Spain: ICJ and others intervene in case of push backs of asylum seekers
Today, the ICJ, the AIRE Centre, Amnesty International and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles jointly intervened before the European Court of Human Rights in a case against Spain on the denial...
View ArticleRussian Federation: the legal profession requires reform to become stronger
Today, the ICJ released a report calling for reform of the legal profession in the Russian Federation. “The legal profession in Russia presents a complex picture. It includes obvious achievements and...
View ArticleThailand: The ICJ and Human Rights Watch express concerns over detentions
The ICJ and Human Rights Watch have expressed concerns regarding the detention of non military persons in a military base facility and the deaths of two detainees held there. In an open letter to the...
View ArticleNepal: respect for human rights crucial while resolving Terai political...
The government and all political parties, along with the country’s neighbors and international supporters, must act immediately to end the increasingly violent political crisis in the southern Terai...
View ArticleGuatemala: promotion of indigenous people’s rights through strategic...
Inauguration of the 5th International Seminar on Strategic Litigation in Guatemala City. On 25th November, Ramon Cadena, Director of the ICJ Regional Office in Central America, together with Alberto...
View ArticleMyanmar’s Supreme Court engages in High Level Dialogue with the ICJ on...
The ICJ, the UNDP and the Office of the Supreme Court of the Union (OSCU) held a High Level Dialogue on “Drafting and Implementing a Code of Judicial Ethics” in Nay Pyi Taw on 24-25 November 2015. This...
View ArticleLegal practitioners and Judges discuss challenges that affect access to...
The ICJ co-hosted the Joint Zimbabwe Judicial-Legal Practitioners Colloquium in Zimbabwe. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and the Judicial Services Commission...
View ArticlePakistan: ICJ denounces hangings following secret trials by military courts
The ICJ today denounced the execution of four individuals convicted for their involvement in terrorism in secret trials by military courts. Four civilians, namely Maulvi Abdus Salam, Hazrat Ali,...
View ArticleIndia: support comprehensive and consultative Transgender Rights Bill
The Indian government should support a comprehensive law guaranteeing equal rights and non-discrimination to transgender persons, consistent with India’s international human rights obligations, the ICJ...
View ArticleMalaysia: the ICJ condemns passage of National Security Council bill, urges...
The ICJ condemned the passage of the National Security Council bill by Malaysia’s House of Representatives today. The passage of the bill underlines the need to establish reforms in the lawmaking...
View ArticleMorocco: end disciplinary proceedings against judges
The ICJ today called on the Moroccan authorities to put an immediate end to the disciplinary proceedings initiated against judges Amal Homani and Mohamed Al-Haini. The two were referred to the High...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ and German Embassy mark Human Rights Day
The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand and the ICJ held an event at the German Residence in Bangkok to mark Human Rights Day. In his welcome speech, the Ambassador, Peter Prügel,...
View ArticleAfrica: Measures needed to enable women’s access to justice for gender based...
On 10-11 December, the ICJ gathered leading jurists and human rights defenders in Harare, Zimbabwe to discuss measures needed to implement legal reform and change attitudes to eliminate sexual and...
View ArticleJudicial Accountability: 2015 Geneva Forum of Judges & Lawyers opens
The 2015 Geneva Forum of Judges & Lawyers, which opened today, will focus on holding judges accountable for involvement in human rights violations, judicial corruption, and other breaches of legal...
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November ICJ E-Bulletin on counter-terrorism and human rights – no. 98
Read the 98th issue of ICJ’s monthly newsletter on proposed and actual changes in counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices and their impact on human rights at the national, regional and...
View ArticleLibya: revise Draft Constitution to ensure compliance with international...
With the signing of the political agreement on a national unity government today, the next step in Libya’s transition will be to ensure that its new Constitution fully conforms to international rule of...
View ArticleSingapore: decision against blogger Roy Ngerng constitutes a huge setback for...
The decision of the High Court of Singapore ordering blogger Roy Ngerng to pay damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong following a civil defamation suit brought in 2014 constitutes a major blow for...
View ArticleTajikistan: the ICJ holds a round table discussion on the independence of the...
Today the ICJ held a round table “Organisation and operation of the Legal Profession: International Comparative Perspective” in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The ICJ invited experts to speak about comparative...
View ArticleSomchai Neelapaijit verdict important test of Thailand’s treatment of cases...
The upcoming Supreme Court verdict in the case of Somchai Neelapaijit is an important test of Thailand’s treatment of cases of enforced disappearance, the ICJ said today. The Supreme Court is expected...
View ArticleEgypt’s New House of Representatives: reform or annul presidential decrees to...
The ICJ today called on Egypt’s newly elected House of Representatives to amend or annul the web of repressive presidential decrees promulgated since the ouster of President Morsi. “Egypt’s House of...
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