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La democracia auténtica es el culto al respeto de la dignidad humana,
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La NO violencia no es la simple ausencia de violencia.
- La NO violencia es tener la oportunidad de hacer daño y abstenerse de hacerlo.
- Es el reflejo del amor y la compasión humanas; es tan inseparable como la bondad de la compasión.
SS El Dalai Lama
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La violencia es el miedo a los ideales de los demás.
Mahatma Ghandi
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2008 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom Oct.7 (DP.net).- US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, introduced to the public on September 19, this Annual Report covering the 12 months ended on 20 June 2008. This report has been issued annually for 10 years since the US Congress approved the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. The report is now available to the public on the Internet >>HERE and institutions may get free hard copies if requested. This work supplements the most recent Human Rights Reports by providing additional detailed information with respect to matters involving international religious freedom. It includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide. According to the Report, the IRF Act requires «the designation of countries that have "engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom" during the reporting period». Following its precise guidelines, the Report has designated Burma, China, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as "Countries of Particular Concern". In addition, "countries where religious freedom is of significant concern" include Afghanistan, Algeria, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Vietnam. >> Read more |
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A humanitarian disaster unfolds |
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 One year after the Congolese elections, civilians flee renewed fighting in the east
Nov.15.– A year ago, Congo did indeed hold elections that many had feared would never take place. They were won by the incumbent president, Joseph Kabila, largely thanks to support in the east, which he promised to pacify. But for the people of North Kivu, an eastern province at the heart of a decade of war, the aftermath of the voting has brought anything but peace. Some 500,000 civilians have fled their homes, out of a total population of about 4m, to escape the growing fighting between the army, rebels and militias. In the past two months alone, more than 160,000 people have been displaced.
Making comparisons between humanitarian crises may not always be fair or useful. But those dealing with the emergency in Kivu are starting to do so. “The situation at the moment in North Kivu is worse than Darfur,” says Sylvie van den Wildenberg of the UN mission in the province. Many more people have fled their homes this year than in Darfur. Refugee camps are starting to pop up just outside the provincial capital, Goma …
Stuck in the middle is the world's largest UN peacekeeping mission. Its soldiers are meant to protect civilians and support the army. But neither party is satisfied. On November 5th, 27 Indian peacekeepers were injured when attacked by a mob of hungry civilians who claimed not to have received any food aid. Other peacekeepers were stoned by government troops, angry that the UN had prevented them from trying to achieve a total military defeat of the rebels.
Much of the latest violence is attributed to Laurent Nkunda, a dissident Tutsi general who now leads a rebellion. But, to complicate matters, American diplomats trying to resolve the crisis have persuaded the Congolese army that Rwandan Hutu rebels, who operate from North Kivu, must be dealt with as well as Mr Nkunda …
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Denuncias de violaciones de los derechos humanos
La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas recibe anualmente alrededor de 400,000 denuncias de violaciones a los derechos humanos, de los que gran parte llegan a través del número de fax de emergencia que funciona las 24 horas del día: (41-22) 917-0092. Cada año, se reciben por esta vía casi 200,000 comunicaciones informando sobre violaciones.
Las denuncias de violaciones de derechos humanos también se pueden hacer a través de la página en Internet del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos. Además, DemocraciaParticipativa.net pone a disposición de todos esta página interactiva para recoger y retrasmitir todo tipo de denuncias e informes.
Reporting human rights violations
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights receives some 400,000 complaints on human rights violations every year. Many of them are received through the emergency Fax available every day for 24 hours: (41-22) 917-0092. This fax number receives some 200,000 reports per year.
Everyone may also send their complaints through the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. In addition, ParticipatoryDemocracy.net has this interactive page available for publishing complaints and other reports on human rights.
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