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
Shattered lives; Torture and Other Ill-treatment in Tajikistan
The present report presents Amnesty International’s 2011 findings into practices of torture and other ill- treatment in detention facilities in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a state party to key human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Tajikistan […]
Shattered lives; Torture and Other Ill-treatment in Tajikistan
The present report presents Amnesty International’s 2011 findings into practices of torture and other ill- treatment in detention facilities in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a state party to key human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Tajikistan […]
Equatorial Guinea: a country subject to terror and harassment
In the present document Amnesty International examines the case of more than 110 people tried in May 1998, in connection with the attacks on the military barracks in Equatorial Guinea. According to Amnesty, the five-day summary military trial did not respect international standards of fair trial. Amnesty International concludes with recommendations to the government, the […]
Equatorial Guinea: a country subject to terror and harassment
In the present document Amnesty International examines the case of more than 110 people tried in May 1998, in connection with the attacks on the military barracks in Equatorial Guinea. According to Amnesty, the five-day summary military trial did not respect international standards of fair trial. Amnesty International concludes with recommendations to the government, the […]
Azerbaijan: torture and ill-treatment: comments on the forthcoming review by the United Nations Committee against Torture
The present report of Amnesty International examines issues relating to Azerbaijan meeting the international obligations to investigate allegations of ill-treatment and torture, and to bring alleged perpetrators to justice in the course of full and fair proceedings. Amnesty International concludes with recommendations to the Azerbaijani authorities and states that under international standards, such as the […]
Azerbaijan: torture and ill-treatment: comments on the forthcoming review by the United Nations Committee against Torture
The present report of Amnesty International examines issues relating to Azerbaijan meeting the international obligations to investigate allegations of ill-treatment and torture, and to bring alleged perpetrators to justice in the course of full and fair proceedings. Amnesty International concludes with recommendations to the Azerbaijani authorities and states that under international standards, such as the […]
Nepal: a child is in danger after he is tortured by the family of a policeman; his lawyers are threatened
The present document of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerns a press release about the concerns of AHRC of the torture of a child in Nepal. The AHRC states that the 1990 Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers remind in their article 16(a) that ‘governments shall ensure that lawyers are able to perform […]
Nepal: a child is in danger after he is tortured by the family of a policeman; his lawyers are threatened
The present document of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerns a press release about the concerns of AHRC of the torture of a child in Nepal. The AHRC states that the 1990 Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers remind in their article 16(a) that ‘governments shall ensure that lawyers are able to perform […]
Violence instead of vigilance: torture and illegal detention by Uganda’s rapid response unit
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) details extrajudicial killings, torture, illegal detention, forced confessions and other abuses by the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Uganda Police Force. HRW recommends that Uganda’s government must comply with the provisions of its own constitution and fulfill its core obligations under international human rights law, such as […]
Violence instead of vigilance: torture and illegal detention by Uganda’s rapid response unit
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) details extrajudicial killings, torture, illegal detention, forced confessions and other abuses by the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Uganda Police Force. HRW recommends that Uganda’s government must comply with the provisions of its own constitution and fulfill its core obligations under international human rights law, such as […]
Harassment against Mr. Radif Mustafa
In the present document the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Syria. The Observatory recalls the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers that provide that lawyers […]
Harassment against Mr. Radif Mustafa
In the present document the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Syria. The Observatory recalls the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers that provide that lawyers […]
Human Rights Committee consideration of the 1st periodic review of Kazakhstan
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ submits its comments to the Human Rights Committee for the preparation of the list of issues for the first Periodic Report of Kazakhstan. In this submission, the ICJ focuses on questions arising under article 14 of the Covenant concerning inadequate protection of […]
Human Rights Committee consideration of the 1st periodic review of Kazakhstan
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ submits its comments to the Human Rights Committee for the preparation of the list of issues for the first Periodic Report of Kazakhstan. In this submission, the ICJ focuses on questions arising under article 14 of the Covenant concerning inadequate protection of […]
Malaysia: trapped: the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
The present report of Amnesty International concerns a mission of a four-person Amnesty International delegation that visited Malaysia in July 2009 and who conducted private interviews with over 200 documented and undocumented migrant workers. Amnesty states that the imposition of caning contravenes the prohibition on torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation […]
