ICJ calls on government of Malaysia to ensure protection of lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
The ICJ today wrote to the Prime Minister of Malaysia urging that the Government ensure the protection of lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar.
ICJ launches expert legal inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law in the armed conflict in Lebanon
The ICJ has established an Expert Legal Inquiry to investigate whether and to what extent the Israeli Forces and Hezbollah violated international humanitarian and human rights laws during the Lebanon conflict.
Sri Lankan civilians urgently need protection: ICJ calls on government and LTTE to publicly state commitment to international humanitarian law
The ICJ today called on the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to abide by international human rights and humanitarian law.
The LTTE must cease any indiscriminate or targeted attacks against civilians and immediately guarantee access for independent human rights investigators, the ICJ further said.
“Civilians have borne the brunt of the recent escalation of fighting. Yet international human rights law guarantees the right to life and the fundamental rule of international humanitarian law is that those fighting must distinguish between civilian and military targets, between civilians and combatants”, said Nicholas Howen, ICJ Secretary-General.
Sri Lanka-civilian protection international humanitarian law-Press releases-2006 (full text, PDF)
ICJ welcomes draft bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
The ICJ today welcomed the consideration of a bill by the Philippines’ Senate that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Address by Michèle Rivet, ICJ Commissioner, to the Canadian Bar Association Judge’s Forum
The Honourable Justice Michèle Rivet, President of Quebec Human Rights Tribunal and ICJ Commissioner addressed a speech to the Canadian Bar Association Judge’s Forum on Monday 14 August 2006.
Protecting civilians cannot await diplomatic efforts: ICJ calls on Hezbollah and Israel to abide by laws of war
The ICJ said today that protecting the lives of civilians in Lebanon and Israel cannot wait the outcome of international diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
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