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Turkey: Harassment Against Human Rights Defenders Must End

Ms. Filiz Kalayci, a lawyer and member of the Executive Committee of the Human Rights Association (IHD), was arrested in Turkey on the basis of an allegation of "aiding illegal organisations". The O...
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UN: Secretary-General Presses Conference to Act on Plan for Nuclear Disarmament

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his message to Geneva meeting, urged Disarmament Conference to start "practical negotiations that will lead to real disarmament". "I also call on you to intensif...
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Congolese Women's Declaration at AWID Forum

More than 1000 participants signed the Congolese Women's Declaration at the AWID Forum, Cape Town, 15 November 2008. "We ask all nations across the globe to take note of the holocaust of...
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Geneva: Exceptional Uzbek Woman honored on 20 November

Mutabar TADJIBAEVA, released from prison on the 2nd of June and for the first time allowed to travel abroad, will receive the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) on Thursday 2...
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IPI Campaign Calls for Justice for Journalists Worldwide

The International Press Institute (IPI) has just announced the start of a new campaign, Justice Denied, which will also focus on the two Kurdish journalists Hassanpour and Butimar. ...
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MENA Countries Urged to Sign Cluster Bomb Ban

Written by DI Media Committee
Friday, 29 May 2009
Cluster Bombs The governments in the MENA region need to sign the new treaty banning cluster bombs and become part of the international consensus against this weapon said Defend International today at the start of a global week of action against cluster bombs. "Actions speak louder than words and that's why we need countries in the MENA region to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions without delay," said President of Defend International Widad Akrawi.
Last Updated ( Friday, 29 May 2009 )
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UNODA: Developing a Biological Incident Database

Written by DI Media Committee
Friday, 03 April 2009
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) has announced the availability in print format of the UNODA Occasional Papers No. 15, March 2009 "Developing a Biological Incident Database".
Last Updated ( Friday, 03 April 2009 )
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Iran: Halt the Execution of Mr. Habibollah Latifi

Written by DI Media Committee
Tuesday, 03 March 2009
Mr. Habibollah Latifi Defend International has been informed by reliable sources about the confirmation in appeal of the death sentence against Mr. Habibollah Latifi who was condemned to death after having been accused of "endangering state security".
Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 April 2009 )
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Morocco: 2009 Women Conference in Quneitra

Written by DI International Relations Committee
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Women Conference in Quneitra DI members in Morocco are calling for the elimination of social, cultural, political and economic discrimination against women. "Women have the right to equal treatment and to make decisions free from discrimination", says DI spokesperson.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 January 2009 )
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