Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Issues
English version available here.
Comisionados: Felipe González, Rosa María Ortiz, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Catalina Botero (Relator Especial de la Libertad de Expresión)
Peticionarios: Pablo Díaz Espí (Diario de Cuba), Roberto de Jesús Guerra, Hugo Landa (CubaNet)
País: Cuba
“Un …
Orlando Lopez, lead prosecuting attorney in the trial of José Efraín Ríos Montt and José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez, asked expert witnesses for the defense on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, whether they believed Guatemala has fulfilled its human rights obligations under …
After judges in the trial of Efraín Ríos Montt and Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez heard from scores of victims over the last few weeks who testified about the horrors they experienced during the early 1980s in Guatemala, the genocide trial shifted …
Commissioners: Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Emilio Álvarez Icaza (Executive Secretary), María Claudia Pulido (Executive Secretary’s Office)
Petitioners: Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (…
Commissioners: Dinah Shelton, Rosa María Ortiz, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Emilio Álvarez Icaza (Executive Secretary)
Petitioners: Comunidad Rarámuri de Huetosachi, Bakajípare, Mogótavo, Choreachi y Coloradas de la Virgen; Comunidad Tepehuana de Mala Noche; Consultoría Técnica Comunitaria; Alianza Sierra Madre; Tierra Nativa; …
Commissioners: Felipe González, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Tracy Robinson, Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, and Elizabeth Abi-Mershed (Assistant Executive Secretary)
Petitioners: Corporación Sisma Mujer
State: Colombia
“In Colombia, there are eight victims of domestic violence every …
As law students with ethics and procedural rules still fresh in our minds, we are outraged by laws … [Read More...]
