International Commission of Jurists holds training seminar for lawyers in Kyrgyzstan
From August 14 to 16, 2003, the ICJ held a first ICCPR training seminar for lawyers in Kyrgyzstan.
Human rights damaged by Australian government stance on Guantanamo Bay
The use of Military Commissions for Afghani prisoners of war held at Guantanamo Bay will be used in future as a precedent by military regimes to justify further abuses of human rights.
The failure of the Australian Government to condemn the proposed Military Commissions proposed by the US is a further serious erosion of human rights,” said Steve Mark, Chairman of the Council of the Australian Section of the International Commission of Jurists.
Australia-government stance Guantanamo Bay-press release-2003-eng (full text, PDF)
Claire L’Heureux-Dubé the 2003 Recipient of the Touchstones Award
At a reception hosted by the Canadian Legal Conference at the Annual Meeting of the CBA in Montreal last August, the Honourable Claire L’Heureux-Dubé was awarded the 2003 Touchstones Award.
ICJ alarmed at blanket prohibition on lawyers’ freedom of expression
In a letter addressed to President Museveni of Uganda, the ICJ expressed its concern at the Law Council’s intention to enforce a 1977 regulation that essentially aims to abrogate freedom of expression for lawyers.
ICJ alarmed at blanket prohibition on lawyers’ freedom of expression
In a letter addressed today to President Museveni of Uganda, the ICJ expressed its concern that the Law Council might enforce a 1977 regulation to abrogate freedom of expression for lawyers.
Letter adressed to the President of Uganda [full text, PDF]
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