Nepal: prosecute army killings and end climate of impunity!
The ICJ has urged the Government of Nepal to prosecute the Royal Nepal Army personnel responsible for the summary killings on 17 August of at least 19 unarmed persons in Ramechhap District.
Peter Gruber Justice Prize won by two Canadian jurists
The 2003 Justice Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation was awarded to two distinguished Canadian judges who are also long-time members and supporters of ICJ Canada.
Lebanon: disciplinary proceedings against lawyers must be stopped
In a letter addressed today to the President of Lebanon, the ICJ requested that the Government stop all disciplinary proceedings against two lawyers who represented a well-known human rights lawyer.
Judiciary and legal profession compromised by politics, corruption and impunity
“A high degree of politicization infringes upon the proper functioning of the Honduran judiciary and legal profession”, stated a team of legal experts sent by the ICJ Centre on a fact-finding mission to Honduras.
UK lawyers to honor Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy
The ICJ congratulates Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, who will become an honorary member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
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