Thirteen death sentences were passed by Kuwait’s Martial Law Courts between 8 and 17 June 1991, five of them in absentia. All the defendants were charged with collaboration with Iraqi authorities during the seven-month occupation of Kuwait. They have no right of appeal against the sentences to a...
Amnesty International is concerned at allegations that political prisoner Dzhaba Ioselliani, held in pre-trial detention in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, has been denied access to a defence lawyer of his own choice. The organization fears that this may adversely affect his right to a fair trial.