Handbook on Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism
The present Handbook aims to provide law enforcement and criminal justice officials with an accessible guide to assist them in dealing with some of the key issues that they face in their efforts to respond to terrorist and related crimes. It reviews the many challenges encountered by the various components of the criminal justice system […]
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 […]
Preempting justice counterterrorism laws and procedures in France
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) elaborates on counterterrorism laws of France. Central to this preemptive approach is the offense of “criminal association in relation to a terrorist undertaking”, which allows the authorities to intervene with the aim of preventing terrorism well before the commission of a crime. HRW concludes that in practice, French […]
Preempting justice counterterrorism laws and procedures in France
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) elaborates on counterterrorism laws of France. Central to this preemptive approach is the offense of “criminal association in relation to a terrorist undertaking”, which allows the authorities to intervene with the aim of preventing terrorism well before the commission of a crime. HRW concludes that in practice, French […]
Mauritania: the case of the “Islamists”: torture in the name of the fight against terrorism
The present report of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) concerns the result of a factfinding mission to Mauritania because of the judicial situation of the 21 “Islamists” who had been in provisional detention for several months. . The objective of the mission was to examine the administration of justice, with particular regard to […]
Mauritania: the case of the “Islamists”: torture in the name of the fight against terrorism
The present report of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) concerns the result of a factfinding mission to Mauritania because of the judicial situation of the 21 “Islamists” who had been in provisional detention for several months. . The objective of the mission was to examine the administration of justice, with particular regard to […]
Legal commentary to the ICJ Berlin declaration
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) copncerns a legal commentary to the Berlin Declaration. It explains the international law, jurisprudence and expert interpretations that underlie the Berlin Declaration. It explains what the principles mean in practice and what international legal standards apply. The ICJ refers to the Basic Principles on the […]
Legal commentary to the ICJ Berlin declaration
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) copncerns a legal commentary to the Berlin Declaration. It explains the international law, jurisprudence and expert interpretations that underlie the Berlin Declaration. It explains what the principles mean in practice and what international legal standards apply. The ICJ refers to the Basic Principles on the […]
Turkey – justice delayed and denied: the persistence of protracted and unfair trials for those charged under anti-terrosism legislation
The present report of Amnesty International concerns Amnesty’s concern on the issue of criminal proceedings against people charged under anti-terrorism legislation in Turkey. This report focuses on people charged between early 1993 and the end of 2004 whose cases are still ongoing. Amnesty refers to several violations of the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
Turkey – justice delayed and denied: the persistence of protracted and unfair trials for those charged under anti-terrosism legislation
The present report of Amnesty International concerns Amnesty’s concern on the issue of criminal proceedings against people charged under anti-terrorism legislation in Turkey. This report focuses on people charged between early 1993 and the end of 2004 whose cases are still ongoing. Amnesty refers to several violations of the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
Turkey: briefing on the wide-ranging, arbitrary and restrictive draft revisions to the law to fight terrorism
The present document of Amnesty International concerns a briefing on the draft Law revising some articles of the Law to Fight Terrorism [Law 3713 of 12/4/1991] presented to the Turkish parliament on 18 April 2006. Amnesty is concerned that some provisions contravene international human rights law, especially in the context of anti-terrorism. Amnesty refers to several […]
Turkey: briefing on the wide-ranging, arbitrary and restrictive draft revisions to the law to fight terrorism
The present document of Amnesty International concerns a briefing on the draft Law revising some articles of the Law to Fight Terrorism [Law 3713 of 12/4/1991] presented to the Turkish parliament on 18 April 2006. Amnesty is concerned that some provisions contravene international human rights law, especially in the context of anti-terrorism. Amnesty refers to several […]
Setting an example? Counter-terrorism measures in Spain
This report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) examines aspects of Spain’s antiterrorism regime that give rise to violations of Spain’s obligations under international human rights law. It makes concrete recommendations to the government of Spain on ways to bring its counter-terrorism measures into conformity with international standards. Human Rights Watch believes that for Spain to […]
Setting an example? Counter-terrorism measures in Spain
This report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) examines aspects of Spain’s antiterrorism regime that give rise to violations of Spain’s obligations under international human rights law. It makes concrete recommendations to the government of Spain on ways to bring its counter-terrorism measures into conformity with international standards. Human Rights Watch believes that for Spain to […]
Setting an example? counter-terrorism measures in Spain
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) examines aspects of Spain’s antiterrorism regime that give rise to violations of Spain’s obligations under international human rights law. It makes concrete recommendations to the government of Spain on ways to bring its counter-terrorism measures into conformity with international standards. Human Rights Watch believes that for Spain to […]
