Myanmar: Government’s Commission of Inquiry cannot deliver justice or...
On 30 May 2018 the Government of Myanmar announced its latest “International Commission of Enquiry” (ICOE) to investigate human rights violations in Rakhine State. Its creation follows at least eight...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ holds workshop on the independence of the judiciary
On 1 and 2 September, the ICJ held a “Workshop on the Independence of the Judiciary in the Context of the Inquisitorial Judicial System in Thailand” for members of the Thai judiciary in the north of...
View ArticleItaly: ICJ calls on President Conte to remove obstacles to justice on Abu...
Today, the ICJ called on the President of the Council of Ministers, Giuseppe Conte, to remove the legal obstacles that for over a decade have frustrated justice in the case of Abu Omar, a victim of...
View ArticleEgypt: Mass convictions and death sentences in Raba’a Dispersal Case are a...
Today, the ICJ condemned the mass convictions of some 739 defendants, 75 of whom were sentenced to death, by the Cairo Criminal Court, in connection with a sit-in protest at Raba’a Al Adaweyya square...
View ArticlePoland: ICJ meets with First President of Supreme Court
The ICJ met this week in Warsaw with the First President of the Polish Supreme Court, Małgorzata Gersdorf. Róisín Pillay, Director of the ICJ Europe and Central Asia Programme, met with President...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ convenes workshop on reforming 1982 Citizenship law
The ICJ held a workshop on reforming Myanmar’s 1982 citizenship law in Yangon from 1 to 2 September 2018. The workshop convened a group of international and national legal experts, human rights...
View ArticleThailand: Lift ban on political gatherings and fully reinstate all...
The ICJ expressed disappointment regarding Friday’s ruling by Thailand’s Administrative Court dismissing a case filed against the Royal Thai Police (RTP) for unjustified restriction of the freedom of...
View ArticleRussian Federation: criminal proceedings against lawyer raise concerns
Today, the ICJ expressed concern at ongoing criminal proceedings against Mikhail Benyash, a lawyer practicing in Russia, who is charged with use of force against the police and impeding justice. The...
View ArticleSouth Africa: ICJ partners with South African Judicial Education Institute to...
Today, the South African Judicial Education Institute (SAJEI) and ICJ held a workshop for judicial officers on housing rights in terms of South African and international human rights law. The workshop,...
View ArticleGuatemala: The ICJ welcomes the Constitutional Court order that the CICIG...
On 16 September, the Constitutional Court made public its decision to order that the Commissioner of the International Commission against Impunity (CICIG) Iván Velásquez be permitted to re-enter the...
View Article2nd Two-Day Workshop on Minnesota Protocol For Public Prosecutors in Nepal
From 29 to 30 September 2018, the ICJ convened a 2nd two-day workshop on application of international law and standards, remarkably focusing on the Minnesota protocol, with special reference to...
View ArticlePhilippines: ICJ and IBP hold workshop on eliminating gender stereotypes in...
From 12 to 13 October 2018, the ICJ and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) held its second national workshop on eliminating gender discriminatory attitudes and behaviours towards women....
View ArticlePoland: Respect EU Court of Justice interim order and maintain Supreme Court...
The ICJ welcomes the interim measures prescribed today by the Court of Justice of the EU as a necessary step in stemming the evident erosion of the rule of law in Poland. The Court provisionally...
View ArticleDefending the Rule of Law: the ICJ celebrates 60 years of presence in Geneva
At an event at the city’s Palais Eynard, prominent ICJ Commissioners discussed the supremacy of the Rule of Law and also why it is important to be in Geneva. Watch the video. The Executive Committee...
View Article60 years in Geneva defending the rule of law: Sir Nicolas Bratza’s words
The ICJ started its 60th anniversary in Geneva with an evening gala hosted by Ambassador Julian Braithwaite, at his residence on 18 October 2018. A moving speech by Sir Nicolas Bratza (photo), ICJ...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ co-hosts lawyers’ meeting on admissibility of evidence in the...
On 21 October, the ICJ, together with Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF), organized a lawyers’ meeting in Bangkok on the admissibility of evidence in the context of application of special security laws...
View ArticlePakistan: ICJ welcomes Asia bibi’s acquittal in blasphemy case
The ICJ today welcomed the Pakistani Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Asia Noreen (Asia Bibi) of blasphemy charges under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code. Asia bibi had been on death row...
View ArticleLibya: ICJ engages judges and prosecutors on fair trial guarantees and...
On 28‒31 October 2018, the ICJ hosted two seminars for 30 judges and prosecutors and 26 lawyers from Libya. The events were co-organized with the Libyan Network for Legal Aid and commenced with opening...
View ArticleTajikistan: regional conference on the role and protection of lawyers
Today the ICJ, in co-operation with the Legal Policy Research Centre and the Union of Lawyers of Tajikistan, is holding a regional conference on the independence and role of lawyers, in Dushanbe....
View ArticleAzerbaijan: international conference on the role and independence of lawyers...
On 15 and 16 November, the ICJ, jointly with the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Azerbaijan Bar Association (ABA), is holding an international conference in Baku on “the Role and Independence of...
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