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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...

Uzbekistan: Alleged organizers of Andijan protest convicted for terrorism

Nov 8, 2005

On 14 November the Uzbek Supreme Court convicted 15 men for organizing protests in Andijan in May, during which government forces reportedly killed hundreds of civilians. The trial of the accused, who were described as Islamic terrorists, has been criticized for...

Kyrgyzstan: “Extremism” outlawed

Nov 8, 2005

Concerns have been expressed that a law, signed by the President in August to outlaw “extremism”, adversely affects freedom of expression and in particular, freedom of the media. Several provisions of this law are said to be similar to legislation adopted in Russia,...

Spain: Conviction for 9/11 conspiracy

Nov 8, 2005

On 26 September, the High Court convicted 18 persons and acquitted 6, in a trial on terrorism-related offences. One of the accused, Imad Yarkas, found guilty of conspiracy with the 9/11 hijackers and of heading a terrorist organization, was sentenced to 27 years’...

France: New counter-terrorism bill introduced

Nov 8, 2005

On 25 October, the Interior Minister presented to the cabinet an anti-terrorism bill which would, among other matters, increase prison sentences for convicted terrorists, grant counter-terrorism officials greater access to airline passenger lists, drivers’ licenses,...