Press Release
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INDEPENDENT EXPERT REITERATES CONCERNS ABOUT DEATH SENTENCE ON FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF IRAQ
The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Leandro Despouy, issued the following statement today:
“Following the recent dismissal of the appeal by Taha Yassin Ramadan against the death sentence imposed by the Iraqi High Tribunal, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of...