Eminent Jurists assess counter-terrorism laws in South Asia
Members of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights concluded their visit to India today.
India: Suspects of Mumbai bombings to be tried by a special court
On 30 November, the police in Mumbai brought charges against 28 suspects alleged to have been involved in train bombings last July, which killed 185 people. The case will be heard by a special court set up under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. Some of...Annual Report of the Special Representative to the General Assembly of the United Nations, A/61/312, September 5, 2006
25. Among the events organized by civil society or regional or intergovernmental organizations in which the Special Representative has participated recently were the Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders in Ireland, the International Consultation on Women Human...India reviews decades old counter-terrorism measures
On 8 December the Indian Government established a Committee to Review the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which was passed to address insurgency in North East India. The Act empowers the armed forces to arrest individuals without warrant, to destroy any...Recent News
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