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Zimbabwe: Update on the trial of the 'Valentine 63'
Update on the trial of the 'Valentine 63'
Having been adjourned from 16 May, the trial of the 63 WOZA women arrested on Valentine's Day was due to resume this afternoon. Instead, the accused, defence lawyers and well-wishers waited in vain for both the Magistrate and Prosecutor to appear.
Eventually, the Officer of the Court appeared to announce that the trial has been postponed to 12 June. Allegedly the Prosecutor is at a workshop and therefore was not available. None of the accused formally appeared before the Magistrate to be remanded to this date however.
WOZA is therefore obliged to continue its wait to hear if the magistrate will allow the referral to the Supreme Court. To reiterate, the defence's argument is that the law under which the women were charged contravenes the Declaration of Rights; in particular the right to freedom of expression, the right to freedom of assembly and association and the right to be free from inhuman treatment. Such a matter can only be determined by the Supreme Court, hence the request for a referral to that court.
Despite the State's argument that this would be a waste of the Supreme Court's time, WOZA do not agree and feel that any legislation which prevents people from exercising their freedom of expression and assembly violates those rights enshrined in our Constitution. The issue of the constitutionality of the relevant sections of the Miscellaneous Offences Act needs to be decided by the Supreme Court before any meaningful trial can take place.
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India - Arbitrary arrest and judicial harassment of 13 WHRDs in Kolkata
Greece - Police harassment of WHRD and lawyer Electra Koutra
Zimbabwe – Raid on the offices of LGBTI rights organisation GALZ
Colombia – Renewed death threats against WHRD Ms Alfamir Castillo and HRDs Messrs Jorge Eliécer Molano and Germán Romero Sánchez
India - Arrest of WHRD Ms Madhuri Ramakrishnasway on fabricated charges
Colombia - Continued threats against WHRD Ms Martha Díaz Ospina as death threat left at her home
Turkey – Trial against VAKAD and other civil society organisations in Van continues
South Korea: Imminent deportation of WHRD Wang Yu Hsuan
Honduras: Shots fired at women human rights defender and journalist Ms Fidelina Sandoval
Kosovo: WHRD Nazlie Bala attacked and severely beaten
Sudan: Nuba WHRD's LIfe Is At Risk After Torture In Detention
DRC: Threats against WHRD Philomène Muamba
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Israel/OPT – Raids on Ramallah-based offices of Palestinian human rights organisations by Israeli Defence Forces
Jalila Khamis formally charged and faces EXECUTION!
Guatemala: Amenazas y difamación en contra de defensora de derechos humanos Sra Claudia Samayoa
Urgent Action Journalist and WHRD detained and at risk of torture
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Mexico - Campaign to discredit the work of human rights defender Ms Lucha Castro
Russian Federation - Harassment of human rights defender Ms Sophia Kropotkina
Ecuador - Disappearance of LGBTI rights defender Jorge David Santana Erazo
Honduras - Persistent threats against human rights defender Ms Gladys Lanza Ochoa
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Petition Against Military Impunity: Truth, Justice And Redress For Inés Fernández And Valentina Rosendo
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Kenya, 1 August 2012:
Kenya - Judicial harassment of environmental rights defender Ms Phylis Omido
Sudan - Ongoing detention without charge of human rights defenders Ms Mai Shutta, Mr Bakry Al-Ajami and Mr Faisal Shabu
International Coalition Condemns Human Rights Violations Against W.O.N.E.T.H.A
Cuba, 19 July 2012:
Arrest of human rights defenders and members of the Damas de Blanco Laura Pollán and denial of the right to freedom of assembly
Malaysia, 18 July 2012:
APWLD calls for stop to attacks and threats against Malaysian electoral reform activist targeted for being a woman human rights defender and minority Hindu
Zimbabwe, 11 July 2012:
Nine Members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) to face trial for alleged Criminal Nuisance following a peaceful protest
IRAN, 11 July 2012:
Supporter of 'Mourning Mothers', Ms. Mansoureh Behkish sentenced to imprisonment on appeal
Brazil, July 6, 2012:
IACHR Condemns Murder of Two Trans Woman in Brazil
Mexico, July 6, 2012:
IACHR Condemns Murder of Trans Woman and Trans Adolescent in Mexico
Bolivia, June 26, 2012:
IACHR Condemns Killing of Human Rights Defender in Bolivia
Zimbabwe, June 29 2012:
Repression of a peaceful demonstration organised by Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA),
Philippines, June 20, 2012:
Intimidation/death threats/assassination against, Ms. Carolyn R. Borja and Ms. Nenita Lacasa
Pakistan, 18 June, 2012:
Assassination plot against Pakistani women human rights defender threatens the country's human rights commitments
Mexico: June 18, 2012:
IACHR Condemns LGTB I Murder in Mexico
Pakistan, 15 June 2012:
Reported assassination plot against prominent human rights defender and lawyer Ms Asma Jahangir
Guatemala, 15 June 2012:
Attempted killing of human rights defender Ms Telma Yolanda Oquelí Veliz del Cid
Honduras, 13 June 2012:
Women peasants in Honduras detained
Colombia, 8
June 2012:
Luego de varias amenazas, la defensora de derechos humanos Jahel Quiroga Carrillo devuelve el esquema de protección personal
Sudan, 3
June 2012:
Egypt, 1 June 2012:
Human rights defender Ms Mona Seif summoned to appear before the Public Prosecutor
Venezuela, 1 June 2012:
Attack and death threats against the family of Ms Marianela Sánchez Ortiz, in relation to the Venezuelan Prisons Observatory's work
Uzbekistan, 22 May 2012:
Fear for safety of human rights defender Ms Gulshan Karayeva and her family, in wake of physical attack followed by series of threats and intimidation
Colombia, May 18 2012:
Concern for attack on Monica Roa and Women's Link Worldwide
Pakistan, 10 May 2012:
Sole woman parliamentarian dragged by police in Papua New Guinea
Pakistan, 10 May 2012:
Former member of National Assembly issues fatwa against women human rights defenders
Bogotá, mayo de 2012:
Mexico, 2 May 2012:
Killing of journalist and human rights defender Ms Regina Martínez Pérez
Nepal, 30th April 2012:
Women Human Right Defender Ranju Jha, killed in a bomb blast in Janakpur
China, 27 April 2012:
Human rights lawyer Mr Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest; brother and fellow human rights defender, Ms He Peirong, reportedly detained
Indonesia, 29 March 2012:
Human rights defender Ms Luviana Ariyanti dismissed for trying to initiate a union
Kazakhstan,25 April 2012:
Human rights defender Ms Roza Tuletaeva provides testimony she was tortured while in detention, concerns over fair trial continue
Mexico, 18 April 2012:
Death threats against human rights defender Ms Alba Cruz in Oaxaca
Iran, 17 April 2012:
Sentencing of human rights defender Ms Mansoureh Behkish
Honduras, 17 April 2012:
Death threat and ongoing intimidation against human rights defender Ms Dina Meetabel Meza Elvir
Bahrain, 16 April 2012:
Uzbekistan, 12 April 2012:
Sentencing of independent journalist Ms Elena Bondar
Azerbaijan, 5 April 2012:
Break-in at the offices of the Institute of Peace and Democracy and the Women Crisis Center
Cairo, 11th April 2012:
Authorities Detain Nabeel Rajab at the Cairo International Airport
China,10 April 2012:
Human rights defender Ni Yulan and husband, Dong Jiqin, sentenced to two years and eight months and two years respectively
MEXICO, 27 de marzo de 2012:
Nuevas difamaciones contra las ONGs de derechos humanos por parte del Sr. César Duarte Jáquez, Gobernador del Estado de Chihuahua
Sri Lanka, 27 March 2012:
Human rights defenders threatened and subjected to a smear campaign for participating in the Human Rights Council
Mexico, 20 March 2012:
IACHR Condemns Murder of Human Rights Defender in Mexico
Colombia, 6 March 2012:
Colombia, 6 March 2012: Death threats against human rights organisations and human rights defenders
Brazil, 2 March 2012:
Human rights defender Ms Lygia Zamali Fernandes subjected to a series of anonymous threats by phone
China, 1 March 2012:
Tibetan human rights defender Ms Tsering Woeser prevented from collecting award and placed under house arrest
Yemen, 29 February 2012:
Human rights defender and blogger Ms Huda Jaafar subjected to on-line threats and abusive messages
Mexico, 24 February 2012:
Arrest of human rights defender Ms Lucila Bettina Cruz Velázquez
Thailand, 20 February 2012:
Ten prominent human rights defenders on trial for leading a peaceful demonstration
Uganda, 16 February 2012:
We Condemn Renewed Threats To Ugandan LGBT Rights Defenders
Bahrain, 15 February 2012:
Arrest and charges against human rights defender Ms Zainab Al Khawaja
Uganda, 15 February 2012:
Government disrupts human rights workshop and attempts to arrest one of the organisers, Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera
Mexico City, February 2012:
New attack against activist Norma Andrade - Final statement
Costa Rica, 14 February 2012:
Break-in and theft at offices of LGBTI human rights organisation Mulabi
Russian Federation, 10 February 2012:
Search at the home of human rights defender Mrs Stefania Kulaeva
Chile, 10 February 2012:
LGBTI rights defender Ms Javiera Villareal attacked and beaten
Zimbabwe, 8 February 2012:
Arbitrary arrest / Harassment / Obstacles to freedom of peaceful assembly
Tanzania, 9 February 2012:
Arrest of sixteen human rights defenders following peaceful protest over government failure to resolve health crisis
Mexico, 3 February 2012:
THREE Alerts on the new attack against activist Norma Andrade
Turkmenistan, 3 February 2012:
Threats against human rights defender and journalist Mrs Natalia Shabunts
Uzbekistan, 30 January 2012:
Ongoing intimidation, surveillance, judicial harassment and threats against human rights defender Ms Tatiana Dovlatova and members of her family
10 January 2012:
Women from Around the World Condemn the Election- related Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Russian Federation, 27 January 2012:
Campaign of harassment against children's rights defender Mrs Vera Drobinskaya
Honduras, 26 January 2012:
Deaths threats and intimidation of human rights defender Ms Gilda Carolina Silvestrucchi
Zimbabwe, 9 December 2011:
Pre-trial detention of human rights defenders Ms Molly Chimhanda and Messrs Gilbert Mabusa and Fadzai December
Mexico, 5 December 2011:
Shooting of human rights defender Ms Norma Andrade
Algeria, 28 November 2011:
Arrest and threats against human rights defender Ms Nassima Guettal, before her subsequent release
Colombia, 17 November 2011:
House break-in, assault and threats against human rights defenders Ms Jackeline Rojas Castañeda, Mr Juan Carlos Galvis and family
Turkey, November 8, 2011:
Sentencing to prison / Judicial harassment of Ms. Buse Kiliçkaya, Ms. Selay Tunç and Ms. Naz Gudumen
Mexico, 8 November 2011:
Women's rights organization raided in Mexico
Guatemala, 2 November 2011:
Threats, intimidation and false accusations against human rights defender Ms Lucia Carolina Escobar Mejía
Bangladesh, 3 November 2011:
Harassment and intimidation of human rights defender Ms Shampa Goswami
Turkey: 2
November 2011, Sentencing of human rights defenders Buse Kilickaya, Selay Tunc and Naz Gudumen
Mexico: 18th Oct 2011,
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India, 12 October 2011:
Police raid the home of human rights defender Ms Kavita Srivastava
Zimbabwe, 7 October 2011:
Judicial harassment against Ms. Jenni Williams and Ms. Magodonga Mahlangu
China, 7 October 2011:
Continued house arrest and isolation of Liu Xia, one year after her husband Liu Xiaobo received the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Iran, 6 October 2011:
Unfair trial and sentencing of human rights defender Ms Narges Muhammadi to 11 years in prison
Uzbekistan, 4 October 2011:
Arrest and detention of human rights defenders Ms Gulshan Karaeva and Mr Nodir Akhatov while monitoring the use of child labour in cotton fields
Tanzania, 30 September 2011:
Human rights defender Mr Masesa Bandoma arbitrarily arrested and on trial as a result of fabricated charges
Kazakhstan, 13 September 2011:
Arbitrary arrest and administrative conviction of human rights defender and labour rights leader, Ms Natalya Azhigalieva.
Sierra Leone, 31 August 2011:
Break-in at the office of the Women's Centre for Good Governance and Human Rights (WOCEGAR)
India, 29 August 2011:
India, 29 August 2011: Human rights defender and environmentalist Shehla Masood shot dead
Russian Federation, 8 August 2011:
Judicial harassment of women human rights defender
Iran, 14 July 2011:
Women human rights defender held despite order for release
Iran, 6 July 2011:
Human rights defender Ms Mahnaz Mohammadi arrested and held in incommunicado detention
Mexico -
Attempted break-in at the offices of Justicia para Nuestras Hijas (Justice for our daughters)
Zimbabwe -
Suspected poisoning and planting at property of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
Mysterious Death of 9 year old Dipshikha Oil, daughter of Women Human Rights Defenders, Kaushila Singh Thakuri, Bardiya District
Women from Around the World Condemn Attack on Peaceful Protesters in Iraq and Call for an End to Sexual Assault of Women Protesters
Guatemala -
Asesinato de la defensora de derechos humanos,María Margarita Chub Che / Killing of human rights defender Ms Maria Margarita,Chub Che
Human rights defender Zeng Jinyan and daughter facing immediate eviction
Outrage at Threats against Women's Organisations in the upcoming Presidential Elections
DRC: Break in at the office of Association des Mamans Chrétiennes pour I' Assistance aux Vulnérable – AMCAV (Christian Mothers' Association for Assisting the Vulnerable)
Perú –
Benicia Chinchay Mulatillo, defensora de derechos humanos, víctima de acoso e intimidación / Harassment and intimidation of human rights defender ,Ms Benicia Chinchay Mulatillo, Peru
Saudi Arabia:
Authorities Banned Moscow Gay Parade
Authorities Banned Moscow Gay Parade
Colombia -
Amenazas de muerte contra los defensores de los derechos humanos Candelaria Barrios Acosta, Ingrid Vergara Chavéz, Pedro Geney y Franklin Torres
Belarus -
Suspended sentencing of human rights journalist Ms Iryna Khalip, released in courtroom after 5 months in detention and house arrest
Egypt -
Death threat against human rights defender Ms Nehad Abu-al-Qumsan
Arbitrary detention of Ms. Maryam Bahreman and Ms. Mahbubeh Karami
Repudio ante el asesinato de defensor de derechos de la población LGBT
Arab region statement:
Call for release of human rights defenders & Faye...
- harassment and intimidation of human rights defender Ms Yaena Salaemae
- Attempted forced entry at the home of human rights defender Ms Zoraida Hernández Pedraza
- Denial of entry of Ukrainian human rights defender Ms Marina Tsapok into Belarus
- Women Protesters Forced to Take 'Virginity Tests'
Release Women Human Rights Defender and victim of rape, Iman al-Obeidi
Honduras – Assault and judicial harassment of human rights defender Ms Miriam Miranda Chamorro
L'Observatoire pour la protection des défenseurs des droits de l'Homme, programme conjoint de l'Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT)
Killing of witness in the murder case of daughter of human rights defender Ms Marisela Escobedo OrtizI
El Observatorio: Colombia:
Asesinato del Sr. John Edison Ramírez Salazar, defensor de los derechos de la población LGBTI
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has received new information on the following situation in Iran.
Joint statement between ADEFHO (Cameroon) and Fundación Triángulo (Spain)
– Physical assault of human rights defender Ms Buthaina Amina Elmakoudi
Russian Federation
– Failure to investigate attack on human rights lawyer Ms Sapiyat Magomedova
– Stigmatisation of human rights defender Ms Aida Ćorović
– Fire at the home of human rights defender Malú García Andrade as she supports a protest against femicide in Chihuahua State
- Severe assault of human rights journalist Ms Samia Alagbry
Threats and Physical Assault Against Ms. Sunita Devi, a Woman Human Rights Defender from India
Mexico –
Death threats against human rights defender Ms Guadalupe Calzada
– Severe assault of human rights journalist Ms Samia Alagb
Pinar Selek acquitted for the third time but proceedings are not over
Front Line demands action on murder of LGBTI human rights defender David Kato
Nuevas Amenazas contra el CAT/New Threats against the CAT
Murder of Women's Human Rights Defenders in Mexico: Immediate Solidarity Requested
Stigmatisation and fear of arrest of human rights defender Ms Alice Nkom
Mexico :
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz December 2010
Mexico :
Death threats against human rights defenders Mr Cuauhtémoc Ramírez Rodríguez and Ms Obtilia Eugenio Manuel
Nobel Laureate to Stage Sit-in in Defense of Detained Colleague
Colombia :
– Death threats against human rights defenders Ms Martha Lucia Giraldo, Ms Cristina Castro, Ms Berenice Celeyta and Ms Aída Quilcué
Nasrin Sotoudeh is on hunger strike for the third time
INFO: Human Rights Day 2010 / SPEAK UP STOP DISCRIMINATION
FYI: Statement on Nasrin's case and other detained whrd lawyers in Iran
– Human rights defender Mr Navid Mohebbi held in incommunicado detention, tried "on camera"
- LGBT organisation J-FLAG refused permission to host a meeting in Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
- Violent attack on LGBTI defenders during Transgender Day of Remembrance
– Death threats against human rights defender Ms, Margarita Martínez Martínez ,and members of Frayba
– Human rights defender Carolina Rubio Esguerra detained by Colombian Criminal Investigation Unit
– Nine Darfuri human rights defenders arrested and being held in incommunicado detention in Khartoum
- Five human rights defenders attacked during an LGBTI demonstration
Call to denounce the rejection of the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) Application for Observer Status by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)
- Human rights defender threatened and human rights lawyer abducted by armed gang who threatened to execute her
FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT: AFSPA must be repealed! The 10-year
Call for Immediate Release of Gambian Human Rights Defenders
Drop Charges Against Transgender Rights Defenders
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The Philippines
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Women's rights defenders Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang-Sissoho arrested and detained without charge
August 19, 2010 Reference:
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Iran: Mohammad Mostafaie seeks asylum in Norway and his wife is released from Evin prison
Mohammad Mostafaie, lawyer of Sakineh Ashtiani, arrested in Turkey
Iran: UPDATE:
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's lawyer harrassed and his family arrested and detained
Honduras -
Death threats against human rights defender Ms. Gladys Lanza
Halt the execution of Ms. Zeynab Jalalian !
Ms. Nargess Mohammadi released on bail
Female Political Prisoner at Risk of Imminent Execution
Re: Kyrgyzstan
– Interrogation and intimidation of human rights defenders Ms Tolekan Ismailova and Ms Aziza Abdirasulova
Re: India
– Human rights defender Mr Hazari Lal Jatolia excommunicated by caste council
Re: Russian Federation
– Assault of human rights lawyer Ms Sapiyat Magomedova
UPDATE: Iran:
Revolutionary Court agrees to integrate 2 cases brought against Nazar Ahari
Attacks against human rights defenders on the eve of the presidential elections anniversary
Judicial harassment against Ms. Ellen Chademana and Mr. Ignatius Muhambi
Shadi Sadr sentenced to six years imprisonment with 74 lashes. Front line sees this as part of an ongoing campaign of harassment for her legitmate work in defence of human rights.
Civil Society Message to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009
Statement in Support of Mary Robinson, Presidential Medal of Honor Awardee, 2009
Solidarity Statement on the Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran, 25 July 2009
Addressing Gaps in the Defence of Women Human Rights Defenders - A Strategic Conversation
Members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition deplore the systematic discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and activists in Uganda
Coalition letter to Iranian President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, April 9, 2009
Coalition statement on International Women's Day, March 8 2009
Russian Federation:
Criminal proceedings against women human rights defender Anastasia Denisova, 16 March 2010
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Arrest and detention of women human rights defender Mahboubeh Karami, 11 March 2010
Break-in, threats and acts of intimidation against women human rights defenders Erenia Vanegas and Claudia Samayoa, 10 March 2010
Murder of Claudia Larissa Brizuela, daughter of human rights defender Pedro Brizuela 4 March 2010
Petition in support of victims of violence against women and women's human rights defenders, February 2010
Threats of reprisal for using UN Special Mechanisms
WLUML statement on Maryam Ghanbari, February 9, 2010
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End harassment of women human rights defenders
Arbitrary detention of "One Million Signatures" campaign members January 6, 2010
Solidarity with assaulted Patna social worker
24 December 2009
29 November 2009
Women Human Rights Defenders Murdered in the Philippines
24 November 2009,
The Observatory: Yemen: Acts of harassment against the Sister's Arab Forum for Human Rights and its Chairperson, Ms. Amal Basha
5 November 2009,
Nicaragua - Police harassment and detention of women's rights defenders, and ill-treatment of Ms Patricia Orozco upon arrest
El Observatorio: Nicaragua: Agresión contra la Sra. Patricia Orozco
Vietnam - Human rights defender Mrs Tran Khai Thanh Thuy attacked and arrested on assault charges
Colombia - Women human rights defender and daughter targeted.
20 October 2009,
Russian Federation - Intimidation and harassment of human rights defender Anastasia Denisova
30 July 2009,
Kyrgyzstan - Arbitrary arrests of human rights activists continue following post-electoral protests nationwide
July 22, 2009 Iran:
Women human rights defender, Shadi Sadr, beaten and arrested
09 July 2009,
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12 April 2009, Nepal
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Arbitrary arrest and subsequent release on bail of eight members of WOZA and two lawyers of ZLHR
4 February 2009, Iran
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Violent Search of Nafiseh Azad's Home and Seizure of Property
14 January 2009, Azerbaijan
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29 January 2009,
Bahrain - Harassment of women's human rights defender, Ghada Jamsheer
15 January 2009, Iran:
Arrest of Ms. Jinus Sobhani of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre
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December 30, 2008
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January 5, 2009, Iran -
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17 December 2008, Iran
Must Respect Defenders' Right to Travel
05 December 2008, Philippines
November 13, 2008
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22 October 2008, Nicaragua.
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Civil Society Crackdown in Nicaragua
22 October 2008, Iran
Iranian intelligence agents detained Esha Momeni.
15 October 2008. France/Russian Federation:
Alleged attempt to the life of Russian human rights defender Ms. Karinna Moskalenko
10 October 2008, Iran - Release Ms. Bayazidi! Stop detention, harassment and prosecution of human rights defenders protected by international conventions ratified by Iran!
22 September 2008 Burma - WLB Calls for the immediate release of Burmese democracy activist Nilar Thein
On International Women's Day, We Stand In Support of Women's Human Rights in Iran
LGBT rights' defenders prevented from taking the floor at the CHOGM in Kampala
Women protesters face police batons
Appeal for support to lawyers and judges in Pakistan
Solidarity Statement to the women of Nueva Vizcaya from Rural & Indigenous Women; Women & Environment Taskforces of Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
Statement by SWAN urging EU to impose stronger sanctions against the Burmese military regime
Europe makes submission to the Council of Europe on the need to recognize LGBT Human Rights Defenders
Postcard campaign for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi & other human rights advocates
ACT NOW in Support of the UN Special Proceedures
ACT NOW in Support of the UN Special Proceedures
Free Ms. Raheleh Asgarizadeh and Ms. Nasim Khosravi! Put an end to all acts of harassment, including at the judicial level, against Iranian human rights defenders
05 July 2008,e: Release on bail of Ms. Jennifer Williams and Ms. Magodonga Mahlangu, The Observatory
13 June 2008 - Nine Women's Rights Activists Arrested
Why was Magdalene Toroansi sacked from Cabinet this week?
STOP POLITICAL PERSECUTION AGAINST CONGRESSWOMAN LIZA MAZA, Gabriela Women's Party Representative
On International Women's Day, We Stand In Support of Women's Human Rights in Iran
Iran :
Free Ms. Raheleh Asgarizadeh and Ms. Nasim Khosravi! Put an end to all acts of harassment, including at the judicial level, against Iranian human rights defenders
Protest the death threats against human rights defenders
Women's Petition Committee condemns the attack on women at theGeneral prosecutor's
- Call for protection and guarantee Melanie del Cármen Salgado López's safety!
Drop Charges Against Iranian Women's Rights Activists
Iran : Arbitrary detention of Ms. Jelveh Javaheri
Women around the world launch campaign to free women human rights defenders in Burma
End harassment of women's rights defenders - Human Rights Groups Protest imminent imprisonment of Delaram Ali
Urgent Appeal on Pakistan - The Observatory
Arrest of Senior Lawyers Pakistan
Press release:
Asma Jahangir, Laureate Martin Ennals Award, under house arrest in Pakistan
Take Action :
Serious concern for health of Uzbek human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibaeva
Womens Human Rights Defenders Threatened and Harassed
Release of Mrs. Umida Niyazova
Sentencing to seven years of imprisonment of Mrs. Umida Niyazova
Six women's rights advocates receive lengthy prison sentences under national security laws
Four Women's Rights Activists Sentenced to Prison for Organizing Peaceful Protest
Arbitrary arrest of WHRDs in Iran (Ms. Nahid Keshavarz and Ms. Mahboubeh Hosseinzadeh)
death threats against women's rights defender
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Umida Niyazova is Arrested
Detention of HR Activists
Human Rights Defenders Harrassed and Arrested
Deterioration of the state of health of Ms. Irom Sharmila Chanu
Women Human Rights Defenders Threatened
Excessive use of force by the police in Oaxaca / Deaths/ Arbitrary detention/ Ill-treatment_VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN_(translation)
Prisoner of conscience/ Fear of torture or ill-treatment
Freedom of Press in Azerbaijan
Further harassment of WOZA members on International Day on WHRDs
Colombian Activists Targeted by Government Assassination Plot
Director of Women's Affairs Killed
Human rights defender Mrs Tojibaeva's arbitrary detention
Philippines: Another female activist killed in Bataan
Brutal aggression against Martha Beatriz Roque
Update on the trial of the 'Valentine 63'
Take action in support of women demanding introduction of Bahrains new Family Code
Sudanese Rights Groups Facing Persecution
63 WOZA women face trial
Charges against Liza Maza and Tita Lubi dissmissed by the courts
An appeal from Gabriela Women's Party Representative Liza Largoza-Maza
State of emergency and crackdown on activists
WOZA activists arrested
Lydia Cacho, journalist under threat
Chief Juana Calfunao Tortured and Abused by Chilean Police
Another Central Luzon activist killed
Women Artists Against Gender Based-Violence in Mexico
Sexual assault and intimidation
Government INTERFERENCE IN THE MEDIA AND HARASSMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S TRIBUNAL ON JAPAN'S MILITARY SEXUAL SLAVERY
DEATH THREATS AGAINST COCA COLA WORKER & Trade Unionists
Arrested activist has been released on bond
Libel suit against media reform activist, Supinya Klangnarong
Criminal and civil lawsuits against a women's rights activist by a former police commander
14 people, including two children, killed during dispersal of striking sugarcane plantation workers
10 journalists killed in 2004
Civil society activists and human rights defenders under attack
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During the past five days, a nation has struggled to deal with the loss and grief of 20 children and six adults—all gunned down for unknown reasons. American Atheists recognizes that many in this country will turn to their Christian beliefs and leaders for guidance and comfort. However, millions in this country look elsewhere for comfort, solace, and guidance. Some turn to minority faiths and some turn to non-religious life philosophies. Yet, we have not seen the media or our national leaders acknowledge the diversity of coping methods.
American Atheists and its members want media representatives—reporters, newsreaders, commentators—to understand that their role is to investigate and report facts, not to air their own religious assumptions. If a particular religious leader is newsworthy in a community, we understand his or her words or actions being reported. However, this should not limit the news media from recognizing that there are diverse religious and non-religious leaders to be found in every community.
When reporters describe the victims of a mass shooting and their families in desperate need of comforting, they should not assume that everyone in an affected community is Christian or even theistic. One surviving teacher in Newtown reported telling her students hiding during the massacre that those who believed in prayer should pray and those who did not should think good thoughts. That teacher, unlike most of the media, understood that it is unreasonable to assume religious belief. Newtown and other communities victimized by violence are often flooded with counselors, but the focus is exclusively on the religious aspects of heaven and angels. The media should recognize and interview non-religious counselors, who are also available for those who wish to use their services.
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A security guard at a local business called Troy police Sunday to report that two people appeared to be having sex in the back of a car. Officers arrived to the parking lot of staffing company Kelly Services — located at 999 Big Beaver Road — and found a Pontiac man and a Waterford woman in the back seat of the car. Both 29-year-olds were naked from the waist down, officials report. After police investigated further, they marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside the car. Both were given indecent exposure violations, with the Pontiac man being given an additional drug possession citation.
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Wow. Almost unbelievable.. Bet Microsoft wouldn't do that. lol
Your right, the we don't, instead we get free games from time to time, and the latest system breaking glitch has users getting free 250 GB 360's.
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Vegeta -VS- The Incredible Hulk?
Strangely enough, this really got me thinking, who would win if Vegeta were to come up against the Hulk? Now, I know that this crossover thing has been going on for a while now, so the answer is probably on the interwebz somewhere, but what harm can there be in asking a group of avid Dragon Ball fans, eh?
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- Very strong considering his size.
- Very fast.
- Energy blasts.
- Super Saiyan transformations.
- Fighting technique.
- Can fly
- Doesnt know his limits
- His anger can make his technique sloppy.
- Isnt too bright (Makes rash, and sometimes foolish decisions)
- Physically smaller than the Hulk
- His pride
- Limited supply of energy
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- Extremely strong (Perhaps more so than Vegeta)
- The angrier he gets, the stronger he gets.
- A height and muscular advantage
- Self healing
- Near enough immune to any weapons in the MARVEL universe.
- Tough skin (Which becomes tougher as he gets angrier)
- Lack of rational thinking
- His muscle mass COULD slow him down, similar to the Ascended Saiyan form.
- Cant fly, can only leap from A to B
- Fairly dumb
- His alter ego's traits which could sometimes seep through.
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Well, as you can see, the two are fairly even. Which Is why I've had a bit of trouble coming up with an answer. Vegeta is strong, fast and is capable of ridiculously powerful bursts of energy, but is physically weaker than the Hulk. The Hulk is durable and very strong, but he doesnt possess a great deal of speed, or the abilities of flight and energy manipulation.
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Born and raised in East Ridge, Massengill played basketball, volleyball, and tennis for the East Ridge High School Lady Pioneers, but opted for tennis in college, signing to play at UTC for then-head coach Tommy Bartlett.
"At the time, women didn't have a whole lot options," she explained, "so I wanted something I might be able to use as a career after college."
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SIMON BORCHARDT, in SA Rugby magazine, talks to Robbie Kempson about the Kings academy and the policing of the scrum.
How did you get involved with the Kings?
It's been quite a long process. I coached under Solly [Kings coach Alan Solomons] at UCT and was an assistant coach for the Kings' match against the British & Irish Lions in 2009. I was EP's technical analyst in the Currie Cup First Division on a part-time basis and when they got a full-time analyst I became the team's scrum coach and head of the academy.
What's your role at the academy?
My job is to identify young talent in the province and prevent players from being poached by the bigger unions. Last month we visited 37 schools. [Former provincial flyhalf] Gareth Wright is the academy's assistant manager and he ensures that there is an open pathway of communication between the schools and the Kings.
Where's the academy situated and how many youngsters are involved?
We are based at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Kings academy is different to others in the country in that we have a much smaller group of players and they don't pay to attend; we select them and offer them bursaries. We teach them rugby and life skills because we want them to become rounded individuals. Look, one or two of them may still decide to move to other provinces at some stage, but we're hoping to keep most of them here.
Many promising black players at age-group level fail to kick on and make an impact at senior level. How will you prevent this from happening at the Kings?
The fact that we will be able to keep these players in the province and in their social environment will help a lot, as will the fact that we are focusing on life skills and not just on playing rugby. We will also ensure that they get opportunities to prove themselves at senior level.
As the Kings scrum coach, were you satisfied with the pack's performance last season?
No, the scrum was one of our weaknesses and we really struggled when we lost Rory Duncan to injury. But we have more strength in depth this season and I'm confident we will improve.
How do you feel about the officiating of the scrum by referees at the moment?
I think referees need to learn about the scrum from people who know what they are talking about. I get worried when I hear [Saru manager of referees] André Watson say that referees are going to start penalising front rows for what I would call minor indiscretions, because the scrum is a complex area of the game. At the moment referees tend to blow against the wrong player when something happens. For example, I've seen them penalise the loosehead prop for boring into the tighthead when it's actually the other way around, or they penalise the scrum that's going forward when it's the retreating scrum that's usually forced to do something illegal. In my opinion, the northern hemisphere referees handle the engagement far more effectively than those in the south, especially the French referees in the Top 14. They seldom get it wrong.
How disappointed were you when the Kings failed to earn promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division last year after drawing and losing your two games against the Pumas?
We were disappointed, but Solly had only been coaching the Kings for three months and has put a lot more systems in place since then. With hindsight, I don't think we were ready to be promoted last year, because there's no point in going up and then not being able to compete.
Do you think the First Division play-offs should be scrapped, with the team that tops the log crowned champions?
Yes, that would be ideal. Last year, the Kings and Eagles were at a huge disadvantage going into the promotion-relegation matches because we had just played a First Division semi-final and final, while the Premier Division teams were coming off a two-week break. The First Division teams also had to play the first leg of the promotion-relegation games away from home. The Eagles were expected to beat the Leopards, but looked like they were suffering from a hangover in their first match in Potch.
Is promotion to the Premier Division non-negotiable for the Kings this season?
Yes, we have to go up. No excuses.
The Kings beat the Bulls in a pre-season friendly this year, before losing to the Lions and Cheetahs. What did you take out of those games?
I think the Bulls win gave us a false sense of security and the Cheetahs showed us how far we still have to go as a team. It was a good learning curve but we're not at the point where we can play three consecutive games against Super Rugby opposition.
You must have been pleased with the large crowd support.
Yes, it was fantastic and has been ever since our promotion-relegation game against the Pumas. The people of PE have really thrown their support behind the team.
Are the Kings using the Vodacom Cup to prepare for the Currie Cup campaign?
Yes, definitely. It gives us a chance to test out new combinations. It's all well and good bringing in big-name players like Luke, but you need to develop a strong base of players under the stars.
Do you think the Vodacom Cup should be replaced with a national club tournament, as some have suggested?
The good thing about the Vodacom Cup is that it helps the smaller unions to prepare for the Currie Cup and the bigger unions to bring their younger players through the system. But I do think more emphasis should be put on club rugby and the development of young club players.
What were your thoughts when you saw the Melbourne Rebels lose their first ever Super Rugby game 43-0?
I don't think you can compare the Rebels to the Kings, because South African rugby has much more depth than Australia. How many players do we have overseas who left because they couldn't make it into a Super Rugby squad? A fifth Australian franchise was always going to dilute their rugby, but South Africa has enough quality players to have six competitive franchises.
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11 Apr 2011, 06:39 amStill remember how easily the opposition could intimidate Kempson on the field. He'd go all red in the face and look sulky. I've seen children with a better temperament.
11 Apr 2011, 07:05 amThe "Kings"?
11 Apr 2011, 07:06 amKing Dragons.
South Africa doesn't have enough talent for 6 teams. The two teams on the bottom of the table are South African, and if the Kings were to join the competition it would likely be the three bottom teams that are South African.
The Rebels, if anything have helped to develop the depth of Australian rugby. Players such as Vuna, Gerrard, Mortlock, Phibbs, Saffy and a couple of others are in with a shot of playing for the Wallabies.
11 Apr 2011, 07:32 amThe Southern Kings need a couple of seasons in the Currie Cup before propping up the bottom of the Super 15.
11 Apr 2011, 08:04 amKempson is a bad temepered doos.
11 Apr 2011, 14:30 pm@WOLFMAN21(WOLFMAN21)-3: Just like Kempson says, Australian rugby has been diluted therefore the rebels CAN be competitive in their conference.
Waratahs lost to the Cheetahs at home. Reds are the only strong side.
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