The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) deplores the devastating criminal attacks carried out in Paris on 13 November, leading to the loss of at least 129 lives and many serious injuries. The ICJ extends its condolences to the victims and their families. (more…)
B. Aspects positifs 3. Le Comité note avec satisfaction que l’État partie a pris de nombreuses initiatives pour protéger les droits civils et politiques et que des progrès ont été faits à cet égard. Il salue en particulier l’adoption des mesures législatives ou institutionnelles suivantes: e) L’adoption de la loi nº 2013-404 du 17 mai […]
Today, the ICJ presented its written submissions to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of A.N. v. France (Application No. 12956/15). (more…)
The ICJ deplores today’s murderous attack against journalists and others by armed assailants at the offices of the weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (more…)
The ICJ, TRIAL, FIACAT, ACAT-France and CFDA have presented to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances a submission on the respect by France of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. (more…)
Procedural Posture Wilfrid Francis A. and Marie-Jeanne T., a married couple, filed a petition to the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Brest seeking to change Wilfrid’s name to Chloé and to change the sex to female in both the birth certificate and marriage act, but the tribunal ruled against their petition. Consequently, the plaintiffs filed […]
