April 23, 2025
US Proposal for Iraq Tribunal May Not be Viewed As Fair and Impartial
| The United
States is prepared to establish “an Iraqi-led” tribunal
to prosecute past crimes of Ba’ath Party government officials,
Pentagon
officials said recently. The Lawyers Committee believes that
it would be a mistake to pursue this approach rather than working
with the United Nations to establish a tribunal that will be seen
as fair and impartial by the Iraqi people and the world. LCHR statement on accountability options in Post War Iraq |
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While world attention has focused on Iraq, repressive governments in Cuba and Zimbabwe have stepped up their efforts in the past few weeks to stifle dissent. Read about the recent arrest of more than 80 political activists in Cuba and the escalating human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. |
| As part of its efforts to tighten monitoring of foreigners since the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration will automatically detain people from Iraq and 32 other (mostly Arab) countries who are seeking political asylum in the United States. LCHR says that holding asylum seekers in jail-like detention centers - for months and even years at a time - while their cases are reviewed is unnecessary and inhumane. More» |
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The London-based
police team investigating the murder of Belfast lawyer Patrick Finucane
14 years ago announced its findings this week. The team believes that
the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Northern Ireland's
police force, failed to prevent the murder (or in the aftermath arrest
the killers) because of the murderers' ties to loyalist paramilitary
groups. The Lawyers Committee called the
report both "unprecedented" and "extremely
important." More»
Read LCHR's Report on the Evidence of UK Security Force Collusion in the Murder |
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