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November, 2007

According to Central European Group for Political Monitoring, International Public Organization “Lawyers for Fair Justice” which regularly monitors problems related to illegality in the justice sphere , presented their subsequent report on November 5th in London. Special attention is paid to the conformity of judicial procedures with the laws of a given country and international standards, first and foremost to the use of physical and psychological violence in the course of the investigation. The list of countries leading in violating such laws have changed very little since the last report – with Iran, Zimbabwe, Belorussia, Syria, Uzbekistan, Russia and China at the top. The attorneys of the organization have also mentioned by name some of their colleagues from different countries, whose methods of questioning are contrary to the international standards adopted widely by the civilized societies. The list includes such individuals as Batist Tvagiramungu (Rwanda), Ali Riza Kermani (Iran), Galina Klimovich (Ukraine), Roger Kumbula (Zimbabwe) among others. Commenting on this data, Ms. Lidia Lawson, director of legal department for Independent American Center for Political Monitoring , mentioned that “while there was nothing surprising in the document, it is a great pity that included in the list of attorneys who do not respect for the laws of their country are representatives of countries that chose a democratic path of development”.