Cobertura total: Justicia y Crimen

22.05.2008 Ahead of the April elections, Nepalese women from all walks of life worked with an international women's empowerment group to articulate the changes they want to see in their country and to put their demands into action.

21.05.2008 As South African police announced the launch of "specialized units" to combat the xenophobic violence in Gauteng, President Mbeki's government was accused yesterday of policy failures that "created a tinderbox of unmet expectations which exploded in Alexandra."
From: Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)

19.05.2008 Although an official truce was declared in 1996, the rate of violent deaths in Guatemala continues at a pace similar to that of the genocidal 36-year civil war. Many believe this is due to the continuity of "'social cleansing' operations," writes Joy Agner.

19.05.2008 Unless Kenya's draft bill to establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is revised, this future body "could fail to contribute to or even undermine the justice which [the country] so badly needs," says a human rights watchdog.
From: Human Rights Watch

13.05.2008 Sri Lanka’s dismal human rights record has obstructed the country’s bid for a place in the UN Human Rights Council. In a letter to the UN, more than twenty national and international NGOs have criticised the country’s failure to meet the Council’s membership standards.

10.05.2008 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

05.05.2008 Dalam pemilu mendatang sebaiknya masyarakat tidak memilih capres dan cawapres, serta parpol yang tidak punya agenda penegakkan HAM. Sementara bagi pelaku kejahatan kemanusian, harus diisolasi dari kancah politik maupun sosial pada pemilu 2009 mendatang, sehingga mereka akan sulit berlindung di ranah konstitusi.