Malaysia: ICJ condemns Karpal Singh sanction
The ICJ condemned the High Court decision sentencing prominent Malaysian lawyer and chairman of the opposition Democratic Action Party Karpal Singh with a criminal sanction. He was found guilty of...
View ArticleSri Lanka: free prominent human rights defenders
New York – The arbitrary arrest and detention of prominent human rights defenders is an attempt to silence criticism and divert the spotlight from ongoing abuses, leading global and Asian human rights...
View ArticleSwaziland: ICJ Concerned at detention of human rights lawyer and journalist
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today condemned the arrest and detention on 17 March of prominent human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko and Nation Magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu. The ICJ is...
View ArticleUkraine: Dismissal and criminal prosecution of judges undermine independence...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today called on the Ukrainian authorities to discontinue criminal prosecutions and dismissals of Constitutional Court judges. These measures, which came at...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ calls for lifting of all emergency rule measures
Thailand’s caretaker government must remove emergency measures throughout the country following the lifting of the Emergency Decree in the capital Bangkok and its surrounding provinces this week, the...
View ArticleProposed Arab Court of Human Rights: Rewind the process and get it right
National and global human rights organizations today called upon the Arab League’s member States to suspend efforts to adopt a draft statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights (the Arab Court). Our...
View ArticleSwaziland: ICJ sends team to observe bail hearing of human rights lawyer and...
The ICJ, in collaboration with other organizations, has dispatched a team of lawyers to attend the bail hearing of prominent lawyer and human rights defender, Thulani Maseko and journalist, Bheki...
View ArticleEgypt: Courts should not be used as a tool of repression
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today strongly condemned the decision of the Criminal Court of Minya to convict 529 individuals and to sentence them to death. The individuals were...
View ArticleUN investigation offers hope to victims in Sri Lanka
The UN Human Rights Council resolution to establish an international investigation into allegations of human rights violations and abuses committed by both sides in Sri Lanka’s civil war gives hope to...
View ArticleSwaziland: Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu ordered to remain in custody
The ICJ consider that yesterday’s order to prolong the detention pending trial of Swazi human rights lawyer, Thulani Rudolf Maseko, and The Nation Magazine editor Bheki Makhubu, for 7 more days, was...
View ArticleBusiness and Human Rights Violations in Guatemala: A Challenge for Justice
The ICJ has released a report (in Spanish), which analyses Guatemala’s legal and judicial system in relation to the obligations and responsibilities of business enterprises. The report focuses on the...
View ArticleNauru: crisis for rule of law deepens
The crisis for the rule of law in Nauru, triggered by actions by the executive government that undermine the independence of the judiciary, has deepened. Nauru Chief Justice Geoffrey Eames resigned on...
View ArticlePakistan: Musharraf treason trial a ‘milestone’
The indictment of General Pervez Musharraf on charges of treason marks a milestone for Pakistan’s judiciary, which must ensure his trial fully complies with international standards, the ICJ said in a...
View ArticleMalaysia: ICJ pays tribute to human rights defender Irene Fernandez
The ICJ mourns the loss of Irene Fernandez, a Malaysian human rights defender who was at the frontline of promoting and protecting human rights, especially the rights of women and migrant workers. Ms....
View ArticleKazakhstan: ICJ concerned at Supreme Court’s decision to confirm the...
The ICJ today expressed concern at the decision of the Kazakhstan Supreme Court, on 26 March, to affirm the disbarment of lawyer Polina Zhukova on spurious grounds that run contrary to international...
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March ICJ E-Bulletin on counter-terrorism and human rights – no. 81
Read the 81st 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 ArticleWomen and the judiciary: new document synthesizes findings from ICJ colloquia...
In 2013, the ICJ convened three colloquia on women in the judiciary in Arusha, Geneva and Tunis. A brief paper published today summarizes the reflections made and discussions held at these events....
View ArticleHighlights from the Geneva Forum on women in the judiciary
The ICJ today published two documents based on the fourth annual Geneva Forum of Judges and Lawyers, on the topic of women and the judiciary. The Forum brought together women judges and senior women...
View ArticleSymposium for judges in Zimbabwe
The Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe and the ICJ are holding a first-term symposium for Judges from Zimbabwe at Elephant Hills, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on 4-5 April 2014. Chief Justice...
View ArticleLa CIJ rechaza resolución del tribunal de honor del colegio de abogados y...
El 5 de abril de 2014 tribunal de honor del colegio de abogados de Guatemala emitió una resolución en la que acordó la “suspensión temporal en el ejercicio de su profesión a la jueza Yasmin Barrios”...
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