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UN:
ETHIOPIA: TOP UN RIGHTS CHIEF HAILS RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS:
25/7/2007
(MaximsNews.com,
U.N.)
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UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com@
U.N./
- 25
July 2007 – The United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights yesterday welcomed the recent pardon and release
of over three dozen political leaders and activists in Ethiopia and urged fair
proceedings for dozens of other defendants still on trial.
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“The
pardons by the Government of Ethiopia are commendable,” Louise Arbour said
in a statement
released in Geneva on last Friday's of action concerning 38 persons.
“They
are significant for what they represent in terms of the expansion of the
democratic space in Ethiopia and prospects for national reconciliation.”
The
trials of another 67 defendants held on charges similar to those previously
leveled against the pardoned activists are set to resume on 25 July and 29
October, according to the statement.
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The High
Commissioner voiced hope the trials of these individuals “will abide by
international standards of due process and be concluded in a timely fashion.”
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