The ICJ Before the Constitutional Court of Colombia
In oral submissions to the Constitutional Court of Colombia, the ICJ today deplored “the National Security Law as a coup d’état against the rule of law”.
The ICJ urges the Court to strike down the law as incompatible with both international human rights law and the Colombian Constitution.
Rule of Law Must be Respected in Relation to Detainees in Guantanamo Bay
The ICJ urges the US Government to clarify the legal basis of the detention of persons at Guantanamo bay and to abide by its international and national legal obligations.
US military commissions should not try accused terrorists
The ICJ is alarmed by the Executive Order issued by President Bush on 13 November, authorizing the establishment of military commissions to try persons accused of terrorist activities.
Following killing, ICJ asks Mexico to protect human rights defenders
The ICJ today wrote to Mexican President Vincente Fox (photo) asking for a full investigation into the murder of human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa, with a view to prosecuting those persons responsible.
ICJ urges government to investigate death threats against Prosecutor
The ICJ today wrote to the Government of Guatemala expressing deep concern about death threats made against public prosecutor Leopoldo Zeissig.
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