Claire L’Heureux-Dubé the 2003 Recipient of the Touchstones Award
At a reception hosted by the Canadian Legal Conference at the Annual Meeting of the CBA in Montreal last August, the Honourable Claire L’Heureux-Dubé was awarded the 2003 Touchstones Award.
Georgette Gagnon receives the 2003 Tarnopolsky Human Rights Award of the Canadian section of the ICJ
“Ms Gagnon is a distinguished defender of human rights and has demonstrated time and again her profound commitment to advancing human rights,” says Professor Ed Ratushny, President of the Canadian Section of the ICJ.
ICJ demands fair hearing for Supreme Court Judge facing impeachment
The ICJ today urged the Government of Argentina to ensure Judge Eduardo Moliné O’Connor receives a fair hearing in the impeachment proceedings currently underway against him in Congress.
ICJ condemns the imposition of state of emergency in Peru
Today the ICJ wrote to President Alejandro Toledo urging him to ensure that Peru respect its human rights obligations in its confrontation with striking workers.
ICJ condemns summary executions by Cuba
The ICJ deplores the summary execution on 11 April of three men who reportedly participated in the hijacking of a Cuban ferry on 2 April 2003.
ICJ condemns repeated attacks against the Colombian Commission of Jurists
The ICJ strongly condemns the accusations directed against the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) by Senator Enrique Gómez Hurtado.
These statements are the latest example of irresponsible and repeated conduct on the part of some politicians, members of the military forces and other powerful individuals connected with the Government who aim to discredit the integrity of the CCJ, its members and other human rights defenders.
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