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21th bulletin of the Basque Observatory of Human Rights

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Thursday September 22, 2005 11:59author by Basque Observatory of Human Rights - Basque Observatory of Human Rightsauthor email info at behatokia dot infoauthor address Kale NAgusia, 50-1 HErnani 20120 (Gipuzkoa) Basque Country (Spanish state)author phone 0034 943336478 Report this post to the editors

http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/Islada210805eng.zip

The subjects we have included in this issue:
- Cutbacks on the right to demonstrate
- Conclusions on the Jarrai-Haika-Segi trial
- Behatokia addressed the UN Human Rights Sub-commission on the issue of antiterrorist measures and human rights
- Iñaki de Juana Chaos: arbitrary incarceration
- Two police forces 11 incommunicado detainees
- Greater distances and more accidents caused by the policy of dispersal

Dear friends,

We are writing to you to let you know that our bulletin Nº 21 is now available on our web page, www.behatokia.info/boletin

Below, you will find the subjects we have included in this issue. You can downlowd them one by one, if you prefer this to downloading the full bulletin in its usual pdf format by going to the following addresses:

Full bulletin in pdf format:
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/Islada210805eng.zip

- Cutbacks on the right to demonstrate
The use of ambiguous phrasing prevents establishing with precision what people still have the right to call demonstrations and what people have lost this fundamental right
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/word/21/21manifaeng.rtf

- Conclusions on the Jarrai-Haika-Segi trial
Violations of several rights of the accused were observed throughout the proceedings
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/word/21/21conclusioneseng.rtf

- Two police forces 11 incommunicado detainees
Several of the detainees complained they were subjected to pressure and threats and beaten while in police custody
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/word/21/21incomunieng.rtf

- Behatokia addressed the UN Human Rights Sub-commission on the issue of antiterrorist measures and human rights
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/word/21/21onueng.rtf

The full text is available in the “Infos” section of this web page.

- Greater distances and more accidents caused by the policy of dispersal
The last 20 prisoners transferred have been taken to jails even further away from the Basque Country
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/word/21/21dispereng.rtf

- Iñaki de Juana Chaos: arbitrary incarceration
He is under a preventive imprisonment order, accused of “membership of an armed group” and “terrorist threats” for having written two articles in a newspaper.
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/word/21/21dejuanaeng.rtf

We hope you find this bulletin interesting and take the opportunity to remind you that any comment, query or suggestion will be welcome.

Related Link: http://www.behatokia.info
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"El Corte Ingles" has withdrawn all discs by the Basque group "soziedad alkoholika" after threats from unspecified far right groups acting in support of AVT (the association of victims of terror one of the two umbrella groups for such victims of the basque conflict in Spain). Who have long campaigned for the bands "who are closely aligned with independence movements and lyrics promote terror" to be "punished.
http://www.minutodigital.com/noticias/1551.htm

Soziedad Alkoholika or S.A. was born in 1988 at the end of a punk wave which had found popularity in anti-establishment sentiments throughout the peninsula but particularly in the basque country and the lyrics concentrated on the "basque problem".
http://www.soziedadalkoholika.com/
"At the beginning, they wanted to be called Amonal, but this name was already used by another band. Soziedad Alkoholika was selected as the name for the group because it has never been a sacrifice to any member in the band to go from pub to pub."

The logo they used on discs and t-shirts was an obvious visual pun on the seal of ETA which accompanies all its communications and is to be found on their 11 discs so far.

it is reported that "El Corte Ingles" withdrew the products after unspecified threats were made to its retail operations throughout the state.

You may see both logos in the image attached (if not edited)

the spanish asks if the similiarity between logos is a mere coincidence.
the spanish asks if the similiarity between logos is a mere coincidence.

 
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