President Nicolás Maduro cast his decree as a bid for unity, but many members of the political opposition quickly scorned it.
Tag: Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons
As Pandemic Rages, Sri Lanka’s President Pardons a War Criminal
Rights groups accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of taking advantage of the global chaos to free a soldier convicted of killing civilians.
Who Was Most Opposed to Freeing 2 Reporters in Myanmar? Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s de facto civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a former prisoner herself, resisted pressure to release the journalists, becoming angry when their case was raised.
Myanmar Freed Two Reporters From Prison. It’s Not a Paradigm Shift.
Activists said the release of two Reuters journalists did not mean broad improvement for freedom of expression and other rights that are in jeopardy in Myanmar.
Facing Uproar, Brunei Says Stoning Law Is Meant to ‘Educate’ and ‘Nurture’
Its foreign minister says the country’s new criminal code — which makes adultery and gay sex punishable by stoning — is intended to deter.
Facing Protests, Guatemala Postpones Vote on Amnesty for War Crimes
The proposal would have freed more than 30 former members of the security forces and paramilitaries convicted of human rights violations during the country’s long armed conflict.
Vote Could Free More Than 30 Men Accused of War Crimes in Guatemala
A bill scheduled for a vote in Congress on Wednesday would free more than 30 military officials and halt investigations into thousands of cases.
Amnesty Offer Could Oust Maduro. Critics Call It a Road to Impunity.
Opposition leaders hope the overture will entice the military to reject the president and support them. But critics say some crimes should not be forgiven.
Romania, Fighting the E.U., Prepares to Lead It
The government has turned to Euroskeptic rhetoric to defend its stance on anticorruption legislation, even as it is scheduled to take its turn in the presidency of the bloc as Brexit looms.