Tunis. Tunisia opened on Saturday a national conference calling for justice for the victims of the Ben Ali regime, with its leaders saying that scores must be settled for reconciliation to begin.

United Nations Secretary General Ban-ki Moon has urged the political parties to respect internationally accepted principles of justice while setting up a transitional justice mechanism here.

-France said Friday it had proof of crimes against humanity perpetrated in Syria, and reiterated the need to send observers following the cease-fire plan brokered by the United Nations.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, today said she was “disturbed” by the recent decision by Suriname to pass an amendment to an existing law that grants immunity for human rights violations committed during the 12-year period in which the country was, for the most part, under military rule.

Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, has composed a letter of apology to the Tunisian people stating his willingness to stand before a judiciary commission to answer for the crimes he committed in Tunisia.

As many as 2,000 survivors of Canada's residential school system and their families are expected to attend the two-day event, will include traditional ceremonies and survivor gatherings, as well as formal statements and an education day for the public.

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila announced on Wednesday that authorities would arrest a serving army general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes.

Based on the principle of universal justice, human rights crimes committed during Spain's 1936-1939 civil war and the 1939-1975 dictatorship of General Francisco Franco are being tried in Argentina, and more and more plaintiffs are joining the lawsuit.

Colombia will stage events around the country Monday to mark a new national Victims' Day, remembering the millions who have suffered in the long-running armed conflict.

Twenty-two years after the break up of Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military regime, prominent figures from the dictatorship remain key players in Chile's military and political system.