International Commission of Jurists
Training on migration and human rights in Serbia

Training on migration and human rights in Serbia

Oct 15, 2012 | Events

The ICJ, OSCE and Group 484 are holding a training on migration and international human rights law starting on Tuesday 16 October in Kladovo (Serbia).

The training has been organised by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Serbian NGO “Group 484” and will be given by the International Commission of Jurists. It will focus on international protection of migrants and asylum seekers, the principle of non-refoulement, and human rights in expulsion procedures, drawing from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, of the UN human rights systems and from EU law. The training will be centered on the ICJ Practitioners Guide no. 6: Migration and International Human Rights Law.

Serbia-agenda-migration-2012 (download the agenda of the training)

Photo credit: © Stabilisation Unit/DFID (the DFID has no involvement in nor does support this event)

ICJ comments on Universal Periodic Review of Russian Federation

ICJ comments on Universal Periodic Review of Russian Federation

Oct 9, 2012 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

The ICJ commented on the UPR of the Russian Federation, addressing issues including torture and ill-treatment, impunity, judicial independence, NGO laws and “homosexual propaganda” bans.

The International Commission of Jurists has brought to the attention of the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the UPR and to the Human Rights Council issues concerning:

  • prevention of torture and ill-treatment and other gross human rights violations;
  • impunity for gross human rights violations;
  • independence of the judiciary; amendments to NGO laws;
  • non-refoulement; homosexual propaganda bans; and
  • Russia’s engagement with international human rights instruments and mechanisms.

 

Russia-ICJ comments on UPR-non-legal-submission-2012 (download the ICJ submission)

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