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Features the latest legal briefs and commentary,
studies, online publications, country reports, oral and written
submissions to the United Nations, fact-finding mission and trial
observation reports by the ICJ
Russia: Third party intervention of the ICJ and Interights in Finogenov and Others v Russia |
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Counter Terrorism and Human Rights
5th May 2008
"The ICJ and Interights made a joint third party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Finogenov and Others v Russia. The case concerns the seizure of hostages at the Dubrovska theatre in Moscow by a terrorist group, the response by law enforcement authorities in storming the building and the provision of medical care to the hostages in the aftermath of the incident."
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This section features the latest press releases and news from the ICJ network, including joint activities, conferences, events, training, fact-finding missions, trial observations and other opportunities for collaboration with the ICJ network around the world. (The views expressed may not reflect or represent those of the ICJ International Secretariat.)
Poland: Polish government submits report to UN Human |
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United Nations
16th April 2008
On 14 April 2008, the UN Human Rights Council began assessing human rights compliance in Poland as part of a new mechanism monitoring the condition of human rights in the world. As part of the Universal Periodic Review, the situation in each of the countries will be assessed every four years on the basis of reports submitted by the governments of those countries and documents prepared at the same time by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (among others, on the basis of reports submitted by NGOs). At yesterday's UN meeting, the Polish delegation, led by the under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, presented the report of the Government of the Republic of Poland on human rights and answered questions asked by the representatives of other countries.
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