Syria Resources
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…
Mladic on trial for genocide but demonisation of Muslims continues
“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…
Write letters for the release of Syed Kazmi
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…
British Stop and Search figures show Black and Asian discrimination
[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…
CI Joint Press Statement: Stop the Violence against Rohingyas
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…
Write letters for the release of Mahmoud Sarsak
Palestinian national team footballer detained without trial for three years. Contents 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Action required 4. Sample letter 1. Summary Mahmoud Sarsak has been on hunger strike in an Israeli prison for 89 days and is near death. Sarsak has been detained without charge for three years. He was arrested under the…
After Ulpana Hill, the next West Bank outposts on Israel’s agenda
By Jonathan Lis The government has approved the legalization of 13 outposts; five cannot be legalized, because they are on private Palestinian land, and are slated for evacuation. posted June 07, 2012 by Haaretz With the government announcing plans to legalize 13 of the 18 West Bank settlement outposts against which petitions to the High…
South East Asia’s day after tomorrow
by Doron Tsur Changes in the currents of the global economy, far more serious than the debt crisis in Greece and Spain, are afoot. Their impact on Southeast Asia may be much more severe than any damage caused in Europe and North America. posted June 07, 2012 by Haaretz One of the most important natural…