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اختتام دورة الشهيد أحمد سعيد حبوش للناشطين السوريين
أنهت المنظمة العربية لحقوق الإنسان والمركز الفلسطيني لحقوق الإنسان، اليوم الثلاثاء، الموافق 21/2/2012، أعمال " دورة الشهيد أحمد سعيد حبوش " في مجال حقوق الإنسان وأدوات تحقيق العدالة لنشطاء المجتمع السوري. وهدفت الدورة إلى تأهيل الناشطين والناشطات السوريين لمواجهة انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان ومدهم بأدوات تحقيق العدالة. ... Full story
Syria: Two Journalists Killed in a Shelling Attack
ANHRI condemns the killing of two international journalists due to the shelling of Baba Amer area in the city of Homs which has been bombarded for three weeks in consequence of its widespread protests that demand the ouster of the illegitimate Syrian regime, which is defending its existence by killing innocent civilians and children. ... Full story
Egypt: Live Broadcasting of Matar’s Mahattet Masr Show Cut Off
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the Centre to Support State of Law (CSSL) deeply deplore the ongoing restraints and flagrant censorship on mass media and channels owners for their targeting of media professionals who criticize the authorities’ violations. ... Full story
Martyr Ahmed Saeed Habboush Human Rights Training Course for Syrian Civil Society Activists Concluded in Cairo
On Tuesday, 21 February 2012, the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) and the Palestinian Centre for Human on Rights (PCHR) concluded a training course titled "Martyr Ahmed Said Habboush" on human rights and justice mechanisms for activists of the Syrian civil society. The training aimed at preparing activists to confront violations of human rights and at building their capacity in the area of justice mechanism. ... Full story
Egypt: Media professionals Calling for the Emancipation of Maspero Investigated
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information and the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) are deeply disturbed over the persecution faced by the media professionals who call for the emancipation and the restructure of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (Maspero) to eliminate ongoing corruption in control since the era of the ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak. ... Full story
OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE JUDICIARY OF SPAIN
More than 80 human rights NGOs from Europe, America, Oceania, Africa and Asia will contact this week the Spanish embassies in their respective countries in order to denounce the undue sentence of the judge Baltasar Garzón and the serious violation of the independence of the judiciary brought about by three criminal proceedings implemented agaisnt him. They will also hand over a letter (below) urging the Spanish government and the judiciary to guarantee the independence and impartiality of justice. ... Full story
CIHRS Condemns the Arrest of Human Rights Defenders in Syria
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is gravely concerned about the continued illegal arrest and detention of at least 8 human rights defenders from the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM). ... Full story
Egypt: Parliamentary Majority Intimidates Rest of MPs
ANHRI is deeply disturbed over the campaign of intimidation waged by the parliamentary majority against the parliamentary minority in the Egyptian People’s Assembly. The elected MP Ziad al-Eleimy faced an attack in the Parliament to force him to apologize to Field Marshal Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), and the Islamist sheikh and preacher Mohamed Hassan following a speech al-Eleimy had given in a public conference in the city of Portsaid. ... Full story
Syria: Bambuser blocked to blackout authorities’ crimes
ANHRI condemns the Syrian government for its blocking of Bambuser website, specialized in live video streaming via cell phones and laptops, on 16 February 2012 after the website had been used to broadcast live videos of the shelling of Homs city by al-Assad’s army. The videos showed the crimes that al-Assad’s government commits against Syrian civilians. ... Full story
Syria: Activist Mazen Darwish and others detained
ANHRI condemns the Syrian authorities for their detention of Mazen Darwish, director of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression in the Arab World, the activist Razan Ghazzawi, and others on 16 February 2012. ... Full story
