Russian Federation: Authorities must end attacks on lawyers and abuse of foreign agents law The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today condemned the widespread and escalating attacks on independent lawyers in the Russian Federation and urges the Russian authorities to cease harassment of lawyers. (more…)
The ICJ announces the online publication of “Attacks on Justice: A Global Report on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers” between January 2000 and November 2001. (more…)
It has become a tradition that the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers produces an annual account of the measures taken during the year against individual judges or lawyers or which undermine the judiciary and the legal profession as a whole. (more…)
The CIJL has been issuing reports on the attacks on judges and lawyers every year since 1989. Throughout the year, we gather information on issues related to the independence of the judiciary and legal profession around the world. (more…)
This eighth edition of the C IJL annual report Attacks on Justice reveals that there are significant structural defects in the legal and judicial systems in many countries that lead to the improper administration of justice and contribute to impunity. (more…)
The plight of judges and lawyers as well as the structural problems in legal systems are annually highlighted in Attacks on Justice. Every year, this report sheds an alarming light on the state of human rights protection around the world. (more…)
