Report finds jurists at risk around the world
At least 447 jurists from 46 countries were targets of persecution in the last year as they carried out their work, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers reported today.
The ICJ criticizes double standard in Indonesian trials
The trials carried out by the Indonesian government following the massacre in Dili, East Timor, have turned “Justice on its head”, says a report issued today by the ICJ.
Jurists urge better protection for mentally ill in Japan
The ICJ has urged Japan to revise its 1988 Mental Health Law in order to better protect the human rights of psychiatric patients.
Jurists criticize trial procedure for Algerian fundamentalists
The ICJ today criticized the way the trial was conducted against two leaders of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in Algeria.
The ICJ looks into death threats in Thailand
The ICJ said today that it is extremely concerned about death threats against leaders of Thailand’s Confederation for Democracy.
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