ICJ’s Australian Section questions the Terrorism (Police Powers) Bill 2002
The Bill is due for further debate in the NSW Upper House on Tuesday this week.
ICJ to express concerns over unfair ILO practices
The practices of the Tribunal responsible for adjudicating employee complaints at the International Labor Organization (ILO) does not meet fundamental standards of justice, the ICJ will today tell a meeting of employee representatives gathered from around Europe.
27 lawyers charged with professional misconduct acquitted
The ICJ is satisfied by the decision of the No. 1 Ankara Heavy Penal Court on 31 October to acquit 27 lawyers who had been charged with professional misconduct under the Turkish Penal Law.
NGOs welcome new treaty to prevent torture
Joint NGO Press release on the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Tunisia slams door on civil society
The ICJ today expressed its outrage that the Government of Tunisia has, for the second time this year, turned back an expert ICJ delegation at Tunis airport.
ICJ delegation to visit Tunisia
An ICJ delegation will visit Tunisia from 26 to 31 October to gather information on the independence of the judiciary and assess the functioning of the legal profession.
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