Guatemala: Amicus Curaie on the right to truth
On 20 June, the ICJ submitted an amicus curiae on the right to truth to the Inter American Court of Human Rights regarding a case of enforced disappearance (Bamaca) from Guatemala.
On 20 June, the ICJ submitted an amicus curiae on the right to truth to the Inter American Court of Human Rights regarding a case of enforced disappearance (Bamaca) from Guatemala.
Advances in negotiations on a treaty on Enforced Disappearances and an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) were two significant developments at the 57th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights.
The ICJ today welcomed the decision of the Government of Zimbabwe to grant permission to visit the country later this year in order to carry out a fact finding mission with regard to recent developments on the rule of law.