Afinales de 2005,
cuando Evo Morales ganó los comicios presidenciales con 54 por ciento de
los votos, se comprometió a poner el país de pie. Bolivia, entonces,
empezó a dejar atrás tres siglos de sojuzgamiento feudal, más 180 años
de republicanismo mal encarado o asumido.
Veamos sus logros en apenas siete años de un gobierno que, con
grandes limitaciones y condicionamientos estructurales, se impuso
liberar a una de las sociedades más empobrecidas y desiguales del mundo.
Política
1. Nueva Constitución (2009), adopta la forma de
2. Poder Ejecutivo: democracia presidencial directa, participativa, representativa y comunitaria.Estado Unitario, Social de Derecho, Plurinacional Comunitario, libre, independiente, soberano, democrático, intercultural, descentralizado y con autonomías(artículo 1º)
3. Legislativo: de 130 asambleístas de la Cámara de Diputados, 73 son de organizaciones sociales, indígenas, obreras, campesinas, vecinales y laborales.
4. Judicial: desde 2010, los ciudadanos pueden elegir a los jueces de la Corte Suprema por voto directo.
5. Derechos indígenas: Ley de Reconducción Comunitaria, o
fin del latifundio(2006).
6. Ley contra el racismo y toda forma de discriminación.
7. 12 de octubre: Día de la Descolonización.
8. Fundación de la Confederación Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas (2007).
Economía
9. Duplicación del PIB: de 9.5 a 24.6 mil millones de dólares (mmd).
10. Redistribución: el Estado pasó de 17 a 34 por ciento en el
control del PIB, con 2.5 por ciento de transferencia a la población
vulnerable (Brasil, 1.7; Ecuador 0.8; y en Perú 0.3 por ciento).11. PIB per cápita: de un mil 200 a 2 mil 200 dólares. Ingreso promedio: de 950 a mil 833 dólares.
12. Sextuplicación récord de las reservas internacionales: de 2 mil a 13 mmd.
13. Quintuplicación de la inversión pública: de 600 a 3 mil 323 md. En el área rural:de 474 a 867 md. Construcción de 900 kilómetros de carreteras pavimentadas, y 2 mil 700 más en construcción; atención a municipios: de 17 mil a 51 mmd; creación de la Agencia Espacial Boliviana, y construcción en China del satélite Tupac Katari, con 64 becados a la Academia China del Espacio; teleférico de transporte público entre La Paz y la ciudad de El Alto, donde viven un millón de personas.
14. Renta Dignidad, en beneficio de 240 a 600 mil ancianos; Bono Juana Azurduy (para niños menores de un año): 13.4 md a 208 mil madres y 341 mil niños; Bono Juancito Pinto: 51.9 md a más de 1.8 millón de niños y niñas.
15. Deuda externa: cayó de 5 mil a 2 mmd.
16. Exportaciones: de 2 mil a 6 mmd.
18. Confianza: superávit fiscal por primera vez desde 1940 y bolivarización de los depósitos bancarios que alcanzó 60 por ciento debido a la expectativa de los ahorristas en moneda local.
Recursos naturales
19. Decreto Héroes del Chaco (1/5/06) que declara
20. Se rescinde el contrato con Aguas de Illimani, en manos de la francesa Lyonnaise d’Eaux (2007).el fin del saqueo de los recursos naturales. Nacionalización de los hidrocarburos, y restatización de la mina de estaño de Huanuni (2006), y del complejo metalúrgico Vinto, que estaba en manos de la subsdiaria suiza Glencore (2007).
21. Nacionalización de Entel, la mayor del país en manos de la italiana Telecom; adquisición de la totalidad de las acciones de la Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (de capitales alemanes y peruanos); compra de acciones de Chaco, filial de British Petroleum (BP), y 50 por ciento de la petrolera Transredes, a cargo de la distribuidora Ashmore (BP), y la angloholandesa Shell (2008).
22. Estatización de AIRP (filial de la BP), empresa a cargo del suministro de combustible de aviación en los aeropuertos (2009).
23. Estatización de la tercera parte de Fancesa, principal cementera del país en manos de inversionistas mexicanos (2010).
24. Nacionalización del transporte de electricidad, en manos del grupo español Red Eléctrica, y de la mina Colquiri de Oruro (2012).
Sociedad
25. Reducción de la pobreza dura (dos dólares diarios):
de 60.6 a 49.9 por ciento. Y la pobreza extrema (un dólar), de 38.2 a 25
por ciento.
26. En 2003, el 10 por ciento más rico del país tenía 128 veces más
ingresos que el 10 por ciento más pobre. En 2009, la brecha se había
reducido 60 veces, y continúa cayendo. En el área rural, era más
acentuada aún: 10 por ciento más rico tenía 157 veces más ingresos que
el 10 más pobre. Para 2009, 76 veces.27. Sectores medios de la población ubicada en ingresos medios, aumentó de 30 a 36 por ciento.
28. Ley de regulación del trabajo asalariado en el hogar.
29. En 2008, Bolivia fue declarada
territorio libre de analfabetismo: 95 por ciento sabe leer y escribir, y el sistema educativo alcanza a 85 por ciento de la población.
30. Siete de cada 10 bolivianos tienen techo propio; 78 por ciento cuentan con energía eléctrica, 60 por ciento con agua potable y 70 por ciento con sistemas de alcantarillado.
31. Ley de Telecomunicaciones, Tecnología y Ciencia: 33 por ciento de licencias al Estado, 17 a organizaciones comunitarias, 17 a organizaciones indígenas, y 33 por ciento al sector privado.
Vía:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2013/08/14/opinion/019a1pol
In
the early morning of 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces started
to clear the Muslim Brotherhood’s six week long sit-ins in Rabaa Mosque
Square in Nasr City, east of Cairo, and Nahda Square. The sit-ins had
been set up by protesters demonstrating against the removal on 3 July of
elected President Mohammed Morsi, his continuing detention and the
suspension of the 2012 Constitution.
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.MQOaQUfC.dpuf
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
- Lift the state of emergency and fully comply with applicable international law;
- In any case, ensure that the right to freedom of expression and information of all is fully protected and guaranteed. The rights of journalists and the media must be protected; journalists should be allowed them to report without fear and censorship;
- Fully respect its obligation under international law which clearly state that even in time of emergency, authorities must protect the right to life and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This means that the state must refrain from arbitrarily detaining people, torturing them, engaging in other reprisals against them, or denying them their right to fair trial;
- Immediately release former President Morsi and all other political prisoners;
- Take meaningful and trustworthy steps towards initiating a national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and civil society;
- Cease the shutting down of pro-Morsi satellite stations, and the tight censorship on the state broadcasting;
- Conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force, including the killing of protestors and the killings of the two journalists;
- Investigate sectarian violence, including those against members of the Coptic community and bring all those responsible to justice.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.MQOaQUfC.dpuf
In
the early morning of 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces started
to clear the Muslim Brotherhood’s six week long sit-ins in Rabaa Mosque
Square in Nasr City, east of Cairo, and Nahda Square. The sit-ins had
been set up by protesters demonstrating against the removal on 3 July of
elected President Mohammed Morsi, his continuing detention and the
suspension of the 2012 Constitution.
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.MQOaQUfC.dpuf
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
- Lift the state of emergency and fully comply with applicable international law;
- In any case, ensure that the right to freedom of expression and information of all is fully protected and guaranteed. The rights of journalists and the media must be protected; journalists should be allowed them to report without fear and censorship;
- Fully respect its obligation under international law which clearly state that even in time of emergency, authorities must protect the right to life and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This means that the state must refrain from arbitrarily detaining people, torturing them, engaging in other reprisals against them, or denying them their right to fair trial;
- Immediately release former President Morsi and all other political prisoners;
- Take meaningful and trustworthy steps towards initiating a national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and civil society;
- Cease the shutting down of pro-Morsi satellite stations, and the tight censorship on the state broadcasting;
- Conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force, including the killing of protestors and the killings of the two journalists;
- Investigate sectarian violence, including those against members of the Coptic community and bring all those responsible to justice.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.MQOaQUfC.dpuf
In
the early morning of 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces started
to clear the Muslim Brotherhood’s six week long sit-ins in Rabaa Mosque
Square in Nasr City, east of Cairo, and Nahda Square. The sit-ins had
been set up by protesters demonstrating against the removal on 3 July of
elected President Mohammed Morsi, his continuing detention and the
suspension of the 2012 Constitution.
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.HWfNcuY8.QdFa9OkP.dpuf
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
- Lift the state of emergency and fully comply with applicable international law;
- In any case, ensure that the right to freedom of expression and information of all is fully protected and guaranteed. The rights of journalists and the media must be protected; journalists should be allowed them to report without fear and censorship;
- Fully respect its obligation under international law which clearly state that even in time of emergency, authorities must protect the right to life and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This means that the state must refrain from arbitrarily detaining people, torturing them, engaging in other reprisals against them, or denying them their right to fair trial;
- Immediately release former President Morsi and all other political prisoners;
- Take meaningful and trustworthy steps towards initiating a national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and civil society;
- Cease the shutting down of pro-Morsi satellite stations, and the tight censorship on the state broadcasting;
- Conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force, including the killing of protestors and the killings of the two journalists;
- Investigate sectarian violence, including those against members of the Coptic community and bring all those responsible to justice.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.HWfNcuY8.QdFa9OkP.dpuf
In
the early morning of 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces started
to clear the Muslim Brotherhood’s six week long sit-ins in Rabaa Mosque
Square in Nasr City, east of Cairo, and Nahda Square. The sit-ins had
been set up by protesters demonstrating against the removal on 3 July of
elected President Mohammed Morsi, his continuing detention and the
suspension of the 2012 Constitution.
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.HWfNcuY8.QdFa9OkP.dpuf
As result of the violent intervention by the security forces, unconfirmed numbers of civilians have reportedly been killed by live ammunition, and a higher number of civilians have been seriously injured. According to the BBC the Egyptian Ministry of Health has reported 95 people killed and nearly 400 injured. The Ministry of the Interior has also reported that six security officers have been killed by armed protesters. For the Muslim Brotherhood, a massacre has been committed resulting in the killings of some 500 protesters.
"ARTICLE 19 condemns in the strongest terms possible the killings of protesters in Cairo Rabaa Mosque and Nahda squares and the use of excessive and disproportionate force by the security forces.
For over a month now, the threat of, and use of force against the Muslim Brotherhood protesters has led to nothing else but further and deepening divisions and mistrust in Egypt and increasing violence. The country is further away today from addressing the political and human rights crisis, than it was on the eve of the military intervention of July 3rd.” said Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Unrest has also spread to other parts of Egypt where, allegedly, three Coptic Churches have been burned and government buildings, including police stations, have been attacked by pro-Morsi supporters.
News reports have confirmed the killing of British cameraman for Sky News, Mike Deane, and that of Dubai-based reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, staff reporter for XPRESS, a sister publication of Gulf News. Both journalists were shot and killed when reporting.
News reports have also confirmed the detention by the security forces of five journalists for more than four hours at the Rabaa Mosque Square, including Mick Julian of US-based News Week. They were released after their camera equipment was checked and confiscated. Several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement were also arrested.
In response to the situation, the Egyptian interim Government declared a month-long state of emergency across the country.
“The appalling scenes in Cairo today were predictable, and so is the massive number of casualties, number that is likely to rise in the days and weeks to come. The killings were brought about by the military coup of 3 July, itself preceded by one year of bad governance and attacks on fundamental freedoms. The logical outcome of the events of the last month has been sadly unfolding: a spiral of increasing sectarian violence and mass killings and the nominal return of the Army to power, signifying the failure of the first phase of democratic transition post Arab Spring in Egypt.
The State of Emergency is not only unlikely to bring about any solution to the political crisis in Egypt, it could well and on its own deepen it even further away from the democratic ideals of the 2011 protesters in Tahir Square. Indeed, one of the achievements of the 2011 revolution had been the lifting of the state of emergency that had been in place in the country for decades and under which the Egyptian authorities had arbitrarily detained people who spoke out, tortured them, and censored independent news.
What is required now are real, meaningful and authentic steps towards a serious national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and movements. Getting out of the political impasse and moving away from the logic of further violence must begin with the release of President Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and include their active participation to the dialogue, along with that of all representative members of Egyptian society. It may also require urgent external good offices and support to this national dialogue.” added Dr Agnes Callamard.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Egyptian Interim government and Army to:
- Lift the state of emergency and fully comply with applicable international law;
- In any case, ensure that the right to freedom of expression and information of all is fully protected and guaranteed. The rights of journalists and the media must be protected; journalists should be allowed them to report without fear and censorship;
- Fully respect its obligation under international law which clearly state that even in time of emergency, authorities must protect the right to life and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This means that the state must refrain from arbitrarily detaining people, torturing them, engaging in other reprisals against them, or denying them their right to fair trial;
- Immediately release former President Morsi and all other political prisoners;
- Take meaningful and trustworthy steps towards initiating a national dialogue inclusive of all political forces and civil society;
- Cease the shutting down of pro-Morsi satellite stations, and the tight censorship on the state broadcasting;
- Conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force, including the killing of protestors and the killings of the two journalists;
- Investigate sectarian violence, including those against members of the Coptic community and bring all those responsible to justice.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the international community, including the United Nations, to take a pro-active role in ensuring an end to the political and human rights crisis by supporting an inclusive political dialogue and solution. A possible model could be that followed for Yemen in 2012 when the UN Security Council supported the appointment of a Special Adviser and of a team of UN experts to support the implementation of the transition process, and provide advice to the parties in support of the National Dialogue process.
- See more at: http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37204/en/egypt:-article-19-condemns-the-killings-of-scores-of-pro-morsi-protesters-while-clearing-peaceful-sit-ins-in-cairo#sthash.HWfNcuY8.QdFa9OkP.dpuf
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