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| 05.11.09 | Italian court convicts CIA agents for extraordinary rendition An Italian court has convicted 23 people, among which 22 CIA agents, in their role in the abduction of Abu Omar in Italy. read more | |
| 29.10.09 | Filipino Refugees in the Netherlands (FREN) PRESS RELEASE: Mother pleas for life of missing son and other desaparecidos Mother pleas for life of missing son and other desaparecidos (Amsterdam, 27 October) Today marks the 905th day of the disappearance of Jonas Burgos, an agriculturist and land rights activist who was forcibly abducted by armed men in broad daylight in Quezon City in the Philippines. He would have... read more | |
| 29.10.09 | Uruguay confronts its past A Uruguay court has sentenced former military ruler Gregorio Alvarez to 25 years in prison for murder and human rights violations. Judge Luis Charles found Alvarez guilty of the crime of “forceful disappearance” and “aggravated homicide” of 37 left-wing activists in 1978. read more | |
| 29.10.09 | Indonesia: Human Rights Commission Calls for investigation on Missing Activists The National Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to issue a decree on the establishment of an ad hoc tribunal in connection with the 1997 forced disappearance of pro-democracy activists. read more | |
| 29.10.09 | Zimbabwe: United Nations torture official deported A United Nations official has been deported from Zimbabwe in a show of political strength by Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party. read more | |
| 26.10.09 | China: Detainees ‘Disappeared’ After Xinjiang Protests Human Rights Watch calls the Chinese government for immediate accountability for all detainees in its custody and allow independent investigations into the July 2009 protests in Urumqi and their aftermath. read more | |
| 22.10.09 | Peru: IACHR ruled against the state of Peru in case of enforced disappearance Inter American Court of Human Rights has sentenced the Peruvian state in case 11,385 on the forced disappearance of Kenneth Ney Anzualdo Castro that took place on 16 December 1993. read more |  |
| 22.10.09 | Ecuador: Ratification of the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Last 20th October the State of Ecuador has deposited the instrument for ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All People against Enforced Disappearances. Ecuador makes the 16th country to ratify this treaty. Only other four ratifications are needed for the Convention... read more | |
| 19.10.09 | Mother of disappeared activist takes plight to Europe Editha Burgos, mother of disappeared Philippines activist Jonas Burgos, and Chairperson of Desaparecidos (Families of Desaparecidos for Justice), arrived in London on 15 October on the first leg of a European tour to highlight the plight of her missing son, who was dragged by gunmen in broad... read more |  |
| 19.10.09 | Pakistan: HRCP calls for immediate demilitarisation of Balochistan The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls for immediate demilitarisation of Balochistan as the first confidence-building measure to start a political dialogue in the province and warns if corrective actions are not taken immediately with the concurrence of Balochistan's people, the... read more |