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Gross abuses of human rights in North Korea shame the whole world

Gross abuses of human rights in North Korea shame the whole world

May 17.─ In labour camps across its remote northern reaches, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea detains an estimated 150,000-200,000 political prisoners. The regime claims to hold precisely none. Or rather, in the formulation of the late Kim Jong Il, punishing the enemies of the state protects the North Korean people's human rights.

The gulag's captives are not told of their crimes, though torture usually produces a "confession"—which might admit to defacing an image of the "Great Leader" or listening to a foreign broadcast. There is no defence, trial, judge or sentence, though most inmates remain in the camps for life, unless they escape. They are victims of forced disappearances, in that neighbours, colleagues and distant family members know nothing about the fate of those who vanish. Inmates are held incommunicado, without visits, food parcels, letters or radio. Chronically malnourished, they work in mines, quarries and logging camps, with one rest-day a month. Infractions of camp rules, such as stealing food meant for livestock, damaging equipment or having unauthorised sexual liaisons are punished with beatings and torture. Guards rape women prisoners, leading to forced abortions for the pregnant, or infanticide. Inmates are under pressure to snitch. Executions are routine—and fellow prisoners must often watch Add a comment 14 hits

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Dalai Lama reveals warning of Chinese plot to kill him

The Dalai Lama has revealed his fears after being warned that Chinese agents have hatched a plot to kill him

New Delhi, May 12.─ In an exclusive interview with this week's Sunday Telegraph, the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner, revealed he had been passed reports from inside Tibet warning that Chinese agents had trained Tibetan women for a mission to poison him while posing as devotees seeking his blessings.

The Tibetan Buddhist leader said he lives within a high security cordon in his temple palace grounds in Dharamsala, in the Himalayan foothills, on the advice of Indian security officials.

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American Sits Almost a Year With No Charges in Isolated Bolivian Prison

American Sits Almost a Year With No Charges in Isolated Bolivian Prison

Jacob Ostreicher has been sitting in Palmasola Prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for almost a year, uncharged, but accused by Bolivian authorities of money laundering

Santa Cruz, May 11.─ In a grim Bolivian prison, a lone American man has languished for nearly a year, uncharged by authorities who have accused him of money laundering, but he says he is innocent of any wrongdoing and refuses to give in.

"It's an absolute nightmare," Jacob Ostreicher said. "I feel all alone most of the time. I'm begging the American people to try to help me."

"Nightline" (an ABC daily news program) traveled to Bolivia to hear Ostreicher's story firsthand. What we found was a man trapped in the web of a truly Kafkaesque prosecution, held inside of a prison like any in the world, where inmates roam free.

"Are you innocent?" I asked him.

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Two more Tibetans die after self-immolation in China

Two more Tibetans die after self-immolation in China

Two Tibetan men have died after setting themselves on fire in front of a monastery in Sichuan province, south-west China, human rights groups say

Apr. 20 (BBC).─ Sonam Kyap and Choephak Kyap were both in their twenties.

There have now been at least 34 self-immolations over the past year, primarily among Buddhist monks and nuns - most of them have died.

The region has seen a string of self-immolations to protest against Beijing's rule of Tibet.

After they set themselves on fire, the two men appeared critically injured and were taken away by local residents, reports say. But rights groups said the men later died.

Verifying these accounts is difficult, as foreign media are not allowed into the area ...

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'El precio de un niño en Benín depende de lo bueno que seas negociando'

'El precio de un niño en Benín depende de lo bueno que seas negociando'

Mensajeros de la Paz reintegró con sus parientes a uno de los niños rescatados de la explotación laboral y durante el seguimiento del caso la organización descubrió que la familia le había mandado de nuevo a trabajar en Nigeria.  Este comportamiento no se considera un delito en Benín

Madrid, Mar.10 (EuropaPress).─ El presidente de Mensajeros de la Paz en Benín, cuyo nombre de cuna es Kouduro Rama Yao pero a quien todos llaman Florian, encabeza desde hace diez años esta filial de la organización del padre Ángel García (foto) en un país donde el abandono de niños no está tipificado como delito y la trata de menores y la explotación infantil se encuentran a la orden del día, hasta el punto de que, según afirma, "el precio de un niño depende de lo bueno que seas haciendo el negocio".

Florian dirige uno de los dos centros de protección infantil que Mensajeros regenta en el país y preside la Respect, una red local de ONG, asociaciones y congregaciones religiosas organizada para rescatar y proteger a los niños de todo tipo de condiciones de abuso y violencia, con un método que funciona y que en las próximas semanas se convertirá en decreto ley marcando las pautas de trabajo con menores y los estándares de calidad de los centros de acogida de todo Benín.

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Annual Reports on Religious Freedom

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission, created in 1998 by the International Religios Freedom Act (IRFA). USCIRF Commissioners are appointed by the President and the leadership of both political parties in the Senate and the House of Representatives. USCIRF's principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom internationally and to make policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and Congress.

These recommendations are formally presented through USCIRF's Annual Report.  The Department of State submits these reports to Congress in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998.  The law provides that the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, shall transmit to Congress "an Annual Report on International Religious Freedom supplementing the most recent Human Rights Reports by providing additional detailed information with respect to matters involving international religious freedom."  Reports are available to the public (click on the titles below) and institutions may get free hard copies if requested.

Country chapters begin with a one-page overview of USCIRF's findings, the reasons for the country's designation by USCIRF, and priority recommendations for action. Each chapter documents events that took place over the reporting period, discusses relevant legal and human rights issues, emphasizes important elements of the bilateral relationship with the U.S., and details recommendations that would promote freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief.

The USCIRF released on April 28 its 2011 Annual Report and recommended that the Secretary of State name the following nations "countries of particular concern" or CPCs: Burma, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. CPCs are "nations whose conduct marks them as the world's worst religious freedom violators and human rights abusers."

2011 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
2010 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom

2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
2008 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom

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