From: eribsskog@gmail.com Erik Ribsskog
To: SCT@amnesty.org.uk SCT@amnesty.org.uk
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:48:29 +0000
Subject: Re: Regarding help from Amnesty

Hi,

thank you very much for your answer!

Are you sure that don't getting help when one are in the risk of being
executed/sacrificed/tortured, isn't
under the cathegory 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment', like you are
mentioning in your e-mail?

I also suspect that this case falls under this point: 'ending extra-judicial
executions and "disappearances"'.

At least this is how it seems to me, even if these things can be difficult
to document sometimes I
guess, at least before it has happened.

But not getting help from the government is a specific human rights
violation.

Your Norwegian section, answered me that they can't investigate crime-cases,
which was not what I
asked them for advice on at all.

So I don't understand how they could be right, since they didn't even
understand the problem.

The problem was lack of help from the Government, and also harassment,
probably 'set ups' from the
Government, and that they speculate, in not answering e-mails etc.

And it seem like someone have instructed my bank, not to give me a loan or
an overdraft as well.

And the Government isn't informing me on what's goving on, even it's clear
to me that I'm followed
by mafia, like I've heard it being said.

And also, even if the company I used to work in is/was full of criminals, I
guess mafia/mob, and
the Police are only pretending that nothing is going on, and are keeping me
in the dark about all
this.

So without me being an expert on human rights, I can't see it differently,
than that the Government
must be breaching my human rights, and I haven't managed to get any help
regarding this.

But since you are working with human rights issues, then maybe you know a
bit about how to
deal with problems like this, so maybe you could give me some advice
regarding who I should
contact, or how should go forward with cases like this?

I understand that you aren't working on cases were human rights are being
breached by Governments(?)

And I know that I've already written an e-mail to you regarding this.

But I thought I'd try just once more, to hear if you knew about any
organisations who deals with problems
involiving human rights being breached by Governments, in the way I've
explained in this e-mail.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Yours sincerely,

Erik Ribsskog


On 10/29/07, SCT@amnesty.org.uk wrote:
>
>
> Dear Erik,
>
> Thank you for your email.
>
> However, I'm afraid that the Norwegian Section is correct as the issue you
> raise does not fall within our mandate.
> Amnesty International works on specific human rights violations, and our
> mission focuses in particular on:
>
> - campaigning to abolish the death penalty, torture, and other forms
> of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
> - ending extra-judicial executions and "disappearances";
> - protecting the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers;
> - protecting the human rights of non-combatants in armed conflicts;
> - working for fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners;
> - seeking the release of all prisoners of conscience.
>
>
> Of course there are many other issues of concern around the world,
> but Amnesty does not have the resources to work on every issue.
> The issues we work on are decided by our membership through our
> internal democratic decision-making processes.
>
> I hope that you may be able to find some assistance from another
> organisation.
>
> Rachel Armitage
>
> Supporter Care Team
> Amnesty International UK
> Tel: 020 7033 1777
> www.amnesty.org.uk
>
> Amnesty International UK
> The Human Rights Action Centre
> 17-25 New Inn Yard
> London
> EC2A 3EA
>
>
> *"Erik Ribsskog" *
>
> 26/10/2007 02:47
> To
> sct@amnesty.org.uk cc
> Subject
> Regarding help from Amnesty
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a Norwegian living in Britain, and I've been in contact with the
> Norwegian department of Amnesty,
> regarding lack of respect from the Government in connection with
> human rights issues.
>
> What I've contacted them about, was that the Norwegian Government,
> (Politidirektoratet/justisdepartementet),
> isn't answering my e-mails.
>
> And also the 'Spesialenheten' (the Norwegian equivalent of ipcc),
> have been using more than six months,
> and have still not decided if they are going to investigate my
> complaint against representatives from
> the Norwegian special police 'Kripos', or not.
>
> So it's obvious that they are delaying this.
>
> This might not seem so important, but the point is, that this is in
> regards to me being followed by organised
> criminals or mafia, in both Norway and Britain.
>
> And the point is, that this can lead to people being
> killed/executed/tortured.
>
> And also, if the police is aware of this, like the Norwegian police
> are, since I've told them, and still don't help,
> maybe they have problems getting evidence against the
> criminals/mafia, and then hope that they will kill,
> so that they will get evidence in that way. (I would call it people
> sacrifice).
>
> This is how it seems to me that it must have been, or still is, for
> all that I know.
>
> And I contacted the Norwegian department of Amnesty, earlier this
> week, but they only said that Amnesty
> wasn't dealing with investigating crime.
>
> But that's not at all what I contacted them about, I contaced them
> about the problem that the Government
> are ignoring peoples rights, with the consequense that people can
> end up murdered/tortured etc.
>
> So I think, since they are working with human-rights issues, on a
> daily basis, then I can't really understand,
> how it could be possible for them to not understand what I was
> contacting them about.
>
> So I'm a bit worried that something might be wrong in the Norwegian
> Amnesty department.
>
> And this case is also linked to Britain, so I was wondering if it's
> right that Amensty aren't dealing with
> serious breaches of human rights from Governments.
>
> And also how I should go forward if I wanted to complain about the
> Norwegian of Amnesty, since it seems to
> me that something must be wrong there.
>
> And I think that this would be serious, since I've always thought
> that Amnesty is an important organisation,
> and that you are doing valuable work around the world.
>
> I'm also going to forward you copies of the correspondence I've been
> having with the Norwegian deparment
> of Amnesty regarding this.
>
> I know that they are in Norwegian, but I'm sending them anyway, just
> for formalitys sake.
>
> I hope that this is alright, and I hope that you have the chance to
> have a look at this!
>
> Thank you very much for your help in advance!
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Erik Ribsskog
>
>
>
>