ICJ condemns detention of two Ghanaian lawyers
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL) has called on the government of Ghana to release two leading lawyers detained without charges.
ICJ condemns China’s violations of international law
The ICJ strongly condemns the measures taken by the government of the Peoples Republic of China to silence its courageous youth – a generation who dared to utter a prolonged cry for liberty.
ICJ protests Paraguay arrests
The ICJ has strongly protested the arrest by Paraguayan authorities yesterday of at least 18 opposition leaders just days before the 40th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
West Bank: illegal persecution under Beit Sahour seige
The ICJ has received from its West Bank affiliate, AI-Haq (ie. Justice), the following report dated 15 July on the siege of the town of Beit Sahour.
ICJ preliminary report on mission to study mental health reforms in Japan
The ICJ published its preliminary report on a mission to Japan in April 1988 to examine both the reaction to the important reforms of the Mental Health Law and the measures being taken to implement the reforms.
ICJ report on South Africa: human rights and the rule of law
The ICJ announces the publication today by Pinter Publishers of “South Africa: Human Rights and the Rule of Law”, a 160-page report of a mission to South Africa in 1987.
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