May 12, 2011 | News
The ICJ and other Human Rights groups today expressed their concern at the ongoing prosecution of Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni.
The organizations called on the Venezuelan authorities to ensure that the trial against the Venezuelan tenured criminal judge comply with all fair trial guarantees provided under international law and Venezuelan Constitution, and hearings be held in public, with access provided to national and international observers.
Venezuela-judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni trail-press release-2011
May 12, 2011 | News
The ICJ today reiterates its call on the United Nations Security Council to take robust measures to end the ongoing attacks on the Syrian population by members of the security and armed forces.
The attacks have resulted in gross human rights violations amounting to crimes under international law.
Syria-protection from violent attacks by security forces-press release-2011 (full text, PDF)
May 9, 2011 | News
The ICJ is deeply disturbed that Uganda’s Anti- Homosexuality Bill Could be Adopted.
Uganda-anti-homosexuality bill-press release-2011 (full text, PDF)
May 7, 2011 | E-bulletin on counter-terrorism & human rights, News
Read the 53rd issue of ICJ’s monthly newsletter on proposed and actual changes in counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices and their impact on human rights at the national, regional and international levels.
May 3, 2011 | News
Kasha Jacqueline, a bold and courageous human rights defender, is a co-founder and Executive Director of Freedom and Roam Uganda, an LGBT rights organization.
Kasha has been at the forefront of the civil society campaign against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which would impose the death penalty for certain acts of “aggravated homosexuality” and also criminalizes freedom of expression and association concerning promotion of homosexuality.
Uganda-winner of the 211 Matrin Ennals award-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)
Photo by Amnesty France
