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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Burma - Government forces targeting Muslim Rohingya

The Human Rights Watch in a report released today that the Burmese security forces committed acts of murder, rape and mass arrests in the right of Muslim Rohingya after it failed to protect them and protect Buddhist Alerakan during the events of sectarian violence, bloody western Burma in June / June 2012. Resulted in government restrictions on humanitarian access to areas housing Rohingya to the suffering of more than 100 thousand people displaced and homeless of the urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. report, " the government can stop what happened: the sectarian violence and abuse that followed in the state of Arakan in Burma , "which published in 56 pages, describes how the Burmese authorities failed to take necessary actions to stop the growing tensions and the outbreak of sectarian violence in the state of Arakan. Although the Army is finally able to contain gang violence in the state capital, the city of Sittwe, the witnesses said Alerakan and Rohingya Human Rights Watch that the government forces and stood watching while the elements of the Muslims and Buddhists are attacking each other, they start destroying villages and committing an unknown number of the killings. said Brad Adams , Asia director at Human Rights Watch: "failed to Burmese security forces to protect Alerakan and Rohingya from each other, and then launched a violent campaign and mass arrests against the Rohingya. the government claims it spent on the work of ethnic fighting and violations, but the events Last in the state of Arakan shows the continued persecution and discrimination under the auspices of the government. " said Human Rights Watch that the Burmese government to take urgent steps to stop the violations committed by government forces, in order to ensure the flow of humanitarian assistance, and allow international observers independent to visit areas affected by the events to investigate the violations.

Report is based on 57 interviews took place during the months of June and July with members affected by the events of Alerakan and Rohingya, and others in Burma and Bangladesh , where he is seeking Rohingya asylum away from violence and abuse. erupted violence in early June after the appearance of news spread in 28 May / May on exposure of a woman of Buddhism Alerakan of rape and murder in the town of Ramera by three Muslim men. Details of the crime emerged at the local level in the form of publications, enticing, and in the June 3 a large group of villagers from Alerakan, when Tongob area, off the bus and killed cruelly ten Muslims were on board the bus. Confirmed by Human Rights Watch that local police forces and the army in the vicinity of the place did nothing and stood watching without interfering. In response to what happened, the thousands of Rohingya in the June 8 rioted in the town of Mongdao after Friday prayers, killing an unknown number of Alerakan, smashing homes and property of many of the Arakan. Then spread the violence between Rohingya and Alerakan in Sittwe and the surrounding areas. Gangs of Alerakan and Rohingya both raided villages and neighborhoods have never witnessed any events, killing people and destroyed and burned houses, shops and houses of worship. In the presence of government security little or no to stop the violence, armed people themselves with swords and spears, sticks and metal bars, knives and other makeshift weapons.And resulted in media reports Althjieh anti-Muslim and negative publicity against them at the local level to fuel the violence. A large number of Alerakan and Rohingya, who spoke with Human Rights Watch that the authorities were able to stop the violence and avert what subsequent violations. there is a man of Alerakan at the age of 29 years and older man of the Rohingya, told Human Rights Watch, both in private , but exactly the same words: "The government can stop what happened." Activity in the end led the Burmese army in Sittwe to stop the violence. But on June 12 Gangs of Alerakan burned the homes of an estimated ten thousand Muslims of Rohingya and other Muslims, in the largest district of the Muslims in the city, while the police forces and the forces of "color Thain" paramilitary firing live ammunition on the Rohingya. man said of Rohingya from Sittwe at the age of 36 years, told Human Rights Watch that a gang of Alerakan "began to burn houses. when people tried to extinguish the fire, paramilitary forces fired at us. The group beat people with sticks great." Another man said of Rohingya from the same neighborhood: "I was at a distance of few meters. You in the street. I saw them shoot at least six people, a woman and two children and three men. Police took the bodies and kept off it." in Sittwe, where half the population of Arakan and the other half Muslims, most Muslims fled or were forced from the city forced out of them, which raises questions about whether the government will respect their rights to return to their homes. Identified by Human Rights Watch that the center of the state capital, which was characterized by pluralism in the past, has become divided and devoid of Muslims to a large extent. In northern Arakan State, the army and police forces and border guards "Nasaka" forces and "color Thain" quasi-military, acts of murder and mass arrests and other abuses against the Rohingya. They cooperate with the population in the region Alerakan looted storage of food and luggage Rohingya value of homes. The border guards and soldiers opened fire on crowds of Rohingya as they tried to flee the violence, leaving a number of dead and injured. said Brad Adams: "If the atrocities committed in the state of Arakan had been signed before the start of government reforms, the reaction was International becomes quick and strong. " He continued: "But it seems that the international community blinding tale romance that are recited on the changes large and the root in Burma, has signed a new business deals and the lifting of sanctions while continuing the violations." Since June, the government has detained hundreds of men and boys of the Rohingya, etc. remain in detention in isolation from the outside world. And authorities in the state of Arakan, north of the country's long history of torture and ill-treatment of detained Rohingya, according to Human Rights Watch. In the town of Molim coastal South, there were reports about the arrest of 82 people from the Rohingya in late June, and sentenced to years in prison for violating immigration laws. said Brad Adams: "The authorities of Burma to immediately declare the details of Rohingya detained, and allow the arrival of relatives and organizations humanity to them, and to release any person who is not accused of a crime recognized by international law under the credible evidence. " He added: "This is a test of the Government's avowed commitment to reform and the protection of fundamental rights."Burmese Nationality Act of 1982 prevents the granting of citizenship of the Rohingya Burmese, and their numbers estimated at eight hundred thousand to one million people. In July 12th, the President said the Burmese Thein Sein said that "only solution" to the sectarian violence is the expulsion of Rohingya to other countries or to camps supervised by the UN agency for refugees.president said: "I will keep them if it had accepted other countries receive them." law distinguishes the Burmese and policies in place against the Rohingya in Burma, as they are in violation of their rights to freedom of movement, to education and work. Usually refers officials Burmese government to Rohingya under the name "Abanngaleon" and "so-called Rohingya" or the term "Kalar" humiliating, face Rohingya prejudices and discrimination of Burmese society in general, and are prejudice and discrimination, even defenders of democracy since a long time, and minorities other ethnic persecution suffered in turn from the state of the Burmese since long periods. there a new committee for human rights in Burma - headed by Win Mra, a Alerakan - did not play an active role in monitoring violations of Arakan State, according to Human Rights Watch. In the assessment was issued on July 11 the results of sectarian violence, did not address the Committee to the occurrence of any violations of government, and claimed that it is meeting all human needs, and did not talk about the problem of citizenship of Rohingya and persecution against them. said Brad Adams, "the Burmese government to review the Nationality Act quickly to put an end to discrimination against the Rohingya government. " He continued: "You can not claim that President Thein Sein all sincerity that it supports human rights while demanding the expulsion of the population because of their race or their religion." said Human Rights Watch that the sectarian violence led to the urgent humanitarian needs of each Alerakan and Rohingya.Alerakan local organizations, and supported by donors, mostly Burmese, and provided food, clothing, medicine and shelter for the displaced Arakan. In contrast, the ability of Rohingya people to go to markets and access to food and work remain a threat or is almost impossible, and there are many of them in hiding for weeks. government restricted access to affected areas, especially areas of Rohingya, leading to paralysis of humanitarian intervention. Workers were the United Nations and relief organizations to arrests, threats and intimidation of the population of Alerakan who see aid workers biased the Rohingya. Led government restrictions to isolate some areas, such as the villages of South Mongdao, for humanitarian relief organizations full. said Brad Adams: "The authorities should provide immediate capacity and access for humanitarian agencies to reach all affected populations and they must start work to prevent acts of violence of this type in the future between the two groups. " He continued: "The government should help the two groups the services refer to the homes and to ensure that can all displaced people to return to their homes and live in safety." since the violence in June fled thousands of Rohingya to Bangladesh bordering Burma, where they face attempts to return to Burma from the Bengali government, in violation of international law. Witnessed by Human Rights Watch on the arrival of men, women and children from the Rohingya to a beach Bangladesh and saw how they started begging the authorities to let them spend the inside, were brought to the sea in boats heirs during the season of heavy rains, exposing them to the risk of drowning and starvation in the sea or persecution in Burma. It is not known death toll from these returns. Those who managed to enter the Bangladesh living in hiding, without the ability to access food, shelter, or little protection.that Bangladesh is committed to open its borders and grant Rohingya temporary shelter at least, to become a safe return, consistent with international standards of human rights. Called Human Rights Watch, the Governments concerned to assist Bangladesh in this matter and invited them to put pressure on Burma and Bangladesh to stop the violations and ensure the safety of Rohingya. said Brad Adams: "Bangladesh violate its international obligations as re asylum seekers harshly so to boats heirs to return them to the open sea" .

Horror: "Healer" 4 brothers killed to the ... heal!


Horror made in Haiti where a "healer" killed four innocent children to the "cure." The brothers, three girls and a boy suffering from rare disease. The "healer" told the mother that is possessed and persuaded her to leave in his hands. The cruel "magician" with his brother beaten so brutally that the unfortunate minor succumbed to their injuries. Their mother found them on the bed, when he returned. These are children from 15 months to seven years, was the largest. The magician and his brother then fled and local authorities launched an investigation into the incident and arrested the mother of the victims.

Parents are sentenced for death of British 'victim of honor killing'


The Justice of the United Kingdom on Friday condemned a couple in 2003 for the murder of his 17 year old daughter, Shafilea Ahmed, a British of Pakistani origin who was the victim of an 'honor killing'. Iftikhar Ahmed, 52, and Farzana Ahmed, 49, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court of Warrington, Cheshire, northern England, and must meet a minimum sentence of 25 years. They denied any involvement in their daughter's death. The main reason for the crime were the habits of Western Shafilea, which, according to prosecutors, shamed the family: Iftikhar and Farzana wanted the girl to accept an arranged marriage to a Pakistani, but she refused, wanted to date and become a lawyer. During the hearing this Friday, the judge told the defendants: "Your concern with the possibility of shame to their community was greater than his love for his daughter." Shafilea disappeared in September 2003, and his body was found five months later in an advanced state of decomposition in a river 12 km away from the house of the young. The parents claimed not to know his whereabouts. During the trial, prosecutor Andrew Edis said the younger sister of Shafilea, Alesha, parents saw the girl suffocated with a bag in his mouth. Then saw them with bags and duct tape, implying that they planned to hide the body. The teenager was last seen alive on September 11, 2003, when her mother sought in school. His disappearance was not reported to police by parents but by a professor of Shafilea, who would have heard that the girl's sister, Alesha, had confessed to friends that the crime was committed by parents. According to prosecutors, Alesha denied having said anything and did not speak about the incident for seven years until he was arrested for taking part in a robbery at the house of the parents themselves.On occasion, she reportedly confessed to police that his parents "worked closely" to kill his sister. The jury also heard the prosecution case that the police placed wiretaps on Ahmed's family home, after the disappearance of Alesha, and recorded Iftikhar speak with their four other children that they "should not comment on anything at school, or there would be serious problems."

"Angela healing": Berlusconi denounced Merkel Sheet


Fourth Reich in Italian for the newspaper Il Giornale typical way the tide of the media empire of Silvio Berlusconi, who has comments from ECB chief Mario Draghi to save the € commented. "Hail Angela," it says on the front page under a photo. It shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she raises her right hand. "The 'no' and Germany's Merkel makes us go and Europe to its knees," said Il Giornale . And the editorial says: "The winner was Germany, Italy lost, Europe, the euro have." Italy lies not in Europe but in the Fourth Reich. Draghi Merkel will have to bow must therefore belong to the losers. Italy - and Spain - are suffering are suffering acutely from the fact that both countries must pay for their bonds very high interest rates. Madrid and Rome had hoped that the ECB is buying massive Spanish and Italian government bonds and thereby lower the interest rate would be. Draghi was disappointed these expectations, however, and on Thursday announced that a request for assistance was of the countries in the EU rescue fund is a prerequisite for intervention by the ECB.

North Korea: a call for food from the UN

North Korea called for immediate food assistance following the devastating floods of last month, according to the United Nations eprosopo. These images conveyed by the state of North Korea channels show homes under water, flooded fields and people to seek shelter on higher floors of tall buildings. This is the most devastating floods in the history of the country, according to statements by the residents. According to state media of North Korea from the flooding that followed the severe drought that preceded the beginning of the year, at least 119 people were killed and tens of thousands homeless. As reported by members of the UN mission in the capital Pyongyang, visited the areas most affected by the floods, there is an urgent need for help. Extensive damage to infrastructure and crops in the country worsened the already existing problem of food shortages. The residents of areas that have suffered major disasters have immediate need of food and clean water, as many wells contaminated by sewage sewage during floods. North Korea needs urgent food aid. According to a report published by the UN last month, the 24 million citizens of the country suffer from chronic malnutrition. Some international organizations have already begun to collect supplies and donations. On Thursday, the Red Cross said it would try to raise more than $ 300 000 for flood victims.

UN seeks new mediator Syria


After the withdrawal of Syria's special representative Kofi Annan, a solution to the bloody conflict, disappearing into the distance.The members of the UN Security Council accused each other of being responsible for the failure of Annan's mediation efforts. The UN General Assembly will condemn this Friday at the initiative of Arab countries with a resolution of the regime of President Bashar el Assad.In Syria, continued on Friday, the bitter struggles.In the commercial center in Aleppo to equip government forces and rebels for a decisive battle."In Aleppo we see a remarkable development of military equipment, which makes us believe that the main battle is imminent," said UN Under-Secretary-General Herve Ladsous. But in Damascus were regularly heard more explosions.The Syrian regime has reinforced its troops in the hotly contested city of Aleppo."Dozens were trucks with soldiers and more than 100 tanks placed around Aleppo, in position", the local rebel commander Abu Omar el Halebi said on Friday morning, the German Press Agency.The rebels still control their own representation for approximately one third of the city, especially in the eastern part.