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La democracia auténtica es el culto al respeto de la dignidad humana,
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La NO violencia |
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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 Religious Freedom |
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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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Despite setback, France pursues Betancourt's release |
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Paris, Apr.9.- The French foreign minister vowed today to push ahead with efforts to free a French-Colombian hostage, Ingrid Betancourt, even after her rebel captors rejected a mission trying to reach her.
 Bernard Kouchner said he would go to the Colombian region soon to prepare another, "different," mission, despite the failure of the French-led attempt begun last week.
Betancourt has spent six years in the jungle and is believed to be suffering serious liver problems. A dual French-Colombian citizen who was campaigning for Colombia's presidency when she was kidnapped, she has become a cause célèbre in France.
A French government jet spent days on a Bogotá airstrip with doctors hoping to reach Betancourt and other hostages, until the rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said Tuesday they would no longer unilaterally free captives.
They said Betancourt would only be freed as part of an exchange of rebel prisoners for hostages if the Colombian government meets their demands.
The French responded by announcing they would pull out the mission. "It is a great disappointment," Kouchner said after a cabinet meeting Wednesday, but without the FARC's approval, this mission would have had "no chance."
"We must take into account" the FARC's rejection of the mission, "but that does not mean that we are abandoning" efforts, he said ...
[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/09/europe/france.php] |
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Denuncias / Reports |
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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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