Malawi: charges against judges dropped
The ICJ welcomes the decision of President Bakili Muluzi (photo) to dismiss impeachment charges against two High Court judges after reviewing the report of the Judicial Service Commission.
Concern expressed over forced removals from Hong Kong
The ICJ and JUSTICE, its Hong Kong Section, are concerned over the methods used by immigration and police officers to effect removal from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of right of abode claimants.
US unsigning of ICC Treaty threatens grave consequences for international law
The ICJ expresses its profound dismay at the announcement by the United States that it is to remove its signature from the Rome Statute for an International Criminal Court (ICC Treaty).
Detention and torture of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe
The ICJ intervened with President Charles Taylor Liberia, expressing its deep concern over the detention without charge and torture of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe.
UN Commission fails to uphold human rights in fight against terror
Amnesty International, FIDH, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ expressed dismay at the Commission on Human Rights’ failure to adopt measures to protect human rights in the fight against terror.
UN Human Rights Commission: major setbacks in monitoring and some advances in law making
The ICJ today said that the integrity of the UN human rights framework had been seriously impugned by this year’s session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
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