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| 28.01.10 | Advanced edition of UN report on secret detentions available The United Nations released a highly anticipated report on secret detentions in the World. The report was compiled and written in first instance within the context of human rights in the fight against terrorism. read more | |
| 17.12.09 | Turkey: Conference "Transitional Justice and Enforced Disappearances" Experts from Europe and the Mediterranean and rights organizations met with families of disappeared people in Istanbul last weekend. The participants called for transparency, clarification and reparation regarding enforced disappearances, claiming individuals and governments to be held... read more | |
| 17.12.09 | Mexico: IACHR sentences enforced disappearance American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) ruled against Mexico for violating the rights of a community leader forcibly disappeared in the 1970s, at the conclusion of the first trial against the country for a case that occurred during the "dirty war". Read further about this news in... read more | |
| 15.12.09 | Argentina: ESMA executioners to trial On December 12 the trial began against 16 of the oppressors who controlled the system of arrests and torture of the School of Naval Mechanics. The hearing was attended by relatives of missing persons. read more | |
| 11.12.09 | Nigeria and Mexico: new reports on enforced disappearances and other crimes by Amnesty International Amnesty International reports on the situation in Mexico and Nigeria on enforced disappearances and other human rights violations. read more | |
| 11.12.09 | Convention against enforced disappearances: 2 more ratifications needed! Last Tuesday, 8th December, Chile ratified the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances. This ratification makes the number 18th. This means that only two more states need to deposit their ratification instrument for the convention to entry into force. read more | |
| 10.12.09 | El Salvador: New Habeas Corpus case resolved favourably by Supreme Court Press release from the organization Pro-búsqueda on the favourable decision of Supreme Court habeas corpus process presented by this organisation in favour of Maria de los Angeles Mejia Ortega (9 years) who disappeared in 1983 during the slaughter in the canton of Copapayo (Cuscatlan). Through this... read more | |
| 10.12.09 | Guatemala: Military sentenced to 53 years in prison for enforced disappearance The trial for the disappearance of eight people in El Jute, Chiquimula, ended with the sentence to 53 years and four months in prison against retired Col. Samayoa Marco Antonio Sanchez and three former military commissioners read more | |
| 10.12.09 | Colombia: Former governor of Sucre sentenced for forced disappearance, murder and conspiracy. The former governor of Sucre, Salvador Arana, was sentenced to highest punishment provided by the Colombian legal system, 40 years of imprisonment, for the enforced disappearance and murder of a former mayor and his ties to the paramilitaries. This sentence imposed by the Supreme Court the former... read more | |
| 07.12.09 | Philippines: High court holds PNP accountable for missing WB official The Supreme Court (SC) has held officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) accountable for the disappearance of a World Bank consultant in 2007 and directed the Court of Appeals to closely monitor the result of the investigation being conducted by the said authorities in connection with the... read more |