African Region: Regional Launch of Practitioners’ Guide on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law to Decriminalize Poverty and Status
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)—jointly with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) at the University of London and the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec)—has held the African launch of its Practitioners’ Guide: “A Human Rights-Based Approach to...
Bolivia: New Report Highlights Shortcomings and Challenges of Judicial Independence
Judicial election processes and reform efforts deeply flawed The ICJ, jointly with the Due Process Law Foundation and the Latin American Federation of Magistrates, today launched the report titled “Neither comprehensive judicial elections nor judicial...
Venezuela: the collapse of public education
In a report released today on the right to education in Venezuela, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on Venezuela to take immediate measures to reverse the sharp deterioration of the public education system over the past decade. The report, Hidden...
Venezuela: Systematic failure by the Prosecution Office to tackle gross human rights violations brings about near total-impunity
In a report released today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) evaluates the failure of Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office to address cases involving gross human rights violations amounting crimes under international criminal law. The report concludes...
Venezuela: los abogados no pueden ejercer su profesión de forma libre e independiente
En un documento publicado hoy, la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) llama la atención sobre los numerosos obstáculos y restricciones a los que se enfrentan las abogadas y los abogados en Venezuela al ejercer su profesión.
Las abogadass y los abogados que actúan de forma independiente son frecuentemente sometidos a acosos, intimidaciones, e incluso, a sanciones penales. Las abogadas y los abogados que actúan en casos de alto perfil, particularmente en casos con contenido político o que involucran violaciones a los derechos humanos, están especialmente en riesgo.
Como demuestra el documento, el entorno institucional no garantiza adecuadamente la independencia del sistema judicial, ni la protección de los derechos humanos.
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