Sweden-Act on the Equality Ombudsman (2008)
Sweden-Act on the Equality Ombudsman-2008-eng
States should strengthen judicial independence, develop a legal framework for businesses on human rights and tackle the crisis in Zimbabwe, Tibet and Myanmar
The ICJ said today at the Human Rights Council that all States should use their interaction with experts on extra-judicial executions, independence of judges and lawyers, torture and business and human rights.
This is not just to review their mandates to better address the major rights’ challenges, but also to demand accountability and end impunity for the perpetrators of persistent human rights violations in Zimbabwe, Tibet and Myanmar, the ICJ added.
HRC-States should strengthen judicial independence-Press releases-2008 (full text, word)
ICJ calls on Iranian authorities to cease harassment of Baha’i faith leaders
” The Six leaders of the Baha’i faith in Iran, who were arbitrarily arrested in Tehran in May 2008 and are being held incommunicado, must be released immediately or legally charged with a recognisable offence,” said the ICJ.
Read the full press release here
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