Reed Brody
Reed Brody
Reed Brody is an American human rights lawyer and Counsel and Spokesperson for Human Rights Watch. He specializes in pursuing abusive leaders for atrocities, and has gained fame as the "Dictator Hunter". He currently works as counsel for the victims in the case of the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré – who faces trial in Senegal - and has worked with the victims of Augusto Pinochet and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier...
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If this commission can come up with a realistic African solution for him to be tried in Africa, then we support it.
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The governments appreciate the importance of the African Union and the need for Africa to have a credible leadership to present its case.
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For African leaders to stand up and reject someone whose turn it is because of his human rights record could be a real coming of age.
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It should release detainees it has no legal authority to hold. It should provide trials to detainees believed to have committed crimes and it should investigate and prosecute US officials responsible for the torture of detainees.
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The African commission is coming of age. Now it is the African Union's turn to do so.
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The decision brings us one step closer to the day when Pinochet will have to answer to his victims,
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The United States must release detainees it has no authority to hold, provide trials to detainees believed to have committed crimes, and prosecute those involved in the torture and mistreatment of captives.
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Instead of disparaging these respected monitors, the United States should listen to what the world is saying.
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The chances each day are greater that if you commit atrocities, you will be brought to book.