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Stopp grov amerikansk tortur av Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning tortures nå på det groveste i amerikansk militærfengsel. Skriv under på oppropet fra Avaaz til den amerikanske regjeringen mot det som bryter mot menneskerettigheten:

Dear friends,

 

Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning is being subjected to brutal torture in a US military prison, part of a broader effort to silence and intimidate those behind any further leaks. The government is split on Manning’s abuse. President Obama cares about the US global reputation — a massive global outcry can push him to stop the torture:

Sign the petition

Right now, Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning is being tortured in a US military prison. Manning is subjected to utter isolation that can drive many people insane, with short periods each day where he is stripped naked and abused by jeering inmates.

Manning is awaiting trial for releasing secret military documents to Wikileaks – including a video of US soldiers massacring Iraqi civilians. And his brutal treatment appears to be part of an intimidation campaign to silence whistleblowers and crack down on Wikileaks. The US government is split on this issue, with diplomats publicly criticizing the military for Manning’s treatment, but President Obama has stood aside so far.

Obama cares about the US’s global reputation – we need to show him that it’s at stake here. Let’s build a massive global call to the US government to stop torturing Manning and uphold the law. Sign the petition below — our message will be delivered through hard-hitting ads and actions in Washington DC as soon as we reach 250,000 signatures:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bradley_manning_1/?vl

On paper, the United States opposes torture. The US Constitution forbids “cruel and unusual punishment”. And, along with almost a hundred other countries, the US has signed an international convention promising to treat all prisoners “with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person”. But today, Bradley Manning is utterly isolated in a cell without sheets, not allowed to exercise and is being subjected to brutal humiliation that is causing serious mental harm. This violates US and international law.

Bradley is being held under ‘prevention of injury’ status despite 16 reports from military mental health professionals that he should be removed from these severe conditions. His lawyers are trying to enforce his basic constitutional and international human rights in court, but so far the military tribunal responsible for Bradley’s fate has ignored his suffering.

There has been a crack down on Wikileaks since the explosive revelations of US military crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many speculate that this brutal pressure on Bradley is intended to force him to implicate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. But Obama promised Americans and the world that he would protect, not persecute, whistleblowers:

“Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled.”

Bradley’s cruel treatment does the opposite and sends a chilling message to others who may want to expose important information. Let’s act quickly to put massive international pressure on the United States government to honor its commitment to human rights, the protection of whistleblowers and end the shockingly cruel treatment of their own citizen. Sign the petition below:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bradley_manning_1/?vl

Bradley Manning claims he is a patriot and has admitted to releasing information that he felt the world had a right to know. While reasonable people can disagree about the approach of Wikileaks and the the rights or wrongs of those who delivered information to them, the illegal torture of Bradley Manning, who has yet to receive a fair trial or be convicted of any crime, is a shameful violation of human rights and human dignity.

With hope and determination,

Emma, Ricken, Pascal, Janet and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources:

Check out Obama’s statement on the importance of whistleblowing released on his official website http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/

PJ Crowley resigns over Bradley Manning remarks, The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/13/pj-crowley-resigns-bradley-manning-remarks

Soldier’s inhumane imprisonment, LA Times
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/10/opinion/la-ed-manning-20110110

US: Explain Conditions of Bradley Manning’s Confinement, Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/16/us-explain-conditions-bradley-manning-s-confinement

Stripped naked every night, Bradley Manning tells of prison ordeal, The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/stripped-naked-bradley-manning-prison

WikiLeakers and Whistle-Blowers: Obama’s Hard Line, Time
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2058340,00.html

The Implications of the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning, Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-kane/bradley-manning-obama_b_832933.html

U.S. Pledges Rights Improvements, New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/19briefs-ART-Nations.html

Bradley Manning: charge sheet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/interactive/2011/mar/04/bradley-manning-charge-sheet


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Den skjulte sannheten om krigføringa i Irak

February 24, 2011 Leave a comment

For de som vil se litt av den skjulte sannheten om den amerikanske krigføringa i Irak, gir følgende youtube klipp fra WikiLeaks en skremmende beskrivelse. Klippet viser også litt av bakgrunnen til WikiLeaks:

Egypt sperrer internett – Egypt blocking internet

January 29, 2011 1 comment

Som et resultat av stadig flere pinlige opplysninger som kommer fram om hvordan Egypt styres, har nå internett blitt sperret. Total nasjonal utkobling fra internett  har ikke skjedd i slik skala tidligere i historien.

Samtidig har det blitt kjent gjennom WikiLeaks at Egypt har arrestert bloggere som har spredd informasjon om hva som foregår.

Hvordan vil innbyggerne i Egypt reagere på en slik forbrytelse mot befolkningen?

As a consequence of numerous embarrassing news about how Egypt is being govern, internet has now been shut down. National shut down of internet has not been done in such a scale in the history of internet.

In addition, WikiLeaks cables have now revealed that bloggers that have spread information about the situation in Egypt have been arrested.

How will the population in Egypt react to such a crime on the right to information?

References:

http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2009/07/09CAIRO1447.html

http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-62

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/28/egyptian-protesters-facebook-revolutionaries

 

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Menneskerettigheter…

January 26, 2011 3 comments

I Norge er det ofte snakk om manglende menneskerettigheter i Kina. Bradley Manning sitter uten dom og får behandling som ikke er i tråd med menneskerettighetene.

Samtidig forsøker den norske stat og sende folk ut av landet som har bodd her i årevis.

Kanskje er det på tide å også rette søkelyset på oss selv og mot vest…

Referanser:

Inhumane Treatment of WikiLeaks Soldier Bradley Manning

http://blog.amnestyusa.org/waronterror/inhumane-treatment-of-wikileaks-soldier-bradley-manning/

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article4002177.ece

http://www.opplysningskontoret.org/2011/01/24/stolt-stoltenberg-maria-landingen-er-den-nye-manelandingen/

http://www.amnestyusa.org/


Ønsker Israel fred?

January 24, 2011 1 comment

Stadig mer sjokkerende avsløringer kommer fra WikiLeaks. Ikveld slapp The Guardian dokumenter som viser at Palestina tilbudte Israel mange områder innenfor de Palestinske områdene for å få fred i 2008. Det framgår at Israel med USA som støtte ikke ville imøtekomme noen forhandlingsforsøk.

Dessverre er det fortsatt slik at de rikeste og mektigste landene (som har atomvåpen og grufull militærteknologi i ryggen), og landene med de mektigste allierte, turer fram nærmest som de vil. Er det ikke da på tide med et sterkt FN som kan løse slike konflikter med megling på samme måte som sivile konflikter kan løses i rettsal?

PS: Mens WikiLeaks avslører stadig mer politikk som ikke tåler dagens lys, er det nå sterke mistanker om at Bradley Manning får behandling som sannsynligvis kan karakteriseres som tortur for sin innsats for en mer gjennomsiktig verden.

Referanser:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/23/palestine-papers-expose-peace-concession

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/23/palestine-papers-israel-peace-partner

http://my.firedoglake.com/bmull/2011/01/14/so-much-for-the-nyt-investigation-of-bradley-mannings-confinement-conditions/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/palestine-papers-documents/browse

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/23/palestinians-israel-biggest-jerusalem-history

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/jan/23/palestine-papers-israel-negotiations-video

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Politisk rap på sitt beste

January 19, 2011 1 comment

Ta en titt på et par godbiter fra youtube:

Politisk rap på sitt beste:

Og en parodi:

Krigens sanne natur – intervju med Assange:

“WikiLeaks condemns US embargo move”

http://wikileaks.ch/WIKILEAKS-PRESS-RELEASE.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/blacklisting-wikileaks/69535/

http://mirror.wikileaks.info/

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WikiLeaks demonstrerer hvorfor vi trenger dem

January 17, 2011 4 comments

Etter at WikiLeaks avslørte detaljer om presidentens som ikke tålte dagens lys, krevde tunisiske demonstranter at han gikk av. Ben Ali forlot sin statspost, og gir muligheten til at noen med bedre intensjoner kan overta stafettpinnen. I tillegg til at WikiLeaks dokumentene satte engasjementet i gang, har sosiale medier som Twitter og Facebook også spilt en viktig rolle i å få folket til å samle seg og kreve presidentens avgang.

Ben Ali har sittet ved roret siden ’87, og det er derfor en stor seier for det tunisiske folk å få forandring fra en president som har drevet utstrakt korrupsjon.

Uten WikiLeaks ville flere Ben Ali fått sitte trygt i sine statsposter til tross for korrupsjon og destruktiv ledelse. Da er det kanskje ikke så rart at en del frykter hva som skulle komme ut i lyset og forsøker å kneble WikiLeaks til stillhet.

Spørsmålet er om vi godtar å bli holdt i mørket eller om vi støtter opp under de som setter pekefingen på ødeleggende politikk?

Referanser:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/15/tunisian-speaker-sworn-interim-president

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/wikileaks/article3990478.ece

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article3989939.ece

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article3990406.ece

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/14/tunisian-president-flees-country-protests

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