Pre-trial Detentions

  • Africa

    (New York) – Sudan’s Anti-Terrorism Special Courts in late July sentenced 30 alleged rebels to death in trials that fell far short of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged the government to abolish the hastily created special courts and instead prosecute all cases in the regular courts according to the 2005 National Interim Constitution.

    News Release

    Sudan: End Sham Trials by Anti-Terror Courts

  • Asia

    (New York) - The newly elected government in Pakistan should abolish the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani.

    News Release

    Pakistan: Abolish the Death Penalty

  • Africa

    The debate about amnesty in Kenya has become intensely politicized. The Prime Minister and the President are taking apparently opposing positions. The dangers of the debate turning sour are obvious, threatening to undermine the fragile solidarity that gave birth to the National Accord and Reconciliation Act and the coalition government.  What should be the way forward?

    Commentary

    Amnesty is a Red Herring