This brief report is published on the eve of the discussion on universal jurisdiction in the Sixth Committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly which is ...
The mass human rights violations that unfolded in Iran this summer in the wake of the disputed presidential election result were a sombre reflection of entrenched ...
Ref.: TG AMR 19/2009.015. AI Index: AMR 19/018/2009. Exmo. Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Gabinete do Presidente. ...
In this open letter, 300 civil society organizations and thousands of individuals call on all UN Members to take the necessary steps to become a party to the Optional ...
All relevant UN bodies must act promptly and in coordination to implement the recommendations of the UN-mandated Goldstone report on violations of international ...
The use of the death penalty is in decline globally. Japan is one of the few industrialized countries to continue to use it, hanging a small number of prisoners ...
Zhuang Lu, a woman who works for the legal aid and research organization, the Open Constitution Initiative (OCI, known as Gongmeng in Chinese) in the Chinese capital ...
