International Commission of Jurists

EU: Passenger data exchange deal with USA under legal threat

Dec 8, 2005

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice proposes the annulment of the EU-US deal under which airline passenger data has been handed over to US authorities since May 2004. The European Parliament has challenged the deal as violating EU rules on data...

Russia: Bill on non-profit organizations threat to freedom of assembly

Dec 8, 2005

The Government has introduced a draft law, purportedly aimed at the prevention of terrorist activities, which would create strict control over and compulsory registration of NGOs. The law has been criticized by human rights organizations as an attempt to weaken the...

Uzbekistan: More alleged organizers of Andijan protest jailed

Dec 8, 2005

Following closed trials, the Uzbek Supreme Court has sentenced 33 people to prison on charges of murder, terrorist acts and mass riots in connection with the Andijan protests last May, during which hundreds of civilians were reportedly killed by government forces....

Italy: Immunity of CIA agent for kidnapping terrorist suspect rejected

Dec 8, 2005

A judge in Italy has rejected an appeal by a former CIA agent against a warrant for his arrest for allegedly abducting an Egyptian terrorist suspect. The judge held that the agent was not protected by diplomatic immunity. This abduction is allegedly part of the CIA’s...
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