Mauritania: leaders of military coup must immediately restore rule of law
The ICJ today called on the instigators of the military coup in Mauritania to immediately restore respect for the rule of law and the country’s Constitution.
August ICJ E-Bulletin on counter terrorism and human rights – no. 25
Read the 25th 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.
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The ICJ calls on the Palestinian Authority to abolish the death penalty and commute the executions imposed by military courts
The ICJ called on the Palestinian Government to abolish the death penalty, to commute the executions of the death sentences imposed by the military courts in Gaza and the West Bank.
Pillay’s nomination must boost UN efforts to protect human rights
The ICJ welcomed the nomination of the South African judge Ms. Navanethem Pillay by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the UN’ next High Commissioner for Human Rights.
A significant step forward towards ending impunity in Darfur, Sudan
The ICJ is pleased with the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to present a case to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir.
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