Azerbaijan: Sentencing of human rights defender Mr Ilham Amiraslanov to two years imprisonment
President Ilham Aliyev, Office of the President, Azerbaijan Your Excellency, I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com. I am came to know about the situaiton from Front Line Defenders. On 12 September 2012, human rights defender Mr Ilham Amiraslanov was sentenced to two years imprisonment by Sabirabad District Court. Ilham Amiraslanov is [...]
Peru: Trumped up criminal charge against human rights lawyer Mr Jhon Kennedy Vega Carrascal
Sr Ollanta Humala Tasso, Presidente de la República del Perú Your Excellency I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com. I came to know about the situation from Front Line – The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. Human rights lawyer Mr Jhon Kennedy Vega Carrascal, who is currently on [...]
5 Somali pirates sentenced to Dutch prison
The criminal court in Rotterdam, the Netherlands has sentenced five Somalian pirates, captured by the Dutch navy after hijacking a South African yacht and kidnapping two of its South African crew-members, to up to 7 years imprisonment today, reports the Dutch NOS.nl news agency. Although the Dutch navy rescued the South African skipper and his [...]
