Archive for category: Authoritarian Regime

Court upholds Citigroup arbitration win over Abu Dhabi fund

Court upholds Citigroup arbitration win over Abu Dhabi fund

0 / February 20, 2014 12:51 pm

Court upholds Citigroup arbitration win over Abu Dhabi fund NEW YORK  Wed Feb 20, 2014 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has suffered another setback in a dispute over a $7.5 billion investment in the Citigroup in December 2007. Court upholds [&hellip

UAE, Egypt plotting coup in Libya, say revolutionaries

UAE, Egypt plotting coup in Libya, say revolutionaries

0 / February 17, 2014 2:47 pm

UAE, Egypt plotting coup in Libya, say revolutionaries 17 February 2014 A Libyan revolutionary group claimed that the UAE and Egyptian military-led authorities are plotting a coup in Libya. The Libyan “Revolutionaries Operations Room” (ROR) said that it acquired “documented [&hellip

Human Rights Watch World Report 2014: United Arab Emirates

Human Rights Watch World Report 2014: United Arab Emirates

0 / January 28, 2014 9:45 pm

Human Rights Watch World Report 2014: United Arab Emirates January 28, 2014 Human Rights Watch The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to crack down on freedom of expression and association. The authorities are arbitrarily detaining scores of individuals they suspect [&hellip

Oman government official, two Indians jailed, fined for graft

Oman government official, two Indians jailed, fined for graft

0 / January 13, 2014 8:11 pm

Oman government official, two Indians jailed, fined for graft  MUSCAT:  January 13, 2014 The Primary Court Muscat yesterday sentenced a government official and two private sector executives, including a noted Indian businessman P. Mohammed Ali, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of [&hellip

Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor

Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor

0 / November 4, 2013 5:52 pm

Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor London, UK, 4 November 2013 Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor. Download PDF(100 KB) “Landmark ruling for longtime [&hellip

‘Indo-Gulf Reparation Mechanisms’ Timeline Highlighting Submissions & Responses

‘Indo-Gulf Reparation Mechanisms’ Timeline Highlighting Submissions & Responses

0 / October 18, 2013 6:55 pm

‘INDO-GULF REPARATION MECHANISMS’ Timeline Highlighting Submissions & Responses 18 October, 2013 Delhi ENFORCEMENT OF UAE JUDGMENTS: TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION Help us reach our goals by making a contribution to enforce the UAE Judgment(s) The petitioner, a UAE torture survivor, [&hellip

Use of chemical weapons in Syria would be ‘crime against humanity’ – Ban

Use of chemical weapons in Syria would be ‘crime against humanity’ – Ban

0 / August 24, 2013 6:56 pm

Use of chemical weapons in Syria would be ‘crime against humanity’ – Ban 23 August 2013 The use of any chemical weapons in Syria would amount to a “crime against humanity” and there would be “serious consequences” for the perpetrators, [&hellip

U.A.E. Attempts to Censor News Website in the U.S.

U.A.E. Attempts to Censor News Website in the U.S.

0 / August 23, 2013 7:37 pm

U.A.E. Attempts to Censor News Website in the U.S. By Rory Jones August 14, 2013 It is usually taken as given that the mollycoddling states of the Persian Gulf censor their local press. Even international newspapers are sometimes subject to [&hellip

Fulfilling Our Treaty Obligations and Protecting Americans Abroad

Fulfilling Our Treaty Obligations and Protecting Americans Abroad

0 / August 20, 2013 5:08 pm

Fulfilling Our Treaty Obligations and Protecting Americans Abroad Aug 20, 2013 [First published on Jul 29, 2011 Legal Cell  “What role for India in the protection of their citizens abroad?”] The protection of U.S. citizens abroad ranks among the Secretary’s [&hellip

U.A.E. Attempts to Censor News Website in the U.S.

0 / August 14, 2013 4:37 pm

U.A.E. Attempts to Censor News Website in the U.S. By Rory Jones August 14, 2013 It is usually taken as given that the mollycoddling states of the Persian Gulf censor their local press. Even international newspapers are sometimes subject to [&hellip