USA: Military Commissions Act enters into force
On 17 October, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act (MCA), which authorizes trials of terrorist suspects by military commissions. The MCA also contains provisions that impose severe restrictions on terrorist suspects’ rights to challenge any...Mexico-Ley de Sociedad de Convivencia para el Distrito Federal (2006)
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Paso importante pero incompleto contra la impunidad en Guatemala
La aceptación por parte de la justicia guatemalteca de las órdenes de captura emitidas contra cuatro militares acusados de haber cometido graves violaciones de derechos humanos constituye un paso adelante en la lucha contra la impunidad.
Joint submission to prepare a Draft Inter American Convention against racial discrimination and all other forms of discrimination and intolerance
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The authors suggest that in the text, the words “gender identity and expression” are added after the word “gender”.
The text of the submission is available in both Spanish and English and it is the last contribution in this document.
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