Navi Pillay, High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights, denounced Monday, May 30, the "brutality" of the suppression of uprisings in Syria and Libya said it was "shocking". She was speaking at the opening of the 17th session of the Council of Human Rights. "The brutality and scale of measures taken by governments in Libya and now in Syria have been particularly shocking in their absolute disregard for basic human rights," Pillay said before the forty-seven member states of the Council.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Mubarak condemned for having suspended the Internet in January
Former President Hosni Mubarak and two other former Egyptian officials have been convicted, Saturday, May 28, a fine of 540 million Egyptian pounds (63.5 million euros) for having suspended the Internet and the mobile phone during demonstrations in January. The administrative court in Cairo sentenced Mr.
Mubarak to a fine of 200 million pounds, the former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to 40 million pounds and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly to 300 million pounds for injury to the national economy, a judicial source said. The three men can appeal. This is the first ruling against Mr.
Mubarak to a fine of 200 million pounds, the former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to 40 million pounds and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly to 300 million pounds for injury to the national economy, a judicial source said. The three men can appeal. This is the first ruling against Mr.
In Spain, the "lost generation" looking for ways to continue to be heard
The "outrage" Spaniards have voted to continue the occupation of the Puerta del Sol. But already the question of the sustainability movement.
Gaddafi reappeared in public to welcome South African President on his arrival in Trpoli
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has reappeared in public on Monday by welcoming South African President Jacob Zuma, on his arrival in Tripoli, as shown by the images of the Libyan state television, which at no time informed of where that has made the meeting. This has been the Libyan leader's first appearance since last May 11 when he met with tribal leaders Libyans.
In the footage broadcast by Libyan state television, Gadhafi appears greeting the South African president and several senior South African government before walking down a hallway. Subsequently, Qaddafi and the South African delegation are seated in armchairs in a large white room. On arrival at Tripoli airport, Zuma was greeted by a delegation of diplomats from the country, but not Gaddafi, who would be later.
In the footage broadcast by Libyan state television, Gadhafi appears greeting the South African president and several senior South African government before walking down a hallway. Subsequently, Qaddafi and the South African delegation are seated in armchairs in a large white room. On arrival at Tripoli airport, Zuma was greeted by a delegation of diplomats from the country, but not Gaddafi, who would be later.
High levels of radioactive iodine in the thyroid of two workers of the central Fukushima
High levels of radioactive iodine were detected in the thyroid gland of two workers of the nuclear accident in Fukushima, said Monday the site operator, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO). This finding suggests that the two men, aged thirty and forty years, were exposed to radiation exceeding the limit of 250 mSv per annum set by the authorities for the duration of the crisis.
TEPCO said it was conducting tests on the bodies of employees involved in operations at Fukushima Dai-Ichi (1) since the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 that destroyed the reactor cooling plant causing the greatest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl there are twenty-five years. After an initial examination, the two workers suffered more extensive testing under the control of the Government Agency for Atomic Energy.
TEPCO said it was conducting tests on the bodies of employees involved in operations at Fukushima Dai-Ichi (1) since the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 that destroyed the reactor cooling plant causing the greatest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl there are twenty-five years. After an initial examination, the two workers suffered more extensive testing under the control of the Government Agency for Atomic Energy.
Marsans claims 1,100 million to the Argentine government ICSID
MADRID, 30 May. Marsans has claimed EUR 1,100 million to the Argentine government for the expropriation of Aerolineas Argentinas (AA) to the court for settlement of disputes under the World Bank (WB), ICSID, as a result of the lawsuit filed by the group in December 2008 During the first hearing of the arbitration process in which appeared the previous owners, Gerardo Diaz Ferran and Gonzalo Pascual.
Yemen: Taiz repression, fighting in the South
Violence does not falter in Yemen, where forces of President Ali Abdullah Saleh attacked and dispersed by force on Sunday night to Monday a sit-in Taiz, south of Sanaa, killing at least twenty people dead and dozens wounded, according to organizers. Tanks and armored vehicles raided at night the Liberty Square, where demonstrators camped since January to demand the departure of Mr.
Saleh. The soldiers set fire to the tents of the protesters and arrested hundreds of protesters who tried to flee the storm. According to medical sources, thirty-seven wounded who were in the field hospital set up by protesters in the square were also arrested. The fighting has claimed more than a hundred deaths throughout the country during the past week.
Saleh. The soldiers set fire to the tents of the protesters and arrested hundreds of protesters who tried to flee the storm. According to medical sources, thirty-seven wounded who were in the field hospital set up by protesters in the square were also arrested. The fighting has claimed more than a hundred deaths throughout the country during the past week.
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