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January 30, 2011 · 2:34 pm

SOS Human Rights And SOS Freedom Of The Press

SOS Human Rights And SOS Freedom of The Press

London. January 30, 2011. (and). For not known reasons the publisher, journalists, reporters and correspondents of British Newsflash Magazine, Radio TV Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty (since 1986) and Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters are UNDER MASSIVE ATTACKS since January 24, 2011. British Newsflash Magazine is operating under EMERGENCY CONDITIONS at this time! More news and reports will be issued as soon as possible. People are witnesses and the Lord our G-D is witness of the things ongoing at this time ! We are reporting from London in the United Kingdom, Germany and other locations which are for SECURITY REASONS not named !


Andreas Klamm – Sabaot, Tunisian-French-German journalist, broadcast journalist, reporter, author, publisher, TV producer and radio producer since 1984

More information will be available on www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com and www.mjbmissionnews.wordpress.com as soon as possible.

Andreas Klamm – Sabaot, Tunisisan-French-German journalist, brodcast journalist, Human Rights Activist and Defender, author of 9 books published, founder and managing director of British Newsflash Magazine (published since 1986). Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters ( since 2006, www.libertyandpeacenow.org ), Radio TV IBS IBS Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, ( since 1986, www.ibstelevision.org ), a Member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), www.ifj.org and Human Rights Leaders for Obama, http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/HumanRightsLeadersforobama, January 30, 2011.

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January 28, 2011 · 10:27 pm

Free Communication And Information BLOCKED !

Free Communication And Information BLOCKED !

Free Communication And Information BLOCKED.
Who want to control the mind of people which should be FREE ?

Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE
http://www.libertyandpeacenow.org/humanrights.htm

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December 23, 2010 · 10:11 pm

Imprisoned Iranian Women Refuse to Deny Their Faith

Imprisoned Iranian Women Refuse to Deny Their Faith

Open Doors Launches Campaign Urging Iran to Release Christians Now

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 5 /Christian Newswire/ — On August 9 two Christian women appeared before an Iranian judge who asked them to deny their faith and return to Islam. Maryam Rostampour, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, have been held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran since March 5. They were originally accused of “acting against state security” and “taking part in illegal gatherings,” according to Compass Direct News. When both women refused to recant their faith, the judge sent them back to their prison cells “to think about it,” according to a source who spoke with family members.

“When they said, ‘Think about it,’ it means you are going back to jail,” said the source, according to Compass. “This is something we say in Iran. It means: ‘Since you’re not sorry, you’ll stay in jail for a long time, and maybe you’ll change your mind.'”

The source said the first goal of judges in such cases is usually to make “apostates” deny their faith through threats or by sending them back to prison for a longer time.

The women re-appeared in court on Oct. 7. The anti- state charge was dropped but they still face “apostasy” and “propagation of the Christian faith” charges.

Also, the women have undergone intense interrogations which have reportedly included sleep deprivation and other psychological pressure. They share a cell with over 20 other women and both have deteriorating health. Marzieh suffers from spinal pain, an infected tooth and intense headaches and is especially in need of medical attention, which has not been provided. Evin prison has received criticism for its human rights violations and executions in recent years.

On Oct. 26, the U.S. State Department designated Iran, along with seven other countries, as “Countries of Particular Concern” for their religious repression. The Islamic Republic reportedly imprisoned, harassed and intimidated people based on their religious beliefs, while government-controlled broadcast and print media intensified negative campaigns against religious minorities, the report said. Iran is ranked No. 3 on Open Doors’ World Watch List of countries where Christians suffer the most severe persecution.

The Open Doors USA advocacy department is launching a campaign asking people to send a respectful message to Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee, who is Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York City. The email messages will be sent to the government in Iran as well. The letters will ask for the immediate release of Maryam and Marzieh.

A sample email letter to send is located at the Open Doors USA website at http://www.OpenDoorsUSA.org. Please do not refer to Open Doors in your email.

“Maryam and Marzieh are suffering in an Iranian prison simply for refusing to recant their belief in Jesus Christ…they truly are modern heroes of the faith,” says Open Doors USA President/CEO Dr. Carl Moeller. “We must speak out against this injustice. Join our campaign urging the Iranian government to release these women.”

Pray for Maryam and Marzieh Sunday, Nov. 8, during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

An estimated 100 million Christians worldwide suffer interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith in Christ, with millions more facing discrimination and alienation. Open Doors supports and strengthens believers in the world’s most difficult areas through Bible and Christian literature distribution, leadership training and assistance, Christian community development, prayer and presence ministry and advocacy on behalf of suffering believers. To partner with Open Doors USA, call toll free at 888-5-BIBLE-5 (888-524-2535) or go to our Website at http://www.OpenDoorsUSA.org.

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December 9, 2010 · 12:32 pm

Human Rights Day 2010: Freedom to Speak Out Essential For Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights Day 2010: Freedom to Speak Out Essential For Human Rights Defenders

London. December 9, 2010/3mnews.org/Article19.org/– On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, ARTICLE 19 calls on governments to protect the freedom of expression of human rights defenders speaking out against discrimination and other human rights abuses. Human rights defenders – whether human rights monitors, activists or journalists – actively seek justice, accountability and transparency for human rights abuses by working alone or in collaboration with others, at the local, national and/or international levels. Over the past year, ARTICLE 19 has witnessed that human rights defenders across the world have faced ever increasing threats to both themselves and their families simply for exercising their the right to freedom of expression and speaking out against discrimination, exclusion, oppression and violence. This issue, which confronts states such as Mexico, Egypt, Sri Lanka and China among many others, deserves more focussed attention and action by the international community.

Yet, too often, a culture of impunity surrounds such threats and actual attacks on human rights defenders who have raised their voices against violations. The denial of human rights defenders’ rights leads to a “chilling effect” on their right to freedom of expression, impedes the public’s “right to know” and is a significant restraint upon their ability to hold state and non-state actors accountable for abuses.

ARTICLE 19 therefore urges states to properly implement their existing international human rights obligations to protect human rights defenders, including those indicated in the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. State officials or agents should not be involved directly or indirectly in targeted attacks against human rights defenders for exercising their right to speak out against human rights abuses, or any other reason. Any attacks on human rights defenders, wherever they occur, should be promptly and thoroughly investigated by a competent, independent and impartial body established by the state. The state authorities should hold accountable all persons found to have committed abuses against human rights defenders, regardless of political affiliation or rank, and according to procedures that meet international standards of due process. States should prevent, punish and redress the harm caused by state or private actors, including unidentified armed groups, to human rights defenders.

ARTICLE 19 also hopes that Human Rights Day 2010 will inspire and embolden a new generation of human rights defenders to speak up to end discrimination and other human rights violations whenever and wherever they are manifested.

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December 3, 2010 · 12:07 pm

Wikileaks and Article 19

Wikileaks and Article 19

Statement issued by Article 19 Human Rights Organization – Universal Right To Seek And To Publish Information Without Frontiers – Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers — Universal Delcaration Of The Human Rights

London. December 3, 2010 /3mnews.org/– The Human Rights Organization Article 19 has released on Thursday a statement on the situation of Wikileaks, Julian Assange and the universal right to seek and to publish information of any kind aacording to article 19 of the Universal Declaration Of The Human Rights which have been proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations in New York City in the United States of America. The controversy over the latest release of documents by Wikileaks and major newspapers should not be used by nations as an excuse to limit citizens’ rights to access information. ARTICLE 19 calls on governments around the world to fulfil their obligations to transparency and the public’s right to know, including the obligation to give full effect to principles of proactive and mandatory disclosure of information.

“Information is the oxygen of democracy” says Dr Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director. “Rather than passing more secrecy laws and threatening to prosecute journalists and whistleblowers, governments should focus on making more information available and only protecting that which can cause substantive harm. At the same time, journalists have an obligation to exercise caution when revealing possibly sensitive information.”

As ARTICLE 19 highlighted previously, respect for international standards on freedom of information and protection of whistleblowers are paramount to the debates on issues raised by latest releases. ARTICLE 19 maintains that under these standards, any restrictions on access to information must fall within the scope of the limited regime of exceptions. It is public bodies who are obliged to show that disclosure of the information would cause substantial harm and information should still be disclosed if the benefits of disclosure outweigh such harm. States should also adopt and implement a legal and policy framework that protects whistleblowers from prosecution, and allow for public interest exemptions for revealing information such as corruption or human rights abuses.

ARTICLE 19 notes that much of the information contained in the cables appears to be already available in the public domain. None of the released documents were classified as top secret and most of the information in those six per cent classified as secret was also publically known. Further, these documents would likely be released anyway in the course of requests under the US Freedom of Information Act.

ARTICLE 19 is concerned about efforts by the US Government and other countries to prosecute a Wikileaks representative for violating the Espionage Act or other national Officials Secrets Acts. IIt is an obligation of governments – not of media and private individuals – to protect the confidentiality of official information if necessary under legitimate interests. We also urge the media, government officials, academics, and others to condemn calls for violence against Wikileaks staff and whistleblowers.

ARTICLE 19 also rejects calls and demands to maintain or expand secrecy legislation rather than adopt a comprehensive right to information framework, including the obligation of proactive disclosure. Nations without freedom of information laws such as Singapore have used the Wikileaks revelations as an excuse to justify their current restrictive regimes, while China has blocked internet access to the site. We call on all governments to respect of the right to information and its importance in democratic processes.

ARTICLE 19 does not believe that the leaks are likely to chill the speech of officials and rejects any policy changes that would impact on the free flow of information in this area. Studies of the effects of right to information legislation in numerous countries have found that there has been little impact on the amount of information that is recorded or that opinions are blunted following an increase in transparency. In fact, in some cases, they have found that the quality of documents has improved with the knowledge that it will become public some day, and focus on provision of real political analysis. Officials have a duty to pass on important information and that is not lifted because of fears that it one day may become public. The US FOIA has been in effect for over 40 years so several generations of officials have learned to live with it.

ARTICLE 19 welcomes the apparently extensive efforts by the newspapers involved in the release of the embassy cables to review the documents, place them in context and ensure that the release of the information did not cause serious harm. Most of the analysis has been serious and has shone an important light on relations between nations. We also commend the fact that it was the combination and collaboration of electronic and mainstream media that gave strength to the latest release.

Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers — Universal Delcaration Of The Human Rights. The full version of the Universal Declaration Of The Human Rights valid worldwide and universal are available on www.libertyandpeacenow.org/humanrights.htm

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September 21, 2010 · 9:06 pm

Bob Fu Files Petition on Behalf of Chen Guangcheng and Jiang Tianyong

Bob Fu Files Petition on Behalf of Chen Guangcheng and Jiang Tianyong

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 21, 2010. Christian Newswire. On September 20, 2010, Reverend Bob Fu, the President of China Aid Association, filed a petition to the United States Congress and Administration and the European Parliament and Commission for immediate intervention in two high-profile cases of persecution concerning human rights lawyers in China. The request concerned the hardship imposed by the government of Linyi, Shandong province on Chen Guangcheng and his family, and that of Jiang Tianyong and his family, foisted upon them by the Beijing government.

In 2005, the blind rights defender Chen Guangcheng exposed about 130,000 forced abortions carried out in Linyi family-planning programs, and provided legal assistance to the victims — poor, local farmers without legal aid. In January 2007, Chen Guangcheng was sentenced on charges of “intentional destruction of properties and inciting a mob to disrupt traffic.”

Although released from prison, Chen is extremely sick, and he and his family have received a threat from the government: If they contact the outside world again, they will be immediately sent to prison. Great concern for Chen Guangcheng’s life and his safety has arisen.

Jiang Tianyong is an outstanding Christian rights defense attorney dedicated to representing cases of human rights and religious persecution, with an objective to promote religious freedom and improve the legal system in China. He and other rights defense attorneys drew media attention during a hearing at the US House of Representatives in October 2009. Jiang testified on the issues of religious freedom in China and the violent and brutal implementation of the family-planning policies. From September 7th of this year, Attorney Jiang and his entire family have been suffering harassment and threats from government security agents. The safety of his entire family is now seriously threatened.

China Aid Association hereby makes the following proposals:

1. Request the US Congress and the European Parliament pass an emergency resolution on these cases.

2. Request the US Administration, European Commission or their consulates and embassies to send officials to Beijing to meet with Attorney Jiang Tianyong and also to visit the entire family of Chen Guangcheng in Linyi, Shandong province.

3. Assist the International Red Cross in dispatching medical staff to provide emergency medical care for Chen Guangcheng.

Sincerely,

Bob Xiqiu Fu

President
China Aid Association

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June 17, 2010 · 8:42 am

Menschenrechtsinstitut unterstreicht Kritik des UN-Berichterstatters an zu engem Rassismusbegriff

Menschenrechtsinstitut unterstreicht Kritik des UN-Berichterstatters an zu engem Rassismusbegriff

Berlin. 17. Juni 2010. (red). Das Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte begrüßt den am Mittwoch (16. Juni) im UN-Menschenrechtsrat vorgestellten Bericht des UN-Sonderberichterstatters zu Rassismus, Githu Muigai, über seinen Besuch in Deutschland im Juni 2009. “Das Institut unterstreicht besonders die Empfehlung des UN-Sonderberichterstatters, dass Bund, Länder und Kommunen
ihrem Handeln ein erweitertes Verständnis von Rassismus zugrunde legen sollen”, so Beate Rudolf, Direktorin des Deutschen Instituts für Menschenrechte.

Gleiches gelte für Institutionen wie die Polizei und Gerichte, teilte das Instiut in einer Presseerklärung mit. Rudolf wies darauf hin, dass Rassismus in Deutschland oft mit rechtsextremer Ideologie und Gewalt gleichgesetzt und dadurch zu eng verstanden werde. “Der UN-Sonderberichterstatter sieht das zu Recht als ein grundlegendes Problem an.” Bereits die Europäische Kommission gegen
Rassismus und Intoleranz im Jahr 2009 und der UN-Ausschuss gegen Rassismus im Jahr 2008 hätten diese enge Sicht kritisiert.

Hendrik Cremer, Wissenschaftlicher Referent am Institut, hob die Bedeutung eines erweiterten Rassismusbegriffs hervor. Damit würde der Blick eröffnet, dass sich Rassismus nicht nur im rechtsextremen Lager und durch Gewalt manifestiert. “Rassismus gibt es auch in der Mitte der Gesellschaft.” Rassismus zeichne sich dadurch aus, dass Menschen pauschal bestimmte Eigenschaften zugeschrieben werden.

Häufig gingen damit Abwertungen einher. Auch Formen direkter, struktureller und indirekter Diskriminierung in Bildung, Beruf und auf dem Wohnungsmarkt könnten dann in Deutschland die nötige Aufmerksamkeit erhalten.

Der UN-Bericht hebt hervor, dass Angehörige von Minderheiten in
Deutschland im Alltag in vielen Lebensbereichen rassistische
Diskriminierung erfahren. Daher verlangten Anstrengungen gegen Rassismus in Deutschland umfassende Strategien. Dabei sei es notwendig, die Situation von Angehörigen bestimmter Minderheiten differenziert zu betrachten, etwa die spezifische Situation von Juden, Roma, Sinti, Menschen arabischer Herkunft, Muslimen und sichtbaren Minderheiten wie schwarzen Menschen im Hinblick auf rassistische Gewalt, Hassreden im Internet und Diskriminierungen im Alltag zu berücksichtigen.

Der Bericht enthält eine Anzahl von Empfehlungen, die den Bereich der
Bildung, des Arbeitsmarktes und des Wohnungssektors betreffen, um
Diskriminierungen in diesen Bereichen entgegenzutreten. Dazu zählt
beispielsweise die Streichung einer Klausel im Allgemeinen
Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, welche Möglichkeit rassistischer Diskriminierung auf dem Wohnungsmarkt eröffnet.

Außerdem enthält der Bericht Empfehlungen zur Verbesserung der
Lebensbedingungen von Asylbewerbern, zur Stärkung der
Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes sowie zu positiven Maßnahmen für
eine angemessene Repräsentation von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in staatlichen Institutionen.

Der Bericht des UN-Sonderberichterstatters, Herr Githu Muigai, basiert auf einem Deutschlandbesuch im Juni 2009, zu dem ihn die Bundesregierung eingeladen hatte. Dabei hatte der Sonderberichterstatter zahlreiche Treffen mit Repräsentantinnen und Repräsentanten der Bundesregierung, von Landesregierungen und Kommunen, des Parlaments und nicht-staatlicher Organisationen.

Weitere Informationen:

Stellungnahme des Deutschen Institut für Menschenrechte zum Bericht des UN-Sonderberichterstatters zu Rassismus im UN-Menschenrechtsrat, 16. Juni 2010 und Bericht des UN-Sonderberichterstatters zu Rassismus, Githu Muigai,
vorgestellt am 16. Juni 2010 im UN-Menschenrechtsrat (Link:
http://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/index.php?RDCT=626d83312875910ecb64 )

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April 18, 2010 · 5:19 am

Judge Bans National Day of Prayer: Sign Free Petition to Obama

Judge Bans National Day of Prayer: Sign Free Petition to Obama

MEDIA ADVISORY, April 16 /Christian Newswire/ — Federal Judge Barbara Crabb ruled in favor of atheist complainers at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, that government recognition of prayer violates the First Amendment. Crabb claimed her decision “carries out the Founders’ plan of preserving religious liberty to the fullest extent possible in a pluralistic society,” proving she actually believes the Founding Fathers, who prayed to the Judeo-Christian God in Congress, would now suddenly oppose public acts of prayer.

The Pray In Jesus Name Project, led by Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, has already gathered several thousand paper and electronic petition signatures asking President Obama to defend and reinstate public observance of the National Day of Prayer, which Congress created in 1952.

To sign the FREE petition asking President Obama to reinstate NDOP, visit: http://tinyurl.com/obamapray

. Please also help our petition go viral by tweeting these words on Twitter/Facebook: “Sign Free Petition: Ask President Obama to reinstate the National Day of Prayer. http://tinyurl.com/obamapray

. Please re-tweet many times.”

But thus far, White House officials have not yet agreed to meet with Chaplain Klingenschmitt, or receive his petitions. Please call the White House at 202-456-1111 to leave a comment for Joshua Dubois, leader of Obama’s faith initiative.

“As a former Navy Chaplain who was punished for praying ‘in Jesus name’ in uniform,” said Klingenschmitt, “I will be joining thousands of people and scores of national ministry leaders at the MayDay2010.org

event on May 1st, to pray at the Lincoln Memorial. I hereby invite President Obama to come pray with us, and receive our petitions in person that day.”

The MayDay2010.org prayer rally at the Lincoln Memorial on May 1st is is endorsed by James Dobson, Tim Wildmon, Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs, Janet Porter, Rick Scarborough, Mat Staver, 5 Congressmen, and many others.

Chaplain Klingenschmitt may participate in a press conference late next week outside the White House, but is available now for news interviews, at 719-360-5132, or email chaplaingate@yahoo.com.

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March 4, 2010 · 11:39 pm

ITALY, TWO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM EVERYONE GROUP RECEIVE A PENAL ORDER (A CRIMINAL CONVICTION WITHOUT GOING TO TRIAL)

ITALY, TWO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM EVERYONE GROUP RECEIVE A PENAL ORDER (A CRIMINAL CONVICTION WITHOUT GOING TO TRIAL) FOR THEIR HUMANITARIAN WORK: “IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD”

NEW YORK CITY / LONDON, March 5, 2010. March 5, 2010. THE NEWS GIVEN BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION: “A CONVICTION BASED ON INACCURATE EVIDENCE GIVEN BY A POLICE OFFICER. IT IS THE UMPTEENTH EPISODE OF ABUSE OF POWER BY THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES”

EVERYONE GROUP APPEALS TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE FRONTLINE FOUNDATION: “WE ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, VICTIMS IN ITALY OF VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION AND JUDICIARY ABUSE OF POWER, A WORSE SITUATION THAN IN TOTALITARIAN REGIMES WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL IS AT LEAST GUARANTEED THE RIGHT TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

On February 12th, 2010, Roberto Malini and Dario Picciau, co-presidents with Matteo Pegoraro of EveryOne Group, international human rights organization based in Italy, received notification of a penal order, with the prison sentence commuted into a heavy fine. In the decree, issued on 5/11/09 by the Pesaro Justice Court – Office of the Magistrate for Preliminary Investigations – condemns the activists for the offence punishable by art. 110, 340 of the Italian Criminal Code, because on December 20th, 2008 “in complicity with each other, they caused the interruption, or at least disturbed a police operation aimed at identifying three foreign citizens, and used abusive and disparaging language towards the officers from Pesaro-Urbino Police Headquarters, and interfered in the carrying out of their duty.”

“It is the umpteenth episode of abuse from the authorities (and in particular from the Police Headquarters) we have been subjected to in Pesaro and in Italy” say the co-presidents of the Group. ”Throughout 2008 and in the early months of 2009 we were repeatedly summoned to police headquarters because of our humanitarian work in defence of the Roma community living in our Country”.

After the protests of our Organization for the endless camp clearances of Roma families (without any offer of assistance) and after our protests over the illegitimate expulsion of a group of Afghan refugees who had applied for asylum, the Pesaro Police Commissioner issued Roberto Malini a verbal warning on the following grounds: “Seeing the Roma are notorious criminals, I consider EveryOne Group part of a criminal organization and I invite it to cease its activity”. Following this warning, the activists of EveryOne Group were subjected to various episodes of intimidation and provocation, while the brutal operations aimed at driving the Roma out of the city continued. The attitude of the Police Commissioner and the anti-Roma programme carried out by the Pesaro authorities have been the subject of various Parliamentary questions, leading to the transfer of the Police Commissioner to a different detachment.

Following the camp clearance (in mid winter) of the last Roma families to take refuge in Pesaro, EveryOne Group filed a complaint to the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the same Pesaro Justice Court – reporting both the violation of human rights and the open hostility shown towards human rights defenders.

“We were expecting the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the abuse committed by the local authorities towards the Roma community”, say Malini, Pegoraro and Picciau, “actions that have led to several deaths (due to the hardship suffered by seriously ill people, who were suddenly left without a shelter over their heads), miscarriages (due to the stress and fear experienced by the pregnant women faced with so many armed police officers) and serious humanitarian emergencies.

Instead, the same authorities made use of a legal instrument that exists only in Italy, an instrument that violates article 24 of the Italian Constitution. We are talking about a conviction without a trial, yet another intimidatory tool used against human rights defenders which allows an untrue statement made by a police officer to become law without the accused being given the opportunity to contradict him.

We are aware that there is a danger of falling into a legal ‘black hole’, but we have decided to oppose the sentence and we will continue to oppose it on all levels, even if this means taking the case before the European Court of Human Rights. It is a fundamental principle of civility and democracy which does not only concern this episode, but international activism as whole, and the endless obstacles and dangers involved in defending the lives and the dignity of our most vulnerable citizens”.

As for the case in question, Roberto Malini and Dario Picciau say “on the evening of December 20th, 2008 a police officer was talking in an arrogant manner to a young Roma man, while his colleague waited in the patrol car in front of the bar to be served with sandwiches and drinks. We greeted the young man, Nico Grancea, who we knew very well seeing we had been offering him assistance for over year. In answer, we received from the first officer a brusque and threatening invitation to show some identification. We have had dealings with the police force for years and therefore have sufficient experience to know not to rise to the bait. The police officer took down our details without issuing any notification. The magistrates investigating the case did not listen to what the owner of the bar, Mr. Grancea, or the EveryOne activists had to say. The Pesaro investigating magistrate then decided for “a conviction without a trial”.

“Through our appeal and the relevant procedures for defending our humanitarian work” says EveryOne Group, “we intend to bring the case to the attention of the authorities in charge of protecting human rights defenders, in order for them to establish efficient organisms that defend the work of activists who are forced to operate in extremely difficult conditions”.

On February 14th, 2010 Malini and Picciau’s case was brought up by the co-president of EveryOne, Matteo Pegoraro, in Dublin, during the 5th Frontline Platform for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, which EveryOne Group (the only European organization) had been invited to attend along with 99 other human rights defenders from all over the world – activists who have received several threats during the course of their human rights activities. “We are appealing to the Frontline Foundation (which protects human rights activists all over the world in cooperation with the United Nations and European institutions) to take up our case. We hope too that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, – always very alert to episodes of this kind – to immediately intervene against this judiciary abuse, which has no precedent in European activism. We will fight” says Pegoraro, “to ensure that these two human rights defenders – who have been involved for many years in difficult campaigns in defence of minority groups – are not subjected to this violation, even more so if we consider that as co-presidents of EveryOne, they were operating in Pesaro and on Italian territory on behalf of the European MP, Viktoria Mohacsi with the precise aim of investigating the behaviour of the authorities towards the Roma people in Italy.

On behalf of our group, we invite civil society, the politicians who are more alert to matters of fundamental rights, the human and civil rights associations and organizations and the European and international institutions and authorites, to express their criticism of an action that goes against all the charters on the human rights of the individual – as well as violating the international laws on the protection and freedom of action and movement of human rights defenders”.

For further information:

EveryOne Group

+39 393 4010237 :: +39 334 3449180 :: :: +39 331 3585406

http://www.everyonegroup.com, email: info@everyonegroup.com

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August 2, 2009 · 2:11 pm

Zensur: Google löschte Informations-Blog von IBS Television Liberty (Leeds)

Google löschte Informations-Blog von IBS Television Liberty (Leeds)

Von Tina Green

London / Berlin. 2. August 2009. Völlig überraschend und ohne jede Begründung oder Ankündigung hat Google INC bei blogspot.com den Informations-Blog von IBS Television Liberty mit allen Inhalten, Fotos und Fernseh-Sendungen gelöscht.

Die Gründe für die überraschende Löschung sind nicht bekannt.

IBS Television Liberty ist Teil des seit 1986 international tätigen IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty – Netzwerkes, dem auch Radio IBS Liberty angehört.

Das Medien-Netzwerk berichtet seit 1986 mit Radio- und Fernseh-Sendungen in englischer und deutscher Sprache und zu Themen zu den Menschenrechten.

Die Haupt-Seite von IBS Television Liberty ist bei www.ibstelevision.com erreichbar.

Die Informations-Blog-Seite bei www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com wurde ohne Ankündigung an die Betreiber und Redaktionen gelöscht. Die Netzwerke IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, Radio IBS Liberty, IBS TV Liberty, 3mnewswire.org, IFN International Family Network d734 und Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters kooperieren bereits seit mehreren Jahren.

Der Redaktions-Leiter von IBS TV Liberty, der französich-deutsche Journalist, Rundfunk-Journalist und Autor von sieben Büchern, Andreas Klamm, kritisierte die unangekündigte Löschung mehrerer wichtiger Informations-Angebot und mahnte an, dass nach der Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen Glaubens- und Gewissens-Freiheit und die Meinungs- Presse- und Informations-Freiheit auch in Deutschland und in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gilt.

Artikel 18

Jeder hat das Recht auf Gedanken-, Gewissens- und Religionsfreiheit; dieses Recht schließt die Freiheit ein, seine Religion oder Überzeugung zu wechseln, sowie die Freiheit, seine Religion oder Weltanschauung allein oder in Gemeinschaft mit anderen, öffentlich oder privat durch Lehre, Ausübung, Gottesdienst und Kulthandlungen zu bekennen.

Artikel 19

Jeder hat das Recht auf Meinungsfreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung; dieses Recht schließt die Freiheit ein, Meinungen ungehindert anzuhängen sowie über Medien jeder Art und ohne Rücksicht auf Grenzen Informationen und Gedankengut zu suchen, zu empfangen und zu verbreiten.

Auszug aus der Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen, www.un.org

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