Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Leandro Despouy, submitted in accordance with Commission resolution 2003/43

By Leandro Despouy

Subjects: SWAZILAND, CUBA, MAURITANIA, EGYPT, BRAZIL, UZBEKISTAN, HONDURAS, ISRAEL, TAJIKISTAN, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, EXTRALEGAL EXECUTIONS, TURKEY, HAITI, SUDAN, DETAINED PERSONS, COLOMBIA, URUGUAY, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, UNITED STATES, INDIA, MALAWI, INDONESIA, JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE, TUNISIA, WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, YEMEN, VIET NAM, JUDGES, BELARUS, ALGERIA, CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), GUATEMALA, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, SRI LANKA, UGANDA, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, Palestinian Authority, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, LAWYERS, TURKMENISTAN, VENEZUELA, TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT, SAUDI ARABIA, ZIMBABWE, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, LEBANON, LIBERIA

Description: Contains brief summaries of the urgent appeals and communications transmitted to governmental authorities between 1 Jan. 2003 and 31 Dec. 2003, as well as replies to the allegations received during the same period.