Thailand: ICJ submits recommendations on draft laws regarding criminal inquiry and police conduct
Today, the ICJ submitted recommendations to Thailand’s Council of the State concerning the Draft Criminal Inquiry Act and the Draft National Police Act, which were scheduled for public consultation between 2 and 16 August 2018.
Zimbabwe: end violence, restore the rule of law and respect for human rights
The ICJ condemns in the strongest terms the violence that erupted in Zimbabwe after the elections, and calls for the restoration of the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Kazakhstan: the ICJ calls to immediately drop prosecution of lawyer Bauyrzhan Azanov
Today, the ICJ called on the government of Kazakhstan to drop all charges of “knowingly disseminating false information” against lawyer Bauyrzhan Azanov related to his representation of a child who is the alleged victim of sexual abuse by older children.
Serbia: killing of lawyer must be urgently investigated
The killing of Serbian defense lawyer Dragoslav Ognjanović must be independently, promptly, and thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice, the ICJ said today.