Jurists denounce stalling of democratic process in Haiti
The ICJ strongly denounces the assassination of a number of persons, including Mr Antoine Izmery (photo), a political personality closely associated to President Aristide, on 11 September.
The collapse of Constitutional order in Guatemala
On the 25 May 1993, the President of Guatemala, Jorge Serrano Elias adopted exceptional measures which have constituted a break with the established Constitutional order.
Chile judiciary shut its eyes to junta’s brutality, report says
Chile’s judiciary was a pliant partner of the military junta and shut its eyes to violations of constitutional rights, says a report issued today by the ICJ.
Jurists call for vigilance in Haiti: “No to impunity, yes to justice”
Before deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide can return safely to his homeland, extra vigilance is needed to protect human rights in Haiti, the ICJ cautioned today.
El Salvador: call for withdrawal of Amnesty Bills exonerating military and other state agents for grave crimes
The ICJ is shocked by the examining magistrate’s report in the case of the nine soldiers implicated in the assassination in of six Jesuit priests in their residence at the Universidad Centroamericana in November 1989.
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