No more delays in Anwar appeal
The ICJ urged the Malaysian Federal Court to deliver its judgment expeditiously in the appeal of Anwar Ibrahim. The former deputy prime minister is in jail on politically motivated charges of corruption and sodomy.
International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion: time for implementation
“This ruling is a powerful statement that the Barrier as constructed is a violation of international law,” said Nicholas Howen, Secretary-General of the ICJ, welcoming the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Separation Barrier.
President threatens Constitutional Court
The ICJ today expressed concern at remarks reportedly made by the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, which could be viewed as an attempt to intimidate the Ugandan judiciary.
ICJ comment on Israeli Supreme Court barrier decision
“The Israeli Supreme Court has taken a significant first step in recognizing the disproportionate and acute hardship the Separation Barrier causes for the population in the Occupied Territories,” said Nicholas Howen, ICJ Secretary General.
First step in taking Guantanamo detainees out of legal black hole
“The US Supreme Court has taken the first step in closing the legal black hole in which the US Government is holding prisoners in Guantanamo Bay”, said Nicholas Howen, Secretary General of the ICJ.
Human rights lawyers continue to be targeted
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers condemned the arbitrary arrest and detention of a human rights lawyer in Sudan and urged the Government to either bring charges or release him.
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