Appointment of new ICJ Secretary General
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today announced the appointment of a new Secretary General, Ms Louise Doswald-Beck.
Netherlands-Aliens Act (2000)
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ICJ condemns the killing of Spanish Prosecutor Luis Portero
Today, the ICJ condemned the murder of the chief prosecutor of the Andalusia regional court, Mr. Luis Portero, on 9 October in Granada.
ICJ condemns illegal use of force in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The ICJ today deplored the use by Israel of heavy weaponry, including tanks, helicopters and missiles, against stone throwing civilians in residential areas as a disproportionate use of force in violation of international law
The death penalty: condemned
The ICJ today released a report, The Death Penalty: Condemned, in which capital punishment is found to violate international human rights law.
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