The ICJ praises UN decision on abuses in Myanmar
The ICJ welcomes the decision of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva to nominate a Special Rapporteur to examine the Human Rights situation in Myanmar (Burma).
Countdown to 1997: report of a mission to Hong Kong
On 1 July 1997, sovereignty over Hong Kong will be transferred from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China. The six million people of Hong Kong have never been asked to give their consent to this transfer.
UN to vote on rights abuses in Tibet: Europeans table censure motion; US position seen as key
The UN Commission on Human Rights will vote next week on a draft resolution proposed by the European Economic Community which would express concern at human rights violations by Chinese authorities in Tibet.
“Blaming the victims” of Timor massacre: the ICJ criticizes Indonesia’s response to killings
The Indonesian government is “blaming the victims” of a November 1991 massacre in East Timor in which Indonesian security forces killed between 100 and 200 persons, according to the ICJ.
Blaming the victims: the 12 November 1991 massacre in Dili, East Timor, and the response of the Indonesian government
On 12 November 1991, Indonesian Security forces fired automatic weapons at a crowd gathered at Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, East Timor, killing and injuring scores of people.
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