Full Coverage: Justícia
June 2008
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06/25/2008
To commemorate the birthday of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani government is recommending President Musharraf commute the death sentences of more than 7,000 prisoners to life imprisonment.
Read moreFrom: Asian Human Rights Commission Related: [Pakistan] [Human Rights] [Religion] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/24/2008
European governments are dodging the truth about the U.S. practice of kidnapping and illegally sending terrorism suspects for interrogation in countries with a reputation for torture, a leading rights group says in a new report.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Europe] [United States] [International Cooperation] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Corruption & Transparency] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Terrorism] Image: © Citizens for Global Solutions
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06/24/2008
In this upcoming documentary, an Iraqi journalist shares his story of being wrongfully jailed in Abu Ghraib Prison for allegedly planning to kill former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Read moreFrom: Link TV Related: [Iraq] [United States] [Civil Rights] [Media] [Codes of Conduct] [Justice and Crime] [Terrorism] |
06/24/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Two years after the African Union mandated Senegal to conduct the trial of Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who is accused of thousands of political murders during his eight-year reign, the prosecution remains in limbo, six human rights groups complained in a joint statement Monday.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Senegal] [Chad] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/23/2008
One month after the largest, single-site workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of residents of Postville, Iowa are unable to work or feed their families as they await deportation orders that could take months.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [United States] [Mexico] [Guatemala] [Labor] [Migration] [Civil Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/21/2008
Un mes después de la mayor redada de inmigración en un solo lugar de trabajo en la historia de los EE.UU., las familias de Postville todavía viven con el miedo de que regresen los agentes de inmigración.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [Guatemala] [Mexico] [United States] [Labor] [Migration] [Civil Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/20/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Sudan] [China] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations] |
06/19/2008
Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.
Read moreFrom: Action Against Hunger-USA Related: [Sri Lanka] [Aid] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/17/2008
Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
Read moreFrom: Bhopal.net Related: [United Kingdom] [Corporations] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution] [Health] [Disease/treatment] [Civil Rights] [Disability] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/17/2008
Sait Sanli, a 64-year old former butcher and cattle-raiser, is practically a professional peacekeeper, single-handedly ending hundreds of blood feuds in his native southeastern Turkey.
Read moreFrom: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related: [Turkey] [Communication] [Culture] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace] |
06/17/2008
The aftermath of a recent immigration raid in Iowa demonstrates the human cost of removing migrant workers from their families and community, writes journalist Lynda Waddington.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [United States] [Guatemala] [Children] [Labor] [Migration] [Business] [Civil Rights] [Religion] [Social Exclusion] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/13/2008
The UK's House of Commons voted this Wednesday to extend the period for which terrorist suspects can be jailed without charge from four to six weeks, in what human rights advocates warn is an erosion of civil liberties.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [United Kingdom] [Human Rights] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Terrorism] |
06/13/2008
The Ethiopian army is responsible for widespread "executions, torture, and rape" of civilians in the country's eastern Somali region, committed as part of Ethiopia's campaign against rebel insurgents, states a new report from an international human rights watchdog.
Read moreHuman Rights Watch Related: [Ethiopia] [Refugees] [Race Politics] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Terrorism] Image: In Ethiopia's Somali region. © Nick Wadhams and Zoe Alsop / Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
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06/13/2008
The Supreme Court has declared that prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp must be given the chance to defend themselves in U.S. courts, drawing cheers from human rights activists that have been arguing the point for over six years.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [United States] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Security] [Terrorism] |
06/06/2008
The Wednesday detention of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has elicited strong criticism from human rights advocates who warn it is part of "a sudden, sharp and dangerous crackdown on political opposition in the run-up to the elections."
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Zimbabwe] [Human Rights] [Freedom of Expression] [Activism] [Democracy] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] |
06/05/2008
On the nineteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and weeks before the Beijing Olympics, China should release the estimated 130 people still imprisoned for peaceful protest, says an international human rights organization.
Read moreRelated: [China] [Civil Rights] [Activism] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] |
06/02/2008
India’s death penalty system is discriminatory and arbitrary according to a latest report released by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International India and Peoples Union for Civil Liberties. Analysing various Supreme Court judgments, the report reveals that no clear guidelines exist with regard to awarding capital punishment.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Human Rights] [Activism] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
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