EMM News Explorer: Malcolm Smart

[ said]: Saddam Hussein's rule was synonymous with executions, torture and other gross human rights violations, and it is right that those who committed crimes are brought to justice,

armenpress 06-DEC-11

[ said]: The UN Security Council’s efforts and those of the GCC to break the impasse and end the current torment in Yemen are to be lauded, but President Saleh must not be given immunity as a prize for stepping down,

reliefWeb 24-OCT-11

[-said]: to break the impasse and end the current torment in Yemen are to be lauded, but President Saleh must not be given immunity as a prize for stepping down,

maannews 22-OCT-11

[ said]: It is shocking that after more than six months of horrific bloodshed on the streets and in the detention centres of Syria, the governments of both Russia and China still felt able to veto what was already a seriously watered down resolution,

amnesty 05-OCT-11

[ said]: It is shocking that after more than six months of horrific bloodshed on the streets and in the detention centers of Syria, the governments of both Russia and China still felt able to veto what was already a seriously watered down resolution,

dailystar 05-OCT-11

[ said]: By upholding this verdict, Bahrain’s military justice system has once again showed it has no intention of meeting international fair trial standards for anyone the authorities perceive as a political foe,

amnesty 28-SEP-11

[ said]: After today’s all-too-predictable outcome, it is high time for Bahrain’s King, Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa, to end this travesty once and for all by ordering the immediate release of the defendants or, failing that, their fair re-trial before a properly constituted civilian court,

amnesty 28-SEP-11

[ said]: These opposition leaders were tried and sentenced by a court that is neither independent nor impartial,

nieuwsbank 28-SEP-11

[ said]: The detention and trials of these activists and others linked to pro-reform protests in Bahrain have been riddled with problems that tainted the legal proceedings,

nieuwsbank 28-SEP-11

[ said]: Abdul Hamid's execution is appalling as is Saudi Arabia's continuing use of this most cruel and extreme penalty,

amnesty 20-SEP-11

[ said]: Abdolfattah Soltani is one of the bravest human rights defenders in Iran. He has represented defendants in some of the most controversial human rights cases for over a decade, refusing to bow to pressure from the Iranian authorities,

amnesty 12-SEP-11

[ said]: The continuing harassment and arrest of Iranian defence lawyers is completely unacceptable.

amnesty 12-SEP-11

[ said]: The NTC must ensure that its members and supporters do not carry out revenge attacks or other reprisals against alleged al-Gaddafi supporters and sub-Saharan Africans accused of being mercenaries,

arabicnews 23-AUG-11

[ said]: The risk to civilians increases with each day of violence in Tripoli, not just for people caught up in the fighting but also because conditions could become dire if residential areas are affected by the clashes, with food supplies, water and electricity all likely to be hit,

amnesty 23-AUG-11

[-said]: This is a complete U-turn by the Bahraini authorities. After they indicated that military courts were a thing of the past, it now seems that these courts are being resurrected to do the government's bidding ,

amnesty 23-AUG-11

[ said]: Colonel al-Gaddafi and others who are accused of orchestrating the bloody crackdown in Libya must be held to account in accordance with international law,

allafrica 23-AUG-11

[ said]: While we welcome the belated release of Jalila al-Salman and Roula al-Saffar, it is deeply disturbing that they are to stand trial before a military court and so are at risk of being imprisoned again next week,

arabicnews 23-AUG-11

[ said]: These are momentous but extremely dangerous days for the people of Libya. All forces must respect the rights of civilians and ensure that the fighting in Tripoli and elsewhere does not result in reprisals,

arabicnews 23-AUG-11

[ said]: The reports of releases are welcome, but urgent steps must also to be taken to clarify the fate of victims of enforced disappearance held in Colonel al-Gaddafi's jails,

arabicnews 23-AUG-11

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amnesty 23-AUG-11

[ said]: The conduct of this trial has quite simply made a mockery of justice. There does not appear to be any substance to the allegations that Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are spies,

trendnews 22-AUG-11

[ added]: They have already spent over two years waiting for justice. The Iranian authorities should take act now and release these two men now without further delay,

guardian 22-AUG-11

[ said]: Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal have already spent over two years waiting for justice. The Iranian authorities should take act now and release these two men now without further delay,

trendnews 22-AUG-11

[ said]: The civilian deaths and injuries over the last two days in Israel and Gaza are deeply alarming and the escalating attacks underline the need for both sides to the conflict to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties,

amnesty 19-AUG-11

[ said]: Palestinian armed groups must immediately cease firing indiscriminate rockets into Israel.,

amnesty 19-AUG-11

[-said]: These courts are fundamentally unfair and deprive defendants of some of the basic guarantees of fair trial, including the right to appeal,

kyivpost 15-AUG-11

[ said]: Asmaa Mahfouz is facing a military trial merely for posting comments which criticize the Egyptian military justice system and do not at all appear to represent a call to violence,

amnesty 15-AUG-11

cnn 10-AUG-11

[ said]: Any honest examination of the facts of the horrific situation in Syria should be more than sufficient to persuade the Security Council to come up with a legally binding resolution, not just a meek statement. A mere diplomatic appeal to the Syrian authorities to end the ongoing violence against civilians will fall far short of what the situation demands,

cnn 09-AUG-11

[ said]: Any honest examination of the facts of the horrific situation in Syria should be more than sufficient to persuade the Security Council to come up with a legally-binding resolution, not just a meek statement. A mere diplomatic appeal to the Syrian authorities to end the ongoing violence against civilians will fall far short of what the situation demands,

amnesty 09-AUG-11

[ said]: The crimes committed by Syrian security forces appear to be part of a widespread, as well as systematic, attack against the civilian population, and so to amount to crimes against humanity

amnesty 09-AUG-11

[ said]: The Bahraini authorities must ensure that all allegations of torture are independently investigated and that those responsible for torture are brought to justice,

amnesty 08-AUG-11

[ said]: The release of these government critics is welcome, if overdue, but the Bahraini authorities must ensure that all charges based on their legitimate exercise of freedom of expression or other human rights are also dropped, so that the threat of re-imprisonment is not left hanging over Matar Matar, Jawad Fairouz and others,

amnesty 08-AUG-11

[ said]: historic opportunity for Egypt to close a circle, end impunity and to deal with those who have committed crimes in the exercise of power,

misna 03-AUG-11

[ said]: This trial presents a historic opportunity for Egypt to hold a former leader and his inner-circle to account for crimes committed during their rule,

guardian 03-AUG-11

[ said]: This trial presents a historic opportunity for Egypt to hold a former leader and his inner circle to account for crimes committed during their rule,

tribune 03-AUG-11

[ said]: The authorities must ensure that the security forces do not resort to excessive force to deny access to the trial proceedings,

amnesty 02-AUG-11

[ said]: None of the statements made in relation to the teachers’ strike advocated violence of any kind. If these teachers are being held solely because they led a peaceful demonstration, they must be released immediately,

amnesty 27-JUL-11

[ said]: Bahrain’s authorities must release all detainees who are still being held merely for exercising their legitimate right to freedom of expression during protests earlier this year,

amnesty 27-JUL-11

[ said]: Saudi Arabia’s blanket denials are at odds with the draft law’s contents,

amnesty 25-JUL-11

[ said]: Instead of attacking those raising concerns and attempting to block debate, the Saudi Arabian government should amend the draft law to ensure that it does not muzzle dissent and deny basic rights,

amnesty 25-JUL-11

[-said]: While the Iraqi authorities have a responsibility to bring to justice those responsible for the gross human rights crimes committed under Saddam Hussein, they must not use the death penalty under any circumstances. It is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment

upi 19-JUL-11

[ said]: While the Iraqi authorities have a responsibility to bring to justice those responsible for the gross human rights crimes committed under Saddam Hussain, they must not use the death penalty under any circumstances. It is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment

amnesty 18-JUL-11

[-said]: All those facing trial or sentenced solely for exercising their legitimate right to freedom of expression should be released immediately,

amnesty 30-JUN-11

[ said]: The appointment of this international commission appears to represent nothing less than a sea change in Bahrain,

amnesty 30-JUN-11

[ said]: This is certainly an impressive line-up of independent international experts,

amnesty 30-JUN-11

[ said]: This too is a very welcome, if overdue step. Civilians should never be tried before military courts and if this now spells the end of the National Safety Court, so much the better for Bahrain,

amnesty 30-JUN-11

[ said]: A year after his death, Khaled Said's family still wait for justice. His case highlights the widely shared belief that the Egyptian authorities are still not doing enough to deliver justice - not only for Khaled Said but for all those unlawfully killed and injured by the security forces during mass protests earlier this year,

allafrica 30-JUN-11

[ said]: The authorities must put an end to these attacks targeting political and human rights activists and reinstate the right to peacefully demonstrate,

amnesty 29-JUN-11

[ said]: There is strong reason to believe that Karwan Kamal was targeted for his work to defend pro-reform protesters,

amnesty 29-JUN-11

[ said]: A year after his death, Khaled Said’s family still wait for justice. His case highlights the widely shared belief that the Egyptian authorities are still not doing enough to deliver justice - not only for Khaled Said but for all those unlawfully killed and injured by the security forces during mass protests earlier this year,

amnesty 29-JUN-11

[ said]: We are of course delighted that Emadeddin Baghi has been released, but he should never have been in prison in the first place as he was a prisoner of conscience, held solely for peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression and association in his human rights work and journalism,

nieuwsbank 22-JUN-11

[ said]: These sentences are extremely harsh, and they appear to be politically motivated, since we have not seen any evidence that the activists used or advocated violence,

amnesty 22-JUN-11

[ said]: It is hard to see how there can be any meaningful political dialogue in Bahrain while the government remains so intent on locking up its critics, as these sentences have further underlined today,

amnesty 22-JUN-11

[ said]: We hope that the Iranian authorities will now cease their continuing persecution of this brave man who has dedicated so much of his life to human rights in Iran, and allow him to recover his health, which has suffered under the appalling prison conditions in Iran. They should also take immediate steps to lift all bans imposed against him and allow him to travel abroad, as is his right under international law,

nieuwsbank 22-JUN-11

[ said]: By locking up a female poet merely for expressing her views in public, Bahrain's authorities are demonstrating how free speech and assembly are brutally denied to ordinary Bahrainis,

cnn 12-JUN-11

[ said]: By locking up a female poet merely for expressing her views in public, Bahrain’s authorities are demonstrating how free speech and assembly are brutally denied to ordinary Bahrainis,

amnesty 12-JUN-11

[ said]: Independent trade unionists have been made to pay a heavy price by a government that has shown itself increasingly intolerant of dissent,

nieuwsbank 10-JUN-11

[ said]: The announced amnesty, even if it proves substantive, does not go far enough,

amnesty 02-JUN-11

[ said]: The UN Security Council must not be hoodwinked by the amnesty releases into letting up pressure on the Syrian leadership, whose promises to allow greater freedoms have proved so hollow,

amnesty 02-JUN-11

[ said]: The political and human rights crisis in Yemen is rapidly going from bad to worse as President Saleh’s security forces seek to crush all opposition,

amnesty 31-MAY-11

[ said]: President Saleh must call off his security forces, stop them attacking peaceful protestors and hold them accountable under the law,

amnesty 31-MAY-11

[-said]: These defendants are likely to be prisoners of conscience detained simply for exercising their right to peacefully express their political views in public. If so, they must be released immediately and unconditionally,

amnesty 31-MAY-11

[ said]: The Bahraini authorities must not make the same mistakes as in February and March, when largely peaceful protests were violently suppressed by government security forces,

amnesty 31-MAY-11

[-said]: If they are being detained solely for participating in a peaceful public protest they should be released immediately and unconditionally,

thestar 28-MAY-11

[ said]: The authorities in Oman must immediately provide details on the whereabouts of all protesters being held and either charge them with a recognizable criminal offence or release them,

thestar 28-MAY-11

[ said]: The widespread, extensive and very serious human rights abuses being committed in response to the protest movements are just the tip of the iceberg - they illustrate a wider pattern of abuse borne out over decades of repression,

nieuwsbank 25-MAY-11

[ said]: The Saudi Arabian government must also recognize and embrace the need for change, and make real strides to improve human rights,

nieuwsbank 25-MAY-11

[ said]: Women face severe discrimination on account of their gender in Saudi Arabia and the ban on driving is one aspect of this that perpetuates the restrictions on their freedom of movement,

amnesty 24-MAY-11

[ said]: The Saudi Arabian authorities must address continuing discrimination against women and ensure that they are treated as full citizens enjoying equal rights with men and accorded the dignity and respect that they deserve,

amnesty 24-MAY-11

[ said]: The Arab League must also step up and take firm action on Syria,

amnesty 23-MAY-11

[ said]: We welcome the measures that the EU and the US government have now taken against President al-Assad and those around him, but the danger is that this will prove to be too little too late,

amnesty 23-MAY-11

[ said]: We are urging King Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa not to sign the execution order for these two protesters, and to commute their sentences without delay

amnesty 23-MAY-11

[ said]: The accused were tried before a special military court, although they are civilians. It also appears that the trial was conducted behind closed doors ... Those sentenced have no right of appeal except to another special military court, raising great fears about the fairness of the entire process,

trendnews 22-MAY-11

[ said]: The Yemeni president and his political allies must not be given immunity from prosecution as the price for ending the countrys continuing human rights crisis,

nieuwsbank 29-APR-11

[ said]: Two years ago the UAE government told the UN Human Rights Council that it was committed to improving dialogue with civil society organizations,

amnesty 28-APR-11

[ said]: Their failure to act to prevent the killings or arrest those carrying them out, suggests strongly that the security forces were complicit or, at the very least, acquiesced in the attack,

amnesty 28-APR-11

[ said]: The Yemeni president and his political allies must not be given immunity from prosecution as the price for ending the country's continuing human rights crisis,

nieuwsbank 28-APR-11

[ said]: This is very worrisome by the international standards for fair trials,

CBSnews 28-APR-11

[ said]: The Bahraini authorities have a responsibility to bring to justice those who commit violent crimes. But when doing so, they must uphold the right to fair trial and they must not use the death penalty under any circumstances,

nieuwsbank 28-APR-11

[ said]: If real reform is to take place in Yemen, the current spiral of violence must be brought to an end and those responsible for killings such as those committed yesterday must be brought to justice,

amnesty 28-APR-11

[ said]: Bahrain is in the grip of a deepening human rights crisis and the severity of the sentences imposed today, following a military trial behind closed doors, will do nothing to reverse that,

nieuwsbank 28-APR-11

[ said]: The Yemeni president and his political allies must not be given immunity from prosecution as the price for ending the country’s continuing human rights crisis,

amnesty 28-APR-11

[ said]: These recent arrests and the government’s takeover of the Jurists Association fly in the face of international standards on freedom of expression, assembly and association,

amnesty 28-APR-11

[ said]: President Ali Abdullah Saleh must not be allowed to evade accountability for the long catalogue of human rights crimes committed under his rule,

amnesty 27-APR-11

[ said]: The GCC’s efforts to break the impasse and end the current torment in Yemen are to be welcomed but President Saleh should not be allowed to set his own price for agreeing to stand down,

amnesty 27-APR-11

[ said]: What sort of signal will it send to the leaders of other governments that arbitrarily lock up, torture and even kill their opponents if President Saleh is allowed to walk away from what has been done under his rule in Yemen?

amnesty 27-APR-11

[ said]: It is imperative that these demonstrations are policed sensibly, sensitively and in accordance with international law to avoid further bloodshed on Syrias streets,

nieuwsbank 26-APR-11

[ said]: This is a government that seems to be running scared of its own people and their demands for political and other reform,

amnesty 26-APR-11

[ said]: By resorting to the use of artillery against its own people today, the Syrian government has shown its determination to crush the peaceful protests at virtually any cost, whatever the price in Syrians' lives,

amnesty 26-APR-11

[ said]: President Bashar al-Assad must call a stop to this now. He must pull back his army from Daraa immediately and ensure that basic services to the city are restored,

haveeru 26-APR-11

[ said]: The Syrian authorities have again responded to peaceful calls for change with bullets and batons,

cnn 24-APR-11

[ said]: North American and European governments, so vocal recently in espousing the cause of human rights in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, need also to speak out loudly about what is going on in Bahrain,

aljazeera 23-APR-11

[saying:]: The Syrian authorities have again responded to peaceful calls for change with bullets and batons.

iafrica 23-APR-11

[ said]: >Amnesty International called on Bahrain's Western partners to urge Manama to end arrests of medical staff and opposition activists. It accused Western governments of staying silent because of Bahrain's strategic location as home of the US Fifth Fleet and its importance as a Gulf trade partner. North American and European governments, so vocal recently in espousing the cause of human rights in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, need also to speak out loudly about what is going on in Bahrain,

kuwaittimes 23-APR-11

[ said]: We conditionally welcome reports that the government has agreed to lift the national state of emergency that has been in force continuously for the past 48 years, and abolish the notoriously unfair Supreme State Security Court that it spawned,

amnesty 23-APR-11

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