Aktham Naisse finally acquitted!
The ICJ and other rights groups welcome the decision of the Syrian Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) on June 26, 2005, to drop all charges against Syrian human rights defender Aktham Naisse (photo).
Harassment through politically motivated trial : trial against Syrian human rights defender Aktham Naisse continues on 26 June
On 26 June the trial against Syrian human rights defender Aktham Naisse is scheduled to resume before the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) in Damascus.
Confirmation en appel de la condamnation de l’avocat tunisien Abbou: justice illusoire, condamnation réelle
La CIJ et la FIDH expriment leur consternation à l’annonce de la confirmation, par la Cour d’appel de Tunis, de la condamnation de Maître Abbou à 3 ans et demi de prison.
La CIJ et la FIDH condamnent l’instrumentalisation de la justice dans le procès de Me Abbou
La CIJ et la FIDH expriment leurs plus vives préoccupations suite à la condamnation par la justice tunisienne de l’avocat tunisien Maître Mohammed Abbou, le 28 avril 2005 à une lourde peine d’emprisonnement.
Unfair trial against Syrian human rights defender
The ICJ and other rights groups express their serious concern about the situation of human rights and human rights defenders in Syria.
Algeria: amnesty law risks legalizing impunity for crimes against humanity
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s proposal of a general amnesty for human rights abuses committed in the country’s brutal internal conflict may permanently deprive victims or their families of their right to truth, justice and reparation, rights groups warned today.
Algeria-amnesty law-press release-2005-eng (full text, PDF)
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