Eritrean Community for Human Rights and Refugee Protection! site syndication http://eritreanhumanrights.org Fri, 18 May 2012 10:24:46 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/images/M_images/gubae.gif http://eritreanhumanrights.org Eritrean Community for Human Rights and Refugee Protection! site syndication http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=2 EC-HRRP 3rd Annual ConventionJanuary 5- 7, 2009Eritrean Community for Human Rights and Refugee Protection 3rd Annual Convention took place in Tuskegee (Tuskegee University - Kellogg Conference Center), Alabama, from 5 to 7 January 2009. The Convention was held to evaluate the annual report of the EC-HRRP and discuss the various human right violations taking place in Eritrea. News - Latest Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:17:57 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=9 Eritrean Refugee Documents - Video Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:15:18 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=2 Sixty years ago, the best document ever written came together in Paris under the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt. It is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights News - Latest Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:09:25 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=9 Amnesty InternationalPRESS RELEASE20 August 2008 Posted to the web 20 August 2008 Amnesty International has written to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak this week urging him to end the use of lethal force against African migrants attempting to cross Egypt's the borders into Israel. Take Action - Act Locally Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:46:07 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=2 LOS ANGELES, August 11 (Compass Direct News) – Authorities on Tuesday (August 5) locked up eight high school students at a military training school in metal shipping containers for objecting to the burning of hundreds of Bibles, sources told Compass. News - Latest Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:30:11 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=2 I would like to thank Chairman Feingold and distinguished members of the subcommittee for this important opportunity for Amnesty International to share our concerns about violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the need for a consistent re-centering of human rights in U.S. foreign policy on the Horn of Africa. News - Latest Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:39:57 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=2 With Eritrean refugees continuing to stream into Israel, the Ehud lmert Administration has blamed the influx on the repressive policies of the Asmara government. News - Latest Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:25:43 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=2 After fleeing torture and persecution in Eritrea, refugee Alia is building a new life in the UK with the help of the Red Cross. News - Latest Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:14:37 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=9 Asylum may be granted to people who are already in the United States and are unable or unwilling to return their home country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. If you are granted asylum, you will be allowed to live and work in the United States. You also will be able to apply for permanent resident status one year after you are granted asylum. Educate - seek Asylum Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:06:07 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=9 PREAMBLEThe High Contracting Parties,Considering that the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly have affirmed the principle that human beings shall enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms without discrimination, Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:15:28 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=9 Convention Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor The General Conference of the International Labour Organization, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 87th Session on 1 June 1999, and Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:13:32 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=9 PREAMBLEThe States Parties to the present Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:09:58 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=9 PREAMBLE Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:08:22 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=9 1. The following rules are not intended to describe in detail a model system of penal institutions. They seek only, on the basis of the general consensus of contemporary thought and the essential elements of the most adequate systems of today, to set out what is generally accepted as being good principle and practice in the treatment of prisoners and the management of institutions. Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:06:58 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=9 PreambleThe States Parties to this Convention,Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms, Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:06:11 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=9 The General Assembly,Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations and other international instruments, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:04:05 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=9 Article 11. For the purpose of this Declaration, torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted by or at the instigation of a public official on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or confession, punishing him for an act he has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating him or other persons. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions to the extent consistent with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:02:53 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=9 The States Parties to this Convention,Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:01:09 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=9 All persons under any form of detention or imprisonment shall be treated in a humane manner and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:59:47 +0100 http://eritreanhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=9 1. All prisoners shall be treated with the respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human beings.2. There shall be no discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Documents - EC-HRRP Standards Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:58:17 +0100