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Front Line lamenta la muerte de la periodista iraquí Sahar Al-Haidariposted on: 2007/06/08

Front Line está muy conmovida por la muerte de Sahar Al-Haidari, periodista iraquí, sucedida en Mosul, su pueblo natal, el 7 de junio del 2007. Tenía tres hijos y trabajaba como reportera para Iraq Voices, una agencia de noticias con sede en Mosul, la National Iraq News Agency – NINA (Agencia Nacional Iraquí de Noticias) y para el Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Con Sahar Al-Haidari son tres los periodistas muertos en Iraq en las últimas dos semanas.

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Iraqi human rights defender and doctor assassinatedposted on: 2007/05/22

Front Line is deeply concerned by the assassination of a respected doctor and human rights defender, Dr. Adeeb Ibraheem Al-Jalabi.He was reportedly assasinated by elements linked to al-Qaeda shortly after leaving his clinic in Mosul City on 12 May 2007.

Iraqi human rights defender and doctor assassinatedposted on: 2007/05/22

Front Line is deeply concerned by the assassination of a respected doctor and human rights defender, Dr. Adeeb Ibraheem Al-Jalabi.He was reportedly assasinated by elements linked to al-Qaeda shortly after leaving his clinic in Mosul City on 12 May 2007.

Matan a dos defensores de los derechos humanos en Somaliaposted on: 2007/05/17

El 15 de mayo del 2007, los periodistas Abshir Ali Gabra y Ahmed Hassan fueron asesinados por personas no identificadas, cuando emboscaron el convoy en el que viajaban de Jowhar a Addale, para negociar la paz entre clanes rivales.

Desde que en el 2006 volvió la guerra a Somalia, este año resultó el más violento de todos los tiempos para la prensa. De acuerdo con las declaraciones de Omar Faruk Osman, Secretario General de la National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ): “Las trágicas muertes de nuestros dos colegas llevan a cuatro el número de periodistas asesinados en Somalia desde el comienzo del año”. Luego, agregó: “Estamos muy preocupados de que Somalia pueda convertirse en una versión de Irak en pequeño, donde se asesina a un periodista detrás de otro en la más completa impunidad”.

Abshir Ali Gabra trabajaba como periodista para la estación de radio independiente Radio Jowhar y Ahmed Hassan era corresponsal para la emisora independiente Somalia Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).

Preocupa a Front Line que Abshir Ali Gabra y Ahmed Hassan hayan sido asesinados como consecuencia de sus actividades pacíficas en defensa de los derechos humanos.

Iraq - Leading trade union activist killedposted on: 2007/04/09

Najim Abd-Jasem's, the founder and leader of the General Federation of Iraqi Workers (GFIW) was abducted in Baghdad and his body, with evident signs of torture, was found three days later, on March 30, 2007. Since the 1980’s, Najim Abd-Jasem's has actively promoted the rights of workers and faced routine persecution on account of this work. He was fired from his job during Saddam Hussein’s regime for having opposed the government’s official union. A law, decree 150 was passed by the Iraqi administration under Sadaam Hussein and remains in force. The law bans trade unions in the public sector. Najim Abd-Jasem was extremely active in the new trade union movement that followed the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. Najim Abd-Jasem's was elected to the position of the General Secretary of the Mechanics Workers Union in 2003. Human rights defenders in Iraq, face huge risks to their lives and security as they carry out their work in an extremely dangerous situation.

Front line believes Najim Abd-Jasem has been targeted and killed as a result of his peaceful activities in the defense of human rights, in particular, his work to defend the rights of workers.

Iraq - Leading trade union activist killedposted on: 2007/04/09

Najim Abd-Jasem's, the founder and leader of the General Federation of Iraqi Workers (GFIW) was abducted in Baghdad and his body, with evident signs of torture, was found three days later, on March 30, 2007. Since the 1980’s, Najim Abd-Jasem's has actively promoted the rights of workers and faced routine persecution on account of this work. He was fired from his job during Saddam Hussein’s regime for having opposed the government’s official union. A law, decree 150 was passed by the Iraqi administration under Sadaam Hussein and remains in force. The law bans trade unions in the public sector. Najim Abd-Jasem was extremely active in the new trade union movement that followed the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. Najim Abd-Jasem's was elected to the position of the General Secretary of the Mechanics Workers Union in 2003. Human rights defenders in Iraq, face huge risks to their lives and security as they carry out their work in an extremely dangerous situation.

Front line believes Najim Abd-Jasem has been targeted and killed as a result of his peaceful activities in the defense of human rights, in particular, his work to defend the rights of workers.

Human rights defender killed in Mogadishuposted on: 2007/03/27

Unknown assailants shot human rights defender, Isse Abdi Isse, dead in Mogadishu on 14 March 2007 outside a hotel he was staying in while attending a human rights seminar on the psychosocial affects of civil war and floods on children.

Isse Abdi Isse is the chairperson of the Kisima Peace and Development Organisation, based in Kismayo. The organisation promotes and protects human rights and gender equality and uses a rights-based approach to empower local communities to become self-sufficient through development.

Front Line is deeply concerned by the recent escalation in the number of killings of human rights defenders in Somalia and believes Isse Abdi Isse was targeted because of his human rights activities.

On the 21 March 2007, 16 people died during clashes between Ethiopian-backed government forces and insurgents. This week's fighting is the heaviest since 1,200 African Union peacekeepers arrived in Somalia in March. The interim government blames remnants of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) for the escalating violence and plans to pacify the city within 30 days.

Human rights defender killed in Mogadishuposted on: 2007/03/27

Unknown assailants shot human rights defender, Isse Abdi Isse, dead in Mogadishu on 14 March 2007 outside a hotel he was staying in while attending a human rights seminar on the psychosocial affects of civil war and floods on children.

Isse Abdi Isse is the chairperson of the Kisima Peace and Development Organisation, based in Kismayo. The organisation promotes and protects human rights and gender equality and uses a rights-based approach to empower local communities to become self-sufficient through development.

Front Line is deeply concerned by the recent escalation in the number of killings of human rights defenders in Somalia and believes Isse Abdi Isse was targeted because of his human rights activities.

On the 21 March 2007, 16 people died during clashes between Ethiopian-backed government forces and insurgents. This week's fighting is the heaviest since 1,200 African Union peacekeepers arrived in Somalia in March. The interim government blames remnants of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) for the escalating violence and plans to pacify the city within 30 days.

Extrajudicial killing of human rights defender in the Philippinesposted on: 2007/03/21

A gunman riding a motorcycle killed human rights defender, Siche Bustamente-Gandinao as she was retuning home with her husband and daughter on 10 March 2007 in Misamis Oriental.

Siche Bustamente-Gandinao is a member of Misamis Oriental Farmers Association (MOFA) and of opposition party Bayan Muna. During Philip Alston's - the U.N. Special Representative on Extrajudicial Killings - visit to the Philippines in February 2007, Siche Bustamente-Gandinao submitted a written testimony detailing the recent killing of her father-in-law, Dalmacio Gandinao, Chairman of MOFA and Coordinator of the Misamis Oriental Bayan Muna, in front of her and other family members by a group of seven gunmen.

Since 2001, there has been a marked escalation in extrajudicial killings in the Philippines; the extent of the violence has led to comparisons with old problems in the Philippines.

Extrajudicial killing of human rights defender in the Philippinesposted on: 2007/03/21

A gunman riding a motorcycle killed human rights defender, Siche Bustamente-Gandinao as she was retuning home with her husband and daughter on 10 March 2007 in Misamis Oriental.

Siche Bustamente-Gandinao is a member of Misamis Oriental Farmers Association (MOFA) and of opposition party Bayan Muna. During Philip Alston's - the U.N. Special Representative on Extrajudicial Killings - visit to the Philippines in February 2007, Siche Bustamente-Gandinao submitted a written testimony detailing the recent killing of her father-in-law, Dalmacio Gandinao, Chairman of MOFA and Coordinator of the Misamis Oriental Bayan Muna, in front of her and other family members by a group of seven gunmen.

Since 2001, there has been a marked escalation in extrajudicial killings in the Philippines; the extent of the violence has led to comparisons with old problems in the Philippines.