Butler Medal presentation at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on November 5
The William J. Butler Human Rights Medal honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the human rights field.
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Decisive action needed to create independent judiciary and fight impunity
The ICJ today called on the Government of Guatemala and Congress to take decisive action to turn the judiciary into an independent institution that actively protects human rights and fights impunity.
Nepal: media ordinance creates legal cover for unlawful government practices
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International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2005
The Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture (CINAT), commends United High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour for making the fight against torture a central theme of this year’s Human Rights Day.
In this context, CINAT wishes to remind States that the prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (ill treatment) is absolute and is a peremptory norm under international law.
human rights day-press release-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
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