Israel must end its military attacks in Gaza; civilians must be protected
The ICJ today called on the Israeli authorities to immediately end their military attacks in the Gaza Strip.
India: drop criminal charges against two women for their Facebook post critical of Mumbai ‘shutdown’
Indian authorities must immediately drop all charges against two women for their post on Facebook, says the ICJ.
ICJ condemns fatally flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
The ICJ condemns the adoption by the ASEAN of a fatally flawed Human Rights Declaration, and calls on the people in the region and the international community to immediately repudiate the text.
Seminar on human rights and the rule of law in a cross cultural setting
The ICJ is holding the second part of a seminar on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in a Cross-Cultural Setting from 22 – 23 November 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. The first part was held last June 2012.
This seminar is organized in collaboration with the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection of the Ministry of Justice Thailand. It is aimed at mid-level government officers so that they may develop a deeper knowledge of the Rule of Law and human rights. This seminar also aims to encourage Thai civil servants across the justice sector to effectively address conflict and crisis within Thailand through a Rule of Law-based approach.
Speakers include Mr. Colin McLean, former Chief Inspector from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and Mr. Ciaran O’Maolain, former head of policies of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
Pakistan: resumption of death penalty ‘major step back’
The ICJ condemned Pakistan’s execution of a former soldier and called on the government to reinstate the moratorium on the death penalty that had been observed for the past four years.
ICJ calls on OSCE participating states to enhance practical measures for human rights compliance when countering terrorism
At a two-day conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the ICJ called on the OSCE to take practical steps aimed at enhancing human rights compliance while countering terrorism.
The OSCE conference addressed the subject of Strengthening Regional Co-operation, Criminal Justice Institutions and Rule of Law Capacities to Prevent and Combat Terrorism and Radicalization that Leads to Terrorism and was held in Vienna, Austria, on 12 and 23 November 2012.
Addressing the aim of the conference to identify best practices, the ICJ’s Representative to the United Nations, Alex Conte, spoke on trends in national legislative responses to the countering of terrorism, specifically concerning compliance with the rule of law and human rights and the combating of conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism and to radicalization. He recommended that the OSCE:
- Continue with its encouragement of participating states to ratify and implement the universal terrorism-related conventions, including the four most recent conventions, as well as any international human rights treaties to which they are not yet parties.
- In doing so, pick up on the best practices identified by the former UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism with a view to ensuring that domestic implementing legislation is in compliance with, and is applied in a manner consistent with, human rights and the rule of law, in order to avoid laws and practices that might create conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism and to radicalization.
- Organise structured workshops for judges and the legal profession, including with reference to the best practices mentioned.
- Establish mechanisms through which participating states can be assisted in undertaking a review of new and existing implementing legislation
OSCEConference-CounterTerrorismAndROL-Agenda (download conference agenda in PDF)
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