Manifestação da CGTP: Uma afirmação de força e de firmeza

A única fotografia que me restou que mostra a presença de trabalhadores da TNC em luta pelos seus postos de trabalho.

A manifestação de hoje convocada pela CGTP, para Lisboa, foi uma das maiores a que assisti desde 1975. Não avanço números porque não tenho sensibilidade para isso, deixo isso a outros mais conhecedores.

Não sei como foi no Porto mas calculo que decorreu com o mesmo sucesso.

Para além da força dos números realço a diversidade das presenças e das representações, que não se quedaram apenas pelos sindicatos.

A manifestação da CGTP foi um sinal forte de que os cidadãos e cidadãs desde país não se rendem e que estão dispostos a lutar pelos seus interesses.

A democracia, que não é exclusivo de ninguém, saiu mais uma vez reforçada. O Coelho que se cuide

PRESENTE!

Tribunal Militar no Bahrein condena 20 em 7 minutos

Amnesty International Press release
29 September 2011

A military court in Manama today found a group of doctors and other health workers guilty of attempting to topple the government during protests earlier this year, in what Amnesty International said was a travesty of justice.

At a seven-minute court session, the president of the military-run National Safety Court of First Instance read the names of the 20 defendants, announced the guilty verdicts and imposed prison sentences of up to 15 years.

Bahraini authorities have accused the group of using Manama’s Salamaniya Medical Complex, where they worked, as a “control centre” for pro-reform protests at nearby GCC Roundabout (formerly Pearl Roundabout), in February and March. The defendants deny all the charges, which include incitement to hatred of the regime, occupying the hospital by force, stealing medicines and stockpiling arms at the hospital.

“These are simply ludicrous charges against civilian professionals who were working to save lives amid very trying circumstances,” said Philip Luther, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme. “It appears that the real reason for targeting these health workers was the fact that they denounced the government crackdown on protesters in interviews to international media.”

“We’ve repeatedly said that Bahraini authorities should never have used military courts to prosecute ordinary civilians, including doctors, teachers and human rights activists.

Today’s court session was attended by several lawyers for the medics, as well as observers from foreign embassies and Bahraini human rights NGOs. The defendants, who were previously released on bail, and their families were not present to hear the verdict.

A lawyer for the health workers has said the group will appeal the verdict next Sunday before the High Court of Appeal, in Bahrain’s civilian justice system.

Other military trials in Bahrain this week have upheld guilty verdicts and harsh jail terms – including life sentences – for human rights activists and teachers on charges related to the protests earlier this year.

“The ruling government clearly wants to send a message that anybody perceived as advocating political reforms will be dealt with severely,” said Philip Luther.

Comité Africano para os Direitos das Crianças publica a sua 1.ª decisão

E depois... dirão. Pois, digo eu, é que o Comité foi fundado em Julho de 2001. Há mais de dez anos portanto.


Mas esta notícia tem o seu lado positivo porque ela própria é sinal que também a visão dos dirigentes de África está mais atenta e reactiva. Salvo se isto tudo não passar de mero exercício de hipócrisia face aos maus exemplos, nomeadamente dos EUA e da UE, neste campo.


 Press release Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)
September 30, 2011

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child has published its first ever decision on a communication. In the decision, issued on 22 March 2011, on communication 002/2009 IHRDA and OSJI (on behalf of children of Nubian descent in Kenya) v Kenya, the Committee finds Kenya in violation of the rights of Nubian children to non-discrimination, nationality and protection against statelessness.

The Committee has made the following recommendations to redress the violations:

■ that Kenya take all necessary legislative, administrative, and other measures in order to ensure that children of Nubian decent in Kenya, that are otherwise stateless, can acquire a Kenyan nationality and the proof of such a nationality at birth.
■ That Kenya take measures to ensure that existing children of Nubian descent whose Kenyan nationality is not recognised are systematically afforded the benefit of these new measures as a matter of priority.
■ That Kenya implement its birth registration system in a non-discriminatory manner, and take all necessary legislative, administrative, and other measures to ensure that children of Nubian descent are registered immediately after birth.
■ That Kenya to adopt a short term, medium term and long term plan, including legislative, administrative, and other measures to ensure the fulfilment of the right to the highest attainable standard of health and of the right to education, preferably in consultation with the affected beneficiary communities.
■ That Kenya report on the implementation of these recommendations within six months from the date of notification of this decision.

The Committee also decided to appoint one of its members to follow up on the implementation of the decision.

This historical decision, the first one ever by the Committee, makes it the first time that a State has been found in violation of children's rights treaty by an international body. The Committee is the only child rights treaty monitoring body with the power to determine cases.

Descubra as semelhanças entre o número100 e as... vacas

Hoje mandaram-me esta que quero partilhar convosco.

Cá vão 2 pérolas, para meditação ... ................................................................ O Grande MUDO e o Grande TOMÁS