Param Cumaraswamy to receive Peter Gruber Award
The 2005 Justice Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation has been awarded to a distinguished Malaysian lawyer: Param Cumaraswamy.
ICJ calls for amendments to Thailand’s new Emergence Decree
The ICJ today called on the Thai Government to amend their new Emergency Decree to ensure it complies both with the Constitution and Thailand’s international human rights obligations.
ICJ calls for student leader, Gagan Thapa, to be cleared of all charges
The ICJ is concerned by sedition charges filed against student leader Gagan Thapa and reiterated its call for the repeal of the law that allows for the imprisonment of peaceful activists who legitimately criticize the monarchy.
Thailand : ICJ observes trial associated with disappearance of prominent Muslim lawyer
The ICJ today began observing the trial of five police officers accused of robbing prominent Muslim lawyer, Somchai Neelapaijit, on the night of his enforced disappearance in March 2004.
ICJ opposes use of law to silence peaceful critics in Nepal
In advance of a court hearing that will decide whether to extend the detention of student leader Gagan Thapa (photo) for allegedly criticizing the monarchy, the ICJ today called for his immediate release.
Maldives : ban on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should be lifted immediately
The ICJ today called on the Government of Republic of Maldives to lift immediately a ban on the possession of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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