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19.06.08The goodbye of Louis Joinet
The independent expert who has arguably the greatest history UN human rights has made his farewell yesterday to the Council human rights. And in presenting his last report Special Rapporteur for Haiti. read more
19.06.08Advocacy groups urge Indonesia to join International Criminal Court
A coalition of legal advocacy groups urged Indonesia Thursday to honor a promise to join the international Criminal Court by 2009. read more
19.06.08The Human Right Council adopts a resolution on the human rights situation in Myanmar
In the action on the resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council calls for a full, transparent and impartial investigation into all reported human rights violations including enforced disappearances. read more
15.06.08The Chairperson of the Commission of Human Rights of the Philippines urges Philippines to adopt the Convention
In her speech delivered at the Forum on Enforced Disappearances organized by the AFAD on the 30 May in Manila, Atty. Leila M. de Lima, Chairperson of the Commission of Human Rights of the Philippines, urges the state of the Philippines to ratify and adopt en International Convention Against... read more
13.06.08Chechnya: European Court Last Hope for Victims
(Paris, June 9, 2008) – France should use its upcoming EU presidency to urge Russian compliance with European Court of Human Rights judgments on Chechnya, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch, and the League for Human Rights (LHR) said today. Pushing for Russia... read more
12.06.08Relatives Seek Justice as Peru's Largest Mass Grave is Exhumed
June 4, 2008, Putis, Peru: The exhumation of Peru's largest mass grave has opened a window on Peru's shadowy war against terrorism in the Andes, and encouraged indigenous families who lost relatives to demand justice and reparations. The exhumation was completed last Thursday at the remote village... read more
10.06.08Russian authorities ruled responsible for Chechen women's disappearance
In a ruling made on 29 May 2008, the European Court of Human Rights has found the Russian authorities responsible for the May 2003 enforced disappearance of two young Chechen women, Aminat Dugaeva and Kurbika Zinabdieva. read more
05.06.08Second Euro-Mediterranean Meeting of Families of Disappeared
The Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) will hold the Second Euro-Mediterranean Meeting of Families of Disappeared focussed on the theme: The Convention against Enforced Disappearances, the challange of Euro-Mediterratean countries. This meeting will take place in... read more
05.06.08The UNWGEID holds their second session in Argentina
The UN Working Group against Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances will celebrate their second of the three annual session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to non-official sources this meeting will take place from the 23rd to the 26th of July. read more
03.06.08The Committee against Torture asks the Algerian State to investigate on the Disappeared
The Collective of Families of the Disappeared in Algeria (CFDA) and the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) congratulate themselves on the firm reminder of today by the Committee against Torture addressing the Algerian State on its obligations to prosecute all imprescriptible... read more