ICJ and other human rights groups call on the Human Rights Council to adopt the draft International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and transmit it to the General Assembly.
The trial of the six trustees of the independent radio station “Voice of the People” (VOP), begins today at the Magistrates’ Court, Rotten Row, Harare.
The ICJ expressed its grave concern today at what it called serious and persistent harassment of lawyers in Ecuador representing 30,000 plaintiffs in a civil action against U.S. company Chevron.
The ICJ today called on all states to end involvement in these systematic human rights violations perpetrated under the guise of countering terrorism.
The ICJ continued to observe the trials of Mohamed Nasheed, Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, who is charged with treason and terrorism.
The ICJ has observed three of the four hearings that have taken place since both cases began on 28 August 2005.
The ICJ’s trial observer, Faisz Musthapha, former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and former Chairman of the Sri Lankan National Human Rights Commission, has been monitoring the trial for compliance with international fair trial standards.
To date the ICJ has not provided any media interviews on the trial observation. When appropriate the ICJ will make public its findings regarding the trials of Mohamed Nasheed.
The ICJ continues to discuss fair trial standards with both Government and court officials in the Maldives.
Maldives-observe trial Nasheed-Press releases-2006 (full text, PDF)
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