Viet Nam: latest death sentences a setback to human rights progress
The ICJ deplores the death sentences handed down by the People’s Court of Hanoi on December 17 to two former shipping executives and urges the government of Viet Nam to desist from carrying out the...
View ArticleIndia: appalling judgment recriminalizes same-sex consensual acts between...
The ICJ is profoundly concerned at the judgment of 11 December 2013 of the Supreme Court of India, which effectively recriminalizes consensual same-sex sexual conduct between adults in private. The...
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Justice Sir Nicolas Bratza and Professor César Landa join the ICJ
The ICJ is delighted to announce that two new Commissioners were elected in December 2013: Justice Sir Nicolas Bratza (UK) and Professor César Landa (Peru). Justice Sir Nicolas Bratza is a former...
View ArticleBangladesh: ICJ demands government drop cybercrime charges against Nasiruddin...
The ICJ calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to immediately and unconditionally drop ‘cybercrime’ charges against Nasiruddin Elan and Adilur Rahman Khan, President and Secretary of the human rights...
View ArticleNepal’s Supreme Court lays down the gauntlet
An opinion piece by Ben Schonveld, Director of ICJ’s South Asia Programme, and Govinda Bandi, an expert in constitutional and international law. In a landmark decision last week, Nepal’s Supreme Court...
View ArticleEgypt: no lessons learned
The ICJ today asserted that the draft Constitution to be voted on in a referendum on Tuesday and Wednesday is highly flawed and should be modified if it is to serve as a suitable basis for upholding...
View ArticleNauru: removal of judges violates independence of judiciary
The ICJ is deeply concerned by reports that the President of Nauru has prevented the island nation’s Chief Justice from returning to the country and expelled the sole Resident Magistrate in violation...
View ArticleViet Nam – 30 sentenced to death as country defies calls to amend laws
The ICJ today condemned the imposition of the death penalty on 30 people found guilty of drug trafficking in Viet Nam and urged its government to amend laws and take steps towards abolishing the death...
View ArticleRussia: amendments to the NGO Law on Foreign Agents violate rights to freedom...
An ICJ legal opinion issued today concludes that recent Amendments to the NGO Law amount to an illegitimate interference with rights to freedom of association and expression protected in international...
View ArticleCambodia: detention of labour activists unjustified
The ICJ criticized the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s decision to deny bail to 23 people who were arrested and detained earlier this month following protests by garment factory workers seeking a higher...
View ArticleBrunei: new penal code a blueprint for human rights violations
The ICJ deplores the recent enactment of a new penal code by Brunei Darussalam. If implemented, the code would lead to serious human rights violations by reintroducing the death penalty and imposing...
View ArticleNepal: respect Supreme Court ruling on human rights law
The Parliament of Nepal should reject the Ordinance on Truth, Reconciliation and Disappearances tabled this week and enact a new transitional justice mechanism that complies with international human...
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January ICJ E-Bulletin on counter-terrorism and human rights – no. 79
Read the 79th 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 ArticleThailand: don’t drop investigation into Somchai’s disappearance
The ICJ called on the Thai government to ensure that it will continue investigating the enforced disappearance of lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, who has not been seen since 12 March 2004. In Geneva...
View ArticleMalaysia must stop execution of death row prisoner Chandran
The ICJ calls on the Government of Malaysia to stop the execution of death row prisoner Chandran, apparently scheduled to take place on Friday 7 February. Chandran was convicted for murder and...
View ArticleBangladesh: stop harassment of human rights defenders
Bangladesh authorities must immediately cease their harassment of Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Odhikar, a prominent human rights organization and ICJ affiliate, and members of his family, the ICJ...
View ArticleCulminación del período constitucional de la Fiscal General del Ministerio...
La actual Fiscal General y Jefa del Ministerio Público, Claudia Paz y Paz, fue nombrada el 10 de diciembre de 2010 para dirigir la institución por un período de 4 años, que legalmente vence el 9 de...
View ArticleNepal: ICJ welcomes decision of Prime Minister Khil Regmi to not return as...
The personal decision of Khil Raj Regmi to resign and not return to his post as Chief Justice safeguards the independence of the judiciary and maintains the rule of law in Nepal, the ICJ says....
View ArticleCambodia: the ICJ condemns decision to deny bail to garment workers and...
The ICJ condemned the Cambodian Court of Appeal’s decision to deny bail to 21 workers and activists who were arrested in connection with protests by garment factory workers. They have been held in...
View ArticleMyanmar’s court officials discuss judicial independence and integrity with...
The seminar was on “The Role of Judicial Independence and Integrity in Improving the Effectiveness of the Rule of Law”, with the participation of the ICJ. The event, hosted by the Office of the Supreme...
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