ICJ celebrates 40 years on legal battlefront
At the first meeting of the ICJ, one of the participants, Walter Linse, was kidnapped and never seen again.
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopts resolution following ICJ complaint on child labour in Portugal
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Human rights are systematically violated in Myanmar (formerly Burma), according to a report issued today by the Geneva-based ICJ.
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El Salvador-trial murder Jesuits-trial observation report-1991-spa (informe, en PDF)
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