Suicides, people’s desperation and govt apathy disconcerting: HRCP

Lahore, October 26:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed shock at the people ending their lives out of desperation caused by poverty and helplessness and the authorities’ lack of concern and failure to improve the lot of the people.

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Yemen: Security Council Must Act and Provide Justice to Victims of Human Rights Violations

19 October 2011 – As large numbers of peaceful  protesters continue to take to the streets demanding the fall of President Ali Abdallah Saleh, armed government supporters have attacked them. Since Saturday, 15th of October, at least 34 demonstrators, two of which were dissident soldiers, have been reportedly killed and more than 100 injured when they were marching to areas of governmental buildings of the Yemeni capital.  There were also reports of snipers shooting at the protesters.

FIDH and LDH file a complaint concerning the responsability of the company AMESYS in relation to acts of torture

The French judiciary must shed light on the liability of the company, Amesys, and its executives in Libya

 Paris, 19 October 2011 – Today FIDH and LDH filed a criminal complaint, together with an application to join the proceedings as a civil party against persons unknown before the Court in Paris concerning the responsibility of the company Amesys, a subsidiary of Bull, in relation to acts of torture perpetrated in Libya. This complaint concerns the provision, since 2007, of communication surveillance equipment to Gaddafi’s regime, intended to keep the Libyan population under surveillance.

Blogger released in mass amnesty in Burma

Bangkok, October 12, 2011 – The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s release of Burmese blogger and comedian Maung Thura, but  reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of at least 12 other  journalists on CPJ’s imprisoned list.

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The United Nations human rights office today said it is deeply distressed by the recent execution in Saudi Arabia of 10 men, eight of whom were foreign migrant workers, and called on the country to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. The eight Bangladeshi migrant workers were beheaded in public in the capital, Riyadh,