Eminent Jurists end visit to Colombia
E. Raúl Zaffaroni (Argentina), Robert K. Goldman (United States) and Stefan Trechsel (Switzerland), from the “Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights”, left Colombia today.
E. Raúl Zaffaroni (Argentina), Robert K. Goldman (United States) and Stefan Trechsel (Switzerland), from the “Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights”, left Colombia today.
The day before six trustees of the Voice of the People Radio (VOP) in Zimbabwe are to appear in court on charges of possessing broadcasting equipment without a license, the ICJ expressed concern about the charges.
The Nepali government arrested more than 100 political leaders and civil society activists today, raising fears that violence and human rights abuses could spiral out of control.
The ICJ today once again called on the Thai Government to ensure a full and effective investigation into the enforced disappearance of Somchai Neelapaijit in March 2004 and to bring those responsible to justice.
The ICJ today urged the Government of Cambodia to immediately drop criminal defamation charges brought against three human rights defenders arrested over the last two weeks.