Tag Archives: Human Rights
UAE: Unfair Mass Trial of 94 Dissidents
Investigate Allegations of Torture, Grant Public Access to Sessions (Beirut) : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have compounded serious pre-trial violations of fair trial rights by arbitrarily denying family… Read more
Italian marines return to India to face trial
Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen have returned to Delhi for trial, Indian officials have said, as diplomatic tensions ease. The pair landed in an Italian military… Read more
UN told of UAE’s progress on enhancing human rights
Jan 29, 2013 Geneva: The UAE has taken giant strides toward improving human rights in the past four years and the Government will continue to be transparent in its efforts,… Read more
And again, same old promises
KOCHI: The 11th edition of the three-day annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the NRI conclave, concluded here on Wednesday yielding tangibly very little other than providing opportunities for celebrating and networking…. Read more
Mohammed tells legal fraternity to respect human dignity
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has urged judges and prosecutors to administer justice with integrity and… Read more
Need for establishing a viable Indo-Gulf Reparation Mechanism
(05 Jan, 2013 Kochi – Official press release, Overseas Indians’ Legal Cell) The mandate of UN General Assembly adoption of resolution reads as follows:- “States shall, with respect to claims… Read more
UN human rights chief calls for profound change in India in wake of gang-rape tragedy
31 December 2012 – Expressing deep sadness at the death of a 23-year-old woman whose gang-rape in India has sparked nationwide protests there, the top United Nations human rights official… Read more
On International Migrants Day, human rights experts call for end to criminalization of irregular migration
18 December 2012 – On International Migrants Day, United Nations independent experts have joined forces with regional counterparts to highlight the human rights of migrants, while expressing renewed concerns over… Read more
International Fight Against Impunity Starts with the Responsibility of States
When perpetrators of serious international crimes are brought to justice by the country in which they committed their crimes, it signals a strong commitment to accountability and the rule of… Read more
Making Reparations Work in Congo
ICC supports inclusive approach to reparations, but how wide can its reach be? Blake Evans-Pritchard, Mélanie Gouby IWPR Reports, 10 Oct 2012 A landmark decision by the International Criminal Court,… Read more
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