United Nations Criminal Justice Standards for United Nations Police
The present report of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of detention conditions.
United Nations Criminal Justice Standards for United Nations Police
The present report of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of detention conditions.
Open secret: illegal detention and torture by the joint anti-terrorism task force in Uganda
The present report of Human Rights Watch details unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearances by Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) of Uganda, by military intelligence and other security personnel associated with JATT. Human Rights Watch research indicates that JATT has committed serious human rights violations in the course of its operations. These include prolonged incommunicado detention […]
Open secret: illegal detention and torture by the joint anti-terrorism task force in Uganda
The present report of Human Rights Watch details unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearances by Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) of Uganda, by military intelligence and other security personnel associated with JATT. Human Rights Watch research indicates that JATT has committed serious human rights violations in the course of its operations. These include prolonged incommunicado detention […]
Greece: alleged abuses in the policing of demonstrations
Amnesty International has longstanding and continuing concerns regarding the failure of the authorities in Greece to ensure that the police respect and protect human rights. This report highlights such concerns, as well as those relating to the treatment in custody of both peaceful demonstrators and those uninvolved in demonstrations after 6 December. This report concludes with […]
Greece: alleged abuses in the policing of demonstrations
Amnesty International has longstanding and continuing concerns regarding the failure of the authorities in Greece to ensure that the police respect and protect human rights. This report highlights such concerns, as well as those relating to the treatment in custody of both peaceful demonstrators and those uninvolved in demonstrations after 6 December. This report concludes with […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 8/14, mainly covers human rights developments in Myanmar since the Special Rapporteur’s interim report submitted to the General Assembly (A/63/341). In the report, the Special Rapporteur elaborates on issues relating to the protection of human rights. In particular, he concentrates on the situation of prisoners […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 8/14, mainly covers human rights developments in Myanmar since the Special Rapporteur’s interim report submitted to the General Assembly (A/63/341). In the report, the Special Rapporteur elaborates on issues relating to the protection of human rights. In particular, he concentrates on the situation of prisoners […]
Human Rights Council | Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Fifth Session
The present report is a summary of seven stakeholders’ submissions1 to the universal periodic review. Chapter I(B), paragraph 5 refers to article 22 of the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers: “Amnesty International noted that under the draft Counter Terrorism Law, the state authorities are afforded special powers to seize belongings of suspects and […]
Human Rights Council | Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Fifth Session
The present report is a summary of seven stakeholders’ submissions1 to the universal periodic review. Chapter I(B), paragraph 5 refers to article 22 of the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers: “Amnesty International noted that under the draft Counter Terrorism Law, the state authorities are afforded special powers to seize belongings of suspects and […]
Selected Documents Relating to Detention
The present document provides a link to the most relevant human rights provisions at the international and regional level which relate to detention. It also lists the main soft law documents relating to detention and some of the most relevant General Comments by UN Treaty Bodies and describes some of the existing UN and regional […]
Selected Documents Relating to Detention
The present document provides a link to the most relevant human rights provisions at the international and regional level which relate to detention. It also lists the main soft law documents relating to detention and some of the most relevant General Comments by UN Treaty Bodies and describes some of the existing UN and regional […]
ICJ submission to the universal periodic review of the Russion Federation
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns the submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Russian Federation. The Working Group on the UPR and the Council should address as a matter of priority the serious violations of human rights, including extrajudicial killings, disappearances, arbitrary, including secret, detention, and torture and […]
ICJ submission to the universal periodic review of the Russion Federation
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns the submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Russian Federation. The Working Group on the UPR and the Council should address as a matter of priority the serious violations of human rights, including extrajudicial killings, disappearances, arbitrary, including secret, detention, and torture and […]
Precarious justice arbitrary detention and unfair trials in the deficient criminal justice system of Saudi Arabia
The present document of Human Rights Watch elaborates on the criminal justice system and practice of Saudi Arabia, it focusses especially on the issue of fair trials. HRW states that it has found several violations of defendants rights. Human Rights Watch recommends that Saudi Arabia initiate reforms in four areas of its criminal justice system to […]
Precarious justice arbitrary detention and unfair trials in the deficient criminal justice system of Saudi Arabia
The present document of Human Rights Watch elaborates on the criminal justice system and practice of Saudi Arabia, it focusses especially on the issue of fair trials. HRW states that it has found several violations of defendants rights. Human Rights Watch recommends that Saudi Arabia initiate reforms in four areas of its criminal justice system to […]
