Tag Archives: Justice

Guest Post: Jose Padilla and the Rule of Law – Recalling Recent History

By Sonja Dechian | Published: June 28, 2012
Guest contributor David P. Forsythe, emeritus professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on the rights of suspected terrorists in the United States.
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Guest Post: Too Little Too Late? The National Truth Commission in Brazil

By Sonja Dechian | Published: April 26, 2012
Guest contributor Nina Schneider explains the controversy surrounding the National Truth Commission in Brazil.
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Guest Post: Garzón’s Suspension And The Uncertain Future Of Memory In Spain.

By Sonja Dechian | Published: April 2, 2012
Guest contributor Dr.Vincent Druliolle on the suspension of controversial Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon and the implications for memory and justice in Spain.
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Former Guatemalan Dictator to Face Charges of Genocide

By Sonja Dechian | Published: February 1, 2012
A judge has found there is sufficient evidence to try former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide.
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Philippine Farmers Commemorate 1987 Mendiola Massacre

By Sonja Dechian | Published: January 24, 2012
January 22 marked the anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre, when 13 farmers were killed by military gun fire at a rally in the Philippines.
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Bangladesh Tribunal Arrests Key War Crimes Suspect

By Sonja Dechian | Published: January 13, 2012
Bangladesh has jailed a former leader of the country’s largest Islamist party on charges of masterminding war crimes during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan
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Protests Mark 10th Anniversary Of Guantanamo Detention Camp

By Sonja Dechian | Published: January 12, 2012
January 11 is the tenth anniversary of the opening of the US military’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where 779 foreign captives have been held.
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US Marine To Stand Trial Over Haditha Killings

By Sonja Dechian | Published: January 5, 2012
The last US marine charged over the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha will go on trial in a military courtroom this week
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ICC Requests Warrant For Sudan Defence Minister

By Sonja Dechian | Published: December 5, 2011
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has requested a warrant for Sudan’s defence minister in relation to crimes against humanity committed in Darfur
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Tiananmen Mother Held By Authorities

By Sonja Dechian | Published: December 2, 2011
A woman seeking compensation for her 15-year-old son’s death during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 has been detained and is being held by Chinese authorities
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