2005 Archives | Page 13 of 26 | International Commission of Jurists

UK: Prime Minister Blair announces 12-Point Plan to fight terrorism

Aug 8, 2005

In response to the terrorist attacks in London in July, the Prime Minister outlined a 12-Point Counter-Terrorism Plan. The Plan foresees longer periods of detention prior to bringing charges, creates new offences such as indirect incitement to terrorism, and...

Malaysia: Five men held without charge for four years under security law

Aug 8, 2005

On 25 July, Malaysia’s highest court dismissed an appeal to release five men suspected of terrorist activities. The men have been held without charge for four years under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The ISA allows for suspects to be held without trial for...

Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared following Minister’s assassination

Aug 8, 2005

Following the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in Colombo on 12 August, President Chandrika Kumaratunga declared a state of emergency in the whole territory “to ensure the security of the nation and also to assist in the search for the assassins...

Thailand: Far-reaching emergency law enacted

Aug 8, 2005

On 15 July, following attacks in Southern Thailand, the Prime Minister enacted a new Emergency Decree and declared a state of emergency a few days later in three southern provinces. In a new report, “More power, less accountability: Thailand’s new emergency decree”,...

Chile: Mapuche leaders acquitted of terrorism charges

Aug 8, 2005

On 22 July six Mapuche leaders were acquitted of terrorism charges by a criminal court in Temuco, southern Chile. The indigenous leaders stood accused of forming a terrorist organization to advance claims to their ancestral land. Pursuant to a ruling of the Supreme...