Serious setback: Singapore breaks moratorium on death penalty
The ICJ condemns the execution of Tan Hai Liang and Foong Chee Peng in Singapore today. By executing the two men, Singapore breaks the moratorium it has respected since 2011. This is a serious setback...
View ArticleThailand: allegations of torture against activist Kritsuda Khunasen require...
The Royal Thai Government must conduct a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that military officers subjected Kritsuda Khunasen to torture, while holding her in...
View ArticleFrontex Consultative Forum publishes first annual report
Today the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights of Frontex published its first annual report. The report intends to explain the functioning of the Consultative Forum, retrace Consultative Forum’s...
View ArticleMyanmar Investment Commission and civil society discuss bilateral investment...
The ICJ and the Myanmar Investment Commission co-hosted a workshop on “Bilateral Investment Treaties and the Role of the MIC” in Yangon on 28 July 2014. The ICJ also organized a separate workshop the...
View ArticleKazakhstan: ICJ endorses decision of the Astana Collegium of Lawyers in the...
The ICJ considers the recent decision of the Collegium of Lawyers of Astana, which found no legal ground to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Nurlan Beysekeyev in relation to his representation...
View ArticleFive new Commissioners join the ICJ
The ICJ is delighted to announce five new Commissioners: Professor Kyong-Wahn Ahn (Republic of Korea), Justice Adolfo Azcuna (Philippines), Professor Miguel Carbonell (Mexico), Justice Yvonne Mokgoro...
View ArticlePakistan: government fails to provide facts, justice, and reparations to victims
The ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch urge Pakistan’s government to stop the deplorable practice of state agencies abducting hundreds of people throughout the country without providing...
View ArticleMalaysia: ICJ condemns the use of sedition to suppress freedom of expression,...
The ICJ today condemned the Malaysian government’s increased use of the 1948 Sedition Act to stifle freedom of expression and silence voices perceived as challenging governmental policy. The ICJ has...
View ArticleMigration and international human rights law guide now available in Greek
Today, the ICJ published the Greek translation of its Practitioners’ Guide n°6 on migration and international human rights law. The Practitioners Guide analyses the protection afforded to migrants by...
View ArticlePakistan: ICJ calls for immediate halt to Shoaib Sarwar’s imminent execution
The ICJ urgently calls on the Pakistani Government to halt the imminent execution of Shoaib Sarwar, scheduled to take place on 18 September 2014. In 1998, a sessions court found Shoaib Sarwar guilty of...
View ArticleGreece: Conference on administrative detention of migrants and asylum seekers
The International Commission of Jurists and the Greek Council for Refugees will hold today a two-day conference on administrative detention of migrants and asylum seekers according to international and...
View ArticleGreek case-law collection on migration and international human rights law
The ICJ published today a collection of international case-law extracts on migration and international human rights law in Greek. The publication was launched in the frame of a conference organized by...
View ArticleBangladesh: ICJ urges Parliament to ensure laws governing impeachment of...
The ICJ expressed concern at the promulgation of a constitutional amendment that empowers the Bangladesh Parliament to impeach judges of the Supreme Court. The ICJ urges the Government to ensure the...
View ArticleGuatemala: la CIJ alarmada por el posible establecimiento de un estado de...
Comunicado de la CIJ tras sua visita a 12 comunidades de San Juan Sacatepéquez afectadas por la construcción de una cementera y la carretera necesaria para comercializar la producción. La Comisión...
View ArticleUpdated Practitioners Guide on migration and international human rights law
The ICJ published today the 2014 update of its Practitioners Guide no. 6 on Migration and International Human Rights Law. The Practitioners Guide on Migration and International Human Rights Law...
View ArticleICJ submission to the EU Internal Security Strategy consultation
The International Commission of Jurists submitted today its contribution to the European Commission in the framework of the public consultation on the renewal of the EU Internal Security Strategy...
View ArticleGuatemala: la CIJ pide que no se prorrogue estado de prevención
Este communicado sigue una nueva visita a San Juan Sacatepéquez, con el objeto de observar la situación de derechos humanos en dicho municipio. La Comisión Internacional de Juristas a la comunidad...
View ArticleGuatemala: la CIJ lamenta que el Congreso no haya permitido un proceso de...
Del 27 de septiembre al 2 de octubre del presente año, la CIJ llevó a cabo una misión integrada por el comisionado de la CIJ José Antonio Martín Pallín y Ramón Cadena, Director de la CIJ para...
View ArticleCourageous Mexican woman wins the Martin Ennals Award 2014
Alejandra Acheita, founder and Executive Director of ProDESC, is one of the pioneers in seeking accountability for transnational companies in Mexican courts when local communities’ rights are not taken...
View ArticleReport: impact of special economic regimes on social rights in Morocco
The ICJ today released its latest report on the impact of special economic regimes on social rights in Morocco. The report (in French) is the result of a research and consultation process started early...
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