Nepal: Amendment bill to Transitional Justice Act needs revision
Nepal: The current amendment bill to the Transitional Justice Act needs to be revised to ensure respect for the right of victims to truth, justice and reparation
Myanmar: Execution of pro-democracy activists following a closed-door trial by military tribunal violates the right to life and is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joins in the international condemnation of the executions of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar following grossly unfair trials contrary to international human rights law.
Sri Lanka: Immediately Revoke Emergency Regulations
The Sri Lankan government must immediately revoke emergency regulations that once again, and contrary to international law, grant abusively extensive powers of search, detention, prosecution and punishment to the security forces, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Lesotho: Law enforcement officials must be held accountable for disproportionate and unnecessary use of force against protestors
The Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemn the killing of a university student and an apparently unjustified physical assault on six other students who sustained serious injuries at the hands of police during a protest at the National University of Lesotho (NUL).
Sri Lanka: Upholding Rule of Law is the need of the hour
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should immediately submit his promised resignation and the Sri Lankan Parliament should immediately convene and follow a transition process in accordance with the Sri Lankan Constitution, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
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