Attempt to prosecute Assad at ICC is aimed at undermining Syrian peace process
Historian John Laughland explains why the International Criminal Court’s attempt to indict President Assad of Syria reveals its dictatorial and warmongering tendencies
Call for the release and the end of judicial harassment against lawyers
The present is a letter addressed to representatives of the State of Turkey expressing concern about the frequent use of arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against lawyers defending politically sensitive cases; particularly that in carrying out legitimate activities, lawyers in Turkey are being prosecuted under terrorism law. It calls for the State of Turkey to […]
Call for the release and the end of judicial harassment against lawyers
The present is a letter addressed to representatives of the State of Turkey expressing concern about the frequent use of arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against lawyers defending politically sensitive cases; particularly that in carrying out legitimate activities, lawyers in Turkey are being prosecuted under terrorism law. It calls for the State of Turkey to […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present document is the sixth and last annual report submitted to the Human Rights Council and its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, by the current Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present document is the sixth and last annual report submitted to the Human Rights Council and its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, by the current Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present document is the sixth and last annual report submitted to the Human Rights Council and its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, by the current Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The Council refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present document is the sixth and last annual report submitted to the Human Rights Council and its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, by the current Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The Council refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
“Stop looking for your son”: illegal detentions under the counterterrorism law
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) concerns the practice of Morocco after it suffered its worst terrorist attack on May 16, 2003, and adopted 12 days later a sweeping counterterrorism law. This report details cases of terrorism-related arrests between 2007 and 2010.According to HRW abuses undermine the right of the accused to a fair trial […]
“Stop looking for your son”: illegal detentions under the counterterrorism law
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) concerns the practice of Morocco after it suffered its worst terrorist attack on May 16, 2003, and adopted 12 days later a sweeping counterterrorism law. This report details cases of terrorism-related arrests between 2007 and 2010.According to HRW abuses undermine the right of the accused to a fair trial […]
Yemen: cracking down under pressure
This report sets out Amnesty International’s assessment of security and human rights issues in Yemen. The report draws on evidence gathered during a two-week research visit to Yemen in March 2010, during which Amnesty International delegates interviewed dozens of families displaced by the conflict in Sa’dah and dozens of survivors of human rights violations and […]
Yemen: cracking down under pressure
This report sets out Amnesty International’s assessment of security and human rights issues in Yemen. The report draws on evidence gathered during a two-week research visit to Yemen in March 2010, during which Amnesty International delegates interviewed dozens of families displaced by the conflict in Sa’dah and dozens of survivors of human rights violations and […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism contains summaries of communications transmitted to Governments as well as replies received between 1 January and 31 December 2010. In addition, the report covers press releases issued in 2010.
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism contains summaries of communications transmitted to Governments as well as replies received between 1 January and 31 December 2010. In addition, the report covers press releases issued in 2010.
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism contains summaries of communications transmitted to Governments as well as replies received between 1 January and 31 December 2010. In addition, the report covers press releases issued in 2010. The Special Rapporteur refers to […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism contains summaries of communications transmitted to Governments as well as replies received between 1 January and 31 December 2010. In addition, the report covers press releases issued in 2010. The Special Rapporteur refers to […]
United Nations Human Rights Council 8th session of the working group on universal periodic review
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ presents its submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Spain. In this review, the Working Group on the UPR and the Human Rights Council should address the practice of incommunicado detention, and the transfer of persons as part of the alleged […]
