Return to position of principle: time to repeal anti-terrorism law
The ICJ and JUSTICE, its British section, call for the repeal of the law that allows for indefinite administrative detention without trial.
ICJ high-level mission to examine impact of democratic security policy and negotiations with paramilitaries
The ICJ begins a ten-day high-level mission to Colombia today to assess the impact of the “democratic security policy” on human rights, the administration of justice and the rule of law in the country.
International Commission of Jurists observes Palestinian Presidential elections
At the request of its West Bank affiliate Al Haq, the ICJ sent a delegation of international observers to the Presidential elections of the Palestinian Authority, which took place on 9 January 2005.
December ICJ E-Bulletin on counter terrorism and human rights – no. 3
Read the 3rd issue of ICJ’s monthly newsletter on proposed and actual changes in counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices and their impact on human rights at the national, regional and international levels.
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Law Lords rule against 9-11 law – time for governments’ review of preventive detention
“Yesterday’s ruling of the Law Lords is a landmark for human rights and the rule of law”, says ICJ Secretary General, Nicholas Howen.
Nepal: human rights defenders under threat, enhanced international protection urgently needed
Human rights defenders in Nepal face grave threats amid the country’s deepening human rights crisis, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ said today.
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