Zimbabwe: ICJ holds judicial symposium
The ICJ and the Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe, held a two-day Judicial Symposium for the end of the Second Term, at the Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls. The subjects for discussion...
View ArticleBelize scraps law targeting gay men
A law in Belize that disproportionately affects gay men was today ruled unconstitutional by the country’s Supreme Court after a three-year wait for the judgment. Section 53 of Belize’s Criminal Code,...
View ArticleGreece: ICJ and others intervene in case of unaccompanied children before...
The ICJ and others intervened before the European Court of Human Rights in a case of five undocumented children of Afghan nationality subject to detention and/or closed reception measures in Greece....
View ArticleZimbabwe: review of the Magistrate Court civil rules
The ICJ and the Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe (JSC) today held a one-day workshop in Harare to review the Magistrate Court Civil Rules. Mr Chikwana, Deputy Secretary of the Judicial Service...
View ArticleSouth Asian States must criminalize enforced disappearances and give justice...
Tens of thousands of enforced disappearances in South Asia can only be addressed if all the region’s governments immediately criminalize this serious human rights violation, said today lawyers and...
View ArticleTajikistan: arrest of lawyer raises concern over reprisals for defense of...
The ICJ has deplored the arrest and detention on questionable charges of Jamshed Yorov, a lawyer practicing in Tajikistan. Following his arrest on 26 August 2016, the lawyer was remanded in custody in...
View ArticleMyanmar: environmental impact assessment workshop held in Kyauk Phyu
The ICJ held a workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment in Kyauk Phyu on 17-18 September 2016. Thirteen women and 30 men attended from Kyauk Phyu town, its surrounding villages and the regional...
View ArticleBotswana: authorities must uphold independence of judiciary in impending...
The ICJ expresses its deep concern at recent developments in Botswana in respect of impeachment proceedings initiated against four judges and their suspension from office pending a disciplinary...
View ArticleRussian Federation: ICJ intervenes before European Court in a case of...
The ICJ intervened today before the European Court of Human Rights in a case of extradition of an Uzbek national to his country of origin where he could be at risk of torture or ill-treatment. The...
View ArticleRussian Federation: ICJ intervenes before European Court in a case of...
The ICJ intervened today before the European Court of Human Rights in a case of extradition of a Kyrgyz national of Uzbek ethnicity to his country of origin, where he could be at risk of torture or...
View ArticleRussian Federation: seminar on independence and efficiency of courts
Today, the ICJ, in cooperation with the Institute of Law and Public Policy (ILPP) held a round table discussion “Independence, effectiveness and quality of justice: comparative perspectives” in Moscow....
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 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 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: 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 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...
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