EU: Remain Firm on Conditionality for Serbia
Your Excellencies,
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Gaza Victims Trumped by Talks
Late last week the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah sent a cruel message to the civilian victims of laws-of-war violations during the Gaza conflict: we won’t demand justice for your suffering.
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Human Rights Court: Mexico responsible for rapes
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Mexico on Monday for failing to protect the rights of two indigenous women who were raped by soldiers in 2002.Continue Reading
Kenya Does It Again, but Kidnapping Suspects Won’t Make the Region Safer
During the Bush administration, a cornerstone of the so-called global war on terror was “extraordinary rendition” — the extrajudicial detention and transfer of terror suspects from one country to another.
One might think that the world had learn…Continue Reading
UK: Insist on Accountability as Nepal Army Chief Visits
(London) – The UK government should publicly call on Nepal’s chief of army staff, Gen. Chhatraman Gurung, to ensure that the army cooperates with investigations into crimes committed during Nepal’s armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. In part…Continue Reading
Iran: Lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
Joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for…Continue Reading
US: In Detaining Immigrants, Protect Their Rights
(Washington) – A draft policy to clarify when and under what circumstances Immigration and Customs Enforcement should request that local law enforcement agencies detain immigrants is a positive step, but serious problems remain, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
DR Congo: UN Report Exposes Grave Crimes
(New York) – United Nations members should make a concerted international effort to initiate judicial investigations into grave human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo documented by the UN and bring those responsible to justice, Hum…Continue Reading
Letter to the Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
To Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Council of Europe
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Identify the Congo killers and bring them to justice
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DR Congo: Q & A on the United Nations Human Rights Mapping Report
What is this report about?
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Tackling Impunity in Congo: Meaningful Follow-up to the UN Mapping Report
Introduction
I. Establishing a mixed chamber for the Congo: why, what and how?
II. The role of the African Union
III. Other measures to address grave crimes committed in the DRC
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US: Ghailani Trial Paves Way For Important 9/11 Prosecution
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