Iran: while president Khatami urges rule of law, jurists are barred from observing trial
Today, the ICJ expressed its concern over being barred from observing the trial of Mr. Abbas Amir-Entezam in Iran.
Senegal is the first state to ratify the International Criminal Court’s statute
Senegal has become the first country to ratify the Rome Statute for the Establishment of the International Criminal Court.
ICJ strongly condemns Serbian war crimes in Kosovo
Today, the ICJ condemns in the strongest terms the blatant violations of international law committed by the Serbian leadership in relation to the massacre in Racak, Kosovo, on 15 January 1999.
ICJ member B. G Ramcharan appointed Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The ICJ welcomed today the appointment by the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, of Bertrand G. Ramcharan (Guyana), ICJ Member since 1991, as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, under the leadership of Mary Robinson.
ICJ considers that the arrest of Pinochet is an important step in the combat against impunity
Today, the ICJ made the following statement concerning the arrest in London, and subsequent detention, of the former dictator of Chile, General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte.
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