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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8518

5 August 2003
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/international justice/belgium
Six NGOs urge EU to consider applying universal jurisdiction

Brussels, 04/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - Six human rights groups are extremely disappointed with the Belgian Parliament's repeal of its landmark "universal jurisdiction" statute (which permitted victims to file complaints in Belgium for atrocities committed abroad) describing the move as “a step backwards in the global fight against the worst atrocities”. The NGOs (Amnesty International Belgium, La Ligue des Droits de l'Homme, Liga voor Mensenrechten, la Fédération Internationale des...