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Website administrator - anwar_mahmoud@hotmail.com anwar_mahmoud@hotmail.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:14:40 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:14:40 -0400 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/images/button.png http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/ 88 31 Search National Human Rights Committee query http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/search.php http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.587.1 1 August 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced sadness at the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure in Pakistan as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, and sent his deepest condolences to the people and the Government of Pakistan.Mr. Ban reiterated the United Nations' full commitment to supporting the national and provincial authorities in Pakistan in meeting the humanitarian needs of the population affected, and authorized the disbursement of up to $10 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help address the immediate needs of those affected by the floods. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:52:37 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.587.1 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.586.4 UNITED NATIONS (AFP)-29/7/2010 – The UN General Assembly on Wednesday (28/7/2010) recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right, a move hailed by water advocates as a momentous step toward a future treaty.After more than 15 years of contentious debate on the issue, 122 countries voted in favor of a compromise Bolivian resolution enshrining the right, while the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and 37 other nations abstained. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:34:51 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.586.4 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.585.4 New York: UN, 7/7/2010: 7 July 2010 – The targeting of civilians, sexual violence and the denial of humanitarian access remain widespread in armed conflict, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today, urging greater efforts to end impunity for such acts.“The conduct of parties to conflict is inevitably affected by their sense of susceptibility to punishment and accountability to their victims, and clear signals that impunity will not be tolerated,” UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said during the debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:37:33 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.585.4 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.584.4 UNITED NATIONS(Agencies: 3/7/2010): - THE General Assembly on Friday unanimously approved the establishment of a single UN agency to promote equality for women.The resolution adopted by consensus by the 192-member world body will put four existing UN bodies dealing with the advancement of women under a single umbrella that will be known as 'UN Women.' Diplomats burst into applause when Assembly President Ali Abdessalam Treki banged his gavel signifying approval. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:09:21 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.584.4 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.583.4 Demolitions, New Settlements in East Jerusalem Could Amount to War Crimes – UN ExpertNew York, (Agencies:June 29/6/ 2010): An independent United Nations expert today urged Israel to prevent further rights violations in East Jerusalem, warning that population transfers in or from occupied territory are war crimes under international law.Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights on Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, cited in particular the situation of four Palestinians threatened with the loss of their right of residence, as well as the plan by the Mayor of Jerusalem to demolish 22 buildings housing Palestinians in Silwan as part of a redevelopment of the area. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:05:58 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.583.4 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.582.4 Geneva:(Agencies: 25/6/2010): UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday warned torturers that they could not escape justice even if they might benefit from short term impunity."Torturers, and their superiors, need to hear the following message loud and clear: however powerful you are today, there is a strong chance that sooner or later you will be held to account for your inhumanity," Pillay said. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:11:10 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.582.4 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.581.1 Cairo: Agencies: (06/21/2010): His Excellency NHRC chairman, Dr. Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri, who is also head of the Panel of Experts for Arab human rights emanating from the Standing Committee of the Arab human rights group has confirmed that a meeting was held in Cairo yesterday that discussed aspects of cooperation and coordination between the Arab human rights group and the NHRC. The meeting, he added, sought to develop guidelines and mechanisms for joint action between the NHRC and the panel in such a way that would facilitate an easy working relationship in terms of quality, speed and proficiency. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:06:16 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.581.1 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.580.4 Lagos —(AFRICA: 20/6/2010):  Member States of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including Nigeria, have agreed on what constitutes the crime of aggression, a long-running source of contention in international law, after nearly one decade of discussion. Under the resolution adopted at the end of the two-week-long ICC review conference in Kampala, Uganda last weekend, blockades of ports or coasts of a State by armed forces of another State, as well as an invasion or attack by troops of one State on the territory of another, are considered as acts of aggression under the statute. http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:06:33 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.580.4 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.579.1 Doha – QNA: (15/06/2010): NHRC Chairman Dr. Ali Ben Smaikh al-Marri met at NHRC HQ today with a delegation from the National Human Rights Committee in the Sultanate of Oman currently visiting Doha under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Chairman of the Commission proposal.The delegation was briefed on the Qatari experiment in the Human Rights field where the NHRC mission was reviewed with the aim of allowing the NHRC of Oman to either follow the Qatari example of further build upon or both especially in the field of exchanging views and experience on the subject or in the field of international public relations with concerned parties.            http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/comment.php?comment.news. News Editor<mahalali@nospam.com> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:51:48 -0400 http://www.nhrc-qa.org/en/news.php?item.579.1