Disappearance of human rights lawyer
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers urged today the Thai Government to conduct an urgent investigation into the disappearance of a well-known human rights lawyer.
Nepal: three more lawyers abducted by security forces
As the human rights situation continues to deteriorate, the ICJ called on the Government to order the immediate release of three lawyers who were abducted by security forces.
The Australian section of the ICJ criticises US tribunal
The Australian Section of the ICJ has criticised the US military styled tribunal set to try Australian David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib.
NGOs and governments say human rights monitoring urgently needed in Nepal
Seven international human rights groups have strongly endorsed the call for international monitoring of the human rights situation in Nepal.
Nepal: second arrest and disappearance of lawyer in two weeks
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers today condemned the arrest and disappearance of Nepalese lawyer Gopi Krishna Thapaliya, and called for his immediate release.
Nepal should abandon plans for civilian militias
Plans announced by the Government to enlist civilians to perform security tasks in the civil war could enormously aggravate an already dire human rights situation and place the lives of rural Nepalis in grave jeopardy.
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