ICJ condemns unfair trial of lawyer
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers said today that the trial of Syrian lawyer and human rights activist Akhtam Naisse is deeply flawed.
No more delays in Anwar appeal
The ICJ urged the Malaysian Federal Court to deliver its judgment expeditiously in the appeal of Anwar Ibrahim. The former deputy prime minister is in jail on politically motivated charges of corruption and sodomy.
Human rights and the fight against terrorism: oral intervention
Today, the ICJ presented an oral statement to the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection on Human Rights.
Japan-Act on Special Cases in Handling Gender for People with Gender Identity Disorder (2004)
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