The Government of Bahrain must urgently resume its engagement with the international system by scheduling a new visit date of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan E. Méndez, following last week’s last minute cancellation of his visit to the country. Bahrain should also take concerted measures to implement recommendations… Read More
The Libyan General National Congress’ (GNC) adopted the Law Criminalising Torture, Enforced Disappearances and Discrimination on 9 April. Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), REDRESS, the Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY), and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) welcome the GNC’s initiative to provide a legislative framework for the prohibition… Read More
The Government of Bahrain must take further measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment, to investigate and prosecute past offences and to ensure that all victims have effective access to redress including rehabilitation services, conclude REDRESS and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) in a new report released today,… Read More
Les États membres du G8 ont adopté hier une Déclaration commune sur la lutte contre les violences sexuelles dans les zones de conflits. Ils affirment dans ce texte que le viol, et tout autre type de violences sexuelles graves, doivent être considérés comme des crimes de guerre et comme des… Read More
A Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence In Conflict was agreed yesterday by the G8 countries, declaring that rape and other serious sexual violence amount to war crimes and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. This constitutes an emphatic reminder that states are required to investigate and prosecute conflict-related sexual violence… Read More
قراءة باللغة العربية The initial appearance of the former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda before the International Criminal Court tomorrow, almost seven years after the Court issued its first arrest warrant against him, opens a significant opportunity in the pursuit of accountability and justice for many… Read More
Zimbabwe responsible for torture.
The Americas’ highest human rights court will consider today and tomorrow the landmark case of a torture survivor in exile from Pinochet-era Chile and his family when it meets in Medellín, Colombia. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. The Inter-American Court of… Read More