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Harassment of the judiciary
Name(s):
Harassment of judges
Death threats to lawyers
Incidence
In the year ending June 1990, 430 judges and lawyers in 45 countries were named as having been harassed or persecuted. Of these, 67 were killed, 167 were detained, 40 were attacked, and 67 received threats of violence.
Broader
Death threats
Related
Corruption of juries
Harassment of human rights monitors
Unethical practices in the legal system
Aggravates
Show trials
Lack of impartiality of the judiciary
Excessive leniency in sentencing of offenders
Value(s)
Death
Harassment
Threat
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems