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 […]
Austria: before the UN Committee against Torture – allegations of police ill-treatment
The present report highlights the main concerns and recommendations of both the Committee against Torture and Amnesty International in the light of Austria’s examination by the Committee against Torture and presents a number of cases of alleged ill-treatment received by Amnesty International. The requirement that people be given immediate or prompt access to a lawyer is […]
Austria: before the UN Committee against Torture – allegations of police ill-treatment
The present report highlights the main concerns and recommendations of both the Committee against Torture and Amnesty International in the light of Austria’s examination by the Committee against Torture and presents a number of cases of alleged ill-treatment received by Amnesty International. The requirement that people be given immediate or prompt access to a lawyer is […]
Saudi Arabia: a justice system without justice
This report covers some of the key defects in Saudi Arabia’s criminal justice system. It should be read in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, A Secret State of Suffering, issued in March 20005, which documents patterns of human rights violations, including persecution of political opponents and religious minorities, torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments, and […]
Saudi Arabia: a justice system without justice
This report covers some of the key defects in Saudi Arabia’s criminal justice system. It should be read in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, A Secret State of Suffering, issued in March 20005, which documents patterns of human rights violations, including persecution of political opponents and religious minorities, torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments, and […]
Russian Federation: for the motherland
In November 1999, Amnesty International representatives together with members of the Moscow-based human rights organization, Memorial, visited the border between Chechnya and the Republic of Ingushetia and Stavropolsky Kray Region of the Russian Federation, bordering on Chechnya, to collect first-hand testimony from people affected by the conflict in the Chechen Republic and to assess the […]
Russian Federation: for the motherland
In November 1999, Amnesty International representatives together with members of the Moscow-based human rights organization, Memorial, visited the border between Chechnya and the Republic of Ingushetia and Stavropolsky Kray Region of the Russian Federation, bordering on Chechnya, to collect first-hand testimony from people affected by the conflict in the Chechen Republic and to assess the […]
Exercise on monitoring of the functioning of the judicial system: questionnaire concerning the implementation by Member States of Recommendation No R (93) 1 of the Committee of Ministers on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
The present memorandum highlights the most sensitive aspects of Recommendation (93)1 on effective access to the law and justice of the very poor. This document presents the responses received from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom. The service of free legal aid […]
Exercise on monitoring of the functioning of the judicial system: questionnaire concerning the implementation by Member States of Recommendation No R (93) 1 of the Committee of Ministers on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
The present memorandum highlights the most sensitive aspects of Recommendation (93)1 on effective access to the law and justice of the very poor. This document presents the responses received from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom. The service of free legal aid […]
Haiti: still crying out for justice
The present report of Amnesty International concerns events happening in Haiti until March 1998. The Haitian Government has, according to Amnesty International, failed to establish a strong legal framework, based on international human rights standards, that is capable of guaranteeing the right to unimpeded access to justice for the victims of human rights abuses, both […]
Haiti: still crying out for justice
The present report of Amnesty International concerns events happening in Haiti until March 1998. The Haitian Government has, according to Amnesty International, failed to establish a strong legal framework, based on international human rights standards, that is capable of guaranteeing the right to unimpeded access to justice for the victims of human rights abuses, both […]
Exercise on monitoring of the functioning of the judicial system: questionnaire concerning the implementation by member states of Recommendation No R (93) 1 of the Committee of Ministers on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
In the present document reference is made to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source of the right to free legal aid other international obligations concerning the legal profession.
Exercise on monitoring of the functioning of the judicial system: questionnaire concerning the implementation by member states of Recommendation No R (93) 1 of the Committee of Ministers on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
In the present document reference is made to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source of the right to free legal aid other international obligations concerning the legal profession.
Malaysia: defense lawyer sentenced to 3 months in jail
The present document of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerns a press release on Zainur Zakaria, a lawyer defending former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim against criminal charges, who was sentenced to three months jail for contempt of court on November 30, 1998. The AHRC refers to the Basic Principles on the Role […]
Malaysia: defense lawyer sentenced to 3 months in jail
The present document of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerns a press release on Zainur Zakaria, a lawyer defending former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim against criminal charges, who was sentenced to three months jail for contempt of court on November 30, 1998. The AHRC refers to the Basic Principles on the Role […]
