Update: On October 15, the independent journalist and Voice of America correspondent Abdumalik Boboev was convicted by the Mirzo-Ulugbek District Criminal Court on charges of criminal defamation, insult, and preparing or distributing materials that thr…Continue Reading
Union africaine / African Union
Décision sur le procès de Hissène Habré et l’Union africaine, document Assembly/AU/3 (VIII) (2 juillet 2006)
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(New York) – Three leading international organizations will not accept an invitation to testify before a Sri Lankan government commission because it lacks the ability to advance accountability for war crimes, Human Rights Watch, the International Crisi…Continue Reading
(Osh) – A series of attacks – three this week alone – against people associated with the defense in trials related to the June violence in southern Kyrgyzstan are depriving the accused of their right to a fair trial and undermining justice for victims,…Continue Reading
(London) – The following statement was issued today by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch about a credible report of a potentially life-threatening plot against Farid Tukhbatullin, who leads a Vienna-based nongovernmental organization from ex…Continue Reading
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The purpose of this briefing is to highlight the dangers associated with funding drug control activities in countries with capital drug laws.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Department of State
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Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Clinton,
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The purpose of this briefing is to highlight the dangers associated with funding drug control activities in countries with capital drug laws.
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Dear President Yudhoyono,
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(New York) – Indonesia’s signing of the international convention on enforced disappearances should encourage the government to take action to resolve ongoing cases in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon…Continue Reading
(Brussels) – The arrest in France of a Rwandan rebel leader for serious crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo sends a strong signal that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is at work investigating crimes in the Kivus and will pursue abusive co…Continue Reading
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s government should resist increasing calls by politicians to resume executions and instead work to abolish the practice, Human Rights Watch said on the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, on October 10, 2010.
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(New York) – Only three countries – Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan – are known to have executed an individual since the beginning of 2009 for a crime committed before age 18, Human Rights Watch said today. In advance of the World Day Against the Death P…Continue Reading