Combating torture; a manual for Judges and Prosecutors
This manual by Conor Foley outlines the duties and responsibilities of judges and prosecutors to prevent and investigate acts of torture, and other forms of ill-treatment, to ensure that those who perpetrate such acts are brought to justice and to provide redress for their victims. It also provides practical advice, drawn from best practice, about […]
Case report: The public prosecutor’s office vs Latif Gashi, Rrustem Mustafa, Naim Kadriu and Nazif Mehmeti (The “Llapi Case”)
The Llapi case was the first major trial in Kosovo to charge Kosovo Albanians accused for war crimes and hence gained considerable public attention. The accused were indicted for war crimes under domestic applicable law for acts perpetrated against predominantly Kosovo Albanian victims. This report refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
Case report: The public prosecutor’s office vs Latif Gashi, Rrustem Mustafa, Naim Kadriu and Nazif Mehmeti (The “Llapi Case”)
The Llapi case was the first major trial in Kosovo to charge Kosovo Albanians accused for war crimes and hence gained considerable public attention. The accused were indicted for war crimes under domestic applicable law for acts perpetrated against predominantly Kosovo Albanian victims. This report refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
Final report on the Dili District Court
The present report concerns a description and analysis which is based on JSMP’s monitoring of the Dili District Court from the beginning of June to end of August 2003. This report builds on the monitoring developed during this year and should be read in conjunction with the Interim Dili District Report published in April 2003. The […]
Final report on the Dili District Court
The present report concerns a description and analysis which is based on JSMP’s monitoring of the Dili District Court from the beginning of June to end of August 2003. This report builds on the monitoring developed during this year and should be read in conjunction with the Interim Dili District Report published in April 2003. The […]
Beyond collusion: the UK security forces and the murder of Patrick Finucane
The present report of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights examines allegations of state involvement in the murder of Patrick Finucane, a prominent Belfast human rights lawyer who was killed on February 12, 1989. This report pieces together the evidence of state involvement that has emerged gradually in the 14 years since the murder. The Committee […]
Beyond collusion: the UK security forces and the murder of Patrick Finucane
The present report of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights examines allegations of state involvement in the murder of Patrick Finucane, a prominent Belfast human rights lawyer who was killed on February 12, 1989. This report pieces together the evidence of state involvement that has emerged gradually in the 14 years since the murder. The Committee […]
Belarus: briefing for the UN Committee against Torture
The present report of Amnesty International to the UN Committee against Torture concerns measures taken by Belarus to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Following an overview of the general human rights situation in Belarus, the briefing will focus on those issues relating to the implementation […]
Belarus: briefing for the UN Committee against Torture
The present report of Amnesty International to the UN Committee against Torture concerns measures taken by Belarus to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Following an overview of the general human rights situation in Belarus, the briefing will focus on those issues relating to the implementation […]
Observations and recommendations of the OSCE legal system monitoring section.
Observations and recommendations of the OSCE legal system monitoring section.
Belarus: dissent and impunity
The present report of Amnesty International aims to give an overview of the human rights situation in Belarus in the period 1999 to 2000. In Amnesty International’s experience impunity flourishes in conditions where effective legal and administrative mechanisms do not exist to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice. This report illustrates the extent […]
Belarus: dissent and impunity
The present report of Amnesty International aims to give an overview of the human rights situation in Belarus in the period 1999 to 2000. In Amnesty International’s experience impunity flourishes in conditions where effective legal and administrative mechanisms do not exist to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice. This report illustrates the extent […]
Behind the red line: political repression in Sudan
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) concerns the situation of human rights in Sudan in 1996. HRW refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source of the right to counsel. HRW states that the recognition of the Basic Principles is necessary to make the other rights in […]
Behind the red line: political repression in Sudan
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) concerns the situation of human rights in Sudan in 1996. HRW refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source of the right to counsel. HRW states that the recognition of the Basic Principles is necessary to make the other rights in […]
Comments by Amnesty International on the government’s fourth periodic report to the human rights committee
Amnesty International has prepared a brief commentary on the Spanish Government’s Fourth Periodic Report for the information of the Human Rights Committee. In this paper Amnesty International concentrates on issues of concern under its mandate regarding failures to provide such protection and violations of fundamental rights and freedoms. In this paper Amnesty International comments on relevant […]
