Hans Rustad NRK tok opp skjebnen til Irans mest kjente dissident, Akbar Ganji, imorges og Norske P.E.N. ved Kjell Olaf Jensen var befriende klar i sin fordømmelse av regimet. Jensen sa forholdene for journalister er blitt hardere de siste årene. Journalister fengsles og tortureres uten pardon. Når Ganji har sonet ferdig sin nåværende dom, vil han automatisk bli dømt til en ny. Han vil aldri slippe ut i live. Iranske journalister har tillyst en dags sultestreik i solidaritet med Ganji idag.
Over hele verden er det folk som våger å kjempe for menneskerettigheter. Pascal Bubungulu ble drept i sitt hjem i Bakuvu i det østlige Kongo søndag, foran øynene på familien. At det finnes mennesker som våger å kjempe for menneskerettigheter i et land som Kongo, og det i den urolige Bakuvu-provinsen, er utrolig. Det vitner om at det er håp.
Pascal Kabungulu was assassinated in his home in Bukavu, eastern Congo, in the early hours of July 31. Three armed men in uniform broke into his house, dragged him out of his bedroom and shot him in front of his family. Family members reported that just before his execution the attackers said, «We were looking for you and today is the day of your death.» The men stole Mr. Kabungulu’s laptop, a TV and a tape recorder.
The human rights organizations said that threats against human rights defenders in eastern DRC have been on the rise. Since late last year, a growing number of human rights activists across eastern Congo have received death threats after denouncing serious human rights abuses by provincial authorities. Some activists have had to flee the country fearing for their lives. Several members of Mr. Kabungulu’s organization, Héritiers de la Justice, based in more rural areas, have been assassinated in the past.
