International Commission of Jurists

UK: New agreement with Libya on deportation of terrorist suspects

Nov 8, 2005

On 18 October, the UK signed an agreement with Libya that no one deported by the UK to Libya will be ill-treated. This follows a similar agreement with Jordan in August. Human rights groups have argued such “diplomatic assurances” violate the obligation of states not...

Morocco: King grants pardon to convicts for Casablanca attacks

Nov 8, 2005

In August, King Mohammed VI pardoned seven individuals convicted after the terrorist attacks in Casablanca in May 2003. The King is said to have justified the measures for “excesses” committed during trials under Morocco’s anti-terrorism law.

Algeria: Amnesty granted for crimes of the past

Nov 8, 2005

A referendum on 29 September approved the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation proposed by President Bouteflika. The Charter grants a general amnesty for grave human rights abuses, grants pardons to members of armed groups convicted or detained for actively...

Israel: Draft law extends incommunicado detention

Nov 8, 2005

A proposed law on the arrest, detention and interrogation of non-residents suspected of security offences in Israel would permit a delay of 96 hours before a detainee can be brought before a judge, no access to a lawyer for a period of up to 50 days and no right for...
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