http://www.ediec.org/ Noticias es http://www.ediec.org/fileadmin/templates/images/tt_news_article.gif http://www.ediec.org/ Noticias TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/kashmir-the-quite-fire-of-the-himalayas/ Este artículo de Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din publicado en MWC News analiza las razones por las que el... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/francos-disappeared-a-painful-past-uncovered/ Artículo publicado en el diario británico The Guardian acerca de la exhumación de las fosas comunes... (Fuente: The Guardian A painful past uncovered)
]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:02:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/suspected-disappearances-in-georgia/ La organización de derechos humanos Human Rights Watch sospecha que desapariciónes forzada se están... Militias Attack Civilians in Gori Region
]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:51:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/update-burgos-ma-asks-sc-to-reverse-ca-ruling-on-sons-abduction/ MANILA, Filipinas - La madre del desaparecido activista Jonas Burgos quiere que la Corte Suprema...
“She is responsible both for her actions as well as the illegal acts of her men. Given the foregoing, there is sufficient basis to hold the President as commander in chief liable for the enforced disappearance of Jonas under both fact and in law,” the petition said on the President's inclusion in the suit.

Other respondents in the suit are (ret) Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (ret) Lt. Gen. Romeo Tolentino, former Army commander; Maj. Juanito Gomez, commanding officer of the 71st Infantry Division; Lt. Col. Noel Clement, commanding officer of the Security and Escort battalion based in Fort Bonifacio; and Lt. Col. Melquiades Feliciano, former commander of the 56th IB.

Burgos, son of the late freedom fighter and former newspaper publisher Jose Burgos, was abducted last April 28, 2007 while having lunch inside a Quezon City mall. Mrs Burgos said she has evidence that the military was behind the abduction.

Mrs Burgos said she has submitted substantial evidence that the military was behind the abduction of her son, and that the CA erred when it failed to establish a link between the respondents and the victim.

“Despite the evidence of petitioner and no evidence of respondents, still the CA ruled that petitioner has not adequately established a direct link between the abductors of Jonas and the Philippine Army,” she said.

The evidence includes the license plate TAB 194, which was seen attached to the getaway vehicle in the Burgos abduction but was later found out to be assigned to a vehicle impounded at the 56th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army’s headquarters in Norzagaray, Bulacan.

In its assailed decision, the CA Special Former Seventh Division dismissed the case against the military but partially granted the petition for amparo that ordered authorities to push through with their investigation on the disappearance of Jonas.

The appellate court also ordered AFP chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano and Police Director Gen. Avelino Razon Jr to make available to petitioner Burgos all documents and records in their possession relevant to the case. Source: GMANews.TV Click here for a link to the original article
]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:33:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/solidarity-peace-trust-release-report-on-political-violence-in-zimbabwe/ Solidarity Peace Trust ha publicado un informe sobre la violencia política y violencia contra los... www.solidaritypeacetrust.org, o en este sitio web pinchando aquí.
]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:31:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/apdp-press-release-apdp-welcomes-ep-resolution-on-kashmir/ Srinagar, 28 de julio: Asociación de Padres de Personas Desaparecidas (APDP) en nombre de los... ]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:31:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/human-rights-watch-release-report-on-war-crimes-in-mt-elgon-kenya-1/ El informe de Human Rights Watch: "Todos los hombres han ido: Crímenes de Guerra en Mt. Elgon" (All... Kenya: Punish War Crimes in Mt. Elgon
Account for 'Disappeared,' Investigate Torture and Killings
(Nairobi, July 28, 2008) – The Kenyan government should account for dozens of missing people detained during the security operation in Mt. Elgon, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch also called on Kenya to support independent investigations into torture and war crimes committed by security forces, and urged donors, including London and Washington, to review military aid to Kenya. The 52-page report, “‘All the Men Have Gone’: War Crimes in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon District,” documents war crimes committed by a militia group, the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) and by Kenyan security forces responding to the crisis in Mt. Elgon, western Kenya. The investigation found that since 2006 the SLDF has terrorized thousands, killing and torturing hundreds of people. The government deployed forces in March 2008 to quell the SLDF, and Kenyan police, paramilitary and military tortured hundreds of men detained in mass round-ups. At least 37 people remain “disappeared” after being taken into custody by the security forces.  “The ‘successful’ operation to tackle the rebellion in Mt. Elgon has come at a terrible cost,” said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The government should urgently produce those who have disappeared and ensure that those responsible for torture and other crimes, including the commanders, are held accountable.” Since 2006, the SLDF has killed more than 600 people, and kidnapped, tortured and raped men and women who opposed them or their political supporters. The SLDF originated as a militia in 2006 to resist government efforts to evict squatters, many of whom were displaced from controversial resettlement schemes in Mt. Elgon district and in the mountain’s national park. Land grievances, repeated displacement of communities, and flawed resettlement schemes are among the core problems at the heart of the conflict in Mt. Elgon. Since its formation, the SLDF’s activities have expanded, becoming more violent and linked to local political interests. By early 2008, the insurgents controlled large swathes of the mountain and effectively ran a parallel administration, collecting “taxes” and looting property and land at will. The group’s signature abuse has been to cut off the ears and sew up the mouths of people who defy their demands. Human Rights Watch researchers visited the region in March, April and July 2008, and found that in addition to its brutal efforts to terrorize, procure land, and loot, the SLDF have also played a political role. In the run-up to and following the 2007 general election, the SLDF supported certain political candidates and targeted political opponents and their supporters. In March 2008, police and military units deployed as part of a joint security operation called “Okoa Maisha” (“Save Lives” in Swahili), and local residents initially welcomed them. Although successful in capturing key SLDF leaders, security forces rounded up much of the male population of villages in Mt. Elgon district and took them for screening at military camps where suspects were routinely tortured upon arrival; some died as a result. The military themselves claim they “screened” nearly 4,000 people. At a minimum, the evidence points to hundreds of people having been tortured and dozens killed. Human Rights Watch documented dozens of cases of torture by police, paramilitary and military units. Victims described being beaten with sticks, chains and rifles, while local mortuary staff described bodies arriving with obvious signs of torture, such as welts, bruising, broken wrists, and rope burns around the wrists. The bodies of some of those who died were dumped in the forest from helicopters. A widow who identified her husband’s body in Webuye mortuary told Human Rights Watch: “Before the security operation, male residents of Mt. Elgon fled the district for fear of forceful recruitment into the SLDF. Now they have either been rounded up or they have fled again, for fear of being tortured. Mt. Elgon is a mountain of women, all the men have gone.” The Kenya National Commission of Human Rights and two nongovernmental organizations, the Independent Medico-Legal Unit and Médecins Sans Frontières, have also released reports documenting torture by the security forces in Mt. Elgon. Government officials have consistently denied that any torture has taken place, although the government launched an internal police investigation in June 2008. Human Rights Watch called for an independent investigation to examine the crimes and bring those responsible to justice. “A police investigation that reports to the commanders who should be investigated can’t hope to discover what went wrong on Mt. Elgon,” said Gagnon. Human Rights Watch also called on foreign governments providing military aid and other assistance to Kenyan security forces to review that support in light of the mounting evidence of torture, and the Kenyan government’s reluctance to seriously investigate and address the abuses. Both the United States and United Kingdom governments provide millions of dollars of military assistance, training and other support to the Kenyan military every year. “Washington and London are close partners of the Kenyan military, and they should suspend military assistance until there is an independent investigation of the war crimes,” said Gagnon. “They shouldn’t be supporting the military until the Kenyan authorities commit to prosecuting those responsible for torture and war crimes.”  Source: Human Rights Watch press release: "Kenya punish war crimes in Mt. Elgon"]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:30:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/un-working-group-on-enforced-and-involuntary-disappearances-concludes-85th-session/ El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Desapariciones Forzadas o Involuntarias de las Naciones Unidas llegó al...
El Grupo de Trabajo examinó 38 casos presentados bajo el procedimiento de acciones urgentes. Los miembros del Grupo de Trabajo expresaron su preocupación de que XX de las acciones urgentes se refieren a casos de supuestas desapariciones en Sri Lanka.

El Grupo de Trabajo también revisó 290 casos de desapariciones forzadas recién presentados e información sobre casos previamente aceptados por el Grupo de Trabajo de 31 países, incluidos Argelia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Colombia, DPRK, República Dominicana, Ecuador, Grecia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Irak, Japón, Kuwait, Libia, México, Marruecos, Nepal, Filipinas, Federación Rusa, Arabia Saudita, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Siria, Turquía, Ucrania, Uzbekistán, Venezuela y Yemen.

Se sostuvieron reuniones con organizaciones no gubernamentales y familiares de los desaparecidos, así como con representantes del Gobierno de Japón para intercambiar información sobre el fenómeno de la desaparición forzada.


El Grupo de Trabajo fue establecido por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas en 1980 para asistir a los familiares de personas desaparecidas en la averiguación de su paradero o la suerte que hubieren corrido, y para actuar como un canal de comunicación entre las familias y los gobiernos involucrados. El Grupo de Trabajo también vigila el cumplimiento por parte de los Estado de las disposiciones de la Declaración sobre la Protección de todas las personas contra las desapariciones forzadas, proclamada en 1992 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas.

El Grupo de Trabajo está compuesto por cinco expertos independientes de todas las regiones del mundo. El Presidente-Relator del Grupo de Trabajo es el señor Santiago Corcuera. Los demás miembros del Grupo de Trabajo son el señor Darko Göttlicher, el señor Saied Rajaie Khorasani, el señor Jeremy J. Sarkin y el señor Stephen J. Toope.

Para más información favor consultar la siguiente página web:
http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/disappear/index.htm .

Fuente: OACDH comunicado de prensa. Acceda aquí el comunicado de prensa original]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:29:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/un-warns-about-forced-disappearances-in-colombia/ Colombia es el único país de América Latina donde personas siguen siendo víctima de desaparición... Fuente: Colombia Reports. Vea aquí el artículo original (en inglés)
]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:29:00 +0200 http://www.ediec.org/nc/es/noticias/articulo/article/despite-drop-in-rights-abuses-still-no-vibrant-democracy/ Si bien la incidencia de ejecuciones extrajudiciales pueden haber disminuido en el segundo... Source:  Inquirer.net. Please click here for the original article (external link) Please click here for access to the website of Karapatan Please click here for the full report of Karapatan
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