Rwanda: Mixed Legacy for Community-Based Genocide Courts
(Kigali) – Rwanda’s community-based gacaca courts have helped communities confront the country’s 1994 genocide but have failed to provide credible decisions and justice in a number of cases, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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In Mladic Arrest, a Reminder of How Far International Justice Has Come
Ratko Mladic’s transfer to The Hague on 31 May 2011 is a milestone for international criminal justice. The Serbian warlord’s forthcoming trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will cap what many regard as the most…Continue Reading
Prominent Egyptian activist summoned for questioning over criticizing military on TV
CAIRO – A prominent Egyptian activist was summoned Monday for questioning by the country’s military rulers over comments criticizing their human rights record.Continue Reading
Egypt activist summoned for criticizing military
A prominent Egyptian activist was summoned Monday for questioning by the country’s military rulers over comments criticizing their human rights record.Continue Reading
UN human rights expert says new footage shows proof of Sri Lanka war crimes
GENEVA – A U.N. human rights expert says gruesome new footage from the final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war is authentic and proves war crimes took place there, challenging the government’s claim that videos showing the army executing captured rebels in…Continue Reading
Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
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Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
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Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
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Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
read moreContinue Reading
Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
read moreContinue Reading
Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
read moreContinue Reading
Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
read moreContinue Reading
Advancing the Global Business and Human Rights Agenda
(New York) – The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June.
read moreContinue Reading
UN expert: Video proves Sri Lanka war crimes
A U.N. human rights expert says gruesome new footage from the final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war is authentic and proves war crimes took place there, challenging the government’s claim that videos showing the army executing captured rebels in May 2009…Continue Reading
Joint Civil Society Statement to the 17th Session of the Human Rights Council
Human Rights Watch and a coalition of 5 other civil society organizations made a statement today to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the conclusion of SRSG Prof. John Ruggie’s six-year mandate on busines…Continue Reading