UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: ICJ assessment
Today the ICJ assessed the work of the 52nd session of the United Nations Sub-Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held from 31 July-18 August 2000 in Geneva.
Sierra Leone War Crimes Tribunal : operational concerns
The ICJ congratulates the United Nations Security Council for unanimously adopting Resolution 1315 (2000), which calls for an independent special court to try perpetrators of international law crimes in Sierra Leone.
412 jurists attacked in 49 countries
Today, ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers released the findings of its 10th annual report, Attacks on Justice – The Harassment and Persecution of Judges and Lawyers.
ICJ welcomes decision to lift Pinochet’s immunity
Today, the ICJ welcomed the decision of the Chilean Supreme Court of Justice to strip Senator Augusto Pinochet of his parliamentary immunity.
Malaysia: ICJ condemns Anwar verdict
The ICJ strongly condemns the sentencing by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur of former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his adopted brother Sukma Darmawan for alleged sodomy.
Jurists welcome improvements in Turkey’s judicial system
Today, the ICJ released a report of a mission entitled « The Independence of Judges and Lawyers in the Republic of Turkey ».
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