einzelnen Land heraus.

Bei der Veröffentlichung des internationalen Jahresberichts 2006 sagte die Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International (AI) Irene Khan, einige Regierungen hätten „bei der Verfolgung von engen Sicherheitsinteressen internationale Institutionen gelähmt und öffentliche Resourcen verschleudert, Prinzipien im Namen des ‚Kriegs gegen den Terrorismus‘ geopfert und schwerwiegende Menschenrechtsverletzungen ignoriert. Als Ergebnis musste die Welt einen schweren Preis zahlen – in Bezug auf die Aushöhlung grundsätzlicher Prinzipien und den gewaltigen Schaden, der an dem Leben und am Lebensunterhalt von gewöhnlichen Menschen angerichtet wurde“.

Laut dem Bericht fiel der Irak 2005 in einen „Strudel religiöser Gewalt“. Generalsekretärin Khan warnte: „Wenn die Mächtigen zu arrogant sind, um ihre Strategien zu prüfen und zu überdenken, dann wird der schwerste Preis von den Armen und Machtlosen bezahlt – in diesem Fall von gewöhnlichen irakischen Frauen, Männern und Kindern.“ Eine Lancet Studie von 2004 schätzt, dass seit der von den Vereinigten Staaten angeführten Invasion 2003 ungefähr 100.000 Menschen gestorben sind und ungefähr dreimal so viele verletzt wurden.

Frau Khan führte ihre Kritik an internationalen Institutionen fort, indem sie sagte, dass „wechselnde Aufmerksamkeit und klägliches Handeln durch die Vereinten Nationen und die Afrikanische Union erbärmlich kürzer ausfielen, als es in Darfur nötig gewesen wäre“. Damit bezog sie sich auf den Konflikt, der nach Schätzungen einiger Berichte über 300.000 Menschen das Leben gekostet hat.

Der Jahresbericht von Amnesty International behauptet, dass europäische Regierungen „Partner bei den Verbrechen der Vereinigten Staaten“ gewesen seien. Ihnen wird vorgeworfen, sich über das absolute Folterverbot hinweggesetzt zu haben, indem sie vermeintlich Gefangene zur Verhaftung und zum Verhör in andere Länder überführt haben.

Das Vereinigte Königreich ersuchte „diplomatische Versprechen“, damit sie Menschen in Länder zurückbringen konnten, wo ihnen Folter droht. „Genauso wie wir terroristische Angriffe auf Zivilisten auf die deutlichste Art und Weise verurteilen müssen, müssen wir uns den Behauptungen von Regierungen, dass Terrorismus mit Folter bekämpft werden kann, widersetzen. Solche Behauptungen sind irreführend, gefährlich und falsch – man kann ein Feuer nicht mit Benzin löschen,“ sagte Frau Khan. „Mächtige Regierungen spielen ein gefährliches Spiel mit Menschenrechten. Die Liste der langanhaltenden Konflikte und sich häufenden Menschenrechtsverletzungen kann von allen gesehen werden ... der ‚Krieg gegen den Terrorismus‘ ist im Begriff des Scheiterns und wird weiterhin scheitern, bis Menschenrechten und der Sicherheit von Menschen wieder der Vorzug vor engen nationalen Sicherheitsinteressen gegeben wird“, sagte Frau Khan.

Amnesty International zählt ihre Hauptforderungen im Jahr 2006 auf:

„Die politische und moralische Autorität von Regierungen wird immer mehr auf Grund ihres Standpunktes zu Menschenrechten, zu Hause und im Ausland, beurteilt werden. Mehr als sonst ist die Welt darauf angewiesen, dass sich die Länder mit Macht und internationalem Einfluss ... verantwortlich und in Anerkennung der Menschenrechte verhalten. Regierungen müssen aufhören, mit Menschenrechten zu spielen“, erklärte Frau Khan.


Amnesty report's criticisms rejected by Bush administration

Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, compared the United States detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to a Soviet-era gulag in that it is "entrenching the practice of arbitrary and indefinite detention in violation of international law," she said.

The group's Executive Director William Schulz, on Fox News Sunday, said in response to questioning that they do not "know for sure" whether or not testimonies it has published describing torture and abuse of prisoners by sections of the U.S. military are valid because the U.S. will not give access to the camp to investigate them.  [1]

He also said he has no conclusive evidence that U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, ordered torture of detainees at the facility. Schulz had previously referred to "apparent high-level architects of torture,", and included Donald Rumsfeld in that group. [2]

Director Schulz stated that comparing the installation to a gulag was perhaps not the best choice of words. "...they (detainees) are not in forced labor, they are not being denied food. But," he continued,"  there are some analogies between the gulags and our detention facilities." Schulz alleged that U.S. officials are "running an archipelago of detention facilities," some secret. The report also describes "ghost" detainees who "disappear" and the export of prisoners to countries that are known to practice torture.

During his appearance, Schulz argued that his and other human rights groups should be given broader access to the facility. "We don't know for sure what all is happening at Guantanamo," he said, "and our whole point is that the United States ought to allow independent human rights organizations to investigate." The treatment of prisoners at the facility has been in hot dispute recently, with Amnesty International comparing the facility to a "gulag" in its annual human rights report. Bush administration officials condemned the comparison.

On Friday, the U.S. government released documents indicating that both guards and detainees at the facility had on a few occasions abused the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book.

Prisoners and ex-prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have testified that they have been tortured. David Hicks, still being held, filed an affidavit on August 5, 2004 [3] declaring that he had been tortured, abused and ill-treated during his detention by US military authorities, and that he saw and heard similar treatment inflicted on other detainees. Mamdouh Habib, now free, says about his time at Guantanamo Bay that he was told by interrogators that his family had been killed, and that he was tied to the ground while a prostitute menstruated on him. Professor Christopher Tennant of Sydney University also stated he saw an unsigned medical report from Guantanamo Bay that backed up Habib's claim to have been beaten while in US custody;


Anistia Internacional diz que não tem certeza sobre supostos abusos em Guantânamo

Ao comentar sobre a recente comparação que fez a Anistia Internacional fez do centro de detenção norte-americano na Baía de Guantânamo, o Diretor Executivo da Anistia Internacional William  Schulz disse para o jornal americano Fox News Sunday que o seu grupo não tem certeza sobre a veracidade das acusações feitas contra militares dos EUA.

Ele também disse que não tem nenhuma informação de que o Secretário da Defesa dos EUA Donald Rumsfeld ordenou a tortura de detentos da prisão. Schulz tinha dito em relatos anteriores que Rumsfeld era "aparentemente um arquiteto de alto-nível da tortura" e que surras e fome foram usadas contra os prisioneiros de Guantânamo.

O diretor Schulz admitiu que chamar a instalação de  "gulag" talvez não tenha sido a melhor escolha de palavras. "...eles [os detentos] não estão em regime de trabalhos forçados, a eles não está sendo negada comida." Continuando, ele disse: "mas há algumas analogias com os gulags e nossas instalações  de detenção.". Segundo Schulz os oficiais americanos escodem segredos sobre o funcionamento da prisão em Guantânamo.

O tratamento dado a prisioneiros na prisão da Baía de Guantânamo tem estado em disputa recentemente.
Integrantes da Anistia Internacional chamarão a prisão de "gulag". O governo do Presidente George W. Bush considera as declarações da Anistia Internacional injustas.


Amnesty: "looming human rights crisis" in Darfur

A "peacekeeping gap" is likely to plunge Sudan back into major conflict in the Darfur region, according to Amnesty International. The group today added its voice today to a growing disquiet over the worsening situation in that country, as expressed by the International Rescue Committee.

In a statement, the body’s Executive Deputy Secretary General Kate Gilmore, confirmed concerns that the Sudanese government are arming soldiers in preparation for conflict, despite signing a peace deal in May.

"Eyewitnesses in el-Fasher in North Darfur are telling us that Sudanese government military flights are flying in troops and arms on a daily basis," Gilmore said, urging the international community to act.

The U.N. is discussing a draft resolution today to send 20,000 troops into western Sudan to protect the 2.5 million displaced people. But the Sudanese government has rejected calls for foreign intervention, instead suggesting a 26,000-strong domestic force, which Amnesty opposes.

"How can Sudan — which appears to be about to launch its own offensive in Darfur — realistically propose being a peacekeeper in a conflict to which it is a major party and perpetrator of grave human rights violations," Amnesty officials asked.

Evidence that Khartoum is arming in preparation for further fighting in Darfur is causing concern among governments about a future genocide. Yesterday the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer flew to the Sudanese capital to urge the government, led by Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, to accept the U.N. force.

"Darfur is on the verge of a dangerous downward spiral," Frazer said, criticizing the U.N. for "foot dragging" on the issue.

The Sudanese government are wholly against the U.N. intervention. National Congress Party chairman Ghazi Salah Eldin Atabani told journalists "any state that sponsors this [U.N.] draft resolution will be regarded as assuming a hostile attitude against the Sudan."

If Darfur does descend into further government-sponsored conflict, the consequences would be devastating for the civilian population, according to Eric Reeves of Democracy Now:

"If this offensive takes place, there will be massive, massive civilian destruction. I think we're also likely to see a withdrawal of virtually all humanitarian workers. This will leave some 1.2 million people completely dependent on humanitarian aid, without any assistance whatsoever," Reeves told the Coalition for Darfur on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the situation for the millions of refugees on the ground is deteriorating rapidly, according to the International Rescue Committee. On Wednesday, the group released statistics which suggest as many as 200 women have been sexually assaulted since the start of July, often as they leave settlements in search of firewood and food.

"This is a massive spike in figures," said the IRC's Kurt Tjossem, "we are used to hearing of 2 to 4 incidents of sexual assault per month in Kalma camp [in southern Darfur]".


Amnesty International: Darfur steht Menschenrechtskrise bevor

Khartum (Sudan), 31.08.2006 – Eine Unterbrechung der friedenssichernden Maßnahmen könnte den Sudan nach Angaben eines Berichts von Amnesty International in der Darfur-Region zurück in einen schweren Konflikt stürzen. Die Menschenrechtsorganisation schloss sich am 28. August der wachsenden Besorgnis des „International Rescue Committee“ über die sich verschlechternde Situation in Darfur an. In einer Erklärung bestätigte die stellvertretende Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International, Kate Gilmore, Besorgnisse, die sudanesische Regierung bewaffne Soldaten in Vorbereitung für den Konflikt, obwohl sie im Mai einen Friedensvertrag unterschrieben hatte.

„Augenzeugen in el-Fasher im Norden Darfurs erzählen uns, dass Flugzeuge der sudanesischen Regierung täglich Truppen und Waffen einfliegen“, sagte Gilmore und forderte gleichzeitig die internationale Gemeinschaft auf zu handeln.

Die Vereinten Nationen diskutieren heute einen Resolutionsentwurf, der vorsieht, 20.000 Soldaten in den Westen des Sudans zu schicken, um die 2,5 Millionen vertriebenen Menschen zu beschützen. Aber die sudanesische Regierung hat die Forderung nach einer Intervention des Auslands zurückgewiesen und schlug stattdessen vor, eine 26.000 Mann starke inländische Truppe zu entsenden, was Amnesty International zurückweist.

„Wie kann der Sudan, der im Begriff zu sein scheint, seine eigene Offensive in Darfur zu starten, realistischerweise vorschlagen, ein Friedensbringer in einem Konflikt zu sein, in dem er selbst eine große Rolle spielt und Täter von schwerwiegenden Menschenrechtsverletzungen ist“, fragten Amnesty-Offizielle.

Anzeichen, dass Khartum sich für weitere Kämpfe in Darfur mit Waffen ausrüstet, rufen große Besorgnis unter Regierungen über einen möglicherweise bevorstehenden Völkermord hervor. Gestern flog die stellvertretende Außenministerin der Vereinigten Staaten, Jendayi Frazer, in die sudanesische Hauptstadt, um die von Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir angeführte Regierung zu drängen, die UN-Truppe zu akzeptieren.

„Darfur steht am Rande einer gefährlichen Abwärtsspirale“, sagte Frazer, die auch meinte, dass es in der UN nicht zu Verzögerungen kommen dürfe.

Die sudanesische Regierung ist gänzlich gegen die UN-Intervention. Der Vorsitzende der Nationalen Kongress-Partei, Ghazi Salah Eldin Atabani, sagte Journalisten, dass „jeder Staat der diesen [UN] Resolutionsentwurf finanziert, so angesehen wird, als nimmt er eine feindliche Haltung gegenüber dem Sudan an“.

Falls Darfur in einen weiteren regierungsgeförderten Konflikt herabsinke, wären laut Eric Reeves von Democracy Now die Konsequenzen für die Zivilbevölkerung verheerend.

„Falls diese Offensive stattfindet, wird es sehr, sehr große zivile Zerstörung geben. Ich denke, dass sich dann wahrscheinlich auch fast alle humanitären Helfer zurückziehen würden. Dies würde ungefähr 1,2 Millionen Menschen, die völlig auf humanitäre Hilfe angewiesen sind, ohne jegliche Hilfe zurücklassen“, sagte Reeves der „Koalition für Darfur“ am Samstag.

Mittlerweile verschlimmert sich laut dem „International Rescue Committee“ die Situation für Millionen von Flüchtlingen vor Ort rapide. Am Mittwoch hat die Gruppe Statistiken herausgegeben, die vermuten lassen, dass seit Anfang Juli mindestens 200 Frauen vergewaltigt worden sind – oft, wenn sie die Siedlungen verlassen, um nach Brennholz und Nachrung zu suchen.

„Das ist eine massive Spitze der Zahlen“, sagte Kurt Tjossem vom „International Rescue Committee“ (IRC), „wir sind es gewohnt, von zwei bis vier Fällen sexueller Übergriffe pro Monat im Kalma-Camp [in Süd-Darfur] zu hören.“


Angolan police arrest two after attack on Togo football team

Angolan police arrested two people earlier today, on charges of attacking the football team from Togo that was travelling by bus en route to a tournament, which left two of the Togolese team's support staff and their Angolan bus driver dead.

Macario Lembe, the deputy governor of Angola's Cabinda province, commented on the incident. "Two assailants were captured on Friday, one a few minutes after the attack and the second at the border while crossing into Congo-Brazzaville. The first suspect was injured in his left thigh by police who responded when he opened fire from a tree at the Togolese bus."

The two arrested suspects were reportedly part of a team of five that ambushed the Togolese bus with gunfire on Friday as it passed through Cabinda, a province of Angola. The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Togolese team pulled out of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, which opened yesterday, due to the ambush.


Angola : deux suspects interpelés après l'attaque du bus de l'équipe de football du Togo

La police angolaise a annoncé avoir arrêté deux personnes dans le cadre de l'enquête sur l'attaque du bus de l'équipe de football du Togo, qui devait participer à la coupe d'Afrique des nations. Les suspects ont été interpelés dans l'enclave de Cabinda, où a eu lieu l'embuscade. Selon les autorités, ils appartiendraient au Front de libération de l'enclave de Cabinda[1], groupe ayant revendiqué la responsabilité de l'attaque.

Les séparatistes cabindais ont affirmé qu'ils ne visaient pas l'équipe togolaise, mais les forces de sécurité angolaises. Ils ont abattu le chauffeur du bus, le coach-adjoint et le porte-parole des Éperviers togolais, alors que neufs joueurs de la délégation ont été blessés. Le gardien de but, Kodjovi Dodji Obilalé, qui a été blessé, est actuellement hospitalisé en Afrique du Sud. Les médecins ont qualifié son état de stable.


Angolan Supreme Court summons President dos Santos over nepotism claims

The Supreme Court of Angola yesterday summoned President José Eduardo dos Santos to explain his decision to appoint his daughter head of the national state-owned oil firm, Sonangol. The pair face claims of nepotism and breach of probity legislation.

Isabel dos Santos, Africa's richest woman according to Forbes, is also summoned. She took control of Sonangol in June after her father fired the entire board. Angola is now the continent's largest oil producer, surpassing Nigeria after militancy affected production there. The company nonetheless is struggling to cope with reduced prices for oil.

The court's move comes as it accepts a petition by a group of lawyers against the dos Santoses. "It is the first time that the court will examine a decision of the president," said one of them, David Mendes. "The law stipulates that public officials cannot nominate or allow the nomination of family members," he added yesterday.

According to Mendes the dos Santoses have eight days to answer the court. One member of ruling MPLA anonymously told reporters "The constitution of Angola is clear: the president does not have to personally explain actions taken during his term in court or in parliament". He said a representative would appear instead.

José Eduardo dos Santos has ruled for over 30 years, but has expressed an intention to resign in 2018 following elections next year. Three years ago his son Jose Filomeno dos Santos was made head of the national Sovereign Wealth Fund. Isabel dos Santos owns shares in both Angolan and Portuguese businesses, particularly financial and telecoms firms.


Tribunal Supremo convoca Presidente José Eduardo dos Santos por indícios de nepotismo em Angola

O Tribunal Supremo (a Corte Suprema angolana) convocou ontem o presidente da República de Angola José Eduardo dos Santos para explicar sua decisão de nomear sua filha como integrante da empresa estatal de petróleo nacional, Sonangol. Os indícios par de face ao [nepotismo] e violação à legislação de [probidade].

Isabel dos Santos, mulher mais rica da África, de acordo com a Forbes, também é indiciada. Ela assumiu o controlo da Sonangol em Junho, depois que seu pai decidiu despedir toda a equipa. Angola é hoje o maior produtor de petróleo do continente, superando a Nigéria depois de militância afectar a produção lá. A empresa, no entanto, está a lutar para lidar com preços reduzidos ao petróleo.

O movimento no tribunal vem depois aceitar uma petição por um grupo de advogados contra Santos. "É a primeira vez que o Tribunal [Supremo] vai examinar uma decisão do presidente", disse um deles, David Mendes. "A lei estipula que os funcionários públicos não podem nomear ou permitir a nomeação dos membros da família", acrescentou ontem.

De acordo com Mendes, Santos tem oito dias para responder ao Tribunal Supremo. Um membro do governista MPLA disse anonimamente aos repórteres. "A Constituição de Angola é clara: o presidente não tem de explicar pessoalmente as acções tomadas durante o seu mandato em juízo ou no Parlamento". Ele disse que um representante iria aparecer em seu lugar.

José Eduardo dos Santos já governa há mais de 30 anos, mas manifestou a intenção de renunciar em 2018, após as eleições do próximo ano. Três anos atrás, seu filho, José Filomeno dos Santos foi feito chefe do Fundo Nacional Soberano. Isabel dos Santos detém acções em ambas empresas angolanas e portuguesas, particularmente as empresas financeiras e de telecomunicações.


Anniversary of Tak Bai incident marked with lawsuits

Marking the anniversary of an incident at Tak Bai police station which led to 78 people suffocating while being detained by the Thai army, relatives of the deceased plan to file a lawsuit with the Pattani provincial court seeking 80 million baht (approx. US$2 million, 1.6 million euro) in compensation.

Utt Bueraheng, the lawyer representing the families is confident they will win their case as an investigation into the incident took some disciplinary action against involved senior officers.

The suit will name the Thai Defence Ministry, Army, Royal Thai Police Office, Interior Ministry, and Narathiwat provincial authorities as defendants.  Earlier in the week other lawsuits were filed in relation to the incident; in all cases the named defendants are the same.

The Tak Bai incident is one of the most publicised events of the South Thailand insurgency.  On October 25, 2004 six local men were arrested, accused of supplying defence force weapons to insurgents.  Villagers organised a protest, demanding that the police release the accused.  Instead, the police called in army reinforcements who used tear gas and water cannons on the crowd; shooting started, and seven people were killed.

Hundreds of local citizens, mostly young Muslim men, were arrested.  They were made to strip to the waist and lie on the ground.  Their hands were bound behind their backs and later in the afternoon they were loaded into trucks to be taken to an army camp where they were to be detained.  The prisoners were stacked on top of each other in the trucks, and by the time the three-hour trip to the camp was completed, 78 men had suffocated in the heat.

The incident provoked widespread protest, not limited to Muslims in the south.  Many non-Muslim Thais were shocked by the army's behaviour.  However the Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Sinawatra, gave his full support to the army and until these lawsuits were brought, very little disciplinary action had been taken against those responsible.  Thaksin's response in defending the army's actions was to say the men died, "because they were already weak from fasting during the month of Ramadan."

The lawsuits brought earlier this week against the five state agencies seek a total of more than eighteen million baht (approx. US$ 440,000 or 370,000 euros) in compensation.  The first lawsuit was filed on behalf of relatives of five of the seven protesters killed outside Tak Bai police station; this suit seeks 5.8 million baht.  The second lawsuit was filed by a group of seventeen of the protesters who were injured in the clash with police and security forces; this suit seeks 12.4 million baht compensation for injury and loss of property.  All of the lawsuits have been brought with the assistance of the Law Society of Thailand.

The aftermath of the Tak Bai incident saw many of the protesters seeking asylum in neighbouring Malaysia. Recently forty of those who had fled across the border returned after they had been given assurances by authorities regarding their safety.

The leadership of the insurgents remains unclear, with no clearly identified organisational structure, or announced objectives.  However, there have been separatists in the former Malay sultanate since the 1930s.  Under military rule, they were firmly suppressed and only since early 2004 has violence flared in the troubled provinces.  The government reacted to this by declaring Martial law in January of 2004.

Despite the imposition of Martial law, attacks on police, government officials, schools and military compounds continued unabated.  This prompted the Prime Minister to introduce an executive decree for administration in emergency situations early in 2005.  Additional troops were dispatched to the troubled provinces bringing the total in the area to 30,000; however, lack of counter-insurgency training and experience meant they have done little in the way of quelling the violence.  In the past six months the army has reported that 298 have been killed, and over 300 injured in attacks.  The estimated total killed since the start of 2004 is claimed to be over one thousand.


タイ南部・タクバイ事件から1年、遺族に賠償を求める動き

昨年10月25日、タイ南部タクバイ（タークバイ）の警察署で陸軍に拘留された78人が窒息死するに至った通称タクバイ事件から、1年が経った。遺族の一部が、パッターニー県裁判所に8,000万バーツ（約200万米ドル）の賠償を求める訴訟を計画している。

遺族側のウット・ブエラヘング弁護士は、勝訴に確信をもっている。事件の捜査は、事件にかかわった軍上層部に対する懲戒処分に至っている。

この訴訟の対象となるのは、タイ国防省、陸軍、警察、内務省、ナラーティワート県当局の予定である。今週はじめ、タクバイ事件に関する別の複数の告訴が行われた。どの訴訟も同じ被告を告訴の対象としている。

タクバイ事件は、タイ南部での武装勢力との紛争に関連して最も報道で取り上げられる事件のひとつである。2004年10月25日、武装勢力に武器を渡していた容疑で地元の男性6人が逮捕された。村人が集団で抗議し、逮捕された男性らを釈放するよう警察署に要求した。警察は、男性らを釈放するのではなく、群集らに対応するため陸軍を呼んだ。陸軍は群集に対して催涙ガスや放水銃を用いた。銃が使われ、7人が死亡した。

その後、数百人の地元住民が逮捕された。ほとんどは青年層のイスラム教徒だった。逮捕された住民は、腰に紐をつけられ、地面に横たわることを強制された。手は背中で縛られていた。午後になると、トラックに載せられ、拘留先の陸軍の基地に出発した。トラックに詰め込まれたため、陸軍基地に着くまでの3時間の間に、暑さのために78人の男性が窒息により死亡していた。

事件はイスラム教徒に限らず、タイ全体に大きな抗議運動を引き起こした。イスラム教徒でないタイ人も、陸軍の行動に衝撃を受けた。一方、タイのタクシン・チナワット首相は陸軍の行動を全面的に支持し、上述の訴訟が起こされるまで責任者に対しほとんど懲戒措置を行ってこなかった。タクシン首相は陸軍を弁護して、男性らが死んだ原因を「ラマダーンの断食のためにすでに衰弱していたため」であると語っていた。

今週はじめに起こされた最初の訴訟では、5つの政府機関が告訴され、総計で1,800万バーツ（約44万米ドル）以上の損害賠償が請求された。タクバイ警察署の外で殺された7人の抗議デモ参加者のうち5人の遺族たちが、原告となった。2つめの訴訟では、警察および治安部隊との衝突で負傷した抗議デモ参加者のうち17人が原告となり、政府機関を訴え、1,240万バーツを傷害と財産喪失の損害賠償として請求した。これらの訴訟はすべてタイ法律協会の支援でなされた。

タクバイ事件の後、多くの抗議デモ参加者が隣国マレーシアに避難した。最近、そのような越境者のうち40人が、当局による身の安全の保障に応じてタイへ帰国した。

武装勢力の指導がどのように行われているのかは不確かである。どのような組織があるのか、どのような目的によるものかも判然としない。一方で1930年以来、以前マレー人のスルタンの王国だったこの地方にはタイからの分離運動派が存在する。軍による支配のもと、分離派は抑圧されており、ことに2004年以来深南部三県での暴力は激化している。タイ政府はこれに対し、2004年1月に戒厳令を布いている。

戒厳令の施行にもかかわらず、警察、役所、学校、軍施設などへの攻撃は続いている。タクシン首相はこれに対し、武力で抑える政策を採り、2005年初頭緊急事態として行政命令を出し、軍隊の増派を決めた。首相命令でこの地方に増派された軍隊は総計で3万人に達する。一方、武装勢力と戦う訓練と経験の不足から、増派は武力闘争を鎮圧するのにほとんど効果を発揮していない。過去6ヶ月間に陸軍では武装勢力の攻撃により298人が殺害され、300人以上が死亡している。2004年始めから殺害された人数は総計で1,000人を超えている。

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Anonymous muscle in on Canadian teen rape case

On Wednesday, the Internet hacking collective Anonymous vowed to publish the names of the four suspects involved in the alleged rape of Canadian Rehtaeh Parsons, who committed suicide last week.

A message sent to Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) by the hacktivist group called "for immediate legal action" in the case, citing that "If we [Anonymous] were able to locate these boys within 2 hours, it will not be long before someone else finds them."

This latest operation by the group, dubbed "Operation Justice For Rehtaeh", led to expression of concern among the members of the RCMP. In an interview with the National Post, Nova Scotia Justice Minister  Ross Landry spoke of the dangers of releasing this crucial information in this ongoing investigation, "We don't want another child taking their life because some vigilante group think it's OK … maybe it's a wrong name — then what would they do to someone?"

The 17-year-old Parsons was taken off life support on Sunday following an attempt to take her own life days before. Her mother erected a Facebook page celebrating the life of her daughter as well as acknowledging the true reasons for her daughters tragic passing, "Rehtaeh is gone today because of the four boys that thought that raping a 15-year-old girl was okay, and to distribute a photo to ruin her spirit and reputation would be fun."


Anonymous sier sitt om den canadiske tenåringsvoldtekten

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På onsdag kunngjorde hackergruppen Anonymous at de akter å kunngjøre navnene til de fire som er mistenkt for å ha voldtatt canadiske Rehtaeh Parsons, som begikk selvdrap forrige uke.

I en melding sendt til det kanadiske ridende politi (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) krever gruppen «umiddelbar juridisk handling» i saken, og legger til at «når vi sporet opp guttene i løpet av to timer, er det ikke lenge før noen andre finner dem».

Dette siste utspillet fra gruppen, kalt «Operasjon rettferdighet for Rehtaeh», førte til uttrykk for bekymring fra medlemmer av den canadiske politistyrken. I et intervju med avisen «National Post» advarte Nova Scotias justisminister, Ross Landry, mot farene ved å offentliggjøre slik vital informasjon i den pågående etterforskningen. «Vi ønsker ikke at andre barn skal ta sitt liv fordi en selvtektsgruppe synes det er greit. Kanskje det er feil navn, og hva ville de da ha gjort mot noen?»

17 år gamle Parsons ble søndag koblet fra maskinen som holdt henne i live etter at hun forsøkte å ta sitt eget liv noen dager tidligere. Hennes mor opprettet en Facebook-side som både feiret datterens liv og tilkjennegav årsaken til hennes tragiske død. «Rehtaeh er nå borte på grunn av de fire guttene som syntes at å voldta en 15-åring var greit, og at det var morsomt å distribuere et bilde som knekte henne psykisk og ødela hennes gode rykte.»


Anonymous people reveal animal cruelty at Australian Inghams poultry producer factory using CCTV footage

Anonymous people submitted a video depicting employees of Inghams Enterprises, an Australian poultry producer, to Animal Liberation. The video displays animal cruelty at an Inghams plant in Tahmoor, Macarthur Region, south-west of Sydney. The  video was recorded without the employees' knowledge over a two-week period in February. Animal Liberation maintains that the footage is legitimate.

Spokesperson for Animal Liberation Emma Hurst stated to Sydney Morning Herald, "You can see a total disrespect of these animals. There are scenes where they've put the music up very, very loud, the workers are screaming, jumping about, dancing, picking up the turkeys, dancing while holding onto the turkeys, throwing them onto the shackles, and just that whole mentality as though these animals don’t have feelings, that they're objects."

Using CCTV, over 140 hours were recorded, depicting 136 incidences of animal cruelty as well as aggravated animal cruelty, resulting in the animals' death or severe conditions. Ms. Hurst said, "Hanging upside down, their legs are already brittle, and we've got footage as well where their legs have actually ripped off from their bodies ... and the legs have been tossed around."

Animal Liberation and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) are again calling for the mandatory installation of CCTV cameras in all Australian abattoirs. RSPCA New South Wales chief inspector David O'Shannessy told the ABC that surveillance and inspections of abattoirs should be commonplace in Australia. "The CCTV would certainly send a strong signal to those people working with animals that their welfare is of the highest priority."

Inghams CEO Kevin McBain released a statement saying that an investigation had been launched into the "intolerable incidents". "We condemn the animal abuse we have seen in the footage and will — as a matter of urgency — work to review, retrain and reinforce our animal welfare standards throughout our organisation"

The New South Wales Police and the New South Wales Food Authority are continuing to investigate the video.


Анонимы обнаружили через видеонаблюдение жестокое обращение с животными на птицефабрике в Сиднее

Анонимные люди передали организации по защите животных (англ. Animal Liberation) видео, показывающее жестокое обращение с животными на птицефабрике компании Ингамс (англ. Inghams Enterprises) в Сиднее. Видео было записано в феврале без ведома работников птицефабрики. На нём есть пометки времени, и оно считается достоверным.

Записано 140 часов обращения с животными: обнаружено 136 случаев жестокого обращения, в том числе ведущего к смерти или увечьям, после которых оставлять птицу жить жестоко. Эмма Херста из организации по защите животных после просмотра видео заметила, что часто птицам отрывали их хрупкие лапы или вешали за лапы вниз головой; работники включали радио и бросались птицами, танцевали, как будто они не животные.

Королевская организация по предотвращению жестокого обращения с животными (англ. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) поставила вопрос об установлении видеонаблюдения на всех птицефабриках в обязательном порядке для того, чтобы работники осознавали, что в первую очередь важно благосостояние птицы.

Компания Имгамс извинилась и сказала, что ведётся расследование. Расследование также ведётся полицией штата Новый Южный Уэльс.

22 марта 2013 года


Another Jemaah Islamiyah leader captured in Indonesia

Police in Indonesia said today that they have captured the top leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organization.

The man, known as Zarkasih, or Mbah, was captured last Saturday in Yogyakarta on Java, the same day another Jemaah Islamiyah leader, Abu Dujana, was captured, also on Java.

Jemaah Islamiyah, believed to be connected to the al-Qaeda terrorist network, is blamed for several acts of terrorism in Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali bombings, the 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing, the 2004 Jakarta embassy bombing and the 2005 Bali bombings.

Police said Zarkasih, 45, confessed to being the head of Jemaah Islamiyah. He is also known as Mbah, which means "grandfather" in Javanese language. Police said he came to prominence as the organization's other leaders were captured or went into hiding.

"I became the emergency head in 2005," Zarkasih said in a videotaped confession, which police played for reporters.

Abu Dujana, 39, was head of Jemaah Islamiyah's military operations, police said. He is believed have directed anti-Christian attacks and beheadings in Poso, Central Sulawesi, and had taken part in the 2003 and 2004 hotel and embassy bombings in Jakarta.

Police said both Zarkasih and Abu Dujana left Indonesia in the 1980s for Afghanistan, where they likely developed links with al-Qaeda.


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Anti-terrorism raids in New Zealand

Around 17 people were arrested and a number of guns and weapons were seized earlier this morning (NZDT) at "terrorist" training camps and anarchist group homes following raids by the New Zealand Police around the country. The raids were under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 and Arms Act.

The raids, conducted by over 300 armed police officers, focused on indigenous Māori and environmental activists, including activist Tame Iti. Iti faces eight counts relating to firearms, including having a semi-automatic shotgun and two molotov cocktails. He is well known in New Zealand for many high profile cases, including a sedition charge for shooting the New Zealand flag, for which he was later acquitted, during Waitangi day in 2005.

Police Commissioner Howard Broad said that those targeted were from various ethnicities and from different motivations.

Commissioner Broad said, "It was military-style activity they were training for", adding that he did not believe "protest activity involves firearms or other weapons." One training camp raided by police was "guerilla-style" in the Urewera mountain ranges. Guns, ammunition and grenades were found in the camp.

No one has yet been charged with a crime against the Terrorism Suppression Act, only with charges relating to the Arms Act. "[The Police] are proceeding with full care in talking to people and assessing information before we can determine whether there is sufficient evidence to seek the consent of the Attorney General through the Solicitor General to charge anyone under [the Terrorism Suppression Act]," Commissioner Broad said. "This is the first time that the Terrorism Suppression Act has been considered in terms of an operation."

Warrants were executed in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland; the capital, Wellington; Christchurch; Palmerston North and towns in the Eastern Bay of Plenty region. The warrants were issued under the Summary Proceedings Act, which allows searching for evidence of committing an offence against the Terrorism Suppression and Arms acts.

The police were informed of the existence of the camps by hunters who stumbled across a training operation being conducted by the groups. The raids were undertaken after evidence was gathered during 2006 and 2007 and followed months of police work. Police had infiltrated the camps, and taken video footage of weapons training. Phone and text message communications and conversations between suspects were recorded. Commissioner Broad said, "Based on the information and the activity known to have taken place, I decided it was prudent that action should be taken in the interests of public safety.". Reports have indicated a specific threat to the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, was involved.

Prime Minister Helen Clark was briefed on the raids last week by police but refused to comment to reporters earlier today.

Those who have been arrested and appeared in court today were given interim name suppression.


17 detenidos tras redada antiterrorista en Nueva Zelanda

15 de octubre de 2007Wellington, Nueva Zelanda —

La Policía de Nueva Zelanda ha detenido durante una redada antiterrorista a 17 personas, entre ellos activistas maoríes, pacifistas y ecologistas, bajo la acusación de formar varios grupos paramilitares.

El director de la Policía neozelandesa, Howard Broad, precisó en conferencia de prensa que las operaciones tuvieron lugar en supuestos campos de entrenamiento en la Bahía de Plenty, en el norte del archipiélago; la capital, Wellington, y las ciudades de Auckland y Christchurch, entre otras.

Los detenidos "estaban entrenándose en el uso de armas de fuego y de otras armas", tal y como demuestra el hecho de que las autoridades se incautaran de numerosas armas de fuego no autorizadas.

"Las actividades para las que se entrenan son de carácter militar", agregó el dirigente policial, al tiempo que consideró que los objetivos a los que apuntaban estos grupos son únicamente locales y por el momento no tienen conexiones internacionales.

La operación, en la que han participado unos 300 agentes, es la primera que se ha llevado a cabo bajo la ley antiterrorista aprobada en octubre del 2002, poco antes de que los laboristas ganaran las últimas elecciones. Se espera que algunos de los detenidos declaren hoy mismo ante los jueces que investigarán el caso.

La voz de alarma la dieron unos cazadores que vieron a varias personas camufladas y armadas moviéndose de forma sospechosa.

Entre los detenidos, según el diario local The New Zealand Herald, se encuentra el líder maorí Tame Iti, muy conocido en el país, aunque se desconoce de qué se le acusa; del mismo modo, otro de los detenidos es Omar Hamed, fundador de una organización anticapitalista denominada Aotearoa Radical Youth (Juventudes Radicales de Nueva Zelanda).


Apaches accuse Prescott Bush of robbing Geronimo's grave

Native Americans are petitioning Congress to investigate the elite Skull and Bones group and return what they believe are the remains of Apache warrior Geronimo for reburial.

The petition alleges that Geronimo's grave was robbed in 1918 by members of the society, including Prescott Bush, President George W. Bush's grandfather. The alleged graverobbers stole Geronimo's head and his prized silver bridle, which had been buried with him. These allegations are also within a book by Yale graduate, Alexandra Robbins, titled; "Secrets of the Tomb". Robbins suggests that the reason these men robbed graves is; "Bones as a society is preoccupied with death; skulls, skeletons, and artwork depicting death are prevalent in the tomb. When Bonesmen steal things they use the euphemism that they are taking 'gifts to the goddess' whom they honor within the tomb."

Robbins also said; "I think it's ridiculous that Bonesmen's sense of entitlement is broad enough to include items that allegedly don't belong to them. The items they supposedly steal as a prank or competition may be valuable and meaningful to the actual owners. It's appalling that proper authorities have not forced their way into the tomb to retrieve the items that don't belong in there."

An economics professor at Clark College, James Craven, suggests that; "In the near future, there will finally be large groups of Natives showing up in front of 'the tomb' to protest this ugly racism and grave robbing by the Bones, and they will not be leaving until that skull and any other Native artifacts have been returned...[The theft] is a metaphor for something much bigger and even uglier. It is the ugly racism and hubris of the in-bred power elites who seek to infiltrate positions of power."

In her book, Robbins also reports that Apaches met with Skull and Bones representatives following their admission by letter that they did in fact have a skull they called "Geronimo". The Apaches were offered some bones, but refused to accept them at that time because, according to the petition; "It was obviously not the skull seen in the smuggled photograph."

Endicott Davison, an attorney for Skull and Bones, denied that Geronimo's skull is in the possession of the group.


Apachen beschuldigen Prescott Bush des Grabraubes an Geronimo

Washington D.C. (USA), 07.02.2006 – Die amerikanischen Ureinwohner haben eine Petition an den US-Kongress gerichtet, in der sie eine Untersuchung bei Skull & Bones fordern, einer Studentenverbindung an der Yale-Universität. Hierdurch soll erreicht werden, dass die Indianer das zurück erhalten und wieder beerdigen können, von dem sie annehmen, dass es die sterblichen Überreste ihres Apachekriegers Geronimo sind.

Die Petition geht davon aus, dass Geronimos Grab im Jahre 1918 von der „Bones-Gesellschaft“ beraubt wurde, unter der Beteiligung von Prescott Bush, dem Großvater des gegenwärtigen US-Präsidenten George W. Bush. Die mutmaßlichen Grabesräuber entwendeten Geronimos Kopf und silbernes Zaumzeug aus dem Grab. Diese Behauptung wird auch in einem neueren Buch, „Secrets of the Tomb“, der Yale-Studentin Alexandra Robbins aufrechterhalten. Robbins vermutet, dass der Grund, dass diese Personen Gräber ausrauben, folgender ist: Die „Bones-Gesellschaft“ als solche, sei von vornherein vom Tod eingenommen; Schädel, Skelette und Kunstwerke, die den Tod darstellen, würden sich mit Vorliebe in der „Skull & Bones-Gruft“ befinden. Wenn „Bonesmen“ Sachen stehlen, würden sie es in dem beschönigendem Licht sehen, dass sie „Geschenke zu der Göttin“ bringen, die sie in ihrer „Gruft“ verehren.

Robbins sagt weiter, dass sie denke, es sei lächerlich, dass der Sinn der „Bonesmen“ Anspruch auf Gegenstände erhebe, die vermutlich nicht ihnen gehören. Die Sachen, die sie mutmaßlich als Streich oder Wettbewerb gestohlen hätten, seien eventuell wertvoll für die eigentlichen Besitzer. Es sei erschreckend, dass sich die zuständigen Autoritäten nicht einen Weg in die „Bones-Gruft“ verschafft hätten, um das wiederzuerlangen, was nicht in die „Gruft“ gehöre.

Ein Ökonomie-Professor des Clark-Colleges, James Craven, vermutet, dass in der nahen Zukunft schließlich große Gruppen von Indianern vor der „Bones-Gruft“ erscheinen werden, um gegen diesen abscheulichen Rassismus und die Grabraube der „Bones“ zu protestieren und sie würden solange nicht weichen werden, bis dieser „Kopf“, und jedes andere indianische Artefakt, zurückgegeben werden wird... Der Diebstahl sei eine Metapher für etwas viel größeres und gefährlicheres. Dies sei der schreckliche Rassismus der angeborenen Power-Eliten, und diese würden die Positionen der Macht infiltrieren wollen.

In dem Buch von Robbins wird außerdem berichtet, dass sich Apachen in Folge einer Mitteilung mit „Skull & Bones“-Mitgliedern getroffen hätten, dass „Bones“  tatsächlich einen Schädel in der „Gruft“ habe, den sie „Geronimo“ nennen würden. Den Apachen wurden einige Knochen angeboten, die aber als unakzeptabel von ihnen zurückgewiesen wurden, weil es, wie es in der Petition heißt: Offensichtlich nicht der Schädel gewesen sei, den sie auf einem geschmuggelten Foto gesehen hatten. Endicott Davison, der Anwalt von „Skull & Bones“, streitet ab, dass Geronimos Schädel in dem Besitz seiner Klienten sei.


Appeals court confirms death penalty for Saddam Hussein

According to the Tribunal spokesman Raed Jouhi, the Iraqi High Tribunal's appeals court in Baghdad confirms the sentence of death against the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, after a month and a half of trial review.

According to the CNN, no sentence has been notified to Saddam Hussein yet.

On November 5, Hussein was sentenced to death for his role in the Dujail massacre in 1982, in which 148 Shiites died.

According to Iraqi laws, Hussein would be hanged within 30 days, and there is no chance of pardon.


Berufungsgericht bestätigte Todesurteil gegen Saddam Hussein

Bagdad (Irak), 26.12.2006 – Der ehemalige irakische Diktator Saddam Hussein muss innerhalb der nächsten 30 Tage hingerichtet werden. Das Todesurteil vom 5. November wurde von einem Berufungsgericht heute bestätigt. Die 30-Tage-Frist erging aufgrund eines irakischen Gesetzes.

In dem Prozess war Hussein wegen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit zum Tode verurteilt worden. Konkret ging es um ein Massaker an 148 Schiiten im Jahr 1982.


Confermata la condanna a morte per Saddam Hussein

Nessuno sconto di pena per Saddam Hussein. L'ex dittatore iracheno ha visto confermata la condanna a morte per crimini contro l'umanità da parte della corte che doveva revisionare la regolarità del processo a suo carico. L'annuncio è stato dato dal portavoce del tribunale, Raed Jouhi, che ha aggiunto che non vi sono possibilità per il rais di ricevere una grazia, dato che non è contemplata dalla giustizia irachena.

Dopo un mese e mezzo di lavori, dunque, il processo sembra essere giunto a compimento: secondo la legge irachena, Hussein dovrà essere giustiziato entro trenta giorni a partire da oggi, per impiccagione.

Se non ci saranno contrattempi, dunque, la condanna verrà eseguita prima del 28 aprile prossimo, data in cui l'ex rais compirà 70 anni, età limite per legge entro la quale è possibile giustiziare un uomo.


Argentina: TV channel taken off the air in Mendoza at rival’s request

Mendoza, Argentina — The Argentinian federal judge Olga Arrabal ordered closure of public rebroadcasting station in Mendoza Province at request of Vila-Manzano Group, a monopolistic media conglomerate.

The judge ordered the cessation of broadcasts by the local relay transmitter of Canal 7 television station in Mendoza's capital. The inhabitants of this city and Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, Lavalle, San Martín, Palmira, Junín, Santa Rosa, La Paz and Rivadavia Departments lost access to the public television.

The country's Media Secretary, Public Broadcasting System and Channel 7 will appeal the resolution of the Second Federal Court of Mendoza.

"We are going to do everything necessary to defend the right to the information", said Rosario Lufrano, the executive director of Canal 7. In addition, she added that they would go to Mendoza all the times that be necessary, since they had done it with San Rafael, to achieve that all the citizens have free and free access to the unique national channel that has Argentina.

In 2007, Channel 7 had installed new relay in the cities of Mar del Plata, Bariloche, Neuquén, Santa Rosa, Comodoro Rivadavia, San Rafael and Mendoza. Nevertheless, in San Rafael and Mendoza they had problems, due to the judicial presentations made by Vila-Manzano Group's companies.

A Commission of Neighbors called for a day of mobilization for the next January 30 in the downtown of Mendoza, to repudiate the measure adopted by the judge.


Obligan a Canal 7 Argentina dejar de transmitir en Mendoza

24 de enero de 2008Mendoza, Argentina — El canal estatal argentino debió interrumpir sus transmisiones en la provincia de Mendoza debido a una resolución dictada el pasado 14 de enero por la jueza federal Olga Arrabal, a instancias del grupo Vila-Manzano, propietario de un poderoso multimedio.

La medida cautelar obligo a interrumpir la señal de la antena retransmisora de la ciudad de Mendoza, dejando a los habitantes de esa ciudad y los departamentos de Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, Lavalle, San Martín, Palmira, Junín, Santa Rosa, La Paz y Rivadavia sin acceso a la televisión pública.

La medida tomada por la jueza Arrabal impide transmitir por la frecuencia de aire Nº 11. Sin embargo, tal frecuencia fue la asignada por el Comité Federal de Radiodifusión (COMFER) a instancias de la Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones (CNC) y así fue instalada conforme a lo ordenado en el Decreto 84/05 del Poder Ejecutivo Nacional.

Las autoridades de la Secretaría de Medios de la Nación, del Sistema Nacional de Medios Públicos y de Canal 7 solicitaron la habilitación de la Feria Judicial para apelar la resolución del Segundo Juzgado Federal de Mendoza que dejó a más de 1 millón de personas sin acceso al canal.

"Vamos a hacer todo lo necesario para defender el derecho a la información", declaró la directora ejecutiva del canal, Rosario Lufrano. Además recalcó que irían a Mendoza todas las veces que sea necesario, como lo habían hecho con San Rafael, para lograr que todos los ciudadanos tengan acceso libre y gratuito al único canal nacional que tiene Argentina.

Canal 7 durante el transcurso del año pasado había instalado nuevas repetidoras en las ciudades de Mar del Plata, Bariloche, Neuquén, Santa Rosa, Comodoro Rivadavia, San Rafael y Mendoza. Sin embargo, en estas últimas ciudades tuvieron problemas, debido a las presentaciones judiciales que hicieron las empresas del grupo Vila-Manzano.

Por otra parte, una Comisión de Vecinos convocó a una jornada de movilización para el próximo miércoles 30 de enero en el centro de la ciudad de Mendoza, en repudió a la medida adoptada por la jueza Arrabal.


Canal de Televisão na Argentina é retirado do ar em Mendoza

A juíza federal argentina Olga Arrabal deu ordens de encerramento da estação de televisão pública de retransmissão em Mendoza a pedido da Vila-Manzano Group.

O juiz ordenou a cessação das emissões pelo transmissor local do Canal 7 a estação de televisão em Mendoza da cidade capital. Os habitantes desta cidade e Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, Lavalle, San Martín, Palmira, Junín, Santa Rosa, La Paz e Rivadavia ficaram sem acesso à televisão pública.

As autoridades da Secretaría de Medios de la Nación, oSistema Nacional de Medios Públicos e do Canal 7 irá apelar a resolução do Segundo Tribunal Federal de Mendoza que deixou mais de 1 milhão de pessoas sem acesso ao canal.

*Mariotto acudió a la Justicia para que vuelva a funcionar Canal 7 en Mendoza — Inforegión, 24 de janeiro de 2008

*Eduardo Ayassa. La Televisión Pública tuvo que levantar su señal en Mendoza [inativa] — Los Andes, 24 de janeiro de 2008. Página visitada em 25 de janeiro de 2008. Arquivada em 18 de janeiro de 2008


Argentine president Fernández to send bill legalising abortion to National Congress within 10 days

On Sunday in Argentina's National Congress, President of Argentina Alberto Fernández announced he is to send a bill to the congress in the next ten days which aims to legalise abortion of human pregnancy.  The president had previously called it "a matter of public health".

"[W]ithin the next 10 days, I will present a bill for the voluntary interruption of pregnancy that legalises abortion at the initial time of pregnancy and allows women to access the health system when they make the decision to abort", Fernández said.  Thousands of people had gathered outside the National Congress with slogans supporting the legalisation of abortion of pregnancy.

Abortion of pregnancy is currently illegal in the Catholic-majority country, and is permitted only in two cases: if the pregnancy was a product of rape, or if it poses a risk to the woman.  Fernández said the law has "condemned many women, generally of limited resources, to resort to abortive practices in absolute secrecy, putting their health and sometimes their lives at risk".

Estimates by the Argentinian government state about 350 thousand illegal abortions are carried out in the country each year.  Illegal abortion is a crime punishable with a prison term in the Latin American country since 1921.  Saying "there are many abortions despite the criminal threat" ((es))Spanish language: hay muchos abortos pese a la amenaza penal, President Fernández elaborated, "A state that is present must protect citizens in general and obviously women in particular.  And in the 21st Century, every society needs to respect the individual choice of its members to decide freely about their bodies ((es))Spanish language: En el siglo XXI, toda sociedad necesita respetar la decisión individual de sus miembros para disponer libremente de sus cuerpos".

Following the president's announcements, the director of Argentina's Amnesty International, Mariela Belski, said the president had "heard the demands of women, adolescents and girls".

The proceedings of the abortion rights was criticised by archbishop Monsenor Jorge Eduardo Scheinig.  Calling it a "culture of death" the archbishop said "We need to pray so that in Argentina, the yes to life is stronger than death."

Uruguay, Guyana and Cuba are the other Latin American countries where abortion during the early weeks of pregnancy is legal.  Back in 2018, the Argentine congress approved a bill legalising abortion, but it was dismissed by the senate.


Projeto de lei que legaliza o aborto será enviado ao Congresso Nacional da Argentina

No domingo, o presidente argentino Alberto Fernández anunciou que enviará um projeto de lei ao Congresso Nacional nos próximos dez dias que visa legalizar o aborto. O presidente já o havia chamado de "uma questão de saúde pública".

"Nos próximos dez dias, apresentarei um projeto de lei pela interrupção voluntária da gravidez para legalizar o aborto no momento inicial da gestação e permitir que as mulheres acessem o sistema de saúde quando tomarem a decisão", afirmou Fernández. Milhares de pessoas se reuniram em frente ao Congresso Nacional da Argentina com slogans apoiando a legalização.

Atualmente, o aborto é ilegal no país de maioria católica e só é permitido em dois casos: se a gravidez foi resultante de estupro ou se representa um risco para a mulher. Fernández disse que a lei "condenou muitas mulheres, geralmente de recursos limitados, a recorrerem a práticas abortivas em absoluto sigilo, colocando sua saúde e, às vezes, suas vidas em risco".

Estimativas do governo argentino indicam a realização de cerca de 350 mil abortos ilegais a cada ano. O aborto ilegal é um crime punível no país latino-americano desde 1921. O presidente Fernández afirmou que "um Estado presente deve proteger os cidadãos em geral e obviamente as mulheres em particular e no século XXI toda sociedade precisa respeitar a escolha individual de seus membros para decidir livremente sobre seus corpos".

Após os anúncios do presidente, a diretora da Anistia Internacional da Argentina, Mariela Belski, disse que o presidente "ouviu as demandas de mulheres, adolescentes e meninas". O processo dos direitos ao aborto foi criticado pelo arcebispo Monsenor Jorge Eduardo Scheinig. Chamando de "cultura da morte", o arcebispo disse: "Precisamos orar para que na Argentina o sim à vida seja mais forte que a morte".

Uruguai, Guiana e Cuba são os outros países da América Latina onde o aborto durante as primeiras semanas de gravidez é legal. Em 2018, o congresso argentino aprovou um projeto de lei que legalizava o aborto, mas ele acabou barrado pelo Senado.


Argentine Supreme Court declares Riveros pardon unconstitutional

The Supreme Court of Argentina today ruled that a decree issued by the Argentine ex-president Carlos Saúl Menem was unconstitutional. The decree pardoned military general Santiago Omar Riveros, charged for crimes against humanity which were committed during the "Guerra Sucia", a military rule (1976-1983) in Argentina.

The members of the Supreme Court of Justice decided by a majority of four votes the revoke of the pardon towards Riveros. The votes were as follows:

The Supreme Court thus retracted the pardon towards Riveros. The ruling also left an open door for the cases of other pardoned generals, such as Jorge Videla and Eduardo Massera.

"Crimes against humanity, because of their seriousness in nature, are not only contrary to the Constitución Nacional, but as well to the entire international community," the Supreme Court ruled. Nearly 30,000 disappeared in the Argentina military dictatiorship.


La Corte Suprema de Argentina revoca los indultos a Riveros

13 de julio de 2007Buenos Aires, Argentina —

La Corte Suprema de Argentina hoy 13 de julio declaró inconstitucional a los indultos que habían sido firmados por el ex-presidente de Argentina, Carlos Menem. Los mismos perdonaban a al general Santiago Omar Riveros por crímenes de lesa humanidad durante la última dictadura militar en 1989.

Los integrantes de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación Argentina decidieron por una mayoría de 4 votos la revocación de los indultos. Los votos fueron los siguientes

La Suprema Corte dejó así pues, sin efecto, a los indultos a favor de Santiago Omar Riveros. De este modo, también se da la posibilidad de que ocurra lo mismo a los indultos que protegen a Eduardo Massera, Jorge Videla y otros jefes militares por su participación en la "Guerra Sucia", en la cual desaparecieron cerca de 30.000 personas.

"Los delitos de lesa humanidad, por su gravedad, son contrarios no sólo a la Constitución Nacional, sino también a toda la comunidad internacional", aseguró la Suprema Corte.