The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia’s first civil war is an important step forward for victims, says Human Rights Watch.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is troubled by the Bill itself and the Government's use of inflammatory language to describe lawyers representing those who have been harmed by unlawful mistreatment at the hands of the UK Armed Forces.
The war crimes indictment made against Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders advances justice, Human Rights Watch said.
The phenomenon of 'red-tagging', labelling individuals or groups as communists or terrorists, has posed a serious threat to civil society and freedom of expression.