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| 03.02.09 | China: Disappearance of Human Rights Lawyer In a press release the organisations Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Human Rights in China demand the Chinese government to immediately disclose the whereabouts of Gao Zhisheng, a leading human rights lawyer who disappeared two weeks ago. The three organizations stressed that Gao was... read more | |
| 03.02.09 | Peru: Fujimori accused of crimes against humanity Alberto Fujimori was responsible for crimes against humanity committed by the police under his regime, said one of the lawyers of the prosecution at the beginning of the final allegations in the trial of former Peruvian president (1990-2000). Continue reading this article in Spanish read more |  |
| 03.02.09 | Cuba ratifies the Convention against Disappearances Yesterday, 2nd of February 2009, the Cuban government placed the instruments of ratification of the International Convention against Enforced Disappearances at the headquarters of the UN in New York. 81 countries have signed this convention, and with Cuba eight countries have ratified it. Still... read more | |
| 30.01.09 | Nepal: Send Human Rights Bills to Parliament In a news article released yesterday 29/1/2009, the organisations Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call the Nepalese government to submit the draft Disappearances and Truth and Reconciliation bills to the Constituent Assembly for consideration to ensure transparency and public... read more | |
| 29.01.09 | Cuba: Cuba will ratify the convention against enforced disappearances Cuba will ratify the convention against enforced disappearances in the coming days. Also the Special Rapporteur in Torture, Manfred Novak, will the invited next week to visit Cuba this year. Continue reading this article in Spanish. read more | |
| 12.01.09 | Tibet: Tibet Bureau compiles UN recommendations for China on Human Rights in Tibet The Tibet Bureau has compiled UN recommendations for China on Human Rights in Tibet in the document entitled “UN Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures’ Interventions, Observations and Recommendations for China on Human Rights Situation in Tibet”. This document has been sent to 40 foreing missions... read more |  |
| 12.01.09 | Kenya: ICC told to investigate Mungiki killings According to the article “Probe Mungiki killings, ICC told” published in the website of the Kenyan radio sender Capital FM, the local NGO Oscar Foundation has documented 8000 cases of executions and disappearances of members of the Mungiki banned sect, presumably committed by the police. This... read more |  |
| 07.01.09 | Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights updates on located disappeared Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has released two press releases, one on December 26th 2008, and one on January 6th 2009, describing lawyers attempts “by lawyers to get judges and magistrates to deal with applications relating to abducted activists, and to get police and prison authorities to... read more |  |
| 10.12.08 | Zimbabwe: High Court Orders Police to Find Mukoko Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa said High Court Judge Anne-Marie Gowora had ordered police to advertise in the media and to search for Mukoko in all areas that police have jurisdiction over. read more | |
| 09.12.08 | Zimbabwe: Abductions continue Harare - Suspected state agents in Zimbabwe abducted an official from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), bringing to at least 19 the number of MDC supporters and civil society activists to have been whisked away without trace in recent weeks, an MDC official confirmed Tuesday.... read more |