Letters about Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thank you for your reply to our letter of January 25, 2008, in which we expressed concern at the expulsion of Attou Mimoun on December 9, 2007 from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Algeria and for the information you provided regarding the circumstances surrounding the case. We would like to follow-up on the case by asking whether Mr. Mimoun had access to a lawyer at any point prior to his transfer. Moreover, we request information about any communication with the Algerian authorities prior to Mr. Mimoun’s return and whether you are aware of what happened to Mr. Mimoun upon return (whether he was taken into custody) and his current situation in Algeria.
Mar 25, 2008
Amnesty International, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Human Rights Watch are writing to ask you to exercise your leadership to ensure that every person in Bosnia and Herzegovina subject to deportation, extradition or other removal is protected against return to countries where they would be at risk of serious human rights abuses, including torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (refoulement).
May 9, 2007
In advance of the report by their respective Presidents and Prosecutors on June 29, we write regarding the urgent situation at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
Jun 24, 2004
Human Rights Watch writes to Secretary Powell to convey strong dismay over recent US government actions towards the International Criminal Court. This is an initiative that is likely to do far more harm to the United States than it could ever do to the court. This campaign is creating a legacy that will tar the Bush administration for years to come. With everything else taking place in the world today, the United States ought to adopt a wiser approach to the International Criminal Court.
Jun 30, 2003
Next week, reports are due to the Security Council on the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (the ICTR)and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Both Tribunals are experiencing serious problems because governments are refusing to honor their legally binding obligation to cooperate as established by the Security Council resolutions and the Statutes of the Tribunals.
Oct 25, 2002
We have reviewed DFID's Kosovo Interim Programme Strategy, published in January 2000. Based on our review, and drawing on Human Rights Watch's extensive research into postwar reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we offer you this analysis of your current strategy.
Nov 26, 2000
In the open letter, Human Rights Watch asks Prime Minister Dodik to take immediate action on five urgent matters in the RS: the restitution of property in Banja Luka, two cases of murdered ("disappeared") individuals, incidents of police brutality, and the apparent politically-motivated dismissal of directors of companies in the Banja Luka area.
Feb 16, 1998