The ICJ and Survival International have called on the UN General Assembly to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, at its current session in New York.
The ICJ today expressed deep concern after the Sri Lankan Government informed it that the ICJ’s official representative would be prevented from entering the country.
The ICJ and the Observatory welcome the decision of the Magistrates Court in Harare to dismiss criminal charges of “broadcasting without a license” against the trustees of the Voice of the People (VOP) radio station.
Read the 13th 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.
The International Bar Association, in conjunction with the American Bar Association, held a symposium: ‘The Rule of Law – A Plan For Action’ on 16-17 September 2006 in Chicago.
Mary Robinson (photo), ICJ Commissioner and Member of the ICJ Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, gave a speech.
This symposium gave the opportunity to bar leaders and lawyers from all over the world to discuss the issue of the Rule of Law.
For more information, consult: http://www.rolsymposium.org
Please find below a copy of the speech:
Speech Mary Robinson-Events-2006 (full text, PDF)
More than fifty years on: enforced disappearance, the families who named it, and the reframing of international protection
Türkiye: Osman Kavala must be immediately released following European Court order to quash his conviction
Sudan: ICJ joins call to extend UN Fact-Finding Mission and strengthen accountability
ICJ hosts Johannesburg roundtable on the draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty with the Malala Fund and other civil society actors