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The Tunisian Constituent Assembly's By-laws: A Brief Analysis
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[The following report was issued by the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance on 26 February 2013.] The Tunisian Constituent Assembly's By-laws: A Brief Analysis Executive Summary In response to the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia is in the process of developing a new constitution. The institution charged with drafting this new constitution is the National Constituent Assembly (NCA). The functioning and processes of the NCA will ...
Keep Reading »Torture Accusations Hidden Behind Closed Doors in 'UAE 94' Trial
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[This report was originally published by Alkarama on 13 March 2013.] UAE: Concerns for Safety of 'UAE 94' Confirmed as International Observers Prevented from Attending Second Hearing The first and second hearings in the trial of the UAE 94 were held on 4 and 11 March, respectively, with international observers prevented access. Reports from the trial have raised alarm bells that the UAE has still not respected the norms of a fair trial. The UAE should allow international ...
Keep Reading »UNICEF Report: Children in Israeli Military Detention
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[The following report was issued by UNICEF on 6 March 2013.] Children in Israeli Military Detention: Observations and Recommendations Executive Summary All children in contact with judicial systems should be treated with dignity and respect at all times. For several years, national lawyers, human rights organizations, United Nations experts and treaty bodies have been publishing reports of illtreatment of children who come in contact with the Israeli ...
Keep Reading »UK Spyware Targets Bahraini Business
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[This report was originally published by Bahrain Watch on 13 March 2013.] TOP BAHRAINI COMPANY INFECTED WITH GOVERNMENT SPYWARE SOLD BY UK FIRM IN APPARENT POLITICALLY MOTIVATED TARGETING Company Declines to be Identified, Citing Potential Reprisals [Manama] During the course of recent investigations, Bahrain Watch determined that a computer inside a top Bahraini company was infected with spyware operated by Bahrain’s government. The spyware, known as FinSpy, is sold ...
Keep Reading »Long Sentences Imposed on Saudi Human Rights Activists
[This report was originally issued by Alkarama on 12 March 2013.] KSA: Two prominent human rights defenders sentenced to 10 and 11 years in prison after unfair trial The Saudi authorities should immediately release Mohammad Al Qahtani and Abdullah Al Hamid, two Saudi human rights defenders and co-founders of the Saudi Association for civil and political rights (ACPRA). The two men were sentenced last Saturday to ten and eleven years in prison for accusations including ...
Keep Reading »Eye on the Libyan General National Congress: Third Report
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[The following report was issued by Bokra Youth Organization and H2O Team on 28 February 2013. This is the third in a year-long series of reports covering the actions of Libya's General National Council. This issue focuses on the period from 15 January to 1 February 2013. Click here to access the previous report.] Eye on the General National Congress: The Third Report Introduction On Tuesday evening, 15 January 2013, Mr. Omar Hemedan, the official spokesperson for the ...
Keep Reading »Saudi Arabia Imprisons Activists and Dissolves Prominent Rights Organization
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[This report was originally published by the Gulf Center for Human Rights on 11 March 2013.] Saudi Arabia - The authorities imprison prominent human rights defenders Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani and dissolve the Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA) On 9 March 2013, the eleventh hearing of the trial of Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr Mohammed Al Qahtani, the co-founders of the Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA), was held at ...
Keep Reading »Bosnia's Dangerous Tango: Islam and Nationalism
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 26 February 2013.] Bosnia's Dangerous Tango: Islam and Nationalism Overview The Bosniak community is deeply frustrated with the dysfunctional government, flawed constitution and economic stagnation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as well as renewed Croat and Serb challenges to the state’s territorial integrity. The Islamic community has taken a leading role in channelling popular anger, filling a ...
Keep Reading »Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and Its Impact on American Muslims
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[The following press release and report were issued by the Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition (MACLC), and its partner organizations the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsability (CLEAR) project of CUNY School of Law, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF).] New Report Launch: NYPD and Its Impact on American Muslims On March 11, 2013, members of the American Muslim community will release findings from a ground-breaking new ...
Keep Reading »Petition: Stop the "Green Building" Draft Law in Lebanon
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For the past six months, the Lebanese government has been stalling in implementing the salary adjustment and wage scale for public employees it had approved in September 2012. The last few weeks have seen an increase in workers’ unions' organized strikes across Lebanese cities demanding the immediate application of the authorized salary increase (see Khaled Saghieh’s article in Jadaliyya for more analysis). The government claims it is still looking into sources of revenue to ...
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