International Commission of Jurists

UN: Human rights expert criticizes “shoot-to-kill” rhetoric

Apr 16, 2006

In a report issued on 8 March, Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, criticized the “shoot-to-kill” rhetoric often used in response to perceived terrorist threats. He argued that even when confronted with the threat of...

UN: Independent experts call for Guantánamo Bay to be closed

Feb 16, 2006

On 16 February, five UN independent investigators issued a joint report on the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay, urging the US to close it down and either bring all detainees before an independent and competent tribunal or release them. The UN Secretary General and...

UN experts refused proper access to Guantánamo detainees

Nov 8, 2005

Three UN Special Rapporteurs, who had been seeking to visit the Guantánamo Bay detention facilities since November 2001, have rejected a US offer of access because it excluded private interviews with detainees. ICJ...
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