ICJ begins high level mission to Nepal to explore inclusion of human rights in Nepal’s peace process
The ICJ today began a five-day high-level mission to Nepal to assess the human rights and rule of law situation in the country.
Comunicado final de la visita de la Comisión Internacional de Juristas a Nicaragua
La CIJ concluye hoy su visita a Nicaragua.
Misión de alto nivel de la CIJ visitará Nicaragua para evaluar estado de derecho y administración de justicia
La CIJ emprenderá una visita a Nicaragua con el objetivo de analizar la situación de la administración de justicia y el estado de derecho antes de las inminentes elecciones presidenciales.
Human Rights Watch honors the head of ICJ affiliated organization in Nepal
Mandira Sharma, a leading human rights advocate from Nepal, will receive Human Rights Watch’s highest honor on November 2.
In 2001, Sharma helped found Advocacy Forum, a Nepali NGO and ICJ Affiliated Organisation that has played an instrumental role in defending the rights of Nepali people caught in the brutal civil war between Maoist insurgents and the Nepali government, during which more than 13,000 Nepalis were killed, most of them by government troops.
Nepal-HRW honors Nepali activist-Press releases-2006 (full text, PDF)
Human rights defenders from Iran and Zimbabwe receive 2006 Martin Ennals Award
The ICJ, member of the Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, announced today that Arnold Zunga (photo) and Akbar Ganji have been selected as the winners of the 2006 Martin Ennals Award.
ICJ Expert legal inquiry into possible violations of international humanitarian law begins second stage of investigations
The ICJ Expert Legal Inquiry into Possible Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Armed Conflict in Lebanon today began the next stage of its investigations.
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