Criminal Complaints for Human Rights Abuses Continue Against Current and Former Political Figures

In the aftermath of the efforts of the Spanish courts to prosecute and extradite Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet, several persons have emulated the efforts of the Spanish courts and have brought prosecutions for human rights in other countries. The new movements include effort in Austria to prosecute Ezzat Ibrahim Douri, a key aide to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, efforts in France to arrest a Mauritanian colonel, Ely Ould Dah, and efforts in Portugal to prosecute Mr. Suharto, the former ruler of Indonesia... [more]