Buscador: Justícia

30/10/2007 An independent United Nations human rights expert claims brutal torture is routine in counter-terrorism operations in Sri Lanka. Nowak also drew attention to the low conviction rate by criminal courts in torture related cases.

29/10/2007 NEW YORK, Oct 29 (OneWorld) - Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. secretary of defense, is facing criminal charges in France for ordering the torture of prisoners in Iraq and at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

29/10/2007 Nusa Tenggara Timur baru-baru ini menetapkan Peraturan Daerah (Perda) HIV/AIDS No. 3/2007. Perda ini menyebutkan, diskriminasi dalam bentuk apa pun kepada Orang dengan HIV/AIDS merupakan perbuatan melawan hukum.

25/10/2007 When Home Ministers of SAARC countries meet today in New Delhi, they will try to build consensus upon reaching an agreement on cooperation in tackling crimes. At a time when terrorists seem to be better coordinated in carrying out cross-border crimes, the importance of such a convention assumes greater significance.

24/10/2007 Amnesty International India is spearheading the campaign to garner support for abolition of death penalty, collecting more than 42,000 signatures. Eminent citizens have written an open letter to the Prime Minister urging the government to support the resolution in the UN General Assembly that seeks a global moratorium on executions.

23/10/2007 Köyhyys ja kuolemantuomio liittyvät toisiinsa sekä vauraissa että kehitysmaissa, paljastuu uutistoimisto IPS:n ja ihmisoikeusjärjestö Amnesty Internationalin keräämistä tiedoista.

05/10/2007 UN HABITAT's 2007 report on global human settlements says the poor in developing countries not only bear the brunt of crime and violence, but also of natural and man-made disasters. Enhancing Urban Safety and Security is the first in-depth study on safety and security issues facing urban dwellers, especially the urban poor.

05/10/2007 WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (IPS) - A sudden halt to executions in Texas, the United States' most active death penalty state, may signal that there is now an unofficial national moratorium in place across the nation, pending a ruling by the Supreme Court on whether a specific lethal injection cocktail is legal.

03/10/2007 The World Habitat Day on October 1st was globally observed this year at The Hague in Netherlands. This year’s theme ‘A safe city is a just city’ stressed on the need to go beyond policing, to planning more public spaces for men and women and better governance of cities.

02/10/2007 THE HAGUE, Oct 1 (IPS) - The urban poor are the worst affected by crime, natural disasters and insecurity, says the Global Report on Human Settlements published by UN-HABITAT on World Habitat Day Monday.