Philippines: New counter-terrorism law proposed
Following bombings in Manila, Makati City and Davao on 14 February, the Government urged Congress to pass an anti-terrorism law. The proposed bill includes provisions on financing of terrorism, broadening powers of search and arrest, and increased surveillance...Nepal: State of emergency justified as fight against terrorism
Following King Gyanendra’s proclamation of the state of emergency and dissolution of parliament on 1 February justified to fight against terrorism in the country, the human rights situation continued to gravely deteriorate. In a report released in March, the ICJ urged...
Human rights crisis continues: member states must stand firm on Nepal at the Commission on Human Rights
The ICJ and other human rights groups today called on the international community to stand firm in its response to the human rights crisis in Nepal at the Commission on Human Rights.
Nepal’s human rights crisis: ICJ urges united response at UN Commission on Human Rights
King Gyanendra (photo) has abandoned the rule of law and deepened the conflict in Nepal since assuming direct power and suspending almost all rights under a state of emergency, said the ICJ.
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