On the ninth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our calls on the Lao government to determine his fate and whereabouts, and deliver justice to him and his family.
The conviction of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint by a Myanmar military tribunal is a travesty of justice and constitutes further evidence of the military’s control over the judiciary, said the ICJ today.
Indian authorities have detained the prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez under an abusive counterterrorism law that is increasingly used against activists and critics of the government, six human rights groups said today. The Indian government should immediately end violations of the rights to liberty and a fair trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and uphold domestic and international human rights law obligations.
Nepal has made no progress on justice for crimes under international law in the 15 years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today.
The independence and integrity of the judiciary in Nepal is being jeopardized by the crisis at its Supreme Court, the ICJ, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International (AI) said today . To uphold human rights and the rule of law, it is essential to resolve the crisis in a way that maintains, and enhances, the court’s credibility and independence.
ICJ and 9 other human rights organizations wrote an open-letter to Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha, requesting his government to publish information on the draft amendments to the 2015 Communicable Diseases Act recently approved
by the Cabinet and ensure the amendments align with international human rights law.
EU: ICJ publishes strategic litigation guide on children and immigration detention
Myanmar: Five years after the coup “justice system” remains an instrument of repression
Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
Türkiye: Conviction of Kurdish lawyers is an affront to justice and undermines the independence of the legal profession