Sentence examples for judicial impunity from inspiring English sources

The official corruption and judicial impunity that have taken root under Karzai are seen as his greatest failings, and feature heavily in Taliban propaganda.

Last month, the president of the past 15 years, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, swept a referendum amending the constitution to allow him up to 12 more years in office, plus judicial impunity for life.

"People now see the corruption and the problems with education, health and judicial impunity, and they think that is democracy," said César Gaviria, a former president of Colombia who is secretary general of the Organization of American States.

He would read of "inconsistent access to due process," "government interference with freedom of expression," "inadequate protection of civilians," and "other human rights problems," including prison overcrowding, an "atmosphere of fear that limited judicial independence," and impunity for government officials accused of human rights violations.

China's repression, pervasive corruption, its flawed judicial system and rampant impunity – these are a grave threat to China's stability and economy.

Brazil now has better anti-corruption and transparency legislation; there is increasing evidence of judicial independence, removing "guaranteed" impunity; investigations of and arrests for corruption are increasing; the country has an impressively free media and an increasingly active civil society.

Corruption, impunity and judicial and institutional weaknesses have created a human rights crisis in which no one is safe – not even a world-famous recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.

"The old guard of the military surrounds Jimmy, but this sends the message that this is a new era and the judicial system will fight impunity; we are not returning to the past".

The restrictions, put in place without official notification to the Russians, nevertheless represent a significant act of American pressure over the rights abuses and the impunity in the judicial system in Russia.

The article and other reports show how important it is for Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla to follow through on her tweeted pledge that "coordinated actions with Limón judicial authorities must insure no impunity" for the killers.

The Indian media and legal experts hailed it as a "landmark judgement", a victory over these infamous assemblies, which acted for years with impunity as parallel judicial bodies.