Louise Arbour

until the accused are in custody.

until the accused are in custody.

Two phenomena, in my view, are particularly disturbing: One is the prevalence of the use of torture to extract confessions read more

Two phenomena, in my view, are particularly disturbing: One is the prevalence of the use of torture to extract confessions and information and the second one is the intimidation of those who make complaints against public officials. In my opinion, there is no doubt that these phenomena are more than allegations, but have in fact considerable basis in reality.

We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immediate access to Kosovo,

We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immediate access to Kosovo,

There are millions of people all over the world, right now, who are looking to the United Nations for protection read more

There are millions of people all over the world, right now, who are looking to the United Nations for protection and redress against the violation of their rights and deprivation of their freedoms.

I remind the government of its international obligation to respect the right of peaceful assembly, and I remind its security read more

I remind the government of its international obligation to respect the right of peaceful assembly, and I remind its security forces of their obligation to use only minimum necessary force.