Ministry Of Human Rights Research Articles

Impact of social isolation on intersex individuals: Implications for inclusive education policy

The intersex person’s social isolation condition is the leading concern in inclusive educational practices. It provides for the relevance of intersex communities with the influence of social isolation on their education and well-being. Given the underlying problem, this paper stresses the isolation-free condition of the intersex community by facilitating inclusive education. The Atkinson and Shiffrin Model and Behaviorism-Based Intersex Theory supports inclusive education by extending the desire to significantly manage stereotypes, quality teaching, parental beliefs, expressions, physique, and intersex attribution. The qualitative research method analyses the reducing role of social isolation for inclusive education. The semi-structured interview research instrument is used for the data collection from the Ministry of Human Rights, Educational Institutions, and inter-sex Representatives. The results show that managing directors and heads of educational institutions frame policy management for the free social isolation of intersex persons, which is relevant through inclusive education. This paper aims to provide a better social condition for intersex persons and promote inclusive education through effective policy management.

Intellectual Property Rights in Tourism Management in Cirebon

Tourism requires risk management for its sustainability. With risk management, we can prevent the peril that causes losses, especially in tourism. Looking at the current conditions, the rampant piracy cases of tourism products certainly require a strategy as a preventive measure. Especially with the development of society 5.0, of course, it makes the hazard of these risks even more significant. Moreover, it gives new exposure to tourism management. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy makes a strategy to protect tourism products by collaborating with the Director General of IPR of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and training tourism actors to carry out legal protection by owning Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The IPR was registered with the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Human Rights. Tourism management in Indonesia requires instilling in the community and local tourism entrepreneurs an understanding of the importance of IPR ownership. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is intensively organizing socialization of the importance of IPR to tourism actors, which will be held in December 2021 in various cities to prevent theft of culture and tourism products to realize sustainable tourism. One of them is in Cirebon City; at the end of December, an Intellectual Property Class will contain education about IPR.

Child Rights and Role of National Commission of Child Rights in Safeguarding the Rights of Children in Pakistan

The National Commission for Child Welfare and Development (NCCWD) was established by the Government of Pakistan on December 16, 1979, effective January 1, 1980, and amended several times until 1991. The Capital Administration and Development Division took over NCCWD ICT duties once the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education decentralized. On December 2, 2011, the Prime Minister authorized moving the Ministry of Human Rights. Human Rights oversees it. The NCCWD monitors and promotes UNCRC promises worldwide. The NCCWD informs the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva and other interested parties on UN Convention implementation. how effective Pakistan has neglected child welfare, according to the report. The Convention on the Rights of the Child did not seem to promise help. In the last five years, not enough progress has been achieved to protect children's rights in the areas of education, safety, and social welfare. Although protecting children's social and security rights is vital, public discourse and policy debates have ignored it. Experts concluded from the research that Pakistan has not done enough for its children (Lansdown 2014).

Child abuse development at Special Child Development Institute (LPKA) Banda Aceh and Darussaadah Aceh Social Institution

The increase of children as Napza users in Aceh is a new problem for all parents. There are two main problems in this study, namely the pattern of coaching drug-addicted children in LPKA and Darussaadah Aceh Social Institution. This study is about the pattern of special guidance provided for children who abuse drugs in Aceh children's special development institutions and child rehabilitation institutions. This research is a combination of normative and empirical research. The results of this study show that LPKA carries out guidance in general. There is no difference between children assisted by drug cases and those with other cases. Meanwhile, in LRSAMP Darussa'adah social care institution, regular psychological guidance is carried out to rehab children addicted to drugs, like other children in Darussa'adah. The obstacle faced by LPKA-Aceh is the absence of SOP for special guidance for drug abuse from the Ministry of Human Rights. LPKA is not a place for rehabilitation of children of drug abuse, so these children are guided the same as other foster children. In LPKA, children of drug abuse are united with other foster children due to limited space. While the absence of a standard guidebook as a model for rehabilitation of children who abuse drugs is one of LRSAMP's challenges. The organization cannot move forward without referrals from the work area below, a lack of volunteer human resources, and the absence of parents of children who want to rehabilitate their child's self-abuse of drugs.

Spriječiti povratak: Provođenje Aneksa VII Dejtonskog sporazuma za mir u Bosni i Hercegovini (1995-2020)

Spriječiti povratak: Provođenje Aneksa VII Dejtonskog sporazuma za mir u Bosni i Hercegovini (1995-2020)

REPUBLIQUE DU TOGO

According to the 2010 General Population and Housing Census of Togo, the total population increased from 2 719 567 inhabitants in 1981 to 6 191 155 inhabitants in 2010; that is an average annual growth rate of 2,84 per cent. It is made up mainly of women (51,4 per cent) but also characterised by its extreme youth. Persons with disabilities represent 2,2 per cent. The State of Togo ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as well as its Optional Protocol on 1 March 2011. At the national level, the Togolese Constitution of 14 October 1992 directly or indirectly guarantees disability rights set out in the Convention through the provisions of articles 10, 11, 28 and 33. Law 2004-005 of 23 April 2004 on the social protection of persons with disabilities enriches this normative architecture. However, it should be noted that certain provisions of the law do not meet the requirements of the CRPD. To this end, a draft law on the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities is being prepared. At the institutional level, the implementation of the rights of people with disabilities is mainly ensured by the government under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Action, the Promotion of Women and Literacy and the Ministry of Human Rights and Relations with Institutions of the Republic in collaboration with the Togolese Federation of Associations of People with Disabilities (FETAPH). This active collaboration has contributed to the gradual improvement in the inclusion of disability concerns in public policies and programmes. This has made it possible to improve the care and inclusion of persons with disabilities through major actions, including the establishment of the Special Fund for persons with disabilities. However, despite a favourable context, among the challenges constituting major obstacles to the implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities in Togo, there are many obstacles relating to access to public buildings, insufficient consideration of the needs of workers with disabilities, persistent social stigma and the very low representation of persons with disabilities in elective office and decision-making positions. Making the law consistent with the CRPD should help remove these persistent obstacles.

The silence of innocence

The mysterious and suspicious death of the young Henry Borel on March 8, 2021 in Brazil brought up again the subject of child violence to the media. The child had multiple injuries in the abdominal cavity, pulmonary contusion, head trauma and other injuries incompatible with a domestic accident or fall in his room as reported by parents. Brazilian media has closely followed the case, offering continuous updates.
 In Brazil, violence is a public health issue that hits population in a large scale, including children.
 Violence against children takes many forms. It can be physical, emotional or sexual. It happens in all countries and any settings – in a child's home, community, school and online. In some parts of the world, violent discipline is socially accepted and common. And for many girls and boys, violence comes from the hands of the people they trust – their parents or caregivers, teachers, peers and neighbours [1].
 A perpetrator is a person who is responsible for the abuse or neglect of a child [3].
 The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) showed that in 2019, about 252,324 children in the U.S. were abused by their mother [4]
 Unfortunately, one or more parent is involved in 78% of child maltreatment fatalities.
 Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. In spite of the recent national surveys in several low- and middle-income countries, data from many countries are still lacking [3].
 Shaken Baby Syndrome / Abusive Head Trauma (SBS / AHT) is a term used to describe the constellation of signs and symptoms resulting from violent shaking and impacting of the head of an infant or small child [5]. 
 According to the WHO nearly 3 in 4 children - or 300 million children - aged 2–4 years regularly suffer physical punishment and/or psychological violence at the hands of parents and caregivers [3].
 The Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) entered into a partnership with the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) and the Ministry of Human Rights, to seek solutions against aggressions against children and adolescents.
 On average, 233 assaults of different types (physical and psychological torture) against children and adolescents aged up to 19 years are notified in Brazil [6].
 In 2020, this pandemic has brought with it additional challenges in protecting young people from abuse and revealed gaps in our existing approach [7].
 The stress in families and children will not end when the stay-at-home orders are lifted. Let's be prepared to help all our children emerge healthy and strong, and ready to learn.
 Everyone knows violence is bad for children and adolescents, and sometimes fatal. It is harmful for them to be mistreated or abused by an adult, to be victimized by bullies, to witness serious domestic violence, or to be criminally assaulted. Many, though not all, young people who are exposed to violence react to this adverse experience by developing behavioral, emotional, or learning problems. What is less well known is that adverse experiences such as violence exposure can also lead to hidden physical alterations inside a child’s body.
 Some children exposed to violence learn to resolve their own conflicts in a violent manner. Others seem to become desensitized to violence and the pain and distress of others. Some retreat into a shell, avoiding people and the world around them. These children with long-term exposure are at an increased risk for:
 
 Behavioral, psychological, and physical problems
 Academic failure
 Alcohol and substance use
 Delinquent acts
 Adult criminality
 
 
 Despite these grave physical and mental health consequences, the vast majority of child victims never seek or receive help to recover. What’s more, children who grow up with violence are more likely to re-enact it as young adults and caregivers themselves, creating a new generation of victims.
 Violence against children can be prevented. Preventing and responding to violence against children require that efforts systematically address risk and protective factors at all four interrelated levels of risk (individual, relationship, community, society). Do not underestimate child violence. Report it.

Strategi Inovasi Desain Poduk Tas Fashion Kayu Mindi di Krebet Pajangan Bantul Yogyakarta

Currently, Yogjakarta as one of the target world tourism destinations certainly needs to prepare many things, especially in the industrial era 4.0 in the present. The first improvement is around human resources who have a strategic role in entering this era. The creative industry currently has sufficient opportunities to transfer technology, whether in waste processing (eg wood) as the basic material for creating functional products with global competitiveness. Especially in the Bantul area as an export-oriented handicraft production warehouse. In this research, we collaborated with UKM Partners 'Ruaya' which explored mindi wood as the main raw material for the creative industry. Ruaya is a home industry that focuses on making wood-based fashion bags. As for the activities carried out to achieve the output target agreed upon by the Partner, among others: First, conducting assistance activities for studio management and production management; Second, holding a design innovation workshop program to produce unique and highly competitive export superior products; Third, carry out a strengthening workshop program in the e-Commerce sector; Fourth, assisting the production process based on design innovation that was developed during the time with partners; Fifth, conducting a regulatory program and technical guidance on IPR registration by the IPR Extension Team from the Director General of IPR, and the Ministry of Human Rights, DIY, and Sixth, assisting in the process of drafting IPR drafts and registering IPRs.

TCHAD

According to the results of the General Census of Population conducted in 2009 (2018 projection), the Chadian population is 15, 1 million. According to the report of the National Union of Persons with Disabilities of 2014, Persons with disabilities are 1 691 116, that is 14% of the total population; the most prevalent forms of disabilities include sensory disabilities, motor disabilities and visual disabilities. The Republic of Chad signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), as well as its Optional protocol on 26 September, 2012. The CRDP was ratified 20 June 2019 by the Chadian government. The Optional Protocol was adopted at the National Assembly 26 September, 2012. The Constitution of the Republic of Chad contains no provision dealing directly with disabilities. The term disability does not openly appear in the Constitution. Nevertheless, the Constitution provides for the right to equality for all, including persons with disabilities. The rights to employment, education, ect, for all are also guaranteed by the preamble of the Constitution. The Republic of Chad has numerous pieces of legislation that directly address disability. The key ones are the Law n°007/PR/2007, of 7 May 2007 on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, which has not yet been ratified; the decree 136/PR/PM/MCFAS/94 of 16 June 1994 that instituted the National Day of Persons with Disability celebrated on 7 February every year. The policies that directly address persons with disabilities are: (1) the national policy and its action plan; (2) the national policy of social welfare and its action plan; and (3) the national strategy on the protection of vulnerable children and the national policy on protection of children as well as its action plan including programmes affecting directly people with disabilities. Other than ordinary courts or tribunals, the Chad Republic has no official body that specifically addresses the violation of the rights of people with disabilities. The Republic of Chad has had a National Human Rights Commission since 9 September 1994. It is autonomous, neutral and endowed with a legal entity. It enjoys administrative, technical and financial autonomy and independence of action. The Republic of Chad also has a Human Rights Federation which organises actions on the promotion and protection of persons with disabilities. There are numerous organisations that represent and advocate for the rights and welfare of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Chad, represented by Maison Notre Dame de Paix de Moundou Association, the Kabalaye Equipment and Rehabilitation Centre of N’djamena, and Handicap Santé which is an NGO. In the Republic of Chad, the Ministry of National Education and Higher Education; the Ministry of Social Work, National Solidarity and the Family; the Ministry of Human Rights and the Promotion of Freedoms; the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood Protection and National Solidarity are ministers that are involved in promoting and protecting disability rights. Persons with disabilities in the Republic of Chad face many problems such as the lack of doctors specialised in re-education and rehabilitation. Where access is concerned, persons with disabilities have difficulties to access to public buildings, public transport, education, vocational training, health care, employment justice and other social structures; in practice, very little is done to ensure access for persons with disabilities. The Chadian Government shall strengthen and speed up the implementation of its national policies and programmes for the implementation of disability rights.

Once Upon a Time, a Human Rights Ally: The State and its Bureaucracy in Right-Wing Populist Brazil

Based on the case of Brazil, this article looks deep into the state apparatus and analyzes the organic relationship between state commitments to human rights and the work of bureaucrats who are motivated by human rights values and ideas. Brazil had a consolidated history of engagement with the international human rights regime until Jair Bolsonaro was elected President. That history was marked by a foreign policy that was active in international human rights norm-making, as well as by domestic institutions and policies that sought to promote rights at home. An engaged state made room for the work of human rights bureaucrats in the federal government, including diplomats, officials at the Ministry of Human Rights, and beyond. Since the election of Bolsonaro, however, the Brazilian state has reversed and revised its foreign and domestic policies. As a result, bureaucrats who were dedicated to human rights work are now faced with persecution, having to oblige to the new foreign policy in the case of diplomats, or having to find somewhere else to work or something else to do, in the case of non-diplomats.

IMPLEMENTASI KEPUTUSAN GUBERNUR SUMATERA SELATAN NOMOR. 201/KPTS/BPKAD/2017 TENTANG PENERAPAN PPK-BLUD BPSDMD PROVINSI SUMATERA SELATAN

The Implementation of PPK-BLUD is an exception in financial management in general which provides flexibility in the form of freedom to implement sound business practices to improve service to the community. Exceptions given are intended to improve service quality and performance productivity which are non profit oriented. So that not all regional apparatus or work units of regional apparatus can implement PPK-BLUD, but only regional device organizations or work units of regional apparatus whose main tasks and functions provide services directly to the community or in other terms called Quasi Public Goods, namely regional apparatus in its operations some of it is financed from the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget, partly from the results of the services provided, however, its nature is not solely for profit. The application of PPK- BLUD in the Regional Human Resource Development Agency of the Province of South Sumatra is stipulated by Governor Decree Number 201 / KPTS / BPKAD / 2017 dated March 17, 2017 with Full BLUD status. The purpose of implementing PPK BLUD is 1) Improving the quality of public services in this case education and training services; 2) Improving efficiency and Financial Performance; 3,) Increasing benefits for Stakeholders. After implementing PPK-BLUD BPSDMD, South Sumatra Province gets funding sources in the form of services from the results of cooperation with the regency / city government in Sumatra, South Sumatra, vertical agencies in the region, as well as ministries including the Ministry of Human Rights, Kemenrisdikti, Supreme Court and provincial/district governments/cities and other institutions in implementing cooperation in the implementation of education and training.Keywords: PPK-BLUD; Performance; Development

Prevalence of Hypochondriasis Disorder among Iraqi Former Prisoners of Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988

Prevalence of Hypochondriasis Disorder among Iraqi Former Prisoners of Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988

Implementation of Performance Management in Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights

This research is conducted on the basis that the success of achieving the goals of a company required an effective management, efficient and have the competitiveness in managing human resources owned. Through implentasi good performance management, the company can manage the performance of human resources owned so that it can work optimally and can achieve the desired goals. Efforts Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in order to create effective and efficient performance management, which is competitive and can support productivity is by applying a competency-based performance management system. The purpose of this research is to explain the implementation of the competency-based performance management system in the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Human Rights, and to analyse and explain the supporting factors and inhibiting the implementation of competency-based performance management system in the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of competency-based performance management system in the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights is included in the pattern of management of Human Resources Management Based on Competence (MSDMBK).

The Study of Human Rights Situation in Iraq During Saddam Hussein Era

Human rights are one of the most important issues in Contemporary International Low, that there is a great sensitiveness for the implementation of them. In many countries, some institutes & committees have been considered to follow up the issue or even a ministry as the ministry of human rights has been established. The present paper was discussed the human rights violations in Iraq on Saddam Hussein`s behalf, the current ruler and so, followed the response of the question that “how had been the situation of human rights during the governorship of Saddam Hussein in Iraq?”. The research method was descriptive-analytic. The method of collection is documentary & library information and the methods of analyzing information are describing, analyzing, and also using documents. The results of this study showed that some human rights violation cases have been seen in the government of Saddam Hussein in Iraq such as the pillage of state, forced displacement of Feyli Kurds from Iraq & the killing of them, killing women and children, abduction of women and children, the involvement of people in different wars, lack of social participation of women, economic sanctions, the use of chemical weapons.

Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the Iraqi Repatriated Prisoners of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Iraqi repatriatedprisoners of Iran-Iraq war, and the relationship with demographic factors.Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out from Oct. 18th, 2009 through Jan. 10th, 2010. A nonprobabilitybased snowball sampling technique was used to recruit 92 Iraqi repatriated prisoners of war(IRPOWs) who had visited Ministry of Human Rights. A data collection instrument was constructed thatconsisted of six demographic characteristics, and eight items to measure the level of PTSD in POWs. Data werecollected with the constructed instrument during a brief interview. Data were analyzed through the application ofdescriptive statistical analysis: percentages; frequencies and inferential statistic analysis (Pearson correlationcoefficient).Results: The study revealed that the majority of IRPOWs have some level of PTSD (78.3%). Proportions ofIRPOWs with low, medium and high severity PTSD: Low (29.3%); medium (32.6%) and high (16.4%).Statistically significant relationships were observed between PTSD and duration of captivity, marital status andlevel of education.Recommendations: The study recommends special mental health services centres are established withinprimary health care centres in order to diagnose and treat them and that further studies are conducted to exploreeffective treatments for IRPOWs

Ways of Coping to deal with Stress used by The Iraqi Repatriated Prisoners of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988

Objective: To find out the ways of coping to deal with stress used by the Iraqi repatriated prisoners of Iran-Iraq war, and also to find out the relationship between these ways and some demographic characteristics. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out of Oct. 18th, 2010 through Jan. 10th, 2011. A Snowball sampling as a non-probability sampling technique was used to recruit 92 repatriates who had visited Ministry of Human Rights. An instrument was constructed for the purpose. The constructed instrument consisted of six demographic characteristics, and twenty eight items for measuring the level coping in POWs. Data were collected with using the constructed instrument and the process of the interview as means for data collection. Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis, which are; percentages, frequencies and inferential statistical analysis (Pearson correlation coefficient). Results: The study revealed that the majority of IRPOWs have some levels of coping that 31.5% (n= 29) of IRPOWs have weak level of coping; 64.1% (n= 59) have medium level of coping; and only 4.3% (n= 4) have good level of coping. The findings also indicated that there is no significant relationship between coping relative to; current age, age at capture, duration of captivity, marital status, and level of education. Conclusions: The present study concluded that all the IPOWS were males and married, the majority were stayed in captivity sixteen years and more, high percentage of them had Bachelor degree. The study indicated that the majority of IPOWS used the religious commitment and mediation as a mean of coping to deal with stress. Recommendations: The study recommends that it is very important to establish special mental health services centers within the primary health care centers deal with those repatriates for counseling and in order to diagnose and treat them and further studies in this field with follow-up studies for the repatriates.

Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among the Iraqi Repatriated Prisoners of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988

Objective: To find out the prevalence of anxiety and depression among Iraqi repatriated prisoners of Iran-Iraq war(IRPOWs), and the relationship with some variables.Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out from Oct. 18th, 2009 through Jan. 10th, 2010. A Snowballsampling as a non-probability sampling technique was used to recruit 92 repatriates who had visited Ministry ofHuman Rights. An instrument was constructed for this purpose. The constructed instrument consisted of sixdemographic characteristics, and fourteen items to measure the level of anxiety and depression in prisoners ofwar (POWs). Data were collected with using the constructed instrument and the process of the interview as meansfor data collection. Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis, which are;percentages, frequencies and inferential statistic analysis (Pearson correlation coefficient).Results: The study revealed that the majority of IRPOWs have some levels of; anxiety (62.0%) with the levels of:mild (28.3%), moderate (25.0%), and severe (8.7%); and depression (63.0%) with the levels of: mild (27.2%),moderate (29.3%), and severe (6.5%). The findings also indicated that there is no significant relationship betweenanxiety and depression relative to; current age, age at capture, duration of captivity, marital status, and level ofeducation.Recommendations: The study recommends that it is very important to establish special mental health servicescentres within the primary health care centres deal with those repatriates for counselling and in order to diagnoseand treat them and further studies in this field with follow-up studies for the POWs

Endangered Scholars Worldwide

Endangered Scholars Worldwide Ebby Sharifi Social Research was founded by a group of scholars known as the University in Exile, refugees from Nazi Europe who found a home at the New School. In each issue we publish the names and details of scholars, researchers, and students who have been threatened or imprisoned, along with ways to offer them support. We see this effort as consistent not only with our own history as a journal but with the need to call attention to the increasing and often brutal attempts to silence our colleagues around the world. If you are aware of a scholar or student whose case you believe we should investigate, please contact us at socres@newschool.edu. The information in this report is current, to the best of our knowledge, as of May 24, 2014. Additional information and more recent information about many of these cases, as well as sample letters of protest, may be found on our website at http://www.newschool.edu/cps/endangered-scholars/. SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS: NEW AND CONTINUING CASES BAHRAIN Scholars and Researchers: Previously featured scholars from Bahrain who remain in prison include mahdi ‘issa mahdi abu dheeb, former president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association, who was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on October 21, 2012, on charges of “inciting hatred against the regime” and “attempting to overthrow and change the regime by force”; and dr. abdul-jalil al-singace, professor of engineering at the University of Bahrain, sentenced to life in prison by the military National Safety Court on charges of “plotting to topple” the government in June 2011. Reports indicate that his health condition is critical. [End Page v] Students: On April 16, 2014, ahmad hassan ali mshaima’, who was arrested on December 28, 2013, was charged with “illegal gathering with an intent to commit crimes and disturb public security” following protests to mark the second anniversary of the uprising on February 14, 2013. He told the judge that he had been tortured in prison. The charge carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in jail ahmed al arab, 22, a nursing student from Bani Jamra, was arrested on January 9, 2014, in Hamad Town. Reports indicate that Al Arab was severely tortured in order to extract a confession and is suffering from resulting injuries. According to his family, Al Arab is not being allowed access to medical care that he urgently needs. On May 12, 2014, Al Arab’s family was able to visit him for 35 minutes. During the visit, Al Arab informed his family that while in detention he was stripped naked and hung from his wrists while they were handcuffed behind his back. He was repeatedly insulted and assaulted and deprived of sleep. When Al Arab refused to sign the confession paper, the interrogators applied waterboarding tactics on him. As of this report his health condition remains critical. Previously featured students who remain in jail include student activist ahmed aoun, arrested by authorities when he sought treatment at a hospital following an eye injury inflicted by police during protests on May 13, 2012; and six students, all sentenced to 15 years in prison at a trial on March 5, 2012, as part of a crackdown on student involvement in pro-democracy demonstrations: jawad al-mahary, shawqi radhi, jassim al hulaini, jassim al-mukhodher, and yousif ahmed. Please send appeals to: His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa Office of His Majesty the King The Amiri Court P.O. Box 555 Rifa’a Palace Al-Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 176 64 587 Website: http://www.mofa.gov.bh/ Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al-Khalifa Diplomatic Area P.O Box # 450 Al-Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 175 13 333 Dr. Fatima Al-Balooshi Minister of Human Rights and Social [End Page vi] Development, Acting Minister of Health Ministry of Human Rights and Development Manama Tel: +973 176 82 422 Kingdom of Bahrain Email: fatima.albalooshi@social.gov.bh/ dr.albalooshi@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ fatima.albalooshi. BENIN Students: On November 12, 2013, a previously featured student leader, damien dégbé, was arrested following his...

Endangered Scholars Worldwide

Endangered Scholars Worldwide Social Research wasfounded by a group ofscholars known as the University in Exile, refugeesfrom Nazi Europe whofound a home at the New School. In each issue we publish the names and details ofscholars, researchers, and students who have been threatened or imprisoned, along with ways to offer them support. We see this effort as consistent not onlywith our own history as ajournal but with the need to call attention to the increasing and often brutal attempts to silence our colleagues around the world. Ifyou are aware of a scholar or student whose case you believe we should investigate, please contact us at socres@newschool.edu. The information in this report is current, to the best of our knowledge, as ofDecember 1,2013. Additional information and more recent information about many of these cases may be available on our website at http://www.newschool. edu/cps/endangered-scholars/. SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS: NEW AND CONTINUING CASES BAHRAIN Previously featured scholars from Bahrain who remain in prison include m a h d i ‘is s a m a h d i a b u d h e e b , form er president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA), sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on October 21, 2012, on charges of “inciting hatred against the regime” and “calling to overthrow and change the regime by force”; and d r . a b d u l -ja l il a l-sin g a c e , professor o f engineering at the University of Bahrain, sentenced to life in prison on charges of training and financ­ ing a terrorist organization. Endangered Scholars Worldwide v His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555 Rifa’a Palace Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 176 64 587 Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al-Khalifa Ministry ofJustice and Islamic Affairs P.O. Box 450 Al-Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 175 31 284 Appeals to: CAMEROON Previously featured scholar e n o h m e y o m e s s e , a writer, political activist, historian, and founder of the Cameroon Writers Association, remains in prison. He was sentenced to seven years in prison on December 27, 2012, on charges of illegally trafficking gold. Appeals to: His Excellency Paul Biya Dr. Chemuta Divine Banda President of the Republic of Cameroon Chairman Office of the President National Commission on Human Rights P.O. Box 100 and Freedoms Yaounde B.P. 20317 Yaounde Republic of Cameroon Republic of Cameroon Phone: +237 22 22 61 17 Fax: +237 22 22 60 82 Email: cndhl@iccnet.cm CHINA On November 4, 2013, a spokesperson for Toyo Takuen University near Tokyo, Japan, confirmed that one of the university’s professors of Sino-Japanese affairs, Chinese scholar z h u ji a n r o n g , has been held incommunicado by Chinese authorities since mid-July 2013. He went missing in mid-July while on a trip to Shanghai and was unable to communicate with family until over three months later when a Dr. Fatima Al-Balushi Minister of Human Rights and Social Development, Acting Minister of Health Ministry of Human Rights and Development Manama Kingdom of Bahrain vi social research letter penned by Zhu made it to his brother in Shanghai. The letter only confirms that he is being detained by Chinese authorities and does not specify when he will be released. Prior to his disappearance, Zhu had been engaged in a research project involving interviews with officials of the Chinese military. X i a Y e l i a n g , a professor of economics at Peking University, was dismissed from his position on October 15,2013, following publications in which he expressed liberal views and criticized the Chinese govern­ ment. Although university officials released a statement claiming that the dismissal was due to a poor teaching record, several organizations and universities throughout the world, including Scholars at Risk, have expressed concern that the move was politically motivated. Xia was one of the first to sign Charter 08, a call for democratic reforms and respect for human rights, coauthored by previously featured scholar and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, l i...

Endangered Scholars Worldwide

Endangered Scholars Worldwide Social Research wasfounded by a group o fscholars known as the University in Exile, refugees from Nazi Europe who found a home at the New School. In each issue we publish the names and details o fscholars, researchers, and students who have been threatened or imprisoned, along with ways to offer them support. We see this effort as consistent not only with our own history as a journal but with the need to call attention to the increasing and often brutal attempts to silence our colleagues around the world. We urge readers to write letters on behalf o f these scholars, researchers, and students. Sample letters can befound on our website at www.newschool.edu/ cps/endangered-scholars. Ifyou are aware of a scholar or student whose case you believe we should investigate, please contact us at esw@newschool.edu. The information in this report is current, to the best ofour knowledge, as of June 21, 2013. Additional information and more recent information about many of these cases may be available on our website at http://www.newschool.edu/cps/ endangered-scholars/. SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS: NEW AND CONTINUING CASES BAHRAIN Previously featured scholars from Bahrain who rem ain in prison include j a l il a a l -s a l m a n and m a h d i ‘is s a m a h d i a b u d h e e b , both board members of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association, sentenced to six months and five years, respectively, on October 21, 2012, on charges of “inciting hatred against the regime” and “calling to overthrow and Endangered Scholars W orldw ide v change the regime by force”; d r . a b d u l -j a l i l a l -s in g a c e , professor of engineering at the University of Bahrain, sentenced to life in prison on charges of training and financing a terrorist organization; and r u l a a l -s a f f e r , assistant professor at the College of Health Sciences and head of the Bahrain Nursing Society, sentenced on September 29, 2011, to 15 years in prison. Appeals to: His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555 Rifa’a Palace Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 176 64 587 Dr. Fatima Al-Balushi Minister of Human Rights and Social Development, Acting Minister of Health Ministry of Human Rights and Development Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al-Khalifa Ministry ofJustice and Islamic Affairs P.O. Box 450 Al-Manama Bahrain Fax: +973 175 31 284 CAMEROON Previously featured scholar e n o h m e y o m e s s e , a writer, political activist, historian, and founder of the Cameroon Writers Association, remains in prison. He was sentenced to seven years in prison on December 27,2012, on charges of illegally trafficking gold. Appeals to: His Excellency Paul Biya President of the Republic of Cameroon Office of the President P.O. Box 100 Yaounde Republic o f Cameroon Dr. Chemuta Divine Banda Chairman National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms B.P. 20317 Yaounde Cameroon Phone: +237 22 22 61 17 Fax : +237 22 22 60 82 Email: cndhl@iccnet.cm vi social research C H IN A Authorities are continuing to retaliate against imprisoned human rights activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate l i u x i a o b o by targeting mem bers o f his family, this tim e his brother-in-law, l i u h u i , who was arrested in March 2013 and sentenced to 11 years of imprisonm ent on June 9, 2013, on charges of financial fraud over a real estate dispute. According to lawyers, the dispute was resolved months prior to the arrest and the criminal charges are unfounded. Liu Xiaobo, who has been featured numerous tim es in Endangered Scholars Worldwide, has been held in Jinzhou Prison since his arrest in December 2008 for “inciting subversion of state power.” His wife, Liu Xia, has been under house arrest since Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010...