Jailed defender of human rights awarded the Per Anger Prize 2009
This year, the prize in memory of Per Anger is being awarded to the human rights activist Brahim Dahane, defender of human rights in Western Sahara.
Intervención oral en relación a la adopción del Informe sobre el Examen Periódico Universal de Chile
La CIJ destaca la importancia de que el Estado chileno este estudiando la promulgación de un nuevo Código de Justicia Militar, que suprima la jurisdicción de los tribunales castrenses sobre los civiles.
Intervención oral en relación a la adopción del Informe sobre el Examen Periódico Universal de Uruguay
La Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) recuerda que en la sesión del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Examen Periódico Universal de Uruguay en mayo de 2009, se formularon varias recomendaciones al Estado.
Spain: ICJ condemns prosecution of Magistrate Garzón
The ICJ today expressed its concern about the criminal prosecution of Magistrate Baltasar Garzón for his investigation into crimes against humanity committed during and after the Spanish Civil War.
Judge Garzón is being prosecuted before the Second Chamber (Criminal) of the Spanish Supreme Court for intentionally issuing an unjust judgment or ruling (the offence of prevaricación).
Spain-Garzón-press release-2009-eng (full text in English, PDF)
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