Posted in Government, Gunfire, Middle-East, Military, Protesters, Syria, Tactical Directives, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, United Nations, tagged Government, Gunfire, innocent civilians, Military, Protesters, Syria on May 6, 2011 |
Euronews, May 4, 2011
As Syria intensifies its clampdown on anti-government protesters, international pressure on the regime is being stepped up.
It comes as new amateur video, the authenticity of which cannot be verified, purports to show mass arrests in Deraa.
The US has described Syria’s reported tactics – using tanks and arbitrary arrests – as “barbaric measures” against “innocent civilians”. France has called on the EU to impose sanctions on Syrian leaders. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Civilian Casualties, Government, innocent victims, Libya on April 11, 2011 |
By: Alexandra Topping
April 7, 2011
Libya’s former energy minister has fled to Europe, and says that several other key political figures also want to defect.
Omar Fathi bin Shatwan, who was energy minister from 2004 to 2006, said members of Muammar Gaddafi’s inner circle also wanted to leave Libya, but feared for their lives.
Shatwan, who also served as industry minister, fled to Malta on Friday from the besieged city of Misrata, the Maltese foreign ministry said. He arrived in the country but his presence had been kept a secret, it said. (more…)
Posted in Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Government, Military, Philippines, Southeast Asia, tagged Civilian Casualties, Government, innocent victims, Philippines, rebels on April 6, 2011 |
April 2, 2011
COTABATO CITY, Philippines. Muslim rebels clashed Sunday with pro-government militias in the southern Filipino province of Maguindanao and conflicting reports said as many as 8 people were killed in the fighting.
The army confirmed the clashes, but would not say if there were casualties in the violence. There was a clash alright, but we cannot give any details as far as casualties are concerned. We are still getting all the facts here, Major Marlowe Patria, a spokesman for the 6th Infantry Division, told the Mindanao Examiner.
He said the fighting occurred in the town of Mangudadatu late in the afternoon and that troops had been sent to the area to contain the violence. Both sides have been fighting over control of lands in the town. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bachelet, civilian, Displacement, Government, Kenya, rape, refugee, security, sexual violence, Somalia, UN, women on April 6, 2011 |
UN; Date: 05 Apr 2011
UN Women Executive Director Ms. Michelle Bachelet has raised concerns over insecurity facing Somali women and girls in refugee camps in Kenya. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Government, tagged Afghanistan, Government, human rights, war victims on April 1, 2011 |
March 30, 2011
Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG) is planning to unite war victims in Afghanistan to seek their rights and with a vision for eternal peace in the country.
A conference was held by the Transitional Justice Coordination Group in Kabul on Wednesday focused on human rights situation, war victims’ rights, introduction of war victims’ international movements and their pivotal role in peace in their countries.
“They should be united so that nobody could ever divide them based on lingual and ethnic issues,” Yunus Akhtar, a member of TJCG, said. (more…)
