“Transitional justice is not a ‘soft’ form of justice,” UN Special Rapporteur
11 September, 2012 Geneva “Transitional justice is not a ‘soft’ form of justice,” says new UN Special Rapporteur Pablo de Greiff United Nations independent expert on transitional justice Pablo de...
View ArticleCourt orders compensation for former ISRO scientist
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government to pay the former ISRO scientist, S. Nambinarayanan, an interim compensation of Rs.10 lakh, as ordered by the National...
View ArticleHonduras truth commission seeks post-coup justice, reparations
October 04, 2012 Honduras TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A truth commission formed by human rights organizations called on President Porfirio Lobo’s government on Wednesday to annul a 2010 amnesty law and...
View ArticleDecision in Mau Mau Case Strengthens the Right to Reparations of All Victims...
10/5/2012 London UK High Court ordering the British government to pay damages to a group of Kenyans who were imprisoned and tortured by colonial authorities following the Mau Mau Rebellion of the...
View ArticleRelief & Reparations in Nepal: Addressing Root Causes of Conflict
Ruben Carranza, in a latest report by ICTJ, writes on transitional justice in Nepal discussing ways of addressing the root causes of the armed conflict in the country. Reparations programs are most...
View ArticleNeed for establishing a viable Indo-Gulf Reparation Mechanism
(05 Jan, 2013 Kochi – Official press release, Overseas Indians’ Legal Cell) The mandate of UN General Assembly adoption of resolution reads as follows:- “States shall, with respect to claims by...
View ArticleMohammed tells legal fraternity to respect human dignity
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has urged judges and prosecutors to administer justice with integrity and loyalty,...
View ArticleItalian marines return to India to face trial
Salvatore Girone, left, and Massimiliano Latorre will return to India immediately. Photograph: Guido Montani/EPA Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen have returned to Delhi for...
View ArticleUAE: Unfair Mass Trial of 94 Dissidents
Investigate Allegations of Torture, Grant Public Access to Sessions (Beirut) : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have compounded serious pre-trial violations of fair trial rights by...
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