hrw.org - 12/15/2008
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This 42-page report documents how thousands of defendants in Iraq wait months or even years before facing a judge and hearing charges against them in the Central Criminal Court (CCCI), and cannot pursue a meaningful defense or challenge evidence against them. A US-Iraq security agreement that ...
un.org - 12/10/2008
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un.org —
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1948-2008 It
is our duty to ensure that these rights are...
a living reality -- that they are known, understood and enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. It is often those who most need their human rights protected, ...
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Human Rights Day, 10 December 2007
hrw.org - 12/8/2008
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hrw.org —
(Guantanamo Bay, December 8, 2008) - Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed and four others announced that they plan to...
plead guilty to conspiring in the September 11 attacks and related crimes at a hearing before US military commissions at Guantanamo today. All five ...
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US: 9/11 Defendants to Plead Guilty | Human Rights Watch
abuaardvark.com - 12/19/2008
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The story of the day in Iraq is
of course the shoe-throwing journalist, whose exploits have dominated...
the Arab media cycle and will be the enduring image of Bush's final official visit to Iraq. It would be a pity if that completely crowded out ...
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hrw: the quality of justice
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Report: Iraq Criminal Justice System Failures
TalkLeft —
Human Rights Watch released a report Sunday on the quality of criminal justice in Iraq. This 42-page report documents how thousands of defendants in Iraq wait months or even years before facing a judge and hearing charges against them in the Central Criminal Court (CCCI), and cannot pursue a meaningful defense or challenge evidence against them. A US-Iraq security agreement that takes effect at year's end will transfer detainees held by the US-led Multinational Force to Iraqi jurisdiction, adding to the court's cases. The 42 page ...
hrw: the quality of justice
Abu Aardvark —
... The story of the day in Iraq is of course the shoe-throwing journalist, whose exploits have dominated the Arab media cycle and will be the enduring image of Bush's final official visit to Iraq. It would be a pity if that completely crowded out attention to the devastating report on the Central Criminal Court of Iraq released today by Human Rights Watch. Joseph Logan and Michael Walid Hanna conclude after a rigorous investigation that the CCCI ...
Shoe Thrower Being Tortured?
Firedoglake —
... This news is not surprising given the consistent reports of abuse in both Iraqi and US detention centers. In fact, just today Human Rights Watch released a new report on the mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq and you can read it here. ...
Najaf Crowd Pelts US Troops with Shoes; Al-Zaidi in Military Custody; Bush Wars Cost $900 Bn.
Informed Comment —
... Human Rights Watch has issued a report deeply critical of the Iraqi criminal court system. It alleges that Iraqis wait months and sometimes even years in custody without being formally charged. When they finally come to court, they are often disadvantaged by secret evidence given against them by anonymous accusers. The report adds: ...
BREAKING: Shoe-Throwing Iraqi TOTAL WEENIE, Not in Fact Butch, Neener
Firedoglake —
... ? Well, I dunno exactly myself, but one clue might perhaps be that even with the whole world's attention riveted on this one specific individual, the Maliki government still ...
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