The ICJ welcomes the referral to the International Court of Justice of the dispute concerning the immunities and privileges of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
The ICJ confirmed today that a representative of its Australian section who had travelled to Indonesia to monitor the progress of a number of political trials currently underway had been denied access and deported.
The ICJ warmly welcomed today the nomination by the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, of Mary Robinson, former ICJ Member, to the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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