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Turkmen Government's Demolition Campaign Criticised

Evicted residents struggle to get compensation as houses make way for roads and high-rise blocks.

Turkmenistan: New Chief for State's Human Rights Body

Uzbeks Work on Rapprochement with US

Judges Dismiss Case Against Rebel Leader

ICC procedure under the spotlight as first Sudanese to appear before court will now not face trial.

Thoughts from a Petrol Queue

Long lines of cars waiting for fuel that rarely arrive form a strange subculture, with engine-less vehicles joining the queue, and street kids sleeping in Mercedes.

The Cost of Impunity for Liberian Ex-Leader

By Eric Witte in Luxembourg (Africa Reports No 44, 17-Oct-05)

Zimbabwean Radio Journalists to Face Trial

The silencing of the country's last independent radio station.

New Saddams” Must Also Face Justice

Now that Saddam has been convicted, Iraq's other criminals - its corrupt officials, militia leaders and terrorists - should be tried too.

Capital Punishment as a Means of Revenge

Iraqi rulers have long employed the death penalty as a way of getting back at their enemies.

Accountability in Darfur

ICC proceedings against two Darfur suspects signal that the court may be able to succeed in western Sudan, where there is little international political will for tough action and the UN Security Council is deadlocked.