Bangalore Declaration and Plan of Action
Between 23-25 October 1995, the ICJ, in conjunction with the Commission’s triennial meeting, convened in Bangalore, India, a conference on economic, social and cultural rights and the role of lawyers.
Pakistan: ICJ pressured on Kashmir report
The ICJ regrets the Government of Pakistan’s attempt to influence the result of the ICJ report on Kashmir.
Reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child: a look at the reservations of Asian State Parties
The document consists of three parties. The first is a general review of the basic rules regarding reservations to treaties. The second part contains a country-by-country review, outlining the reservations made by Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand. The third part contains conclusions, focusing on the best strategies for NGO advocacy with regard to these reservations to the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Asia-Convention Rights of the Child-non-legal submission-1994-eng (full text in English, PDF)
The ICJ deplores arrest of former Indian High Court Judge
The ICJ today expressed concern to the Government of India about the arrest of a former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Ajit Singh Bains, on 3 April.
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