Proposed UK anti-terror law raises serious concern
The ICJ today expressed concern over new counter-terrorism legislation proposed by the UK Government.
Opening speech by Nick Howen at high level Expert Seminar on ESCR in Nantes, France
As the Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists it gives me great pleasure to be here in Nantes at this High Level Expert Seminar on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
opening speech-event-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ calls on UN member states to salvage wreckage of human rights promise
The ICJ today called on United Nations member states to salvage the wreckage of their human rights promise by rebuilding a consensus by 31 December, to create a new, standing human rights body with greater authority and effectiveness.
Le tribunal confisque la liberté d’expression de la Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l’Homme
La CIJ déplore la décision du Tribunal de première instance de Tunis de ne pas autoriser cette organisation affiliée à la CIJ à tenir son congrès annuel comme prévu les 9, 10 et 11 septembre 2005.
Egypt: court decision on independent monitoring bypassed by presidential Election Commission
The ICJ expresses deep concerns at the refusal of the Presidential Election Commission to abide by a court decision to allow independent poll monitoring.
ICJ calls on government of Nepal and Maoists to respect journalists on global day of action for press freedom in Nepal
The ICJ called on the Government of Nepal to lift legal restrictions on media freedoms and to immediately take measures to end intimidation, censorship, and unlawful detention of journalists.
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