Thailand: immediately drop sedition case and all proceedings against human...
The government should drop all proceedings against human rights lawyer, Sirikan Charoensiri, including the specious accusation of sedition, which apparently relate to her organization’s representation...
View ArticleIndia: Release human rights defender Khurram Parvez
The ICJ, along with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Human Rights Watch, sent a letter to the Government’s Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir expressing concern at the arbitrary detention of Kashmiri...
View ArticleTajikistan: long prison sentences for lawyers endangers the fairness of the...
The ICJ today expressed its serious concerns over the convictions on charges of incitement and extremism of Tajikistan lawyers Buzurgmehr Yorov and Nuriddin Makhkamov, and their sentencing to 23 and 21...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ alarmed at increasing use of arbitrary powers under Article 44
Thailand should immediately end the use of Article 44 of the Interim Constitution which gives the Head of the military junta sweeping, unchecked powers contrary to the rule of law and human rights,...
View ArticleRenowned Uyghur intellectual Ilham Tohti selected as 2016 Martin Ennals Award...
Selected by a jury of 10 global human rights organizations, including the ICJ, Ilham Tohti has worked for two decades to foster dialogue and understanding between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. Detained in...
View ArticleKyrgyz Republic: ICJ observes an appeal hearing of the case against Azimzhan...
Today, the ICJ observed a hearing in the case of Azimzhan Askarov, a prominent human rights defender in Kyrgyzstan, convicted in 2011 of murder and incitement to ethnic hatred, after an unfair trial,...
View ArticlePakistan: Asia bibi’s blasphemy case, a final plea for justice
In a briefing paper released today, the ICJ provides answers to key questions regarding the blasphemy case against Asia Noreen (Asia bibi), a 45-year old Christian woman convicted and sentenced to...
View ArticleEgypt: authorities must end politicization of the judiciary and ensure its...
The Egyptian authorities must end executive interference in judicial affairs and act to ensure that the judiciary is independent and that it serves to safeguard human rights and uphold the rule of law,...
View ArticleTraining on migration and human rights in the Western Balkans
The ICJ, OSCE and Group 484 are holding a training on migration and international human rights law starting on From 10 to 13 October in Zlatibor (Serbia). The training has been organised by the...
View ArticlePakistan: ICJ disappointed by further delay in Asia bibi’s blasphemy case
The ICJ expressed disappointment in the adjournment of Asia bibi’s blasphemy appeal and urged the Supreme Court to set a new hearing date as soon as possible. “Asia bibi has been on death row for six...
View ArticleCease wrongful detentions in Jammu and Kashmir
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir should end the use of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) to arbitrarily detain people, including children, the ICJ, Amnesty International India and Human...
View ArticleICJ Practitioners’ Guide no. 6 on Migration and International Human Rights...
The ICJ published today a Russian translation of its Practitioners Guide no. 6 on Migration and International Human Rights Law. This updated edition of the Practitioners Guide analyses the protection...
View ArticleBangladesh: ICJ condemns the execution of Asadul Islam
The ICJ today condemned the execution of Asadul Islam, leader of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned Islamist group. Asadul Islam was hanged on Sunday for his alleged role, along with seven...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ workshop on use of telecommunication evidence in criminal cases
On 15-16 October 2016, the ICJ held a Workshop for justice sector actors in Thailand’s deep South on “the Use of Telecommunication Evidence in Criminal Cases” for police, special investigators,...
View ArticleRecommendations for the content of a treaty on business and human rights
In a paper published today, the ICJ recommends a series of substantive elements that it considers as key to an effective treaty on business and human rights. The ICJ is publishing this paper as the...
View ArticleLetpadaung, Daw Khin Win and impunity
An opinion piece by Vani Sathisan, ICJ International Legal Adviser in Myanmar. Sagaing Region ministers have been meeting opponents of the Letpadaung copper mine to discuss a list of grievances,...
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ICJ E-Bulletin on counter-terrorism and human rights – no. 106
Read the 106th 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 ArticleMyanmar: proposed Rakhine ‘civilian police force’ a recipe for disaster
The Myanmar government’s recently announced plan to enlist civilians as a ‘regional police force’ in Myanmar’s troubled northern Rakhine State is likely to aggravate an already dire human rights...
View ArticleCentral Asia: ICJ Regional Conference on the Legal Profession
Today the ICJ, in partnership with the National Collegium of Advocates of Kazakhstan, hosts a major regional conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on the role and independence of the legal profession in...
View ArticleMalaysia: stop and investigate attacks on Bersih leaders immediately
The Malaysian government must act to stop and redress the ongoing harassment, and death threats against the organizers of the Bersih 5.0 protest rally, scheduled for 19 November 2016, said the ICJ...
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