According to Israel former Embassador Zalman Shoval that Hizbollah control over Lebanon, should push Israel to re-think about it's negotiation with Syria ,especially after the confrontation in the last two weeks between Hizbollah and other parties that showed Hizbollah's power,and the last war that showed the failure of Israel and it's government.For him Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should not be satisfied with the presence of the Lebanese army on the south border because this army showed its weaknes in front of Hizbollah and especially that almost 80% of the army is Shiite.
According to Shoval the withdrawl of Israel's army from the south without a political agreement contributed to make Hizbollah more powerful.
The current situation of Israel government is so weak especially because of the Iranien control over Lebanon and the weak support of the USA to Israel.So the negotiation between Israel and Syria implies on Israel a lot of sacrifices adding to it the huge number of mistakes in the government policies.
From here the accumulation of the continuous mistakes done by the weak government implies on it a lot of consequences and less support from the Israelies.
Source:Al-nahar newspaper 5/6/2008
RAWANE
Thursday, 5 June 2008
INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORURE
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, urged all Governments to ratify the UN Convention against Torture to ensure that torture is a crime in their domestic law and to rigorously pursue perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Thirty years ago, there were no treatment centres or services to treat torture survivors. Today there are some 200 centres or programmes all over the world. There is now profound knowledge of torture methods, the effects of torture, and how to diagnose and rehabilitate torture victims.
Over 100 programmes treating torture victims in more than 50 countries -- from the United States to Nepal -- receive funding from the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, which was established in 1981. "The UN Voluntary Fund breathed life into our program", says Dr. Allen Keller of the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. The New York-based program received $25,000 from the UN Fund in 1996 and $40,000 in 1997.
From 1983 to July 1998, the Fund financed 300 projects, giving priority to those providing direct medical or psychological assistance to torture victims. In 1998, the Fund received applications for financial support totalling $6.8 million but only $4 million was granted due to insufficient donations.
On this day, Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, appeals for increased contributions to the Voluntary Fund so that more torture victims can receive the help they need.
Thirty years ago, there were no treatment centres or services to treat torture survivors. Today there are some 200 centres or programmes all over the world. There is now profound knowledge of torture methods, the effects of torture, and how to diagnose and rehabilitate torture victims.
Over 100 programmes treating torture victims in more than 50 countries -- from the United States to Nepal -- receive funding from the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, which was established in 1981. "The UN Voluntary Fund breathed life into our program", says Dr. Allen Keller of the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. The New York-based program received $25,000 from the UN Fund in 1996 and $40,000 in 1997.
From 1983 to July 1998, the Fund financed 300 projects, giving priority to those providing direct medical or psychological assistance to torture victims. In 1998, the Fund received applications for financial support totalling $6.8 million but only $4 million was granted due to insufficient donations.
On this day, Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, appeals for increased contributions to the Voluntary Fund so that more torture victims can receive the help they need.
The decision to annually observe the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was taken by the UN General Assembly last December at the proposal of Denmark, which is home to the world-renowned International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.
The commemoration this year coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which, in its Article 5, proclaims that "no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". In addition, delegates now meeting in Rome to establish the first permanent International Criminal Court are studying proposals concerning a mandate to cover torture.
Since its creation, the United Nations has worked to eradicate torture. In 1984, the General Assembly adopted the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which entered into force on 26 June 1987. The Convention obliges States to make torture a crime and to prosecute and punish those guilty of it. It notes explicitly that neither higher orders nor exceptional circumstances can justify torture.
As of June 1998, the Convention has been ratified by 105 States. These States parties are required to report to the UN Committee against Torture, a human rights treaty body set up in 1987 to monitor compliance with the Convention and to assist States parties in implementing its provisions. The Committee is composed of 10 independent experts who serve in their personal capacity and are elected by States parties.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture plays a key role in the international fight against torture by responding to complaints from individuals and groups and reporting to the UN Commission on Human Rights. In 1997, Mr. Nigel Rodley (United Kingdom) transmitted 119 urgent appeals to 45 countries on behalf of torture victims and those fearing torture.
The commemoration this year coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which, in its Article 5, proclaims that "no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". In addition, delegates now meeting in Rome to establish the first permanent International Criminal Court are studying proposals concerning a mandate to cover torture.
Since its creation, the United Nations has worked to eradicate torture. In 1984, the General Assembly adopted the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which entered into force on 26 June 1987. The Convention obliges States to make torture a crime and to prosecute and punish those guilty of it. It notes explicitly that neither higher orders nor exceptional circumstances can justify torture.
As of June 1998, the Convention has been ratified by 105 States. These States parties are required to report to the UN Committee against Torture, a human rights treaty body set up in 1987 to monitor compliance with the Convention and to assist States parties in implementing its provisions. The Committee is composed of 10 independent experts who serve in their personal capacity and are elected by States parties.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture plays a key role in the international fight against torture by responding to complaints from individuals and groups and reporting to the UN Commission on Human Rights. In 1997, Mr. Nigel Rodley (United Kingdom) transmitted 119 urgent appeals to 45 countries on behalf of torture victims and those fearing torture.
There are 105 States parties to the Convention against Torture:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Yugoslavia.
Tala
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Hariri stopped the negociations about the ministries
According to LBC and Lebanese Forces official site,Mr Saad el Hariri decided to stop negotiating about the distribution of the ministries.The decision of Hariri came after the attack of 2 followers of 8 of March last night wearing military suits on Imad Zaghloul in Be'er Hasan who belongs to the future movement by gun fire which caused him serious injuries.Hariri expressed his fear of having similar accidents in the future in Beirut and considered this accident as a break for the Doha agreement.
Sources from Qraitem(Hariri's place) assured that there are calls between the Prime Minister Fouad Saniora and the President of the National Assembly Nabih Berri to solve this problem.
Rawane
An embassy for Syria in Lebanon!
According to the official site of the Free Patriotic movement in Lebanon, Syria is on its way to open an embassy in Lebanon and the discussions are still going on to chose the name of the new ambassador that is for sure an important name in the Syrian government. President Bashar el Asad is planning to visit Lebanon in the middle of this month to work on the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
For more info visit :www.tayyar.org
Rawane
For more info visit :www.tayyar.org
Rawane
International Day in support of Victims of Torture
On 26 June 1987 the Convention against Torture came into force. It was an important step in the much-needed process of globalising human rights and acknowledging that torture, and all forms of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, are absolutely and universally illegal. In 1997, the United Nations General Assembly decided to mark this historic date and designated 26 June each year as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
The theme in 2006 was the need for rehabilitation and the need for adequate and sustainable funding to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT). After the EU the Fund is the biggest donor to rehabilitation centres and programmes worldwide, but still, there are requests from centres and programmes for double the resources available. Therefore, the need to commit governments to support the Fund is urgent.
The theme in 2006 was the need for rehabilitation and the need for adequate and sustainable funding to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT). After the EU the Fund is the biggest donor to rehabilitation centres and programmes worldwide, but still, there are requests from centres and programmes for double the resources available. Therefore, the need to commit governments to support the Fund is urgent.
Tala
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
26 June: UN International Day in support of victims of torture
Torture makes people silent. It destroys them both physically and psychologically. Torture entangles people in a web of silence which is as difficult to get out of as the prison, in which they obtained these wounds to their body and soul. If information about their torture gets out in spite of the silence, nobody wants to hear about it. Accounts of torture are so evil, so devilish in their details that they are rejected as absurd, exaggerated, even unbelievable. Nobody listens. Nobody wants to know about this terrible fact. It is better to pretend it does not exist.The United Nations International Day in support of victims of torture is 26 June, a day which was given in memory of and support to the many torture victims in the world. The support from the UN will help break through the silence, the insecurity, the indifference and will make a stand to make torture visible, a stand for openness, for acceptance among the boards of various foundations, for the understanding of the necessity for moral rehabilitation of torture victims.
The day of 26 June and the will to celebrate this day in the years to come will be an invaluable help, not just for the understanding of the problems of torture victims and the ways in which these can be alleviated, but also for the strengthening of human rights and democracy.
TORTURE: Quarterly Journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
Tala
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Saniora Prime Minister again!
It is the week of celebrations in Lebanon,today Mr Fouad Saniora was re-elected for the second time by the majority in the parliament to be the Prime minister in the new Government.Saniora is the right hand of Mr Saad el Hariri and he is a major member in the 14 March revolution.Saniora was elected because of his strong stand during the past years after the death of the former prime minister Mr Rafiq Hariri.Saniora’s government passed by a lot of obstacles and problems and was attacked so many times by a lot of parties in Lebanon supporters to Syria and Iran because he followed a policy that is followed to USA. Mr Sanior is supposed in the next few days to devide the ministries on the different ministers to constitute the new Government.
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