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BiH: Alternative reports submitted to the CEDAW
01.07.2015 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
In July 2015, TRIAL and 15 local associations working with women victims of sexual violence during the war submitted a follow-up report to inform the Commitee on the Elimination of Dicrimination against Women on the status of implementation of the recommendations issued in 2013 and about the remaining obstacles daily faced by women victims of sexual violence during th...
Alternative reports submitted to the Human Rights Committee
01.07.2015 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
In July 2015, TRIAL and 13 local associations working with women victims of sexual violence during the war, relatives of missing persons and victims of torture submitted a report to inform the Human Rights Committee on the ongoing violations suffered by these categories and the remaining obstacles in the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Politi...
BiH: NGOs urge authorities to accept UPR recommendations
11.02.2015 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Sarajevo, 11/02/2015 - On behalf of 150 NGOs, TRIAL and its partner MyRight are sharing some key recommendations formulated by the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This relatively new instrument of the United Nations Human Rights Council scrutinizes every country and assesses their human rights track record. In November 2014, BiH received 167 recommenda...
Morocco: NGO and victims of torture intimidated
10.02.2015 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)TRIAL acts before the Committee on Enforced Disappearances
01.12.2014 - (Last modified: 29.09.2016)
In December 2014, TRIAL and a coalition of eight civil society associations from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador submitted an alternative report to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) in view of the forthcoming exam of Mexico's official report, which will take place in February 2015 in Geneva. The alternative report provides answers to the qu...
Four NGOs release new report on the rights of victims of serious crimes in the EU
29.10.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)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...
BiH: Universal Periodic Review
24.08.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)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:...
General Allegation on Transitional Justice Mechanisms
01.06.2014 - (Last modified: 09.11.2016)
In June 2014, TRIAL, together with Advocacy Forum - Nepal and REDRESS, submitted a report providing an analysis of the conformity with international standards of the provisions of the recently enacted Act on the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation 2071 (11 May 2014) to several UN Special Procedures.
TRIAL requested the Speci...
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...
TRIAL acts before the Committee on Enforced Disappearances
01.05.2014 - (Last modified: 20.09.2016)
In May 2014 TRIAL and 8 associations from Mexico and Central America submitted an alternative report to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED). It concerns the implementation by Mexico of its obligations under the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Mexico is a party to this treaty since 18 March 2008 and i...