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December 2011 Editor-in-Chief: Nicola Giovannini Managing Editor: Alessandro Manno |
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Arab Spring: we should support human rights and democracy activists to keep the flame of the Revolution alight |
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Gianluca Eramo, New York, 15 December 2011
The coming year marks the commencement of a new and unprecedented trial for the Middle East and North Africa, and a new era in the history of democracy. Newly-formed governments, such as those in Tunisia and Egypt, established for the first time from fair and open elections, will be called upon to devise new systems of leadership that are accountable to both the cause and goals of the revolution, as well as the people's demands for social justice and human dignity. To this effect, these governing bodies must develop a new process of ruling that respects and protects democratic principles, the rule of law and human rights — at present and in the long term. In order to facilitate this process, the international community must embrace a different approach and new perspective concerning the Arab countries. This approach must be based neither on "Islam versus Dictatorship" on one hand, nor on "Stability versus Human Rights" on the other. Rather, it must be rooted in trust and support. Indeed, only by fully embracing the values and principles of democracy, and by supporting the countless brave female and male revolutionaries who, based on these very principles, faced Ben Ali's jails and Mubarak's torturers and carried out the Spring Revolution, can the international community assist the new democracies in the South shores of the Mediterranean to grow and thrive. Only through sincere and comprehensive support can we help to keep the flame of the Revolution alight for all those in Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Iran, who are still struggling and dying for their rights.
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Tunisia: launch of the Transitional Justice Academy to support building a future based on accountability |
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Tunis, 14 December 2011
On the occasion of the Regional Conference on the "Regional Conference on Transitional Justice: From a Civil initiative to a political commitment", held in Tunis, on 13-14 December 2011, the Transitional Justice Academy was publicly launched by its founding partners Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center (KADEM) and the Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF), in partnership with No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Since the revolution that ousted former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the elections for the Constituent Assembly held in October 2011, Tunisians have started clamouring for justice and redress for past human rights violations. The Transitional Justice Academy is a joint initiative aimed at enhancing the knowledge of main Tunisian stakeholders and actors on transitional justice, by raising awareness about this topic, reinforcing key actors and civil society to advocate effectively at the political level and to play a dynamic role in supporting transitional justice processes. It will support broad engagement of policy- and decision-makers and help create momentum for the establishment of a National Commission on transitional justice to address violations under previous authoritarian regimes.
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Ban FGM Campaign: towards the adoption of the UNGA resolution |
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On 19-21 November 2011, No Peace Without Justice brought together activists and organizations of the BanFGM Coalition in Abijdan, Côte d?Ivoire, to discuss the Campaign for a United Nations General Assembly Resolution to ban female genital mutilation worldwide. This is the first time that such a large group of members of the Coalition has come together for this purpose since the Inter-Parliamentary Conference held in Dakar in March 2010. 26 activists from 17 countries gathered in Abidjan to take stock of the Campaign achievements to date and to analyse and review forthcoming strategies at the national, regional and international levels to ensure the adoption of the resolution as a truly useful instrument in the fight against this human rights violation.
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Mauritania: remember the past to build a better future together |
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On 28 November 2011, 200 civil society and human rights activists, including Biram Abeid (member of the Nonviolent Transnational Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty and President of the Mauritanian antislavery movement), gathered in the city of Inal, Mauritania, to commemorate a painful and terrible event: the killing of 28 black Mauritanian soldiers. To date, the perpetrators of this crime remain unpunished, such that this event continues to be a telling symptom and symbol of a long and systematic process of discrimination and violence perpetrated against Mauritania?s Black population. Judicial redress and changing the status quo and fighting resolutely against discrimination, impunity and abuses must be prioritized in order to ensure a better future for Mauritania and its population. The Inal mourning ceremony is the first step along this painful path toward remedy and redress, and, although the road remains long, a new journey has begun.
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Second Session of the 39th Congress of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty: congratulations to Demba Traoré! |
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No Peace Without Justice congratulates its longstanding partner and friend, Demba Traoré, lawyer and former Member of the Parliament in Mali, for his recent election as the new Secretary General of theNonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT). Mr. Traoré was elected at the second session of its 39th Congress held in Rome, on 8-11 December 2011. The Congress provided an opportunity for NPWJ, which is a constituent association of the NRPTT, to present, together with political leaders and human rights activists involved, its current campaigns aimed at: promoting accountability and redress for the victims of crimes under international law; supporting the adoption of a UNGA Resolution to ban FGM as a violation of universal human rights and physical integrity of women and girls; promoting and defending the fundamental rights and freedoms of LGBTI persons in Uganda; as well as reinforcing the role of human rights and democracy activists to foster political reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region.
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NPWJ press releases |
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NPWJ and NRPTT congratulate newly elected ICC Prosecutor and Judges, but warn against budgetary cuts
NPWJ and the NRPTT welcome the release of the first ever UN Report on LGBTI rights around the world
Arab Spring: we should support human rights and democracy activists to keep the flame of the Revolution alight
Tunisia: launch of the Transitional Justice Academy to support building a future based on accountability
Congratulations to Demba Traore, the newly elected Secretary General of the NRPTT
Second Session of the 39th Congress of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty in Rome on 8-11 December 2011
NPWJ welcomes Vanuatu as the 120th State to join the ICC
NPWJ and the NRPTT call for the full participation of disabled citizens in public life
NPWJ supports arrest warrant request for current Sudanese Defense Minister Hussein and urges international community to extend full cooperation to the ICC
NPWJ welcomes the arrival of former Ivorian President Gbagbo at the ICC in The Hague
Bahrain: Impunity Not an Option to Build a Democratic Future
Bahrain: one step forward or two steps back?
8th Forum for the Future: NPWJ urges promotion of “active citizenship” to foster democracy in the MENA region
Capture of Abdullah Senussi heralds new potential for justice
Libya / Capture of Saif al-Islam: NPWJ calls for fair trial
International seminar on “Democracy and Freedom: the Role of Women in Iraq" | ||
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NPWJ in the news |
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Capture of Seif and Al-Senoussi Heralds New Potential for Justice
ICC prosecutor to discuss Gaddafi son trial with Libya
ICC Prosecutor to Discuss Gaddafi’s Son’s Trial with Libya
ICC to discuss Gaddafi son trial with Libya
ICC to discuss Saif al-Islam trial with Libya
Lutte contre les mutilations génitales, Un conclave du comité interafricain sur les pratiques traditionnelles
Calls for Malawi to arrest al-Bashir get louder
UK, EU, watchdogs hit Mutharika for hosting ‘fugitive’ Bashir
Disabili, Italia-Malta insieme per societa' piu' inclusiva
International Justice Needs Local Hearings |
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