Category Archives: Reports/ Informes

الحقيقة ليكس- Al “Haqiqa leaks”, filtración de la entrevista del ministro de Defensa Libanés Elias Murr durante la investigación del Tribunal Especial para El Líbano

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

La versión Libanesa de Wikileaks, “al haqiqa leaks” (la verdad filtrada) está creando mas de un torbellino político en Líbano en un momento de alta tensión, en el que el Gobierno libanés ha sido disuelto y se espera que este lunes 24 de enero se nombre al nuevo Primer Ministro. Saad Hariri declaró ayer que pretende mantener su candidatura, oponiéndose así a la oposición liderada por Hezbolá que exige su retirada. Por su parte la oposición no ha hecho público el nombre de su candidato que debe ser musulmán sunita. No obstante se especula que será Omar Karami, líder feudal de la norteña ciudad de Trípoli y antiguo primer ministro, el candidato de la oposición. Continue reading →

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ASALTO DIPLOMÁTICO

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Natalia Sancha

El ataque israelí a la Flotilla de la Libertad en aguas internacionales promete repercusiones políticas de envergadura para el futuro de la región. A la batalla mediática, le sigue la diplomática. Ahora, la pelota está en el campo de la justicia internacional. Continue reading →

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The silence of politicians

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Natalia Sancha

The voices of outrage have been heard from the four corners of the world after the attack early last Sunday by the Israeli army to Freedom Flotilla consisting of six ships, with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid and 700 activists on board, bound for the seized Gaza. And this is in international waters in which the Israeli army has no jurisdiction. Continue reading →

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Bastion of Impunity,Mirage of Reform Human Rights in the Arab Region Annual Report 2009,

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Natalia Sancha

This report documents and analyzes the most significant developments in the Arab region from September 2008 to October 2009 with the aim of assessing both breakthroughs and failures in the observance of human rights. It focuses especially on those developments that reveal Arab states’ readiness to foster a climate conducive to democratization, strengthen the participation of political and civil forces in policy-making, and renounce discriminatory policies of marginalization. In turn, this indicates to what extent regimes in the Arab region possess the political will necessary to engage in democratic reform and respect human rights. Continue reading →

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Reshuffling the Cards? (II): Syria's New Hand , by ICG

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Natalia Sancha

yria typically, and at times justifiably, brings to mind stagnation and immobility. Yet, over recent years, change has been afoot. In 2008, it agreed to Turkish-mediated talks with Israel. It built ties with the Iraqi government after long depicting it as the offspring of an illegitimate occupation. It began to normalise relations with Lebanon, after years of resisting its claim to sovereignty. It accelerated economic reforms. These steps fall short of being revolutionary; some were imposed rather than chosen and reflected opportunism rather than forward thinking. Still, by Syrian standards, they are quite remarkable, especially in contrast to recent fervent militancy. Continue reading →

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