Human Rights Council’s follow-up to the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon
The ICJ welcomes the he report and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry.
ICJ oral statement on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Speech by Nicholas Howen, Secretary-General of the ICJ, on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Submission by the ICJ on the impact of the draft Law on counter-terrorism of Bahrain
On 10 May, the ICJ made a submission to the Committee against Torture (CAT) on the recently introduced draft law on counter-terrorism in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
This law – if adopted – would greatly reduce safeguards against torture, cruel or inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment and negatively affect the implementation of the Convention against Torture in Bahrain. The ICJ invited the Committee to assess the impact of this draft law on the implementation of Bahrain’s obligations under the Convention and make recommendations to Bahrain to ensure that the law complies with international human right standards.
Bahrain-impact law counter-terrorism-non-judicial submission-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
Bahrain-impact law counter-terrorism-non-judicial submission-2005 (full text in Arabic, PDF)
Lebanon: disciplinary proceedings against lawyers must be stopped
In a letter addressed today to the President of Lebanon, the ICJ requested that the Government stop all disciplinary proceedings against two lawyers who represented a well-known human rights lawyer.
Human rights lawyer prevented from leaving the country
In its third letter to President Assad of Syria, the ICJ urged the Syrian Government to allow Mr. Al-Maleh, a prominent human rights lawyer, to leave the country.
Intervention orale sur la violation des droits de l’homme dans les territoires arabes occupés, y compris la Palestine
Intervention effectuée lors de la 59ème session de la Commission des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies.
COMMISSION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME DES NATIONS UNIES
59ème session, 17 Mars – 25 Avril 2003, 31 mars 2003
Depuis la dernière session de la Commission des droits de l’homme, malgré vos recommandations, notamment sur l’expansion et l’implantation de colonies dans les territoires occupés palestiniens et la cessation de toute violation du droit humanitaire, la situation dans les territoires occupés palestiniens demeure tragique. Les violations flagrantes des droits de l’homme et du droit humanitaire perdurent en toute impunité.
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