On 1 March 2016, the ICJ, REDRESS and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) made a joint submission to the UN Committee against Torture in light of the United States of America’s One-Year Follow-up response to the Committee’s Recommendations. (more…)
(k) JUA 10/07/2015 Case No. USA 15/2015 State Reply: 11/09/2015 Allegations concerning the deportation of Haitians, and in particular persons suffering from serious mental and physical illnesses and requiring appropriated specialized psychological and medical attention, to post-earthquake Haiti. 666. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government concerning proceedings and treatment of […]
The ICJ joined more than 100 organizations in endorsing a call before the UN Human Rights Council for accountability of US officials responsible for torture and enforced disappearances in the rendition and secret detention programmes and for reparations to be provided for the victims. (more…)
The Colombian Commission of Jurists, an affiliate of the ICJ, today called for the UN Human Rights Council to uphold the use of civilian courts, rather than military tribunals, to try civilians and to adjudicate claims for human rights violations. (more…)
A panel discussion on Guantánamo and accountability for torture, featuring UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan E. Méndez and other experts, will take place in Geneva on 9 March 2015 in connection with the UN Human Rights Council session. (more…)
Procedural Posture Alla K. Pitcherskaia petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. Facts Among other things, the applicant claimed persecution on the basis of her political opinions in support of gay and lesbian […]
