Sep 1, 2003 | News
The use of Military Commissions for Afghani prisoners of war held at Guantanamo Bay will be used in future as a precedent by military regimes to justify further abuses of human rights.
The failure of the Australian Government to condemn the proposed Military Commissions proposed by the US is a further serious erosion of human rights,” said Steve Mark, Chairman of the Council of the Australian Section of the International Commission of Jurists.
Australia-government stance Guantanamo Bay-press release-2003-eng (full text, PDF)
Aug 29, 2003 | News
At a reception hosted by the Canadian Legal Conference at the Annual Meeting of the CBA in Montreal last August, the Honourable Claire L’Heureux-Dubé was awarded the 2003 Touchstones Award.
Aug 28, 2003 | News
In a letter addressed to President Museveni of Uganda, the ICJ expressed its concern at the Law Council’s intention to enforce a 1977 regulation that essentially aims to abrogate freedom of expression for lawyers.
Aug 22, 2003 | Agendas
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new ICJ Network Challenge Fund. The purpose of the fund is to help foster collaboration between members of the ICJ Network in the promotion and protection of human rights through the rule of law.
Aug 20, 2003 | News
“The proposals of the Justice Malimath Committee amount to an attack on the judiciary, prosecution and witnesses in criminal trial” said the ICJ.
Aug 20, 2003 | News
The ICJ expresses its profound sorrow at the death of the UN Representative in Iraq and High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and all of his colleagues and other civilians killed yesterday in Baghdad.
