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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...
Nepal: a victim of enforced disappearance and torture in Terai petitions the UN for jus...
20.02.2014 - (Last modified: 28.03.2018)
TRIAL submitted a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee, on behalf of a Nepalese citizen, Mr. Prashanta Pandey, on a case of his torture and violations of the right to a fair trial perpetrated in the Terai by Nepalese authorities.
Arbitrarily arrested, disappeared and tortured
Prashanta Pandey, a citizen from Terai, was arbitrarily arrested on 7 April 2011...
Mexico must put an end to extrajudicial executions of migrants
11.02.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
TRIAL calls on Mexico to investigate the massacres of migrants and to guarantee access to justice for the relatives
According to Mexico's National Human Rights Commission, 170 migrants have been killed in the country since 2005, including the massive murder of 72 migrants in August 2013 in San Fernando, Tamaulipas. There seems to be a link between the murder of mig...
Argor case: UK Authorities Called to Act following Swiss Ruling
05.02.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)Argor case: Important decision of the Federal Criminal Court
03.02.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) rendered a decision on the Argor case on January 24, 2014. It reveals that a search was conducted on the premises of the Swiss refining company on November 4, 2013, following the opening of proceedings on alleged aggravated money laundry and complicity in the looting of raw materials. Documentation and computers were seized on th...
General Allegation to the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, and Reparations
01.02.2014 - (Last modified: 09.02.2017)
In February 2014, TRIAL and other 3 associations submitted a report (called 'general allegation' in the UN jargon) to the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence in order to prompt him to contact the Bosnian government on justice and accountability issues after the release and retrial of more than a dozen convicted war crimin...
United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involontary Disappearance
01.02.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
In February 2014, TRIAL and a coalition of five Bosnian associations of relatives of disappeared persons submitted a follow-up report to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to assess the status of implementation of the recommendations issued after the country visit and to highlight the remaining obstacles faced by relatives of disappeared perso...
Case of Nour-Eddine Mihoubi: severe and multiple human rights violations
21.01.2014 - (Last modified: 27.09.2016)
Introduction
TRIAL lodged an individual complaint before the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Mrs.Rabiha Mihoubi in March 2009. She acts in the name of her son, Nour-Eddine Mihoubi, who was kidnapped January 27, 1993 in Bou Saâda and has been missing since. He disappeared during a widespread campaign of forced disappearances in Algeria between 1992...
Enforced disappearance of Mohamed Lemmiz
21.01.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
Introduction
In May 2008, TRIAL submitted an individual communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Mrs. Taous Azouz, acting on behalf of her son, Mohamed Lemmiz. The latter disappeared after having been arrested by members of the Algerian army. This incident occurred within the general context of the enforced disappearance of thousands of...
Enforced Disappearance of Benattia Zerrougui
21.01.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
Introduction
In June 2008, TRIAL submitted an individual communication before the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Ahmed Zerrougui, acting for his brother, Benattia Zerrougui. The latter was arrested on 1st June around 12 a.m., in Tiaret. He has since disappeared. This case comes within the general context of the enforced disappearance of thousands...
Enforced disappearance of Djillali Larbi
21.01.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
Introduction
In October 2008, TRIAL submitted an individual communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Djelloul Larbi, acting in the name of his father, Djillali Larbi. The latter was arrested by the Algerian police on 25 May 1994. He was subsequently detained for three weeks in different local police stations, and was transferred to an u...