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Nepal -
International Commission of Jurists Urges Strengthening of Human Rights Provisions
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Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
Discrimination & Apartheid
11th March 2010
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in Nepal today sent a letter to the Rt. Honourable Subas Nembang, Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, welcoming the important step taken by the Fundamental Rights Committee towards constitutionally guaranteeing fundamental rights in Nepal. The Committee's recommendations were submitted to Chairperson Nembang on 13 November 2009. The CA members will now consider these provisions over the next five days before the text will be submitted to the 15-member Report and Draft Texts Study Committee.
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Kazakhstan -
Zhovtis appeal hearing failed to meet international fair trial standards |
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Administration of Justice
Independence of Judges & Lawyers
11th March 2010
There are strong indications that the proceedings against Evgeniy Zhovtis failed to meet international fair trial standards, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today, as it published the final report of a trial observation of the appeal hearing.
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Jailed defender of human rights awarded the Per Anger Prize 2009 |
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Human Rights Defenders
3rd November 2009
This year, the prize in memory of Per Anger is being awarded to the human rights activist Brahim Dahane, defender of human rights in Western Sahara. He was nominated by the Swedish section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Swedish Culture Minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth will be awarding the SEK 150,000 (EUR 14,500) prizemoney and the silver trophy, which weighs the same as a human heart, at a ceremony in Stockholm on 16 November. Brahim Dahane is currently incarcerated.
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