ICJ Australia opposes new counter-terrorism laws
ICJ Australia has renewed its opposition to the introduction of draconian counter-terrorism laws that erode fundamental liberties and human rights developed over centuries of jurisprudence.
Maoist rebel abuses continue
Joint letter from the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to Prachanda, Head of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
ICJ condemns harassment of Yukos’ lawyers
In a letter addressed to President Putin, the ICJ ‘s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Layers condemned the confiscation of documents of two of Yukos’ lawyers and the potential disbarment of one them.
US: Supreme Court Justice’s impartiality questioned
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s impartiality in an appeal before the Supreme Court by Vice President Dick Cheney is questioned as the judge and the Vice President took a 3-day hunting trip together.
President of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir and three other lawyers acquitted
The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ, in its report released today, expressed its satisfaction that the President of the Diyarbakir (Turkey) Bar Association and three other lawyers, who had been charged with “professional misconduct” were acquitted.
Observation of the trial of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir’s president and three other lawyers
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