L’appel lancé par la Commission de vérité gambienne en faveur des poursuites des anciens responsables qui ont commis de graves violations des droits humains sous la présidence de Yahya Jammeh entre 1994 et 2017 doit être suivi par un processus de responsabilité pénale, ont déclaré ce jour 11 organisations gambiennes et internationales.
The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of former president Yahya Jammeh should be followed by a process of criminal accountability, 11 Gambian and international groups said today.
Thai authorities discussed how to improve investigations of serious human rights violations during a workshop co-hosted by the ICJ, Thailand’s Ministry of Justice, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Today the International Commission of Jurists called for a fair and speedy hearing of the appeal of former president Desiré Delano Bouterse before the Hof van Justitie (the highest court of law in Suriname) following the affirmation by the Krijgsraad (a military court comprised of civilian judges) of his conviction for his role in the extrajudicial killings of 15 political prisoners in 1982.
Joint Civil Society Letter:
States should support accountability for crimes under international law committed in Yemen at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council
Thailand: Joint statement urges Thai authorities to drop charges against human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob and end judicial harassment of peaceful protesters
HRC59: Statement on the High Commissioner’s report – addressing accountability gaps in Sri Lanka, Libya, and global attacks on justice
HRC59: Joint statement on the report of Special Rapporteur in Afghanistan
Israel/Iran: Israel’s attack on Iran violates international law, threatening peace and security