27th March 2016 Vanessa Beeley For: 21st Century Wire “Almost one year has passed since Operation Decisive Storm was launched. The appalling level of human suffering, combined with a mounting sense of hopelessness, is exacerbating internal divisions and sectarian animosity. Status quo is clearly not sustainable. The resilience of people in Yemen…
27th March 2016 I urge you all to read this blog, written by a 17 year old girl, Fatima Noman, in Yemen. It will open your eyes to the incredible bravery, resilience and pride of the Yemeni people. The Ambiguous Odyssey August 7th 2015 As I lay breathing, safe and sound. Cuddled up in my…
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Your ref: C-422596-R6Y5 Dear Mrs Edwards Thank you for your response of 5 February 2016 to my complaint about the registered charity Hand in Hand for Syria. You state that the Commission is not satisfied that there is “sufficient verifiable evidence” to substantiate my concerns that…
19th March 2016 By Vanessa Beeley On the 15th March, during the UNHRC 31st session, the Saudi-led coalition mercilessly bombed a civilian market place in Hajjah province, massacring over 100 civilians and injuring countless others. Cover photo provided by the Arabic-language Mersad news agency shows a victim lying dead on the ground following Saudi airstrikes against…
18th March 2016 By Vanessa Beeley My Statement to the UNHRC on the Saudi Coalition illegal use of US supplied Cluster Munitions in Yemen and the deliberate targeting of civilian areas that constitutes a War Crime. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Vanessa Beeley. I am a British independent journalist, working with Sheba…
18th March 2013 Arabian Rights Watch Association: 31st SESSION – WRITTEN STATEMENTS Ongoing Serious Systematic Rights Violations Against the People in Yemen. IDO, together with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, and Arabian Rights Watch Association, express our utmost concern over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its Coalition’s (the “Saudi-led Coalition’s”) a)…
18th March 2016 Written by: Vanessa Beeley The following is the transcript of the intervention in UNHRC council given by Yousra Alharazi of Arabian Rights Watch Coalition: Arabian Rights Watch Association (ARWA) About Us Arabian Rights Watch Association (ARWA) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization based in the District of Columbia and is comprised…
16th March 2016 The following are a selection of short videos used during our presentations during the 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva 2016. I was working with http://www.arwarights.org and http://www.shebarights.org to present the case against the Saudi-led coalition, for war crimes and grave human rights violations against the people of Yemen…
9th March 2016 A report from inside Aleppo. Source’s identity is withheld for their own protection. “The best thing outside powers can do in the interest of peace is to include civil society groups in future negotiations, listen to what they have to say, and refrain from imposing top-down solutions that ignore the Syrian people”.…
5th March 2016 Rick Sterling 21st Century Wire A 30 page investigative report on the “Caesar Torture Photos” has been released and is available online here. The following is a condensed version of the report. Readers who are especially interested are advised to get the full report which includes additional details, photographs, sources and recommendations.…
The Wall Will Fall 