The ICJ is deeply concerned by the assassination attempt perpetrated against Mr. Akin Birdal, President of the largest Turkish non-governmental human rights organization, the Human Rights Association (IHD), on 12 May 1998. (more…)
Today, the ICJ stated that the critical political situation in Kenya required immediate action to avoid further deterioration of the political climate. (more…)
It has long been observed by the American Association for the ICJ (AAICJ) that one of the main instruments employed by governments to repress and deny the fundamental rights and freedoms of peoples has been the illegal and unwarranted Declaration of Martial Law or a State of Emergency. (more…)
The ICJ and the Swiss Committee Against Torture advocated for the adoption of a European Convention against Torture. The text is annexed to the recommendations. (more…)
These Draft Principles were originally recommended in 1975 for incorporation in the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. (more…)
Comparison of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners with the text of the Rules relating to Non-delinquent Detainees drafted by the Medico-Legal Commission of Monaco at the request of the International Committee of the Red Cross. (more…)
