http://www.hurryat.org/en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:11:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amnesty International today urged the Yemeni government to publicly announce its commitment to implementing the recommendations issued last week by the UN Committee against Torture, following its regrettable failure earlier this month to show up to the Committee's examination of what was described as the "widespread practice of torture and ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=75 On 6 October 2009, human rights defenders Ms *Tawakkol Karman* and Ms* Lubna Al-Gedsi* were reportedly attacked by security men during a peaceful protest in Sana'a. Tawakkol Karman is the chairwoman of Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC), which campaigns for freedom of the press in Yemen. Lubna Al-Gedsi is the coordinator ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=64 The Human Rights Institutes and Human Rights defenders for Human Rights expressed its profound concern as regards the Yemeni authorities’ detention of the eminent human rights defender, Yasser AL-Wazier a member of the Yemeni organization for Defending Human Rights, Democracy & freedoms  – AL-Wazier  had been forced disappearance for three ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=38 (New York) - In mid-August 2009, a sixth round of heavy fighting erupted in the north of Yemen between government forces and Huthi rebels. The conflict first broke out in 2004, and the previous round of fighting ended with a cease-fire in mid-July 2008.   Human Rights Watch is extremely concerned ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=44 Front line is concerned for the safety of human rights defender Mr Ali Hussain al-Dailami, who has reportedly been receiving direct threats and nuisance calls and messages in reaction to his role in the ongoing campaign for the release of detainees related to the Sa'da conflict. Ali Hussain al-Dailami is ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=26 Report uncovering media coverage of the Darfur crisis shows that Sudanese and Arab media give little priority to the Darfur conflict and when covered, they mainly focus on the political aspects According to the study: "A quantitative and qualitative analysis: Media coverage of the Darfur conflict in Sudanese and non-Sudanese media", ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=51 Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices February 25, 2009 Yemen, with a population of more than 21 million, is a republic whose law provides that the president be elected by popular vote from among at least two candidates endorsed by parliament. In 2006 citizens re-elected ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=23 The human rights situation in Yemen has deteriorated markedly over the past several years. Yemen had previously made advances in the rule of law, setting out rights in the constitution, the penal code, and criminal procedure code. However, these have been eroded by hundreds of arbitrary arrests and several dozen ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=15 Activities of the organization  Working for unlawfully detained citizens' cases. The organization has been able to release many of these detainees in the last four years.  Fighting Specialized Criminal Court (outside the constitutional frame)  Established a national alliance to fight the death penalty  Participated in monitoring the registration and voting ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=62 Our Mission Our Mission is to enhance, support, promote and defence basic principles of Human Right for all people no mater their race, race or ethnic. Our Vision Our Vision fo is to be an efficient and transparent non-profit organisation that focuses on human rights issues. Human Rights Defence will be a large ... http://www.hurryat.org/en/?p=58