Police feared ‘airport stand-off’
Police feared ‘airport stand-off’
| By Dominic Casciani BBC News |
An Israeli general wanted for alleged war crimes escaped arrest in the UK because British police feared an armed confrontation at Heathrow airport. Documents seen by BBC News reveal how Major General Doron Almog managed to fly back to Israel when police failed to board his plane in September 2005.
He stayed on board for two hours after a tip-off that he was facing detention.
Police were concerned about a potential clash with Israeli air marshals or armed personal security on the plane. (more…)
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Egypt ‘torturing HIV sufferers’
Egypt ‘torturing HIV sufferers’
HIV-positive Egyptian men are tortured and chained to hospital beds while awaiting unfair homosexuality trials, a human rights group has claimed. (more…)
Kenya’s children scarred by violence
Kenya’s children scarred by violence
| By Matt Prodger BBC News, Nairobi |
Van is 13-years-old and comes from the town of Eldoret – one of the flashpoints of Kenya’s recent ethnic violence. As he talks about the events that befell his family a fortnight ago, his voice drops to a whisper.”My mother was attacked by men with machetes. I didn’t see it – when I arrived, there was only blood on the floor.” (more…)
Pakistan: Scotland Yard Should Quit Flawed Bhutto Inquiry
Independent International Investigation Needed to Conduct Credible Probe
(Taken from www.hrw.org)
(New York, January 24, 2008) – The UK’s Scotland Yard should not be part of a flawed Pakistani investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged Pakistan to seek an independent international investigation of the murder, such as under United Nations auspices.Human Rights Watch said that the Pakistani government has a well-documented record of failing to conduct impartial investigations of human rights abuses, including political killings.
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