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70th Anniversary of the Infamous Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement (Münchner Abkommen) concluded at Munich, September 29, 1938, between Germany (Adolf Hitler), Great Britain (Neville Chamberlain), France (Edouard Daladier) and Italy (Benito Mussolini) has become one of the most controversial international treaties signed in the twentieth century. It raised endless …

New Council of Europe human rights memorandum confirms that UK immigration detention system violates human rights The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg has published his memorandum on the UK asylum and immigration system with a number of notable conclusions and recommendations. Amongst many other …

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentences former Rwandan prosecutor to life imprisonment Yesterday, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) sentenced Siméon Nchamihigo to life in prison for acts committed during the Rwanda genocide in 1994 (see press release). The third Trial Chamber of the Tribunal found him guilty of …

U.S. and the Czech Republic Sign SOFA Treaty on Anti-Missile Radar Base On Friday, September 19, 2008, after an informal meeting of NATO members’ defence ministers, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova signed SOFA treaty (Status of Forces Agreement) on the conditions …

  Alerta de Prensa CIDH PUBLICA DEMANDA PRESENTADA ANTE LA CORTE   La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) publicó hoy en su página en Internet la demanda presentada ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CorteIDH) el 30 de julio de 2008 en el Caso 11.681, Masacre de Las …

63rd session of General Assembly opens The 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly will open tomorrow (16 September 2008) in New York. As part of its lengthy agenda, the Assembly will debate topics under the headings of the maintenance of international peace and security, the promotion of economic …

Abolición de la pena de muerte en Argentina Dos nuevas ratificaciones de Argentina reafirman inequívocamente su reciente abolición de la pena de muerte. Esta iniciativa prepara el terreno para que otros países sigan su ejemplo y, con ella, Argentina se suma al grupo de países americanos que han ratificado todos …

Luis Moreno-Ocampo and the criticism that just will not silence Just a short while ago we reported on the harsh criticism that recently has been aimed at the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo (see this post). Today Joshua Rozenberg, law commentator for inter alia the BBC and …

Crítica Digital | El CIADI falló a favor de la Argentina El procurador del Tesoro, Osvaldo Guglielmino, anunció que el tribunal rechazó un reclamo por U$S 70 millones de Continental Casualty Company, una de las más grandes aseguradoras.

El estado de emergencia en Tailandia no debe violar los derechos humanos El gobierno tailandés ha declarado hoy el estado de emergencia, tras los violentos enfrentamientos que se produjeron entre los manifestantes progubernamentales y el grupo antigubernamental Alianza Popular por la Democracia (PAD) ante la sede del gobierno en Bangkok, …

Should the Prosecutor of the International Criminial Court be removed from office? Over the past weeks, criticism has been raised regarding the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the Argentinean Luis Moreno-Ocampo. This criticism has not only involved his handling of the complaint against him for his dismissal of a …

Amnistía Internacional acoge con satisfacción las condenas a cadena perpetua impuestas a dos ex militares argentinos Dos ex militares argentinos del último régimen militar autoritario han sido condenados a una pena de cadena perpetua por el secuestro, la tortura y la desaparición del ex senador Guillermo Vargas Aignasse en abril …