Dans l’imposante « Sala d’Actes de l’Illustre Collegi d’Advocats de Barcelona » s’est ouverte ce lundi 1er mars 2010  la première session du Tribunal Russell sur la Palestine. Du 1er au 3 mars, experts et témoins vont mettre en évidence les manquements de l’Union européenne par rapport à l’application des règles du droit international par l’Etat d’Israël, puissance occupante de la Palestine.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) denounced today the Bahraini authorities for restraining freedom of expression and media freedoms. In its session on 30 Jan., the Bahraini Cassation Court held the Military court's sentence to 18-month imprisonment against the female activist Fadeelah Mubarak, for joining peaceful protests and listening to anti-regime songs. In addition, the lower criminal court is trialing today Waheed Alballoushy, media professional, and tomorrow the female journalist Reem Khalifa.

Copenhagen-Algiers, 20 December 2011. On 13 December 2011, the National People's Assembly of Algeria (Assemblée nationale populaire, APN) adopted a repressive law on associations. In October, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and its member organisations in Algeria - the Coalition of Families of the Disappeared (Collectif des familles des disparu(e)s d'Algérie) and the Algerian Human Rights Defence League (Ligue Algérienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme, LADDH) - have sent the NPA parliamentarians a letter urging them to make changes to the text of the proposed law. Our organisations deplore the fact that the text adopted by the APN has remained substantially unchanged and vigorously condemn its provisions, which does not guarantee the right to freedom of association and imposes additional restrictions on associations, especially with regard to cooperation between Algerian associations and their international partners.

Donor cuts and empty promises leave poor countries in the lurch

As donor aid levels plummet children in developing countries could face a bleak future as they miss out on the chance to go to school. Ahead of a high level Global Partnership for Education (GPE) meeting in Copenhagen tomorrow [Tuesday Nov 8], international agency Oxfam has called for rich country donors and the World Bank to put money on the table for basic education.