Unfair trial against Syrian human rights defender
The ICJ and other rights groups express their serious concern about the situation of human rights and human rights defenders in Syria.
April ICJ E-Bulletin on counter terrorism and human rights – no. 5
Read the 5th 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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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.
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