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Nepal: Alternative report for the Universal Periodic Review 2015
01.09.2015 - (Last modified: 02.11.2016)
On 25 January 2011, the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (WG-UPR) reviewed Nepal. As a result, on 8 March 2011, the report of the WG-UPR was published, containing a number of recommendations to Nepal.
On 4 November 2015, Nepal will be subjected to a second review. In anticipation thereof, TRIAL submitted this report in March 2015, providing informatio...
BiH: Groundbreaking Court decision paves the way for wartime victims to get compensation
24.06.2015 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Sarajevo - After several years of legal battle, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced several soldiers of the Republika Srpksa Army (VRS) to 10 years each in prison for war crime. Bosiljko and Ostoja Markovic; were found guilty for rapes committed in Kotor Varoš district against a woman of Croatian nationality in June 1992. For the very first time in BiH histo...
Swiss decision to close Argor case encourages “head in the sand” attitude
02.06.2015 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAGS) decided not to further prosecute the Swiss precious metals company Argor-Heraeus SA, that handled dirty African gold. While Swiss authorities acknowledged that Argor did refine looted gold and violated its duty of diligence, the case was nonetheless closed, a decision met with disbelief by the three NGOs working...
BiH: Criminal Code finally up to international standards following TRIAL's recommendations
22.05.2015 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted two days ago in urgent procedure important amendments to the Criminal Code. By recalibrating the crimes of torture, enforced disappearance and rape, the amended Criminal Code will help tackle widespread impunity, break the law of silence and provide justice and recognition to thousands of victims all across...
Nepal: Victims of enforced disappearance get justice before the UN
03.12.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The United Nations delivered landmark decisions by giving justice to three conflict-era victims in Nepal. The decisions, rendered by one of the most prominent international human rights bodies, send a message of hope to the families of all victims of enforced disappearances and torture in the country. As widespread impunity still prevails in post-conflict Nepal, the G...
General Allegation to the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice and Reparations
01.10.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
In October 2014, TRIAL and three international and local organizations submitted an additional note of allegations to the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence and to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to update them on alarming developments, including the flight of a war criminal, related to the au...
Nepal: Flawed Transitional Justice Act Adopted
03.06.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Last May, the President of Nepal passed a deeply flawed Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act. Violating human rights law standards, this Act raises great concerns, as it will contribute to further entrench impunity in Nepal.
TRIAL calls for amendments to be made and reminds that current Nepalese transitional justice mechanisms are totally inadequate as they:...
Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Children Involvement in Armed Con...
01.06.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
On 3 January 2007 Nepal ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC). On 15 October 2012 Nepal presented to the Committee on the Rights of the Child its Initial Report (CRC/C/OPAC/NPL/1) pursuant to Article 8, para. 1, of the OPAC.
On 26 June 2014 TRIAL submitted an alternative...
BiH: War crimes suspect arrested and soon tried
09.04.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The French police have arrested Bosnian Serb citizen Radomir Šušnjar, a former member of a paramilitary group in Bosnia, wanted for war crimes. TRIAL led an investigation on this case since 2012, located the suspect and informed the French and Bosnian authorities. The arrest was carried out on April 4 at the request of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s authorities.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: TRIAL gives voice to Srebrenica victims before the Constitution...
18.03.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Bosnia has recently released more than a dozen convicted war criminals following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in July 2013. Among these criminals, six took part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. In response, three NGOs -TRIAL, the Association Movement of Mothers of Srebrenica and Žepa Enclaves and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom...
Alternative report to the Human Rights Committee
01.03.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
In March 2014, the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) reviewed Nepal’s compliance with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
In this perspective, TRIAL and its partners submitted an “alternative report” to the HRC to assist a Country Task Force on Nepal ahead of its adoption of a List of Issues concerning Nepal in July 2013 at...