The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel agreement was launched by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia over war crimes against the Palestinian population and in Lebanon. However, Italy and Germany vetoed the proposal.
Last Thursday, activists of the RentStrike network organized an anti-eviction picket to save an elderly resident of Rome, victim of an irregular lease, from a life of homelessness, thanks to an appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They had done so in May for a similar case.
Japan has capital punishment by hanging. A large majority of Japanese are in favour of it and often there are executions around this time of the year. However, there have been no executions since 28 July 2010. The current Justice Minister is under a lot of pressure to sign death warrants now.
'The Seeds Beneath the Snow' is a non-profit association founded in the spring of 2006. It is based in Pisa, Italy. The seeds are the themes it aims to deal with: nonviolence, peace, human rights and the environment. A tri-lingual (Japanese-Italian-English) library has been set up, as well as this website.
Quando i parlamentari italiani nel 2001 votarono a favore dell’intervento militare, chi avrebbe immaginato che i soldati della Nato sarebbero stati bersagliati proprio da soldati afghani alleati che avrebbero dovuto combattere i talebani?
Il dottor Abu Safiya è detenuto da oltre 500 giorni insieme ad altri 14 medici palestinesi senza accuse né processo. In Libano, il cessate il fuoco appena firmato è stato violato in pochi minuti. Un’operazione segreta dell’UNRWA è riuscita a mettere in salvo milioni di documenti storici palestinesi.
La marina israelí ha interceptado y abordado los barcos de la Flotilla Global Sumud mientras navegaban en aguas internacionales. Una decena de embarcaciones confiscadas, activistas llevados por la fuerza. Francesca Albanese (ONU): «Así los civiles defienden lo que los Estados ya no defienden»
La marine israélienne a intercepté et abordé les navires de la Flottille Global Sumud alors qu'ils naviguaient en eaux internationales. Une dizaine de bateaux saisis, des activistes enlevés de force. Francesca Albanese (ONU): «Ainsi, les civils défendent ce que les États ne défendent plus»
The Israeli navy intercepted and boarded the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla while they were sailing in international waters. About ten vessels seized, activists forcibly taken. Francesca Albanese (UN): 'This is how civilians defend what states no longer defend'
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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