Civil & Human Rights

News and activities concerning loss of civil liberties, human rights violations, Constitutional violations, etc.

To defend the right of social protest!

 * From Venezuela, a group of social organizations and human rights, students and academic groups as well as different individuals, launch this call for a campaign to defend the right to protest, which today is being systematically violated by the government of Hugo Chávez. This document was originally published in Spanish in El Libertario newspaper, # 57 (www.nodo50.org/ellibertario).

Message to all Continents - Global Week of Action

Global Week of Action starting Saturday 04 July 2009.

Let's have action around the World.
 

International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Call For Submissions

Submissions Deadline: 5th June 2009

We are pleased to announce Document 7, 21st-25th Oct 2009, CCA,
Glasgow, Scotland.

"Abu Ghraib" Co. Census Forms Hit Scots Households

Census forms are going out in the west of Edinburgh as part of a dry-run for the 2011 census, but the forms don't say that filling them in is optional!

CACI - a company that supplied interrogators at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq - is playing a key role in the rehearsal, as it will in the real thing if we don't persuade the Scottish Government to think again.

SACC Welcome return of Binyam Mohammed

Scotland Against Criminalising Communities says "Welcome Home" to Binyam Mohamed, who arrived at Northolt military base, UK this afternoon after more than four years internment at Guantanamo Bay.

Action Alert - Guantanamo in our back yard

Appeal forwarded by SACC regarding suspects under "control order" house arrest. See also the speaking tour dates.

London Critical Mass legal victory

"Police attempts to outlaw the monthly Critical Mass cycle ride through the streets of London unless its route was notified in advance were blocked by the law lords today."

Census: GROS hand in glove with Abu Ghraib firm

Press release from SACC with information about the relationship between the census organisation GROS and CACI Ltd, Abu Ghraib contractors.

Urgent action call over attacks in Chiapas

Amnesty International urgent action call over attacks in Chiapas

Massacre in Chiapas

Police execute campesinos occupying archaeological site

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