Israeli Military operations in Gaza must stop – civilians must be protected

Israeli Military operations in Gaza must stop – civilians must be protected

The ICJ today called for an immediate end to the 12-day Israeli Military operations in Gaza that have claimed lives of more than 660 and wounded some 3.000 Palestinians.

Nine Israelis have also been killed during these operations. Many of the victims have been civilians.

“Palestinian civilians continue to pay the heaviest toll in operations that appear replete with violations of international humanitarian law”,” said the ICJ. “Many attacks have been indiscriminate or disproportionate, and Israel has failed in its legal obligation to take constant care to spare civilians and civilian objects from attack.

Palestine-Israeli military operations in Gaza must stop; civilians must be protected-Press releases-2009 (full text, PDF)

Nepal: the ICJ urges human rights amendments to the Disappearances Bill

Nepal: the ICJ urges human rights amendments to the Disappearances Bill

The ICJ is urging the Constituent Assembly to adopt a series of amendments to ensure compliance of the Bill on Disappearances Act with human rights obligations.

The proposed Disappearances Bill would criminalize the act of enforced disappearance, establish a commission to investigate past cases from 1996-2006, and provide for prosecution of perpetrators and reparations for victims. However, these laudable steps could be undermined in practice by weaknesses in certain provisions.

Nepal-The ICJ urges human rights amendments-Press releases-2008 (full text, PDF)

Nepal-ICJ letter to speaker-Open letters-2008-Eng (full text, PDF)

Nepal-ICJ letter to speaker-Open letters-2008-Nep (full text, PDF)

“Rights Work” conference, Stockholm: ICJ intervention on systematic work for human rights implementation

“Rights Work” conference, Stockholm: ICJ intervention on systematic work for human rights implementation

At the Conference on Systematic Work for Human Rights Implementation, the ICJ underscored the civil society’s dual role in terms of assessment of implementation of human rights norms as well as assistance to States in this regard.

According to the ICJ, the development of international norms has not been accomplished once and forever.

As an example, it pointed to a need to develop norms to extend the obligations to respect and ensure human rights also to businesses. On the other hand, the UN Universal Periodic Review and the system of treaty monitoring bodies should play a more meaningful role to help States ensure full compliance with human rights standards.

ICJ Intervention on Systematic Work for Human Rights Implementation-Events-2008 (full text, PDF)

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