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March 21, 2012

“The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should stop its habit of blaming the people whose rights are violated in the implementation of its counter-insurgency program, Oplan Bayanihan, especially when the victims are children,” asserted Marie Hilao-Enriquez, chairperson of Karapatan.

Khadija Ismayil, an Azerbaijani journalist

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Khadija Ismayil, a journalist famous in Azerbaijan for her investigations about the political elite, the ruling family, and its crimes, is now exposed publicly on a sex video published online. A few days ago she received a blackmail letter from an anonymous source. A blackmailer threatened to release her intimate photos and videos.

"On March 7 I received a letter with threats and blackmail. It includes some photos of intimate character and a threat.

1 February 2012.

In the climate of discontent that was August, Anna Hazare, a diminutive man with a clenched fist, not only occupied prime-time opposition space, he succeeded in uniting almost all members of Parliament against woh media ke log (those people from the media). Why were the MPs fretting and fuming? The anti-corruption movement spearheaded by Anna, which was demanding a strong Lokpal bill, threatened to bring within its ambit even parliamentarians. And no MP wants to be under scrutiny.

Yenesew Gebre, the 29-year-old teacher in southern western Ethiopia who burned himself Friday after being subjected to unbearable abuse and injustice by the Meles regime, was buried this afternoon. Meles Zenawi’s security forces prevented his family members and friends from attending the burial ceremony, according to the VOA

We members of Israeli civil society express our solidarity with the activists and organizations who have been subjected to threats and acts of violence. These acts are intended to intimidate us all and silence our voices. We warn that the threat of violence was already realized in the past, demonstrating that such acts do not stop at the level of mere slogans. Those who uproot olive trees and burn mosques are liable to not refrain from inflicting bodily, even life-threatening harm on Palestinians and Israelis whose views and actions they consider objectionable.

October 20, 2011

To: All Member States of the UN General Assembly 

Dear Ambassador,

On 14 December 2010, seven persons were charged with rebellion after they conducted a peaceful protest following a flag raising event. At the correctional facility, they were ill-treated and denied medical care for weeks resulting in serious health conditions. The AHRC issued this urgent appeal regarding their case.

Israeli Occupation Forces Violations Against Palestinian Journalists

In the past three and half years (January 2008- June 2011) Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have committed a total of 504 violations against Palestinian journalists. Types of violations are divided into 11 categories, and of the incidences monitored in the reporting period, the highest reported violations against journalists by the IOF are physical attacks, detention, arrests, raids and the confiscation or destruction of property and equipment; and the prevention of coverage.

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Facebook enhances freedom of expression but fails to encompass or represent the diverse opinions of heterogeneous societies and political movements.

Press Release
15th July 2011