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Category Archives: Justice Systems
Opposition activists in the ‘defendants’ cage’ amid ongoing crackdown
By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Egypt Researcher Today I attended the first hearing in the trial of 12 people, including three leading activists, at a Dar Al Qadaa Al-Ali court. They are accused of attacking and burning the campaign headquarters … Continue reading
Posted in Censorship and Free Speech, Demonstrations, Egypt, Unfair Trials
Tagged Egypt
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In Aceh there is peace but no justice
By Olof Blomqvist, Asia-Pacific Press Officer at Amnesty International, who recently returned from Indonesia Simpang KKA was once known as a junction near a paper and pulp mill in Aceh, a region on the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. … Continue reading
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“I can’t believe he’s not here anymore,” Lubou Kavalyoua told WIRE about her son, Ulad, who was executed and buried in secret last year. She still doesn’t know where his grave is. Read their story on page 18 in WIRE … Continue reading
Posted in Abolish the death penalty, Arms Trade, Belarus, Control Arms, Death Penalty, Demand Dignity, Detention, Discrimination, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, EU, Europe And Central Asia, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Hungary, Individuals at Risk, International Justice, Iraq, Prisoners of Conscience, Racial Discrimination, Security with Human Rights, Slums and the Right to Housing, Syria, Torture and Ill-treatment, Uncategorized, Unfair Trials, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Tagged Roma rights
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Is Haiti’s justice system up to the test?
By Javier Zuñiga, Special Adviser at Amnesty International Bringing to justice current or former heads of state is always complicated – in both legal and political terms. But it is possible. Time and again, former dictators and human rights abusers … Continue reading
Posted in Disappearances, Haiti, Impunity, Justice Systems, Torture and Ill-treatment
Tagged disappearances, Haiti, torture
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Division, distrust and despair – Egypt votes on a new Constitution
By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s North Africa Researcher Arriving in Cairo a few days before the constitutional referendum held on Saturday 15 December, I couldn’t remember a more bitterly divided and polarized Egypt. During my last visit to the country … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstrations, Egypt, Impunity, Middle East And North Africa
Tagged Egypt, protests
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