The principles of equality and non-discrimination are fundamental tenets of international human rights law, and stand at the heart of international human rights protection. (more…)
The IACtHR issued its seminal decision in Gonzalez et al v. Mexico: the State has failed to discharge its international obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and prosecute disappearances and deaths of several women in Ciudad Juarez. (more…)
It was submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, in relation to that Committee’s consideration of the Case of Alyne da Sliva Pimentel v. Federative Republic of Brazil. (more…)
In a letter to President Obsanjo, the ICJ expressed its grave concern at the Sharia court of appeal upholding the death sentence by stoning of Amina Lawal for engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage which have resulted in a child. (more…)
The ICJ intervened with President Pervez Musharraf requesting that police inaction in the case of the gang-rape of a woman and her very young brother be investigated. (more…)
