Lesotho: the ICJ convened one-day training for female Judges, Magistrates,...
Today, the ICJ convened its training on “Women lawyers making a difference through the Legal Profession” in Maseru. Thirty-five women participated in the event. In many jurisdictions, men invariably...
View ArticleEl Salvador: la CIJ pide que la elección de cinco magistrados a la Corte...
La CIJ pide a la Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador elegir a las personas independientes, idóneas y honestas como magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. La CIJ, ante la próxima elección por...
View ArticleEl Salvador: la CIJ pide una investigación rigurosa en el caso del asesinato...
La CIJ pide que el Ministerio Público lleve a cabo una investigación rápida y eficaz en el caso del asesinato de la defensora de los Derechos Humanos de las personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, trans...
View ArticleZimbabwe: ICJ convened 2-day workshop on Business and Human Rights for East...
The workshop took place from 22-24 June in Victoria Falls and had a special focus on children’s rights as a particularly vulnerable group. Its primary objective was to create a pool of jurists and...
View ArticleICJ intervenes in case of migrant’s detention and access to justice in Italy
The ICJ submitted today a third party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Richmond Yaw and others v. Italy regarding the detention of four migrants in Italian Centres...
View ArticleSwaziland: release of human rights defenders Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu...
The ICJ welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Swaziland to uphold the appeal of imprisoned human rights defenders Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu and ordering their immediate release. “The...
View ArticleUN resolution on independence of judges & lawyers
The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution on the independence of judges & lawyers, with several new provisions on gender balance in the judiciary, judicial accountability, children and...
View ArticleStrategic planning for the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of Zimbabwe convened its first strategic planning workshop with technical support from the ICJ, under recently launched European Union (EU) funded project to...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ workshop to raise awareness about human rights obligations in...
The ICJ held a successful workshop with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on ‘Investment Law Challenges: Defending Public Policy in Investor State Arbitration’. The event took place in Nay Pyi...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: disbarment of a lawyer undermines independence of the legal...
The ICJ expresses concern at the recent decision of the Nizami District Court of Baku to disbar Khalid Baghirov, a prominent lawyer who litigates before national and international jurisdictions...
View ArticleNepal: Time and change needed to fulfill promises for a new Constitution
In a briefing paper released today, and an accompanying letter to Nepal’s Constituent Assembly, the ICJ raises a number of concerns about Nepal’s Draft Constitution. The Constituent Assembly’s...
View ArticleZimbabwe: workshop on protection of economic, social and cultural rights
On 24 and 25 June 2015, the ICJ and the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) organized a 2 day workshop at the A’Zambezi River Lodge in Victoria Falls, on Economic Social and Cultural (ESC) Rights. It brought...
View ArticleICJ conducts judicial workshop for judges in Thailand’s deep South
On 18-19 July 2015, the ICJ held a workshop on “The Protection of Victims in Criminal Cases” for 35 judges in Thailand’s deep South. This is the fifth workshop the ICJ has held with the judges of...
View ArticleCambodia: immediately quash convictions of opposition activists for insurrection
Cambodian authorities must immediately quash the convictions for insurrection handed down to eleven opposition party activists on 21 July, the ICJ said today. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced...
View ArticleSouth Africa: ICJ Secretary General Wilder Tayler meets Chief Justice Mogoeng...
They held bilateral talks at the Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg, discussing matters of mutual interest including possible collaboration in the building of strong, independent, impartial and...
View ArticleSwaziland: challenging sexual and gender based violence in the context of...
The ICJ held a colloquium on this issue on 30-31 July. Judges, magistrates, lawyers, members of academia, and civil society leaders from SADC, ECOWAS and the East African Community attended the event....
View ArticleZimbabwe: over 200 public prosecutors trained on independence and accountability
From 31 July to 2 August 2015 the ICJ supported a training and induction workshop for the Zimbabwe National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Harare, with over 200 participants. The public prosecutors...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Annual Conference of Southern African Chief Justices’ Forum focuses...
The Africa Regional Programme of the ICJ co-hosted the Southern African Chief Justices’ Forum Annual Conference in Zimbabwe, held on 27-28 August 2015 under the theme “Guaranteeing the Right to a Fair...
View ArticleMalaysia: authorities must safeguard right to peaceful assembly at Bersih 4.0
The Malaysian authorities must take effective measures to actively protect the rights of participants at the Bersih 4.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, and ensure that the rally takes place without...
View ArticleNepal: Constituent Assembly must urgently revise Constitution Bill to...
Nepal’s Constituent Assembly must ensure that the new Constitution Bill contains strong and effective protections for all human rights in accordance with Nepal’s international legal obligations, said...
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