Para que el gobierno Colombiano cumpla con sus recomendaciones internacionales: Naciones Unidas incrementa sus exigencias
La Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas llama al Gobierno a cumplir sus obligaciones internacionales, a la vez que refuerza y respalda las acciones de la ONU en Colombia.
UN Commission on Human Rights: erratic political will despite rhetoric for change
At the end of an erratic Commission on Human Rights, the ICJ said that structural reform of the UN human rights system must be built on the foundation of political will to tackle the worst human rights situations around the world.
Russia : ICJ concerned over conviction of lawyer
The ICJ expressed concern today over the conviction of lawyer Mikhail Ivanovich Trepashkin to 2 years’ imprisonment for the illegal possession of a gun amidst allegations that the gun had been planted in his car.
Chilean Supreme Court must not terminate the mandate of judges investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship
The ICJ, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch call on the Chilean Supreme Court to revise its decision to terminate the mandate of the special judges currently investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship.
The Chilean Supreme Court should reconsider its decision to end the mandate of the special judges investigating human rights violations committed under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, a group of leading international human rights organizations said today in an urgent appeal made in support of their Chilean counterparts.
Chile-crimes shut down-press release-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
Nombramiento de Corte Suprema debe respetar independencia
La CIJ y la Comisión Andina de Juristas, afiliada de la CIJ en la región, expresaron su profunda preocupación frente a la grave crisis judicial y política que vive Ecuador.
UN: monitor needed to protect rights in counter-terrorism
As the international community is poised to establish a special rapporteur of the United Nations on protecting human rights in counter-terrorism efforts, a small number of states – led by China, Russia and United States – are colluding to block the establishment of an effective mandate.
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