Kyrgyzstan: ill-treatment and unfair trial for Azimzhan Askarov
A new report by the ICJ says there have been multiple violations of human rights in the arrest and trial of Azimzhan Askarov, a prominent Kyrgyz human rights defender.
ICJ event on human rights issues in the department of Petén in Guatemala
In the margins of the UN Human Rights Council’s 21st regular session, the Centre Europe-Tiers Monde (CETIM) and the ICJ today held a parallel event on impunity and exploitation of natural resources in Guatemala.
The event discussed the overall question of justice for indigenous communities in Guatemala. It was followed by the showin of excerpts from Grégory Lassalle’s documentary Des déreives de l’art aux dérivés du pétrole.
Panellists included Ramón Cadena, Director of the ICJ Central America Programme; Hilda Ventura and Mario Mucú, representatives of the Maya communities of San Andrés and Petén; and Melik Özden, UN Representative and Co-Director of CETIM.
HRC21-ParallelEvent-Guatemala-2012 (download flyer, in PDF)
Nepal: suspend promotion of new police chief
Probe, don’t promote, alleged human rights abuser Kuber Singh Rana, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ said today.
ICJ calls for firm action on Syria by the Human Rights Council
The ICJ called on the UN Human Rights Council to request the Security Council to immediately refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. Watch the webcast of ICJ’s statement.
As a matter of urgency, the Security Council should take other effective measures to protect civilians and address the humanitarian crisis in Syrian cities and villages, the ICJ urged. The ICJ delivered its oral statement on 17 September 2012 in the course of the general debate on situations requiring the Council’s attention, during the course of the 21st regular session of the Human Rights Council.
HRC21-Item4GD-Syria-Oral Statement-non-legal submissions-2012 (download statement, in PDF)
ICJ high-level discussion on the role of judges and lawyers in transition
In the margins of the UN Human Rights Council 21st regular session, the ICJ held today a high-level discussion on the role of judges and lawyers in transition.
The ICJ side event discussed the role of, and challenges faced by, judges and lawyers in transition, especially as this relates to the promotion and enjoyment of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence.
Panellists included Pablo de Greiff, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Judge Stefan Techsel, Judge Ad Litem at the ICTY, and Govinda Sharma, senior advocate from Nepal.
HRC21-J&LinTransition-flyer-Event-2012 (full text in PDF)
Seminario: la detenzione amministrativa e l’espulsione dei migranti e la protezione internazionale nel diritto internazionale ed italiano
La ICJ ed l’ASGI organizzano un seminario per giudici, giudici di pace, avvocati ed altri operatori legali e studiosi sui principi e le norme di diritto internazionale ed europeo applicabili al controllo giurisdizionale della detenzione dei migranti ed alla protezione dei richiedenti asilo.
Il seminario sarà suddiviso in due giornate, con ampi spazi per discussione:
La prima giornata (venerdì 14 settembre – 14:30 – 19:00), dopo un excursus generale sul diritto internazionale ed europeo in rispetto al diritto italiano, analizzerà la normativa e la giurisprudenza internazionale sul diritto al controllo giudiziale della detenzione dei migranti.
La seconda giornata (sabato 15 settembre – 8:30 – 13:30) analizzerà in maniera più dettagliata la normativa e la giurisprudenza internazionale in materia di protezione internazionale con ampi riferimenti alla situazione attuale italiana.
Il seminario è a numero chiudo (50 persone) e gratuito. Il programme del seminario e l’annuncio con le istruzioni per iscriversi sono disponibilii qui sotto.
AnnuncioSeminarioICJASGI-events-1415Sett2012 (text in PDF)
AgendaseminarioICJASGI-events-agenda-1415Sett-1-2012-ita (text in PDF)
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