Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage Bill threatens the rights of everyone
The ICJ Condemns Nigeria’s “Same-Sex Marriage” bill and urges house, president to reject it.
Nigeria-same-sex bill-press release-2011 (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ submission to the Universal Periodic Review of South Africa
Under the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the UPR will be undertaking a review of South Africa during its 13th session in June 2012.
In a submission to the Working Group, the International Commission of Jurists has focused on the issues of: access to justice, especially in the context of business and human rights; sexual violence, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; the protection of migrant rights; police accountability and oversight; and international human rights instruments and South Africa’s cooperation with the UN treaty bodies and the Council’s Special Procedures.
South Africa-ICJ submission UPR-analysis brief-2011 (full text in English, PDF)
Lettre d’appui aux poursuites privées intentées contre George W. Bush pour torture
La CIJ et d’autres groupes défenseurs des droits humains ont rédigé une lettre au procureur général du Canada pour soutenir les poursuites privées intentées contre l’ancien président des Etats-unis Geaorge W. Bush.
Ces plaintes ont été déposées au nom de trois anciens détenus de Guantánamo et d’un encore en détention, qui allèguent avoir été torturés et maltraités par des fonctionnaires américains.
Canada-letter private prosecution-open letter-2011 (texte complet en français, PDF)
Passing of Professor Antonio Cassese
It was with great sadness that the ICJ learned today of the passing of Professor Antonio Cassese who died this weekend at the age of 74 following a long fight with illness.
Professor Cassese was an Honorary Member of the ICJ having previously served as an ICJ Commissioner between 1995 and 2005. He was a distinguished figure in international justice, serving in a number of significant legal roles, and held the position of Professor of International Law at the University of Florence from 1975 until 2008.
Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.
Principles on extraterritorial human rights obligations adopted
The Maastricht Centre for Human Rights and the ICJ are pleased to announce the adoption of the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
These international legal principles clarify the human rights obligations of States beyond their own borders.
principles obligations adopted-press release-2011 (full text in English, PDF)
Maastricht principles-analysis brief-2011 (full text in English, PDF)
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