41. Human rights activists blame the former dictator for rights violations during his rule, but also have denounced the government for keeping him in prison illegally. 42. Human rights activists blame the former dictator for rights violations during his rule. 43. Human rights advocates and journalists have reported widespread rights violations by Russian soldiers and officers in Chechnya, but few have been investigated. 44. Human rights groups have accused both sides of rights violations, and say that a large number of civilians have also died in the ongoing operations. 45. Honduran police announced they have arrested Haitian Lt. Gen. Josep Michel Francois, a former police chief accused of rights violations in Haiti. 46. However, groups like Amnesty International have long criticized the EU for turning a blind eye by not holding its Mediterranean partners responsible for rights violations. 47. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International accused both sides of rights violations. 48. Intellectual property rights violations cover the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of computer software, books, programs, chip design and other patented products. 49. It detailed cases of civil and political rights violations and the armed conflicts over independence in East Timor, Aceh and Irian Jaya. 50. It also voted down a Russian move to condemn rights violations throughout Yugoslavia, including NATO airstrikes. |