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The Weekly update from the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.
The second year newsletter no.55 from 14th April -21st April 2005




In this issue:
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  • HRINFO statements.
  • A step forward.
  • Human Rights information in MENA region.
  • Human Rights Publications.
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HRINFO statements:
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Press release:
Egypt: A new relapse for press freedom
The Egyptian government is against the freedom of expression.
http://hrinfo.net/press/05/pr0418.shtml
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A step forward:
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Egypt: Egyptian Judges fight against corruption and falsification
http://hrinfo.net/step/2005/pr050417.shtml
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MENA Human Rights News:
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Tunisia:
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The International Association for political prisoners' aid.
The political prisoner Abdul- Maguid Alghitawy declared a hunger strike at 1st April
http://hrinfo.net/tunisia/aispp/2005/pr0414.shtml

A statement (the Palestinians revived the prisoners' day)
http://hrinfo.net/tunisia/aispp/2005/pr0418.shtml

The Committee for Protecting Journalists:
A prisoner journalist declares hunger strike.
http://hrinfo.net/mena/cpj/2005/pr0419.shtml

The Tunisian Bond Defending Human Rights:
A telegram supporting the lawyers who began the sit-in
http://hrinfo.net/tunisia/ltdh/2005/pr0414.shtml

More information on Tunisia Page: http://www.hrinfo.net/tunisia/
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Algeria
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Amnesty international:
The total amnesty law forbids adding legitimacy to the escape from punishment in human rights cases.
http://hrinfo.net/mena/amnesty/2005/pr0414.shtml

More information on Algeria page: http://www.hrinfo.net/algeria/
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Saudi Arabia:
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Human Rights defending committee in the Arabian Peninsula
The Saudi in the tomb of envoy Mohammed.
http://hrinfo.net/saudi/cdhrap/2005/pr0414.shtml

Human Rights First association:
Saudi Arabia forbids the Manseioun site.
http://hrinfo.net/saudi/spdhr/2005/pr0421.shtml

More information on the Saudi page: http://www.hrinfo.net/saudi/
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Sudan:
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Amnesty International
Human Rights Violations continue:
http://hrinfo.net/mena/amnesty/2005/pr0413.shtml

The Sudanese Organization for Human Rights
Bringing the people who feel sympathy to Darfour a massive violation for human rights.
http://hrinfo.net/sudan/shro/2005/pr0416.shtml

More information on Sudan Page: http://www.hrinfo.net/sudan/
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Syria:
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Committees for Defending Democracy and Human Rights in Syria:
Arresting people outside the law frame still dominant.
http://www.hrinfo.net/syria/cdf/2005/pr0419.shtml

The Syrian Committee for Human Rights:
About the presidential amnesty.
http://www.hrinfo.net/syria/shrc/2005/pr0419.shtml

Arresting the Human rights activist Nezar Restnawy
http://www.hrinfo.net/syria/shrc/2005/pr0420.shtml

The Arabic Organization for Human Rights in Syria:
Arresting the Human rights activist Nezar Restnawy
http://www.hrinfo.net/syria/aohrs/2005/pr0418.shtml

More information on Syria page: http://www.hrinfo.net/syria/
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Iraq
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Human Rights first association in Babel:
A rapper becomes a police officer.
http://www.hrinfo.net/iraq/hrab/2005/pr0414.shtml

The chief of Human Rights Association in Babel is elected the director of human rights associations in the governorate.
http://www.hrinfo.net/iraq/hrab/2005/pr0418.shtml

The Iraqi Association for defending journalists' rights:
Arresting a journalist in Diali and sentencing others in waset.
http://www.hrinfo.net/iraq/aadjr/2005/pr0418.shtml

Reporters without borders:
A Kurdish journalist killed in Karkuk.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/rsf/2005/pr0418.shtml

More on Iraq page: http://www.hrinfo.net/iraq/
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Palestine:
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Palestine behind bars: A total report on the conditions of prisoners and captives.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/palestinebehindbars/2005/pr0414.shtml

The statistical monthly report, till April 2005.
Issued by the Ministry of Captives and freed
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/palestinebehindbars/2005/pr0414-1.shtml

The minister of captives and freed Palestinians calls for participating in reviving the captive day.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/palestinebehindbars/2005/pr0415.shtml

Palestinian Captive Club:
A tow day strike declared by the Palestinian captives.
The launch of events of the Captive day.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/ppsmo/2005/pr0415-2.shtml

A press report "Measles spread among the captives"
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/ppsmo/2005/pr0418.shtml

The Israeli Government releases 9Jordanians out of 24 in the Israeli prisons.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/ppsmo/2005/pr0419.shtml

Meezan Center for Human Rights
The Center demands running the elections on time.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/mezan/2005/pr0417-1.shtml

The Palestinian Initiative to deepen the dialogue and democracy
The first peace condition is to clear prisons.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/miftah/2005/pr0418.shtml

Iteejah
Israel continues demolishing the Arabic crops in Nakab.
http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/ittijah/2005/pr0417.shtml

More on Palestine Page: http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine/
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Libya:
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Amnesty international:
Cooperation with the EU, no guarantees for the refugees.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/amnesty/2005/pr0412.shtml

The Arabic Committee for Human Rights
The freedom for Almansoury
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/achr/2005/pr0418.shtml

More on Libya page: http://www.hrinfo.net/libya/
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Egypt:
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The Legal Aid association:
Arresting three journalists in the case of housing minister.
The Association demands abolishing the prison sentences for journalists.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/ahrla/2005/pr0417.shtml

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights:
The organization introduces a law project to confront corruption in the election campaigns.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/eohr/2005/pr0416.shtml

Sons of the earth institution:
A work shop on the impact of the trade agreements on the small farmers.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/ae/2005/pr0416.shtml

After five murdered citizens in Sard village
The center demands the governments to abolish the violence in the Egyptian country.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/ae/2005/pr0418.shtml

A common statement "After ten years on Barcelona operation the Egyptian corps of the unemployed and poor still received."
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/ae/2005/pr0419.shtml

Reporters without borders:
A court in Cairo sentences three journalists to jail.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/rsf/2005/pr0418-2.shtml

The south Center for Human Rights:
The center condemns the one year imprisonment sentence against the three journalists.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/schr/2005/pr0418-1.shtml

The South Pages a weekly newsletter issue no. 22 16th April.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/schr/2005/pr0416.shtml

A new study on the EU polices to confront emigration.
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/schr/2005/pr0419.shtml

The Land Center for Human Rights:
Who's responsible for assassinating the Egyptian migrant birds?
http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/lchr/2005/pr0418.shtml

More information on Egypt page: http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt/
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Yemen:
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Women forum for Training and studies.
The expanded meeting on civil education.
http://www.hrinfo.net/yemen/wfrt/2005/pr0414.shtml

More on Yemen page: http://www.hrinfo.net/yemen/
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Regional and international:
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Human Rights Watch
Diplomatic guarantees do not protect from torture.
The rendition programme and delivering suspects to countries well known of torture challenges the international law.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/hrw/2005/pr0415.shtml

Amnesty international:
The total amnesty law forbids adding legitimacy to the escape from punishment in human rights cases.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/amnesty/2005/pr0414.shtml

The Arabic Union for Arab journalists:
The secretariat general discusses the violations of journalists' rights and their imprisonment.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/faj/2005/pr0416.shtml

The Arabic Committee for Human Rights
The freedom for Almansoury
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/achr/2005/pr0418.shtml

Illegal trial and inhumane conditions
A year on arresting Dr. Saeid Ben Zoueir.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/achr/2005/pr0420.shtml

a Kurdish journalist killed in Kurkouk
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/rsf/2005/pr0418.shtml

A court in Cairo issues a one year in prison sentence against three journalists.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/rsf/2005/pr0418-2.shtml

The Committee for protecting Journalists:
Three journalists are sentenced to one year in prison.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/cpj/2005/pr0418.shtml

A prisoner journalist declares a hunger strike.
http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/cpj/2005/pr0418.shtml

More information on Regional and International page: http://www.hrinfo.net/mena/
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Human Rights Publications:
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Book Name:The ninth meeting to the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights "The constitutional reform between hurry and delay"
The writer: Dr. Wahid Abdulmaguid
Issued by: EOHR
The Topic: the book contains the recommendation of the ninth meeting of EOHR which titled" The constitutional reform between hurry and delay" and attached to the booklet the conference Agenda. How to get the book: calling Shomou'e center
Tel\ 3636811 - 3620467 - 3621613
Fax: 3621613
E-mail: / [email protected]
[email protected]
Web site:http//www.eohr.org

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Coming Events:
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Egypt 24th April:
A conference under the slogan "Abolishing Imprisonment in publishing cases" At the press syndicate.

Saudi Arabia: 24th-28th April:
Arabic Gulf fair of information technology at Riyadh. Saudi Arabia

Egypt: 30th April:
A seminar on "Media and scientific thinking" at Masbiroo building.


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