Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organization sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges, Amnesty International said today. July 21, 2011 AIUSA Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organization sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges, Amnesty International said today. Jabbar Savalan, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party's (APFP) youth group, was apparently targeted for using Facebook to call for a “Day of Rage” inspired by protests in the Middle East and North Africa. read more
Amnesty fears that the UK government has set the stage for an inquiry that will be shrouded in secrecy and, as a consequence, cannot possibly promise true accountability. August 4, 2011 AIUSA
Goran Hadzic, the only remaining suspect wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, was arrested today in Serbia on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in eastern Slavonia, Croatia. July 20, 2011 AIUSA Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) -- As Goran Hadzic, the only remaining suspect wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, was arrested today in Serbia on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, Sian Jones, Amnesty International's Serbia researcher, said: "This long overdue arrest will bring justice at last to the victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Croatia. read more
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