"Islands of torture" in Syria: How can accounting based on acts of torture?

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The core content of the concert technical British countryside

I apologize to British director Danny Boyle to volunteers in the opening of the London Olympics for leaks that have appeared in the press recently about the details artistic helmed concert.

Boyle sent e-mail message to 100,000 urging the protection of supply by upholding morals and virtues.

The participants at the opening ceremony of their choice they had signed written confidentiality.

Boyle wrote the Oscar-winning the follow-up information intensive preparations for the concert raised alarm many.

He regretted the inability to prevent details of the ceremony in the press.

The Director movie (The Slumdog Millionaire) revealed last month that the content of the concert focuses on the "renewal of the British countryside" by showing scenes from rural areas and raising animals.

But over the past weeks has been some row to publish further details published are not permitted on the paragraphs of the concert which raised resentment Sebastian Ko, Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

Meanwhile, promised Director Boyle animal protection groups to respect all the standards for animal rights, saying he will no damage to sheep, cows and goats that will appear in the display.

He wrote that these animals would receive all necessary care, including veterinary examinations required to determine the extent of the impact of the stadium in the presence of the animal.

Boyle said that the paragraph concerning the emergence of animals will be at the beginning of the ceremony before sunset and be evacuated animals before using optical and acoustic influences which have disturbed the special.

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Syria: killing at least 50 people and continuing military operations in Homs idleb

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Maude declares his intention to "restructure" the mission to Syria

President of the International Observer Mission in Syria declares its intention of General Robert Mudd "restructuring" mission, allowing them "to do certain specific activities for a longer period, to be determined to resume its suspended mid-June.

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He said the Syrian Observatory for human rights said the number of civilian dead exhibition by Syrian security forces had risen to 52 people.

The Observatory said that among the dead were 20 people perished in edleb after shelling the town of ma'arrat Al-Numan Brive Idlib.

Military operations continued in scattered areas in Syria where the disciplined forces shelled several regions of idleb Northwestern including village transformation.

Syrian opposition activists said that several districts in the city of Homs since early morning shelling focused on areas where gather the armed elements of the Syrian army.

And the shelling by jouret Chiyah district activists target regular forces shelled in the past few days.

Comes with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, his determination to fight what he called terrorism and against his country.

Assad said in an interview with the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet, published Thursday, could have been overthrown long like Shah Iran unless it has the support of the Syrian people.

"Who would have thought everyone I will fall at a specific time. They are all in their accounts. "

Assad stressed that Syria comes under attack from Islamic militants sent by Arab States do not wish a blessing to his country and subjected to the threat because of hostility and Western Turkey.

Assad said "big game against Syria was much greater than we expected ... The aim is to break up Syria or ignite a civil war. The fight against terrorism will continue to decisively in the face of this situation. And we will win on terror "g

Meanwhile, the head of the international observers in General Robert Mudd Thursday Syria would "restructure" the mission, allowing them "to do certain specific activities for a longer period, to be determined to resume its suspended mid-June.

Maud said at a press conference in Damascus that "we are in the process of merging in the mission to provide better support for the Syrian people in the coming days. We will strengthen our presence through regional field teams, which will give us greater flexibility and effectiveness in the work in facilitating political dialogue and projects. "

He's the "escalation of violence unprecedented stage of our ability has hampered surveillance and verification and acknowledgement, and prevented us assistance in the dialogue at the local level. It is difficult for us to basically do our tasks with priority assigned to us. For those reasons, the decision to suspend our activities, with my intention to resume as soon as the Parties renewed their commitment to a permanent cessation of violence and its commitment to implementing the six-point plan ".

Maud says that the observers were monitoring the implementation of the cessation of violence

He's that when the Security Council adopted a resolution to send a mission to Syria, the decision was taken at the meeting of the parties to the conflict of their obligations to stop violence in all its forms. It did not send the Security Council mission to stop the violence or escalate control, but also to monitor the implementation of the cessation of violence by the parties.

In the absence of renewal of the clear commitment to a permanent cessation of all forms of violence and the absence of a viable political process, that would, according to 's, to reduce further the Mission of its functions in accordance with its mandate.

He's talking by saying: "we have confirmed that members of your workgroup must create conditions for a peaceful settlement, to achieve this, stop the bloodshed. The violence continued and increased civilian casualties, either dead or trapped in the line of fire, it is difficult for a peaceful transition. "

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Washington presented a draft resolution to the Human Rights Council condemned "flagrant violations" in Syria

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The report condemned what he considered to be "flagrant violations"

The United States Tuesday presented a draft resolution to the UN Human Rights Council condemned "flagrant violations" of human rights in Syria.

Washington expressed in the draft resolution deplored "alarming" consequences that can result from not implementing UN Envoy Kofi Annan.

The draft resolution also called for an international investigation into events occurring in Syria.

It is expected to vote on the draft resolution Friday, the last day of the summer session of the Council.

The draft resolution commends the results of the Geneva meeting last Saturday, which set the principles of transition in Syria include the formation of the Government has Ministers of the current Government and opposition alike.

The draft resolution condemned the "flagrant violations and widespread and systematic violations of human rights in Syria".

The members of the Human Rights Council's 47 States demanded by an independent international investigation into Syria.

And commissioned an independent international Commission in August to investigate such violations, but he was not allowed to go to Syria.

"Torture policy"

Detention centres in Homs by former detainees

On a related level, accused the Organization of human rights (Human Rights Watch) the Syrian Government to exercise "the policy of torture on a large scale".

It said, in a report, it met with more than 200 former detainee, and managed to fix 27 detention centre, at least, via Syria.

Report elaborated on ways of torture, disappearances and arbitrary arrests.

The report says that its system amount to crimes against humanity. "

The organization wants to represent the Syrian authorities before the International Criminal Court, but correspondents say that any such move will prevent her Russia.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, "be taken altkorirali it clear warning".

Haig said "those responsible for systematic human rights violations and large-scale should not deceive themselves, we and our partners, we will do what must be done to ensure their appearance before justice."

The report is based is entitled "islands of torture"-certificates more than 200 prisoners, including women and children, describing the cases of ill-treatment and torture of detainees since March of 2011.

The human rights organization said that all those interviewed spoke about the situation of overcrowding in detention facilities, and lack of food, while others said that they were forced either to sign, and either put their mark on confessions admitting that they took part in protests against the Government.

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