Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Note by the Secretary-General, A/59/319, September 1, 2004
1. Violations of the right to life of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities or because of their sexual orientation. 60. The Special Rapporteur has continued to receive reports of persons having been subjected to death threats or who...
Afghanistan’s legal system and its compatibility with international human rights standards
Today the ICJ released its final report on Afghanistan’s Legal System and its Compatibility with International Human Rights Standards.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, E/CN.4/2003/3/Add.4, February 3, 2003, Mission to Afghanistan (13 to 23 October 2002)
36. (…) Several reports were received of summary trials of homosexuals, who were convicted and buried alive in the ground during the period of the Taliban;{{60}} [[60]] Please note that this case is also mentioned in the reports of the Special Rapporteur on...Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, E/CN.4/2003/3, January 13, 2003
J. Violations of the right to life of persons because of their sexual orientation 66. The Special Rapporteur has continued to receive reports of persons having been subjected to death threats or extrajudicially killed because of their sexual orientation. In this...Recent News
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