International Commission of Jurists

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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