Women judges and lawyers from the Middle East and North Africa meet in Tunis...
Women judges and lawyers from across the Middle East and North Africa participated in the ICJ Colloquium on Women and the Judiciary in MENA on 22 and 23 November in Tunis. The event brought together...
View ArticleMalaysia: drop criminal charges against human rights defender Lena Hendry for...
The ICJ is calling on the Malaysian Government to immediately drop the criminal charge against human rights defender Lena Hendry for screening the film ‘No Fire Zone: the Killing Fields of Sri Lanka.’...
View ArticleFirst-ever database of human rights awards launched
Today, the True Heroes Foundation (THF), a work partner of ICJ, launched the first-ever digest of human rights awards on www.trueheroesfilms.org. The number of human rights awards has surged with over...
View ArticleKazakhstan: ICJ observes appeal against psychiatric detention of a lawyer
Today, the ICJ observed a hearing in a case concerning Zinaida Mukhortova, a lawyer detained until recently in a psychiatric facility, allegedly for carrying out her professional duties, but released...
View ArticleKazakhstan: ICJ welcomes the Supreme Court decision to grant an appeal of a...
On 6 December, the ICJ concluded a trial observation mission to Kazakhstan on the case of the disbarment of lawyer Polina Zhukova. Lawyers Lyubov Agushevich and Polina Zhukova were disbarred following...
View ArticleJudges, lawyers and prosecutors guide now available in Chinese
The ICJ has now published a translation of its Practitioner’s Guide, International Principles on the Independence and Accountability of Judges, Lawyers and Prosecutors in both traditional and...
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: 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...
View ArticleMalaysia: ICJ continues to monitor Anwar Ibrahim’s ‘Sodomy II’ trial
The ICJ continued its observation of the trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges under the colonial-era Section 377B of the Penal Code, which criminalizes consensual...
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 ArticleItaly : Constitutional Court’s rendition ruling undermines the fight against...
The ICJ today expressed concern at a ruling of the Italian Constitutional Court which denies full accountability of Italian officials in the case of the 2003 unlawful rendition, enforced disappearance...
View ArticleSpain: NGOs call on lawmakers not to close the doors to universal justice
The ICJ and other human rights organizations issued a public statement calling on Spanish lawmakers not to pass draft legislation that, if approved, would seriously limit Spanish courts’ ability to...
View ArticleHuman Rights Council must respond to ongoing failure of Sri Lankan justice...
The ICJ urges the Human Rights Council to establish an international commission of inquiry to investigate alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka. “The Sri...
View ArticleNigeria and Uganda: new laws herald further persecution based on sexual...
The ICJ is profoundly concerned at the recent enactment of legislation in Nigeria and Uganda that heralds further persecution based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. On 24 February 2014,...
View ArticleGuatemala: la CIJ lamenta la muerte del Magistrado de la Corte Suprema de...
La CIJ lamenta la muerte del Sr. Magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Justicia César Ricardo Crisóstomo Barrientos Pellecer, ocurrida el día de ayer domingo 2 de marzo. Así mismo, expresa sus más...
View ArticlePakistan: ICJ condemns bombing of Islamabad Court and assassination of Judge...
The shooting and bombing at an Islamabad Court today should be condemned as a presumed attack against the judicial officials and the independence of the judiciary in Pakistan, says the ICJ. The attack...
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