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19-01-2012

Complaint filed with UN Special Rapporteur alleges interference with Spanish judicial process

19 January 2012 Today, the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and ECCHR, filed a formal complaint to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Mrs. Gabriela Knaul. The groups submitted evidence from US-Madrid embassy cables obtained through WikiLeaks that show that senior US and Spanish officials sought to interfere with the Spanish judicial process in order to shield Americans from criminal prosecution for torture and unlawful killing.

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08-12-2011

Seven German NGOs ask Chancellor Merkel to adopt a strict human rights agenda on Uzbekistan

8 December 2011 On the occasion of the upcoming December 10 international Human Rights Day, ECCHR, the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF), INKOTA-netzwerk, terre des hommes Deutschland, Brot für die Welt, the Eurasian Transition Group, and the Uzbekistan Press Freedom Group have sent an Open Letter to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel on the human rights situation in Uzbekistan.

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31-10-2011

Criticism of Germany's state report on torture

31 October 2011 ECCHR actively participates in the periodic proceedings of the UN Committee Against Torture. Under these proceedings, states parties to the UN Convention Against Torture are obliged to prepare a report on the implementation of the Convention and the Committee's recommendations every four years. ECCHR presented its own alternative report to the Committee regarding Germany's state report.

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29-09-2011

Open letter to stars on invitation to Chechnya

17 October 2011 On 29 September 2011, ECCHR addressed in an open letter Hilary Swank, Vanessa Mae, Shakira, Kevin Costner as well as Eva Mendes that were, according to media reports, invited to participate in an event on the occasion of the city’s day and the birthday of the Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov in Grozny on October 5.

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22-09-2011

Jagath Dias faces prosecution in Europe

22 September 2011 Jagath Dias, Major General of the Sri Lankan Army during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka and subsequently vice-ambassador for Germany, Switzerland and the Vatican until October 2011, faces criminal investigations in case of his re-entry to Switzerland. Based on a Dossier by ECCHR about Jagath Dias, the Swiss Federal Prosecutor announced the initiation of a formal criminal investigation against Jagath Dias in case of his return to the country.

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10-12-2010

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