by Nurit Peled-Elhanan posted June 9, 2012 by Australians for Palestine I dedicate my words this evening to three hunger-strikers. Mahmoud Sarsak, who has been striking for 83 days. An excellent football player from Gaza, he was arrested three years ago under the Law against Illegal Combatants, which permits him to be imprisoned for life,…
A page containing online resources covering the recent crisis in Syria. Web site Blog Facebook We Demand Equal Treatment for Palestinians in Lebanon Advocacy for equal treatment for Palestinians in Lebanon. Statement by Syrian filmmakers Peaceful Syrian citizens are being killed today for their demands of basic rights and liberties. It is the same oppression…
“Europe hasn’t learnt from the Holocaust or Bosnian genocide”. The Islamic Human Rights Commission welcomes the trial at the Hague of Bosnian Serb warlord, Ratko Mladic, but feels that the demonisation of Muslims in Europe could lead to another genocide. This year will mark 20 years since the start of the war that resulted in…
Kazmi has been detained without charge for over 90 days. Contents 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Action required 4. Sample letter 5. Addresses for sample letters 1. Summary Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi has been detained without charge since 6 March 2012. The courts have repeatedly extended his remand in order to build a case against…
[Forwarded Press Release] The latest figures show that Black and Asian people are disproportionately stopped and searched compared to their white counterparts. The research from the Equality and Human rights Commission (EHRC) shows that the injustice of stop and search has continued without an end in sight. The figures show that police forces are 28…
Joint press statement CI, UJN, ABIM, MAPIM, SHURA, KUMS-Malaysia, TERAS, PUM, WADAH, SALIMAH, GAMIS, PKPIM, PUK, MSA-Stevens, UNIROD PERMUAFAKAT Citizens International strongly condemns the recent brutal murder of 10 innocent Rohingyas by the Rakhinese extremists and the failure of the authorities to protect the Rohingya civilian population. According to media reports, the killing was triggered…
