Uganda: ICJ alarmed by assault on civilian judiciary, will observe trial
The ICJ urges the Ugandan authorities to respect the independence of the judiciary and the rights of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Bisegye to a fair trial.
Uganda: Opposition leader charged with terrorism
Kizza Bisegye, opposition leader and candidate in approaching Presidential elections, has been charged with terrorism before a Ugandan military court. Based on substantially the same facts, Kizza Bisegye has also been charged with treason before the civilian High...
Hissène Habré doit être extradé vers la Belgique
La CIJ, dans une lettre adressée au Président du Sénégal, S.E.M. Abdoulaye Wade, a demandé que M. Hissène Habré soit extradé vers la Belgique.
Swaziland: Government re-introduces counter-terrorism bill
On 15 July, the Parliament rejected the Government’s constitutional reform proposal to establish special courts to try terrorist suspects. The Parliament followed a recommendation by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that special courts would not be more...
Zimbabwe : proposed constitutional reforms latest blow to the rule of law
The ICJ today called on Parliament to reject a constitutional amendment bill that would seriously reduce constitutional freedoms and protections in Zimbabwe.
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