Indonesia: new military operations, old patterns of human rights abuses in Aceh
The present report of Amnesty International provides details of the current human rights situation in NAD, Indonesia. The second part of the report focuses on the situation for Acehnese refugees in Malaysia. Recommendations are provided to both the Indonesian and Malaysian governments, as well as to the United Nations (UN) and second governments which, if […]
Indonesia: new military operations, old patterns of human rights abuses in Aceh
The present report of Amnesty International provides details of the current human rights situation in NAD, Indonesia. The second part of the report focuses on the situation for Acehnese refugees in Malaysia. Recommendations are provided to both the Indonesian and Malaysian governments, as well as to the United Nations (UN) and second governments which, if […]
Report of the appeal of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former parliamentarians
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns the appeal of Leyla Zana, Selim Sadak, Hatip Dicle and Orhan Dogan, all Kurdish former parliamentary deputies, who were heard before the 9th Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Ankara on 8 July 2004.The ICJ believes that defects emerged regarding the principles of […]
Report of the appeal of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former parliamentarians
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns the appeal of Leyla Zana, Selim Sadak, Hatip Dicle and Orhan Dogan, all Kurdish former parliamentary deputies, who were heard before the 9th Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Ankara on 8 July 2004.The ICJ believes that defects emerged regarding the principles of […]
Aceh at war: torture, ill-treatment, and unfair trials
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) focusses on the situation in Aceh, Indonesia, with regard to the issue of fair trial. HRW states that the scale of torture and the failure of due process documented in this report makes it clear that these are systemic failures, not just the acts of rogue soldiers and […]
Aceh at war: torture, ill-treatment, and unfair trials
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) focusses on the situation in Aceh, Indonesia, with regard to the issue of fair trial. HRW states that the scale of torture and the failure of due process documented in this report makes it clear that these are systemic failures, not just the acts of rogue soldiers and […]
Resolution 2004/25 on the Imposition of the Death Penalty on Civilians by Military Tribunals or by Tribunals Whose Composition Includes One or More Members of the Armed Forces
In this resolution on the imposition of the death penalty, the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source for the issue of a fair trial.
Resolution 2004/25 on the Imposition of the Death Penalty on Civilians by Military Tribunals or by Tribunals Whose Composition Includes One or More Members of the Armed Forces
In this resolution on the imposition of the death penalty, the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source for the issue of a fair trial.
Democratic Republic of Congo: comments and recommendations of the July 2003 draft law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The present document concerns Amnesty International’s comments on the draft law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Amnesty states that there is a broad range of international standards concerning the right to fair trial which should be incorporated in DRC law. One of these international […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: comments and recommendations of the July 2003 draft law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The present document concerns Amnesty International’s comments on the draft law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Amnesty states that there is a broad range of international standards concerning the right to fair trial which should be incorporated in DRC law. One of these international […]
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: justice for Timor-Leste: the way forward
The present document of Amnesty International is about the violence that took place during the period surrounding the vote for independence of August 1999 in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor- Leste, formerly known as East Timor),1 two separate processes for investigating, prosecuting and judging the crimes committed during this period were set in motion, […]
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: justice for Timor-Leste: the way forward
The present document of Amnesty International is about the violence that took place during the period surrounding the vote for independence of August 1999 in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor- Leste, formerly known as East Timor),1 two separate processes for investigating, prosecuting and judging the crimes committed during this period were set in motion, […]
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 […]
Myanmar: the administration of justice – grave and abiding concerns
This report provides information about the criminal justice system and other developments which was obtained during a trip of Amnesty International to Myanmar in December 2003. Areas covered in the report are: political arrests; trials and sentencing, including death sentences; ill-treatment and torture; laws criminalizing the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression; and […]
Myanmar: the administration of justice – grave and abiding concerns
This report provides information about the criminal justice system and other developments which was obtained during a trip of Amnesty International to Myanmar in December 2003. Areas covered in the report are: political arrests; trials and sentencing, including death sentences; ill-treatment and torture; laws criminalizing the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression; and […]