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The Weekly Update for HRINFO, no. 159
Fourth year 26 April 2007 - 2 May 2007 Jordan ======== Opinion and Expression Reporters without Boarders issues a statement condemning Jordanian authorities for confiscating a record of a program in Al-Jazeera Channel because it discussed with a guest an American report states a Saudi Arabian officer involved in funding Al-Suna militants who are fighting Hisb Allah. More information about the statement found in the link Page: http://www.hrinfo.net/ifex/alerts/jordan/2007/pr0424.shtml On this context, the Jordan House of Representatives approve unanimously on Article 10, which states the prohibition of demanding information carries discrimination because of religion, race, color or sex , it means more blocking to information in all aspects of life. More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/ifex/alerts/jordan/2007/pr0426.shtml Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/jordan ========================== Bahrain ======== Exposure The Bahrain authorities still seek to the activists in an attempt to stop their local and international activities. It issues the infamous laws to fulfill its plans. The Public Prosecution summons Abdel Hady El Khawaga Head of Bahrain Center for human Rights and Hassan Meshimaa Secretary - General of Haq Movement to attend before the Primary Criminal Court in 12 May 2007. More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/bahrain/byshr/2007/pr0426.shtml Open Letter Women Petition Commission presents an open letter to the king of Bahrain concerning High Institute for Women's drawbacks in confronting the plans of the constituencies headed by the king's council which prohibit women from taking the parliament head posts by voting. More information about the letter found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/bahrain/wa/2007/pr0426.shtml Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/bahrain ========================== Tunisia ======== Prisons The International Institution for Supporting Political Prisoners issues four statements this week. Two of them was condemning prohibiting lawyers from visiting two prisoners, moreover the two organizations the Tunisian Alliance and the National Council for Freedoms stated the same issue in two different statements. While the other two statements by the International Institution demands the release of two political prisoners. Opinion and Expression The National Council for Freedoms states a release on condemning 12 defendants by the crime of terrorism and jailing them from 6 months to 4 years, despite the defense vision that the file has no evidence for condemnation. The NCF also consider the case a condemnation to freedom of expression and Thought and violates Article 19 of the international covenant for civil and political rights signed by the Tunisian government. Moreover, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Tunisia issued the same subject in a statement confirming the injustice of these prosecutions, which, the Tunisian Youth subjected to due to their conversation in issues of struggle. In addition, they also tortured badly, prevented from a public trial and their lawyers beaten violently. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/tunisia ========================== Syria ======== Arrests The human rights organizations in Syria issues statements this week on the arrests and the demands of releasing and providing better circumstances for the prisoners. However, the Syrian conditions presented most in an open letter presented by opinion prisoners in Damascus Central Prison stating: our case in Syria is a part and a continuation of the crisis of public freedoms and human rights in Syria started by imposing the state of emergency for 44 years and witnessed its most exceeding in the 80s. Nowadays it exceeds once more by increasing violence acts, arrests and violating freedoms. The Arabic Commission issued the previous declaration in a statement for Human Rights. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/syria ========================== Iraq ======== Condemnation The Arabic Organization for Human Rights condemns human rights violations in Iraq discovered by the report of the United Nations delegation to support Iraq. The report discovered the inner corruption in Iraqi government and the spread of sectarian violence and the increase of internal and external immigration. The report's evaluation exceeding evaluations presented by both the Iraqi government and US occupation forces concerning the numbers of murdered citizens. It also focused on the Iraqi government's lack of responsibility in counting the number of murdered citizens and declaring it in fairness. Moreover, its attempt to discreet on the large number of collective graves, the numbers of prisoners, constitutionality of torture , the spread of ravishment and honor crimes and arbitrary detention without charges or judicial orders. Journalists and Media Workers The Press Freedoms Observatory issues three different statements this week. The first is on the danger of the US forces on the Iraqi journalists, in which the journalist Ferat El Atabi still arrested and the forces refused to give any information about his health state and how they arrested them. While the second is on a prosecution of a journalist convicted in defaming a former head of a city council in a news background published from one year and a half. Finally, the third statement is on an attempt to assassinate a reporter in Al-Gamaa District region West Baghdad. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/iraq ========================== Oman ======== Identity The Arabic Commission for Human Rights issues a statement on the conditions of many citizens in Oman suffering from discriminative decisions violates their identities and dignity to hold their names and family's. In some cases, citizens forced to change their family name two times during a week, others were obliged to choose from two names then they forced to take the third day decided by the committee. Moreover, register papers of all state computers changed in order not to approve citizens' origin reliable names. It is a wide dangerous process to falsify identities and violating personal rights. The statement found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/achr/2007/pr0502.shtml Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/oman ========================== Palestine ======== Security Disorder NGO Network against Security Disorder and Supporting Human Rights in an immediate response to the firings in Rafah Boarder Bridge condemns the incident and carries the responsibility to the occupation forces, which continue to close Rafah's bridge violating the citizens' dignity and rights. Moreover, NGO Network is anxious about the increase of security disorder and declares that lack of supervision over the use of weapons will lead to disasters in the Palestinian society. On the other hand, the National Organization for Democracy and Law with the cooperation of NGO Network against Security Disorder and Supporting Human Rights started fulfilling a public sit- in to join liability with officials of Rafah municipality before their working place. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine ========================== Lebanon ======== The Arabic Organization for Human Rights issues a statement condemning abducting and murdering a child and a man. It states also that the crime is a grave threat to Lebanon's union and durability and blowup the sectarian crisis that will lead the country to a new civil war exhausts the Lebanon people. The statement also called upon the Lebanon authorities to do investigation to check out the truth and present the defendants in this crime to the prosecution. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/lebanon ========================== Egypt ======== Opinion and Expression The Committee to Protect Journalists issues a report states that Egypt wins the seventh international seat in the list of the 10 worst countries in the field of press freedom. The evidence in the report is as follows the security apparatus in Egypt attacked some journalists during coverage to some opposition demonstrations, the disappearance of the journalist Reda Hilal since 2003, the issuance of the first imprisonment verdict against an internet writer and finally the abduction of the journalist Abdel Halim Qandil in the Year 2004. it added also 85 criminal cases suits brought against the press during the period between 2004 and 2006. More information about the report found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/ifex/alerts/mena/2007/0502.shtml On this context, Amnesty International issues a statement calls upon the Egyptian Authorities without any restrictions or demands to release immediately Abdel Monem Mahmoud a TV editor and an internet writer. Mahmoud who thinks that the only reason for arresting him is his published articles on torture crimes and human rights violations in Egypt and his refusal vision to these practices. Celebrating the press freedom day and in an attempt to represent Egypt in a better seat, the Journalists Syndicate will hold a seminar with the cooperation of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information under the title "constitutional amendment's decline over freedom of opinion and expression". The seminar convenes at 12 am (3/5/2007) in the Journalists Syndicate. Arrest State Security investigation forces in Al-Monofia Governorate arrested this week two members in the People's Assembly (Ragab Abu Zeid and Wagdy Ammar) and 14 persons. The state authorities discarded the legal procedures done in arresting members of the parliament by removing the immunity or red-handed avail. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information issues a statement describing the arrest of two parliament members an actual crime and calls for prosecuting the responsible officials. Another statement issued by Maat for Juridical and Constitutional Studies on the same incident. Belief The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights is ashamed of the verdict issued by the Administrative Judiciary Court of preventing citizens from their right to return to their origin religion, which is Christianity due to changing it to Islam religion. The Initiative describes the verdict a drawback by the state Council that hold a constitutional protection to citizens as it violates right to freedom of belief and doctrine. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt ========================== Morocco ======== Halima returns to the old habits The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights issues a statement with the previous title describing the violations of the police apparatus in Morocco by prohibiting a cultural artistic party presented by music bands and poets in celebrating workers' festival. Moreover, on this context the Moroccan Organization issues another statement criticizes the non fulfillment of the verdicts issued for the beneficiary of workers which is a violation to the legal and human rights' liabilities. This act also is an attempt to encourage the phenomenon of escaping from punishment which negatively affect the judiciary's credibility and settles discrimination and principles of inequality between citizens. Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/morocco ========================== International and Regional ======== Protest Amnesty International issues a statement protesting against the Tunisian government because of local authorities' prohibition to a meeting held by a group related to the local members of Amnesty to discuss human rights issues. More information about the statement found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/amnesty/2007/pr0426-2.shtml In another statement by Amnesty international, a group of people from Al-Yazeedi community killed Doaa Khalil Aswad because she had an affair with a Sunna boy and she did not return home for one night. Some people said she adopted Islam however, others deny it. First, one of the tribes' leaders from Al-Yazeedi community in Yasheeka takes the girl in his house but the relatives and others broke into the house and send her out then stoned her until she died. Center for Trade Union and Workers' Services - Egypt Human Rights Watch organization calls upon the Egyptian government to eliminate the ministerial order to close the headquarter of the center and the other two branch More information about the HRW's statement found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/ifex/alerts/egypt/2007/0427.shtml Sources More information found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/mena ========================== The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information ======== The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information issues this week four statements. Three of them - despite their different names and titles - carry the same subject, which is freedom of opinion, and expression that suffers in Egypt now from intense deterioration. The first is on the verdict issued against Howaida Hafez, while the second states arresting two parliament members, the third is an invitation to boycott military courts and finally the fourth and last statement about finishing the second training session for journalists. More information about Howaida Taha statement found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/en/reports/2007/pr0502.shtml More information about the statement of arresting the two parliament members found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/en/reports/2007/pr0430.shtml More information about the statement of human rights organizations' appeal to boycott the military prosecutions found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/en/reports/2007/pr0426.shtml More information about HRinfo's statements found in the link page: http://www.hrinfo.net/en/reports ========================== Please feel free to contact HRinfo for any quiries, suggestions or input
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