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Syrian forces kill 19, Government offers amnesty

Written By Guru Cool on Sunday, November 6, 2011 | 3:15 AM

 Soldiers are seen on an army in Hula, in the vicinity of Hims 4 November 2011.Credit: Reuters/handout

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis


AMMAN | Friday, 4 November 2011 10: 01 pm EDT


AMMAN (Reuters) - killed Syrian security forces at least 19 people and wounded dozens, as she said after Friday prayers, hard activists to protests, throwing doubt on whether a plan of the Arab League can stop bloodshed in months.


The Government offered an amnesty to anyone with weapons, if she reported police within a week, "as long as they don't kill no crimes committed," State television reported.


The gesture was not displayed, part of which would begin a plan of the Arab League, Wednesday, under which the army would leave free way, and a dialogue with the opposition period of two weeks, would turbulent cities, political prisoners of Syria to be accepted.


State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland dismissively responded, when asked whether she thought Syrians should take part in the amnesty, saying: "I would not recommend anyone to make authorities regime at the moment."


She threw out the Syrian Government on the plan of the Arab League to wear, and said that the United States have no confidence that it would. "We have a long and deep history of broken promises by the Assad regime," told reporters.


Violence has, if anything, increased since announcement of the Arab League agreement amid reports of sectarian murders.


Troops fired on protests, which broke people nine in the city of Hims, where tanks were again in action, and in Saqba, near the capital after Friday prayers in many cities, killing at least seven activists in Kanaker, South of Damascus.


A further two demonstrators in the city of Hama, 240 km (155 miles) North of Damascus, were killed when security forces several thousand demonstrators, the, March, large demonstrations before the tanks that stormed the city three months ago fired at Hauptplatz of Orontes, scene which, they said.


"Many people fell to the ground with gunshot wounds, and we fear that some will not make it," Mohammed, a resident said by phone Kanaker.


Citing activists in Kanaker, the Syrian information centre for human rights, that the 20-year-old a-year soldier mutinied a colonel said during his unit from protesters in the city was fire and killed five members of the security forces, including, before he shot and killed.


Hard media curbs have hard to check the events in Syria since the beginning of the protests against President Bashar al-Assad in March, inspired by revolts against Arab autocrats elsewhere.


GOVERNMENT DENIES TÖTUNGEN


Syrian State television denied all killings and broadcast of recordings, which were one from areas where protests, result masses were reported quiet from mosques after prayers. It said that four police were injured by shots from "armed terrorist groups in Kanaker."


But YouTube allegedly waving material, flags of many cities and towns, thousands of people, with some shouting: "don't cry mother, Bashar of the days are numbered."


A clip from the town of Taybet al-Imam, was close to Hama, masses marched along a main road, where huge Syrian flags from the pre-Ba'ath era were over buildings, adopted crashed the Muammar al-Gaddafi with the Libyan flag through those draped.


"People want the execution of Assad," screamed people at a rally in the town of Deir Baalba near the city of Homs.


Homs has established itself as a flash point of the protest and a Centre for emerging armed resistance against the Government. Activists tank and sniper said at least 22 people in the central city fire Thursday, killed in the old town of Bab AMRO.


The violence in Homs, where tanks for the second day were just bombed the indicates how difficult it will be, to the plan of the Arab League in a country locked in a deadly struggle between Assad and enemies to implement his 11-year rule.


Diplomats who have seen the agreement, saying that there was no any timetable for implementation.


SECTARIAN MORDE


This week in reports of the murders of members of the minority Alawite Assad and counter killings of Sunnis, the a majority of Syria are fears that unrest will have a sectarian turn 20 million mounted.


State News Agency SANA quoted several inhabitants of Hims, which describes attacks by armed taxis Thursday.


A woman named Ikhlas Ashour, said armed forced passengers from the taxi and robbing them of their money and identity cards before killing all the men.


"It was an incredibly ugly scene, I felt like I was living a nightmare," she was quoted.


Another resident, Ghayath Darwish, said SANA armed some male passengers killed at random and dragged their bodies way.


The opposition has talks with Assad rejected so far, as long as the violence continue and said that the only way to peace for the President to resign immediately.


The United Nations says that since the uprising against the 41 years of Assad family reign began in March more than 3000 people have been killed. The authorities blame Islamic militants and foreign-backed armed gangs to kill 1,100 security forces.


Western sanctions and growing criticism from Turkey and Arab neighbors raised have pressure on Syria to stop the bloodshed.


(Additional Erika Solomon and Mariam Karouny in Beirut;) (Editing by Alistair Lyon and Rosalind Russell)

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Rwanda: Genocide suspects must not be transferred until fair trial conditions met

Written By Guru Cool on Friday, November 2, 2007 | 1:01 AM

Amnesty International
November 2007

Amnesty International today urged governments worldwide not to transfer people suspected of crimes during the 1994 genocide to Rwanda for trial.

The organization released a memorandum outlining the criteria national governments and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) should apply when considering transferring people to Rwanda for trial.

Despite improvements in the Rwandan justice system in recent years, serious concerns remain about its ability to investigate and prosecute crimes related to the 1994 genocide fairly and impartially, in accordance with international standards of justice.

"The various national governments where suspects reside should immediately start proceedings in their own courts applying universal jurisdiction laws to investigate and, where there is sufficient admissible evidence, prosecute the horrific crimes committed during the genocide -- on behalf of both the Rwandan people and the international community," said Erwin van der Borght, Director of Amnesty International's Africa Programme. "Where universal jurisdiction laws allowing for prosecutions do not exist, they should be enacted immediately."

Amnesty International also urged the ICTR not to transfer any of its cases to Rwanda until the Rwandan government can demonstrate that it can and will conduct trials fairly and impartially -- and that all victims and witnesses will be protected.

In recent months, the Rwandan government has issued formal and informal requests to several governments -- including the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, France and Finland -- for the extradition of several individuals accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. In June 2007, the Prosecutor of the ICTR filed a request to transfer its first case to the Rwandan courts.

"We recognize the importance of Rwandan national courts taking responsibility for investigating and prosecuting persons accused of the heinous crimes that were committed in Rwanda during the genocide," said Erwin van der Borght. "However, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure that the rights of both the accused and the victims will be fully respected and protected by these courts."

In its memorandum, Amnesty International urged the ICTR and government not to transfer cases to Rwanda until it has been demonstrated that:

- the national justice system operates impartiality by investigating and prosecuting crimes by persons from all sides;

- all national trials are conducted in accordance with international fair trial standards;

- all trials of those transferred to Rwanda will be observed by independent experts with complete access to all parties and files;

- persons transferred for trial to Rwanda will not be at risk of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

- all victims and witnesses will receive effective support and protection from threats, intimidation and attack.

"We fully support the development of the national justice system in Rwanda -- but until we are satisfied that all the criteria necessary for fair and impartial trials are met, we urge the ICTR and national governments to refuse to transfer any cases to Rwanda," said van der Borght.

"The ICTR should inform the UN Security Council that they need more time and resources to complete their caseload, instead of seeking to transfer cases to a system where there is a risk of torture and unfair trial."

Consistent reports that fair trials guarantees are not being applied in the gacaca process, a community-based system of tribunals established in Rwanda to try people suspected of crimes during the 1994 genocide, undermines the whole legal system and raises concerns about the importance that will be attached to these rights by other sectors of the justice system.

To see a copy of the memorandum Rwanda: Courts must comply with international standards for justice with detailed recommendations, please go to: http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr470132007

For more information please call Amnesty International's press office in London, UK, on +44 20 7413 5566 Amnesty International, 1 Easton St., London WC1X 0DW. web: http://www.amnesty.org
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