Campaign announced to project jurists : 144 Judges and lawyers persecuted since January 1988
The ICJ today released a list of 144 judges and lawyers who have been harassed, detained or killed in 31 countries since the beginning of 1988.
ICJ appeals for the release of Terry Anderson and the ICRC hostages
On the fifth anniversary of the kidnapping of the Associated Press Middle East correspondent, Terry Anderson, the ICJ appeals on humanitarian grounds to those who are holding him to set him free.
We are at a loss to understand for what purpose his captors are holding him. Of all the American and European victims of kidnapping in the Middle East, he is believed to be the longest held captive. . As all governments have made clear that they are not prepared to barter his release, we urge all those who have any influence with his captors to join in urging his release. At the same time we make a similar appeal in favour of all those held captive in this way, including the latest two, the health professionals of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Emanuel Christen and Elio Enrique, who have now been held in captivity for over four months.
ICJ calls for end to Leyla Zana trial after 10 years of proceedings
On the day it released two reports on the first re-trial and appeal of Leyla Zana and her co-defendants, the ICJ called for the Heavy Penal Court to dismiss the charges against the former parliamentarians.
Human rights organisations urge visiting Tamil Tiger delegation to end killings and recruitment of child soldiers
The ICJ and other human rights groups called on the LTTE to end political killings and the recruitment of child soldiers and demonstrate how they will respect international humanitarian and human rights law in Sri Lanka.
Human rights NGOs call on UK Law Lords to rule against anti-terror law
On the eve of a major legal challenge in the House of Lords, JUSTICE and the ICJ call for the Law Lords to rule against the government’s 9/11 law permitting the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists.
September ICJ E-Bulletin on counter terrorism and human rights – no. 2
Read the 2nd 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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