International Commission of Jurists
Russia: ICJ submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Russia: ICJ submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Sep 15, 2008 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

The ICJ presents its submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Russian Federation.

The Working Group on the UPR and the Council should address as a matter of priority the serious violations of human rights, including extra-judicial killings, disappearances, arbitrary, including secret, detention, and torture and other ill-treatment taking place in the context of Russian counter-terrorism operations, in particular in Chechnya, and the widespread impunity for these acts.

Russia-ICJ submission UPR-non-legal submission-2008 (download full submission in PDF)

Russia-UPR16-AdvocacyNote-NonLegalSubmission-2013 (download advocacy note in PDF)

Russia-UPR16-ComparisonChart-NonLegalSubmission-2013 (download comparison with first cycle UPR of Russia)

ICJ submission to the Committee Against Torture on the fifth periodic report of Sweden

ICJ submission to the Committee Against Torture on the fifth periodic report of Sweden

Apr 17, 2008 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

In its submissions to the Committee Against Torture, the ICJ draws attention to the lack of a definition of torture in Swedish law equivalent to that in Article 1 of the Convention.

In addition the ICJ points out the lack of specific criminal law offences of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and the failure to institute criminal investigations in respect of a documented case of rendition involving treatment contrary to the Convention.

Sweden-ICJ Submission to the Committee against Torture-Non-judicial submission-2008 (full text, PDF)

ICJ submission to the Committee Against Torture on the third periodic report of Iceland

ICJ submission to the Committee Against Torture on the third periodic report of Iceland

Apr 17, 2008 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

In its submissions to the Committee Against Torture, the ICJ draws attention to the lack of a definition of torture in Icelandic law equivalent to that in Article 1 of the Convention Against Torture.

The ICJ also points out the lack of specific criminal law offences of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, raising issues under Articles 2 and 4 of the Convention.

Iceland-ICJ Submission to the Committee against Torture-Non-judicial submission-2008 (full text, PDF)

Response to the European Commission Consultation on Inciting, Aiding or Abetting Terrorist Offences

Response to the European Commission Consultation on Inciting, Aiding or Abetting Terrorist Offences

Feb 16, 2007 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

The ICJ sets out its views on the human rights compatibility of offences of incitement to acts of terrorism, and on the appropriate limits of such offences in European Union law and in the national laws of European states.

In its Response to the European Commission Consultation on Inciting, Aiding or Abetting Terrorist Offences, submitted on 15 February 2007, the ICJ concludes that incitement to acts of terrorism should be a criminal offence only where there is a subjective intention to incite acts of terrorism, and where the speech concerned causes the commission of an act of terrorism or an imminent risk of such an act. There is a risk that broadly-worded offences of apologie, encouragement, justification or glorification of terrorism will lead to violations of the right to freedom of expression and of the principle of legality, and will have a chilling effect in inhibiting constructive debate, in particular in minority communities. The full submission is attached below.

Europe-EC Consultation Terrorist Offences-non-judicial-submission-2007 (full text, PDF)

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