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Monthly Archives: September 2012

UAE statement before the General Debate of the 67th session of the United Nations

UAE statement before the General Debate of the 67th session of the United Nations

[Following is the full Statement by H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates before the General Debate of the 67th session... Read more »

Court orders compensation for former ISRO scientist

Court orders compensation for former ISRO scientist

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government to pay the former ISRO scientist, S. Nambinarayanan, an interim compensation of Rs.10 lakh, as ordered… Read more »

Italy court upholds “rendition” convictions on ex-CIA agents

Italy court upholds “rendition” convictions on ex-CIA agents

Italy’s highest court on Wednesday upheld guilty verdicts on 23 Americans for the kidnapping of an Egyptian Muslim cleric, in the first criminal convictions for CIA “rendition” flights during the… Read more »

UN Calls on Libya to Move Forward with Transitional Justice Processes

UN Calls on Libya to Move Forward with Transitional Justice Processes

Tripoli– “A transitional justice strategy can contribute to defining how Libyan society will go forward, and lay the foundations for a new democratic society” the United Nations Support Mission in… Read more »

Bahrain charges police officers with torture

Bahrain charges police officers with torture

18 Sep 2012 Manama Seven lieutenants are charged with torturing Shia medics to obtain confessions during height of last year’s uprising. Bahrain’s public prosecution has charged seven police officers over… Read more »

“Transitional justice is not a ‘soft’ form of justice,” UN Special Rapporteur

“Transitional justice is not a ‘soft’ form of justice,” UN Special Rapporteur

11 September, 2012 Geneva “Transitional justice is not a ‘soft’ form of justice,” says new UN Special Rapporteur Pablo de Greiff United Nations independent expert on transitional justice Pablo de… Read more »