Tag: arrests
The absolute respect for the fundamental rights of migrants, including access to justice, legal representation, and humane conditions of detention, must be guaranteed regardless of status. Approximately 1,000 irregular migrants were arrested at a mine in Barberton, South Africa, as part of a major mining security operation called Vala Umgodi. Authorities claim to have significantly […]
Nine months after the last coup in Mali, the military arrested the Transitional President, Bah N’Daw, and his Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, and some of their collaborators. The two leaders were brought Monday evening to the Kati military camp about fifteen kilometers from the capital Bamako. The United Nations and human rights defenders deeply concerned […]
Four people have been arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the killing of an Italian aid worker last month. Bangladeshi police said on Monday that they had detained four gunmen, adding that they have all confessed to carrying out the attack on September 28, which led to the killing of Cesare Tavella. The men were […]
