International Commission of Jurists

UN: Growing criticism over treatment of terror suspects

Dec 8, 2005

Secretary-General Kofi Annan, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour and 33 independent human rights experts expressed concerns on Human Rights Day about the growing trend of countries to challenge the prohibition of torture, use secret detentions and use...

Council of Europe postpones decision on diplomatic assurances

Dec 8, 2005

On 9 December, a meeting of governments convened by the Council of Europe postponed a decision whether to draw up guidelines on use of diplomatic assurances in cases where a person is facing a risk of torture or ill-treatment if transferred to another country. Human...

EU adopts data retention directive and new anti-terrorism strategy

Dec 8, 2005

Despite opposition from human rights organizations and the telecommunications industry, the European Union has adopted a new directive that requires telephone and Internet data to be stored for six months to two years. In parallel, EU Justice Ministers have adopted a...
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