Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, has instigated and set in motion a process aimed at replacing the country’s existing consensus-based 2014 constitution in a way that is devoid of any legal basis, democratic legitimacy, inclusivity, accountability and transparency.
Tunisian President Kais Saied dealt a deep blow to judicial independence on June 1, 2022, by granting himself, via decree, absolute power to fire judges summarily, and by promptly dismissing 57 judges, 10 rights groups said today.
On Wednesday 15th June 2022, from 11:00 to 12:15 CET, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) will hold a webinar on the need for the EU to safeguard migrant children’s human rights, and the scope for alternatives to detention foreseen in the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration.
En un documento publicado hoy, la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) llama la atención sobre los numerosos obstáculos y restricciones a los que se enfrentan las abogadas y los abogados en Venezuela al ejercer su profesión.
Las abogadass y los abogados que actúan de forma independiente son frecuentemente sometidos a acosos, intimidaciones, e incluso, a sanciones penales. Las abogadas y los abogados que actúan en casos de alto perfil, particularmente en casos con contenido político o que involucran violaciones a los derechos humanos, están especialmente en riesgo.
Como demuestra el documento, el entorno institucional no garantiza adecuadamente la independencia del sistema judicial, ni la protección de los derechos humanos.
In a briefing paper released today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls attention to the numerous obstacles and restrictions that Venezuelan lawyers face in exercising their profession.
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