The ICJ, Amnesty and independent experts Eugene R. Fidell, Elizabeth L. Hillman, Nancy Duff Campbell, made a submission for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States on the failure of the US military justice system to comply with the State’s international human rights obligations.
USA-Military Justice system UPR-Advocacy-non legal submission-2014 (full text in pdf)
The ICJ is delighted to announce five new Commissioners: Professor Kyong-Wahn Ahn (Republic of Korea), Justice Adolfo Azcuna (Philippines), Professor Miguel Carbonell (Mexico), Justice Yvonne Mokgoro (South Africa) and Justice Ajit Parkash Shah (India).
Declaración de la CIJ al finalizar su reciente visita al municipio de Rabinal, departamento de Baja Verapaz, y sus reuniones con dirigentes comunitarios y defensores de derechos humanos.
La Comisión Internacional de Juristas visitó el municipio de Rabinal, Departamento de Baja Verapaz, del 6 al 8 del presente mes. En dicha visita los delegados de la CIJ tuvieron oportunidad de conversar con dirigentes comunitarios y defensores de derechos humanos y recabar información sobre la situación que se vive en el municipio.
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Today’s judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, finding Poland responsible for violating the human rights of two victims of CIA renditions and secret detentions, involving enforced disappearance and torture, is a victory for the rule of law in Europe, the ICJ said today.
La CIJ expresa su honda preocupación por la cancelación de las visas a dos voluntarios de las Brigadas Internacionales de Paz.
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Egypt: NGOs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Ibrahim Metwally, detained solely for peacefully exercising his human rights
Egypt: Authorities must stop persecuting political opponent Ahmad Tantawi and his wife
Libya: Investigate unidentified bodies and reported mass graves in Abu Salim
EU: ICJ and other organisations urge immediate EU action on Hungary’s erosion of human rights and rule of law