Report finds jurists at risk around the world
At least 447 jurists from 46 countries were targets of persecution in the last year as they carried out their work, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers reported today. (more…)
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The ICJ deplores arrest of former Indian High Court Judge
The ICJ today expressed concern to the Government of India about the arrest of a former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Ajit Singh Bains, on 3 April. (more…)
ICJ to send observer to Kenya trial
The ICJ today announced that it will send a leading African lawyer to observe the trial in Kenya against lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee. (more…)
Campaign announced to protect Jurists: 144 judges and lawyers persecuted since January 1988
The ICJ today released a list of 144 judges and lawyers who have been harassed, detained or killed in 31 countries since the beginning of 1988. (more…)
ICJ condemns detention of two Ghanaian lawyers
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL) has called on the government of Ghana to release two leading lawyers detained without charges. (more…)
ICJ urges Malaysian government not to undermine the rule of law
The ICJ’s CIJL is concerned by the government’s proposal to amend the Constitution so as to undermine the separation of powers between the judiciary, the executive and the legislature. (more…)