Archive for the ‘justice’ Category
Javier Zuñiga, conseiller spécial d’Amnesty International
À la suite de l’adoption par l’Assemblée nationale du Suriname d’une modification de la loi d’amnistie de 1992, Amnesty International rappelle au pouvoir judiciaire surinamais qu’il a l’obligation de respecter la législation relative aux droits humains dans le procès de l’actuel président et d’autres accusés pour leur implication présumée dans [...]
By Javier Zúñiga, Special Advisor to Amnesty International
Following the adoption by the Surinamese National Assembly of an amendment to the 1992 amnesty law, Amnesty International wishes to remind the judiciary of Suriname of its obligation to uphold human rights law in the trial of the current President and other co-defendants for their alleged involvement in [...]
(Washington, DC) – The decision by federal prosecutors to bring charges against a retired military officer for grave abuses committed in the 1970’s is a landmark step for accountability in Brazil, Human Rights Watch said today.
(Kathmandu) – The government of Nepal should take immediate steps, with the full cooperation of the Nepal Army, to ensure truth, reparation, and justice for human rights abuses during the country’s decade long conflict, Advocacy Forum and Human Rights Watch said today.
Par Salil Shetty, secrétaire général d’Amnesty International
En mars 2011, dans le cadre d’une violente répression contre les manifestations pacifiques organisées place Tahrir au Caire, un groupe de 18 manifestantes ont été arrêtées par l’armée égyptienne.
Dix-sept d’entre elles ont été retenues pendant quatre jours. Elles ont été frappées à maintes reprises, soumises à des fouilles [...]
By Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty International
Last March, following a violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, a group of 18 women protesters were detained by the Egyptian army.
Seventeen of them were held for four days, repeatedly beaten, given electric shocks, subjected to strip searches and at least seven were forced to [...]
(Washington, DC) – The Uruguayan Congress’s failure to annul the country’s amnesty law is a blow to those who want justice for past human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today.
(Port-au-Prince) – The prosecution of the former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier represents a landmark opportunity for the Haitian justice system to address some of the worst crimes in Haiti’s past, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
(Port-au-Prince) – The government of Haiti should be encouraged and supported in its decision to move forward with the prosecution of the former dictator Jean‑Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier for grave violations of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today at the end of a mission to the country.
The Haitian proverb Bay kou bliye, pote mak sonje, translates as, "He who gives the blow forgets; he who carries the scar remembers.”