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Хьюман Райтс Вотч обвиняет эфиопскую армию в «пытках и изнасилованиях»

По данным Human Rights Watch (HRW), эфиопские военные обвиняются в проведении кампании произвольных арестов, изнасилований и пыток в отношении десятков жителей деревни в районе Гамбелла страны. Обвинения последовали за недавней смертью Мелеса Зенауи, премьер-министра Эфиопии, чье 20-летнее удержание власти вызвало международное осуждение. В прошлом году совместное расследование Бюро и BBC Newsnight показало , как помощь […]

30 августа, 2012

Angus Stickler

30 августа, 2012

От Angus Stickler

Military officers wait to pay their respects to the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, at the national palace, the official residence of the prime minister, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Ethiopian military has been accused of conducting a campaign of arbitrary arrest, rape and torture against scores of villagers in the Gambella region of the country according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The accusations follow the recent death of Meles Zenawi the Ethiopian Prime Minister whose 20 year grip on power has attracted

The Hidden Costs of Free Trade: Union Busting, Labor Violations And Environmental Loss

Indigenous protesters march against the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the U.S. in Ipiales, on Colombia’s southern border with Ecuador, Wednesday March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Wilson Prado) (MintPress) — Former General Motors (GM) workers began a hunger strike earlier this month to protest the wrongful termination of 200 employees at a plant in Colombia. Protesters […]

30 августа, 2012

Martin Michaels

30 августа, 2012

От Martin Michaels

Indigenous protesters march against the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the U.S. in Ipiales, on Colombia's southern border with Ecuador, Wednesday March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Wilson Prado)

(MintPress) — Former General Motors (GM) workers began a hunger strike earlier this month to protest the wrongful termination of 200 employees at a plant in Colombia. Protesters fighting labor violations committed by the automobile manufacturer have sewn their mouths shut to fight deplorable labor conditions and demand reform. These labor

New Questions Of Medical Abuse At Gitmo As Anti-Malaria Drug Allegedly Used For Adverse Side Effects

In this handout photo from the Department of Defense made available Friday Jan. 18, 2002, Taliban and al-Qaida detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of military police at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during in-processing to the temporary detention facility on Jan. 11, 2002. (APPhoto/Shane […]

30 августа, 2012

Lisa Barron

30 августа, 2012

От Lisa Barron

(NEW YORK) MintPress — The U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay suffered minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac, but it is once again being hit by allegations of detainee abuse. A piece in the medical journal Tropical Medicine and International Health is raising questions about possible medical abuse at the prison facility because of the use of a

The ‘R’ Word: Rape Conversation In Politics Highlights Blame Game

Susan Schorpen, mother of Carlie Brucia, weeps with Judy Cornett, right, as the guilty verdict is read for Joseph Smith at the Sarasota County Judicial Center in Sarasota, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Chip Litherland, File) (MintPress) — It’s typically an issue of he says, she says. And in today’s society, too many would […]

30 августа, 2012

Trisha Marczak

30 августа, 2012

От Trisha Marczak

Susan Schorpen, mother of Carlie Brucia, weeps with Judy Cornett, right, as the guilty verdict is read for Joseph Smith at the Sarasota County Judicial Center in Sarasota, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Chip Litherland, File)

(MintPress) — It’s typically an issue of he says, she says. And in today’s society, too many would rather take “his” word for it, lawmakers included. Considering most rapes take place behind closed doors, victims are left with a sense of trepidation when it comes to reporting the crime, due to fear that society may turn around and point the

Analysis: West Nile Outbreak Demonstrates Lack Of Medical Research Priority

This undated handout file photo provided by the Agriculture Department shows an aedes aegypti mosquito on human skin. (AP Photo/USDA, File) (MintPress) — Over the course of the spring and summer, Dallas, Texas has become a microcosm of the United States’ enduring mosquito dilemma. Aside from the unprecedented quantity of mosquitoes buzzing around the Dallas/Fort […]

30 августа, 2012

Joey LeMay

30 августа, 2012

От Joey LeMay

This undated handout file photo provided by the Agriculture Department shows an aedes aegypti mosquito on human skin. (AP Photo/USDA, File)

(MintPress) — Over the course of the spring and summer, Dallas, Texas has become a microcosm of the United States’ enduring mosquito dilemma. Aside from the unprecedented quantity of mosquitoes buzzing around the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the instances of humans contracting the West Nile virus has reached alarming levels. With the growing threat of

Settler Attacks On Palestinians Exceed 3,700 From 2004-2011

A Jewish settler hangs and Israeli flag in the unauthorized West Bank Jewish settlement of Migron. Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) Last February, a Jerusalem Fund/Palestine Center (PC) report titled «When Settlers Attack» discussed data collected from 2004 to 2011. It includes more than 3,700 separate incidents. It explains when, how and why […]

29 августа, 2012

Stephen Lendman

29 августа, 2012

От Stephen Lendman

A Jewish settler hangs and Israeli flag in the unauthorized West Bank Jewish settlement of Migron. Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Last February, a Jerusalem Fund/Palestine Center (PC) report titled "When Settlers Attack" discussed data collected from 2004 to 2011. It includes more than 3,700 separate incidents. It explains when, how and why they occur. PC discovered a disturbing increase in violence. Palestinian civilians are targeted. Northern rural West Bank villages are