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Spain/Morocco: Rights of migrants and asylum-seekers still at risk one year after Ceuta and Melilla
One year after 13 migrants were killed and hundreds were wounded while trying to enter the Spanish enclaves Ceuta and Melilla, investigations into the actions of the Spanish and Moroccan security forces involved have still not been concluded.
Iraq: Amnesty International deplores death sentences in Saddam Hussein trial
Amnesty International deplores the decision of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (SICT) to impose the death sentence on Saddam Hussein and two of his seven co-accused after a trial which was deeply flawed and unfair.
Israel/Occupied Territories: Amnesty International delegate visits scene of Gaza Strip killings
The killing this morning of 18 civilians in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoun, victims of Israeli shelling, was an appalling act, Amnesty International said today.
Explosive remnants of war and international humanitarian law
Large numbers of civilians are killed or injured each year by "explosive remnants of war." These are the unexploded artillery shells, hand grenades, mortars, cluster submunitions, rockets and other explosive ordnance that remain after the end of an armed conflict.
Greenpeace Calls for Whaling Fleet to Stay in Port
Despite international condemnation and little domestic support, a six-ship whaling fleet is due to sail from Shimonoseki in Japan tomorrow, with plans to hunt nearly 1,000 whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Roma: Discrimination starts with primary education
Extreme poverty, discrimination in schools, and the lack of truly inclusive and multicultural curricula prevent Romani children in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia from enjoying their right to education.
Israel/Lebanon: Further evidence of grave violations in Israel-Hizbullah conflict underlines urgent need for UN inquiry
Amnesty International today renewed its call for a comprehensive and independent UN-led inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law committed during this year's Israel-Hizbullah conflict.
Biological weapons: ICRC appeals to scientists and industry
At the Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (Geneva, 20.11 - 8.12.2006), the ICRC has called for renewed efforts by States, scientists and the biotechnology industry to ensure universal adoption and effective implementation of the treaty.
Somalia: ICRC launches emergency response for flood victims
The ICRC has begun an emergency operation to assist hundreds of thousands of people affected by heavy flooding in southern Somalia. The flooding, following the drought of early 2006, is exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation.
Biggest rice exporters say no to GE as new US contamination found in the Philippines
Rice producers from Thailand and Vietnam, together the world's biggest exporter, have announced their commitment to only growing GE free rice, in a new Memorandum of Understanding announced last week.
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Iraq: civilians continue to pay the highest price in the conflict
The ICRC's head of operations for the Middle East and North Africa, Georges Comninos, described the daily reality of Iraqi civilians and the ICRC's efforts to assist and protect them at a press briefing held in Geneva.
Chad: Civilians left unprotected as brutal Janjawid attacks reach 150 kilometres inside Chad
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the Chadian government failing to act as Janjawid from Darfur and Chad carry out increasingly brutal and extensive attacks on civilians in eastern Chad.
Business and international humanitarian law
States party to the Geneva Conventions have mandated the ICRC to protect and assist persons affected by armed conflict and to promote awareness of, and respect for, international humanitarian law.
Lebanon: Need for responsible leadership and comprehensive approach to end impunity
"From a human rights perspective, this is a remarkable display of people exercising their freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in a largely peaceful manner," said Ms Khan.
ICRC appeals for more than one billion Swiss francs to meet humanitarian challenges in 2007
"Providing a professional humanitarian response to increasingly diverse and demanding situations of armed conflict and to other forms of armed violence around the world presents a daunting challenge".
Destruction at all co(a)sts: World's Aquarium threaten by coastal tourism developments
Greenpeace calls to stop all unsustainable coastal developments in Baja05 December 2006Print Send to a friend A Greenpeace activist chained to heavy machinery talks to a construction worker at the illegal construction site of the 'Puerto Los Cabos'.
Amnesty International in Israel and the Occupied Territories
Today is International Human Rights Day. In 1948, on this day, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was born out of the ashes of suffering of the Second World War.
Chile: Death of Pinochet is not the end of the story
Amongst those accused of grave human rights violations, Amnesty International published the names of 20 high-ranking Chilean officers, whose trials have still not been concluded after several years.
Enforced disappearance: UN Convention "a major achievement" that brings new hope
In an interview for the website, ICRC legal adviser Cordula Droege explains the convention and talks about the difference this landmark treaty can make to the victims of enforced disappearance and their families.
Electronic Companies Race for Top Spot in Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics
There are encouraging signs that electronic goods such as PCs and mobile phones could become 'greener', according to the latest review of electronics manufacturers' policies published by Greenpeace today.
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