The U.N. report recommended that an international tribunal be set up to bring to court those accused of human-rights abuses.

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Police in Bulgaria frequently used intimidation and excessive force, while in July the European Court of Human Rights found France guilty of violating international standards on torture and fair trial.

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The establishment of the International Criminal Court struck a resounding blow for peace, justice and human rights.

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She also established the International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic court charged with bringing to justice some of the most egregious human rights violators from Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence.

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We will also adopt a preventive approach to human rights and support efforts to extend the reach of the International Criminal Court.

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If the government continues to ignore the IACHR, the case could go to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights, which could formally condemn the Brazilian government for violations of its international obligations.

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