IRCT [to 12 March 2016]
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News
IRCT Member Red de Apoyo warns against Venezuelan amnesty law
11 March 2016
IRCT Member Red de Apoyo por la Justicia y Paz in Venezuela has issued a declaration warning against the Law on Amnesty and National Reconciliation. According to Red de Apoyo, the Amnesty law may result in impunity for perpetrators of a number of crimes, including human rights violations, and it will deny victims access to redress and full rehabilitation. In addition, the centre says it will be in direct breach of Article 26 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela…
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Statements & declarations
IRCT condemns attack on Joint Mobile Group
11 March 2016
The IRCT is deeply concerned about the latest attacks against the Joint Mobile Group in the border region between Ingushetia and Chechnya where the group continues to document and expose severe human rights abuses. On 9 March, a car carrying two staff of the Joint Mobile Group, six journalists and a driver was attacked by masked men who severely beat them and set their car on fire. Later that day, the Ingushetia office of the Joint Mobile Group was attacked and damages are yet to be assessed…