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| 16.03.09 | Iraq: Arrest and disappearance of Mr Al-Dainy, Member of Iraqi Parliament Mr Al-Dainy, an Iraqi Member of Parliament, and a human rights defender was arrested in Iraq on Wednesday 25 February 2009 by government forces, on false charges. It appears he was initially released, however now his current whereabouts are unknown and needs to be clarified. It is still believed he... read more | |
| 16.03.09 | Turkey: Turkey Begins Dig for Missing Kurds Official statistics show 1,412 unsolved murders in 1991 to 1995 as part of the Kurdish conflict. A representative of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation estimates at least 5,000 people were killed, of which 1,000 are missing and presumed dead. read more | |
| 16.03.09 | Thailand: Resolve ‘Disappearance’ Case (HRW) The new government of Thailand should ensure that those responsible for the enforced disappearance and presumed murder of prominent Muslim human rights lawyer, Somchai Neelappaijit, are finally brought to justice five years after his abduction, Human Rights Watch said in a news report last 11th of... read more | |
| 16.03.09 | Human Rights Council Discusses reports on Countering Terrorism, Torture and Involuntary and Enforced Disappareances On the past 10 of March the Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue on the reports of Martin Scheinin, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism; Manfred Nowak, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading... read more | |
| 16.03.09 | Tibet: Tibetan Groups Urgently Appeal for UN Intervention President of the Geneva-based Tibetan U.N. Advocacy group Ngawang Choepel, is pleased by the amount of evidence presented to the High Commissioner of Human Rights by human rights organisations in their reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearances.... read more | |
| 09.03.09 | International Convention: Uruguay and Kazakhstan ratify Uruguay and Kazakhstan make 10 the number of countries that have ratified the international Convention against Enforced Disappearances. Until now only four of those 10 countries have recognized the competence of the Committee read more | |
| 02.03.09 | Saudi Arabia: Disappearance of Abdullah Al Nuaimy, former Guantanamo detainee Nuaimy Al Abdullah, a Bahraini, was detained by the United States of America Camp in Guantanamo Bay for more than 4 years before being released without trial on 05 November 2005. On 29 October 2008 he travelled to Saudi Arabia by road. He was arrested at the border, and has disappeared since then. read more | |
| 02.03.09 | Pakistan: Resolve Hundreds Of Baluch 'Disappearances' In a public statement the organisation Amnesty International asks the Pakistani government to immediately act on its commitment to trace hundreds of Baluch victims of enforced disappearances. read more | |
| 02.03.09 | Guatemala: Time for justice for Guatemala's war victims (AI) Amnesty International has called on the Guatemalan Congress to approve a law for a National Search Commission for the Disappeared as an essential step to implement the recommendations made by the country’s Historical Clarification Commission 10 years ago. read more | |
| 02.03.09 | Phillipines: Urgency to pass human rights bill against disappearances House Deputy Minority Leader Satur Ocampo (Bayan Muna) has called for the immediate passage of two major House Bills that would address the prevailing climate of impunity on human rights violations and raise government human rights policy and accountability to internationally-accepted standards.... read more |