Maoist rebel abuses continue
Joint letter from the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to Prachanda, Head of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Call for action against the use of diplomatic assurances in transfers to risk of torture and ill-treatment
In May 2005, the ICJ and other rights groups issued a joint statement on the increasing use of diplomatic assurances by States as the basis for the transfer of alleged terrorist suspects in countries where they seriously risk torture or ill-treatment.
The statement was issued by the following NGOs: ICJ, Amnesty International, Association for the Prevention of Torture, Human Rights Watch, International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture, International Federation for Human Rights, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, and World Organisation Against Torture.
risk torture ill treatment-non-judicial submission-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
Rights must be restored: lifting of state of emergency is not enough
Following the lifting of the state of emergency in Nepal by King Gyanendra, the ICJ and other human rights groups called for the restoration of all fundamental rights formally suspended under the state of emergency.
Chilean Supreme Court must not terminate the mandate of judges investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship
The ICJ, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch call on the Chilean Supreme Court to revise its decision to terminate the mandate of the special judges currently investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship.
The Chilean Supreme Court should reconsider its decision to end the mandate of the special judges investigating human rights violations committed under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, a group of leading international human rights organizations said today in an urgent appeal made in support of their Chilean counterparts.
Chile-crimes shut down-press release-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
Algeria: amnesty law risks legalizing impunity for crimes against humanity
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s proposal of a general amnesty for human rights abuses committed in the country’s brutal internal conflict may permanently deprive victims or their families of their right to truth, justice and reparation, rights groups warned today.
Algeria-amnesty law-press release-2005-eng (full text, PDF)
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