Malaysia: ICJ condemns the use of sedition to suppress freedom of expression, calls for the abolition of the Sedition Act
The ICJ today condemned the Malaysian government’s increased use of the 1948 Sedition Act to stifle freedom of expression and silence voices perceived as challenging governmental policy.
Pakistan: government fails to provide facts, justice, and reparations to victims
The ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch urge Pakistan’s government to stop the deplorable practice of state agencies abducting hundreds of people throughout the country without providing information about their fate or whereabouts.
Nepal: end impunity for enforced disappearances
On the eve of the annual International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the ICJ once again calls on the Nepali authorities to provide justice to the hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances committed during the decade-long armed conflict.
Thailand: immediately withdraw criminal defamation complaint against human rights defender
The Thai Government and the Thai army should immediately stop their abusive resort to criminal defamation laws to silence human rights defenders, said the ICJ, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International today.
Five new Commissioners join the ICJ
The ICJ is delighted to announce five new Commissioners: Professor Kyong-Wahn Ahn (Republic of Korea), Justice Adolfo Azcuna (Philippines), Professor Miguel Carbonell (Mexico), Justice Yvonne Mokgoro (South Africa) and Justice Ajit Parkash Shah (India).
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