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[RED DEMOCRATICA] UNHCR forecasts a global jump in refugees

 

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UNHCR forecasts a global jump in refugees

The number of displaced people worldwide is expected to increase in the coming decade not only because of conflict, but as a result of overpopulation, food shortages and natural disasters brought on by climate change, according to a report published Thursday by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Last year marked the highest numbers of refugees in more than a decade. CBS News/The Associated Press (6/1) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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    Governments that pursue green policies create more jobs, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. A report from the agency estimates that between 15 million and 60 million jobs will be created in coming years as countries switch to more sustainable economic models, reducing poverty in the process. The Guardian (London) (5/31) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • UN rights body meets over Syria amid more deaths
    Another mass murder of Syrian civilians by a pro-government militia was being reported as the United Nations Human Rights Council was meeting in an emergency session in the wake of the massacre last weekend of 108 people, mostly children and women. The UN Committee Against Torture said armed forces and militias were torturing civilians under the direct orders of the Syrian regime, while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the country was nearing a civil war from which it "would never recover." BBC (6/1), Reuters (6/1), Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (5/31) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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    Notable among the best UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the U.S. are Independence National Park in Philadelphia, home to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, and Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, home to the well-preserved Pueblo Bonito ruins, which are estimated to be 1,200 years old. Fox Business (5/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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    An increasingly competitive global aid marketplace is prompting mergers and acquisitions among contractors, as well as the positioning of private sector partners against not-for-profits and nongovernmental organizations. The competition has spawned a new lexicon of terms such as "modalities," "partner engagement" and "re-skilling." Devex.com (5/28) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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  • Arctic carbon reaches landmark levels
    Carbon dioxide levels in the Arctic have surpassed 400 parts per million, the first time in at least 800,000 years that the Earth has seen such levels of the pollutant primarily responsible for global warming. "It's an important threshold. It is an indication that we're in a different world," said Chris Field, an ecologist with the Carnegie Institution. The Christian Science Monitor/The Associated Press (5/31) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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    The emergency law that permitted Egyptian authorities to detain people without charge, and stifle dissent, has been allowed to expire for the first time since 1981. The decision by the interim government not to renew the law is seen as highly symbolic in the wake of the revolution that toppled leader Hosni Mubarak. The Wall Street Journal (5/31) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Public Pressure on Border Patrol Intensifies

 

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Anastasio Hernandez was a 42-year old construction worker, husband, father of five children, and a long-time resident of San Diego, CA. That’s before he was captured by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and, instead of being deported, was brutally beaten and tased to death.

But Anastasio didn’t have to die. Based on new eye-witness videos, it’s clear that he was attacked as he lay handcuffed on the ground, defenseless and surrounded by at least a dozen agents. Yet, despite such evidence, two years have passed and not a single agent responsible for his tragic death has been held accountable.

That’s why Anastasio’s family is waging a national campaign to achieve what should have happened years ago: justice for Anastasio, as well as for the eight other southern border residents killed or seriously injured by the Border Patrol since 2010.

Earlier this week, more than 100 faith, civil and human rights groups, led by LAWG and the Southern Border Communities Coalition, joined their call for justice by sending a letter to President Obama denouncing the use of excessive force by CBP agents and demanding increased accountability, oversight and transparency over the Border Patrol to prevent future deaths. The letter caught the eye of CBS News, and they featured it in their coverage of a rally in remembrance of Anastasio that took place Wednesday. Check out the news clip here.

This letter to President Obama comes on the heels of a string of media attention and grassroots action as part of this campaign for justice:

•    Over 33,000 people signed (including many of you) a petition to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding that the Department of Justice conduct a thorough and open investigation of all the killings committed by Border Patrol since 2010.
•    Then on April 20, 2012, PBS aired a special investigative report titled, “Crossing the line at the Border.” This documentary-like piece is a MUST SEE that reveals new eye-witness video footage of the brutal beating and tasing of Anastasio leading up to his death.
•    Days later, Anastasio’s family came to Washington DC, where they shored up the support of 16 members of Congress, and met with the Department of Justice.

While our campaign for law enforcement accountability is stronger than ever, Anastasio's family remains concerned about the speed and transparency of the investigation into his death – and what is being done to prevent future tragedies. "It only took minutes to kill my son, but two years have passed and still there is no answer," says Maria Luz Rojas, Anastasio’s mother.

So the struggle continues.

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[RED DEMOCRATICA] NOTAS : El tiempo NO regresa (Adj. PPS) [2 Attachments]

 
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Date: Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Subject: Fwd: El tiempo NO regresa !! BELLISIMO!!!!
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Re: [RED DEMOCRATICA] NOTICIAS : Congreso nombra Comision Multipartidaria para investigar corrupciòn en el Poder Judicial

 

El titular es erroneo debe decir se propondria por mocion que congreso nombre de comision .....
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El 30/05/2012, a las 20:32, Fernando O'Phelan <fernandoophelan@yahoo.com.mx> escribió:

 

Debido al Desgobierno que existe en el Poder Judicial, El Congreso de la Repùblica nombra una comisiòn para que investigue los problemas que se suscitan dentro de este Poder del Estado, Projusticia cumple con informar y poner a conocimiento de la ciudadanìa 
 
FERNANDO O´PHELAN PEREZ
PRO JUSTICIA.
 
¿DONDE ESTA LA CORRUPCION JUDICIAL?
 
Una de las leyes más conocidas de la física es que a toda acción corresponde una reacción, dando así inicio al movimiento de las cosas. Esta ley, sin embargo, no solo se aplica a lo inanimado sino que también puede ser aplicable a las relaciones e instituciones humanas, de manera tal que cuando uno inicia alguna acción para generar un cambio en una determinada relación o institución debe esperar que, en algún momento, aquello que se ve afectado reaccione de una u otra manera frente a la transformación que se busca impulsar.
Para quienes hemos estado metidos en la reforma de la justicia, sabemos que esta ley se aplica de manera inflexible en el mundo judicial. Así, cada vez que se propone o impulsa un cambio es seguro encontrar algún tipo de reacción (generalmente en contra) hacia la medida propuesta por parte de jueces, abogados o partes, e incluso de otros actores involucrados en el cambio judicial, como ONGs, agencias de cooperación, partidos políticos o el gobierno. De este modo, muchas veces la propuesta de cambio termina eliminada, modificada o transformada sustancialmente, de modo tal que los resultados terminan siendo muy distintos a los que se esperaba lograr inicialmente.
De esta ley de acción-reacción no escapa nadie, ni siquiera el todopoderoso Presidente del Poder Judicial. Hasta hace poco, el juez San Martín ha sufrido en carne propia la dureza de esta ley: frente a su propuesta de que se le otorguen facultades extraordinarias para combatir la corrupción judicial (propuesta con la que viene soñando desde el inicio de su gestión), las reacciones fueron muchas y no se dejaron esperar. Primero fue el ex Presidente Villa Stein, quien señaló expresamente que la propuesta buscaba crear un clima autoritario en el Poder Judicial; luego, la propia Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima se opuso a la medida, a la que se sumaron posteriormente el Jefe de la OCMA, Enrique Mendoza, y la Asociación de Jueces para la Justicia y la Democracia, todos los cuales solicitaron además que el Presidente San Martín identifique –de una vez por todas- cuáles eran y quiénes participaban de las redes de corrupción que quería combatir.
Esta pregunta quedó, entonces, flotando en el aire: ¿Dónde está la corrupción judicial? es algo que muchos se empezaron a preguntar a partir de estas reacciones. ¿Se encuentra acaso en los secretarios judiciales, que cada cierto tiempo son capturados con algunos cuantos soles? ¿O estos son solo pececitos que facilitan el ocultamiento de los peces gordos? Lo cierto es que hablar de "redes de corrupción" implica que no estamos frente a casos aislados, sino frente a toda una maraña de relaciones de intercambio ilegal que puede involucrar a funcionarios de distinto nivel y posición, con diferente capacidad de decisión, que se vinculan a otros muchos actores externos que requieren "asegurar" que los resultados de la justicia esté siempre a su favor.
Siendo así, no era difícil llegar a la conclusión de que la propia Corte Suprema podía estar enredada en estas presuntas "redes de corrupción", sobre todo si consideramos que es en esta instancia –precisamente- donde se "aseguran" de manera definitiva las decisiones de la justicia. Esta ha sido, en todo caso, la conclusión a la que han llegado los congresistas de la República que han presentado, el pasado 24 de mayo, una Moción del Día para que se constituya una Comisión Investigadora sobre los presuntos actos de corrupción que pueden darse en la Corte Suprema de la República.
En otras palabras: frente a la acción de pedir facultades extraordinarias, San Martín obtuvo la reacción contraria; esto es, que se le investigue a él y a su Corte antes que se convierta en el investigador de los demás jueces. Como es obvio, hoy muchos jueces supremos deben estar dándose de cabeza, preguntándose cómo se les ocurrió apoyar la propuesta de San Martín para terminar siendo ellos los investigados.
Por ello, hoy la pregunta sobre la corrupción judicial ha tomado un nuevo giro: a la primera interrogante sobre dónde se encuentra la corrupción judicial, hemos pasado a la cuestión de: ¿cuánta corrupción vamos a encontrar en la Corte Suprema? ¿Cuánto están dispuestos los supremos jueces del país a dejarse investigar, especialmente luego de sortear situaciones de crisis como las del BTR? ¿Encontraremos allí la punta de la madeja de la corrupción judicial? Lo único que esperamos es que ello no se convierta en un nuevo instrumento de control político, porque entonces allí la reacción provendrá de la sociedad civil; es decir, de nosotros.
 
 




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