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• UN Independent Expert on Somalia - denounces stoning in the country
  3 December 2009, by siawi2
  27 November 2009 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today condemned the series of stonings that have been taking place in Somalia, and called for an urgent end to such “cruel, inhuman and degrading” practices.
  Shamsul Bari said  (...)
• Israel postpones approval of new settlement construction amid spat with U.S.
  28 December 2016, by siawi3

  Jerusalem’s Municipal Planning and Construction Committee had been scheduled to finalize construction plans for some 492 new homes in Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, despite a resolution approved Friday by the United Nations Security Council that views the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as having “no legal validity” and as a barrier to achieving peace with the Palestinians. The resolution, which was approved by 14 votes to 0, passed because the United States, in a break with long-standing policy, decided to abstain instead of using its veto power.

• ONU : un enfant apatride naît toutes les 10 minutes, un problème croissant
  4 novembre 2015, par siawi3

  Toutes les 10 minutes naît quelque part dans le monde un enfant sans nationalité, un problème exacerbé par le conflit en Syrie qui a conduit à la pire crise migratoire en Europe depuis 1945, a indiqué mardi l’ONU, qui veut éliminer le statut d’apatride d’ici à 2024.

• UN:UPDATE 1, on OIC takes on SOGI at the Human Rights Council
  29 February 2012, by siawi3
  Source: ARC
  http://arc-international.net/global-advocacy/human-rights-council/hrc-advisory-committee
  Human Rights Council Resolution 16/3 (March 2011), “Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional  (...)
• UN:UPDATE 2, on OIC takes on SOGI at the Human Rights Council
  29 February 2012, by siawi3

  OIC hides behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to block discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity at the HRC.

• Central Africa: With Scant Media Attention, ’Human Catastrophe of Epic Proportions’ Unfolding
  27 November 2013, by siawi3

  The current government is backed by Seleka, an alliance of guerilla fighters from within the country and from neighboring ones. Tensions are heightened by religious differences between members of the Seleka, who are Muslims, and the predominantly Christian populace, which is increasingly defended by armed Christian groups. Since the beginning of 2013, many of the abuses of civilians, including extrajudicial killings and torture, have been carried out in Seleka-dominated territory. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in the capital city, a thousand women, whose mouths were taped over in protest of violence against women, held placards reading “No to murders, torture, rape.”

• UN experts condemn Egypt as clampdown “tightens the noose” on women’s rights movement
  17 December 2016, by siawi3

  “The Government’s actions are preventing women human rights defenders from conducting their legitimate activities and professions, and are leaving thousands of women in need of support and security,” the experts said. “The noose is tightening around the women’s rights movement, and this is having a direct and considerable impact on human rights.”

• Caught between two fires: Sudanese refugees in Jordan
  27 June 2017, by siawi3

  There was a time when persecuted Sudanese looked to Jordan,as their only hope to reach a place where their rights and prospects could be valued. That was before the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, the election of Donald Trump, and the VIP welcome extended to Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir in Amman earlier this year. What then is a viable option for those seeking safety?

• Central African Republic on the verge of genocide
  27 November 2013, by siawi3

  One of Seleka (alliance of armed groups) leaders, Michel Djotodia, declared himself president — the first Muslim to rule this majority Christian nation of 4.6 million people. In September Djotodia officially disbanded the Seleka. Many of the rebels refused to disarm and leave the militias as ordered but veered further out of control, killing, looting and burning villages. They also systematically stripped administrative offices down to the light fittings and destroyed public records. Boys and girls as young as eight are pressganged into fighting between Christians and Muslims. There are reports of beheadings and public execution-style killings. The Seleka are playing judge, jury and executioner without regard even for Djotodia.
  The US estimates that nearly 400,000 people have been displaced – many hiding in the jungle - and 68,000 have gone to neighbouring countries.

• UN : Non, l’Arabie saoudite ne peut défendre les droits des femmes à l’ONU !
  4 juillet 2017, par siawi3

  L’Arabie saoudite, pays où l’on pratique un islam rigoriste, régi par la charia, vient d’être élue membre de la Commission de la condition de la femme des Nations unies pour une période de quatre ans. Ainsi, dans un vote secret, le Conseil économique et social de l’ONU (ECOSOC), permet au royaume wahhabite de siéger au sein de cette commission composée de 45 États dont le mandat est de promouvoir les droits des femmes et de veiller à leur autonomie. Pour le directeur exécutif d’UN Watch, « élire l’Arabie saoudite pour contribuer à la protection des droits des femmes, c’est comme nommer un pyromane chef des pompiers ». Nous partageons cet avis. Cette élection est un véritable scandale, une insulte à l’intelligence !

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