"The irregularities and the lack of thoroughness in the legal proceedings in the Eric Ohena Lembembe case prove the indifference of the national judiciary in cases of violence against homosexuals," the FIDH report said.
"There will have to be new decisions that deal with those claims and a learning process for the bar and judiciary in those cases".
Despite the HM Courts & Tribunals Service HMCTSsayingitg it had "a robust security and safety system to protect court users and the judiciary", families whose cases were being heard were able to throw chairs and water at judges.
The glacial pace of the Slovak judiciary means the case is unlikely to be resolved soon.
"Certainly, we respect the independence of the judiciary in this case, and the fact that she has been allowed to leave the hospital is proof positive of our respect for the judiciary," said Edwin Lacierda, a spokesman for Mr. Aquino.
Race is not the only measure of diversity under consideration by the administration — for example, J. Paul Oetken was the first openly gay man to be confirmed to the federal judiciary, in his case in the Southern District of New York.
An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to a prison term, the state news agency said on Sunday quoting the judiciary spokesman, a case that is a sensitive issue in Washington's contentious relationship with Tehran.
An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to a prison term, the state news agency said on Sunday quoting the judiciary spokesman, a case that is a sensitive issue in contentious US-Iranian relations.
The same could be said of the South African government during the era of apartheid (1950 94), so long as an independent judiciary was trying sedition cases.
The National Justice Council, a branch of the judiciary, has examined the cases of 300,000 prisoners in the past two years, freeing 22,600 whom it found should not have been in jail.
Such rapid resolutions are not the norm in India, where highly politicized police forces and a backlogged and inefficient judiciary often mean that cases remain unresolved for years.
