Lebanese human rights lawyer did not receive fair trial
The ICJ concluded in its report today that the appellate hearings on Lebanese human rights lawyer, Muhamad Mugraby, were not in accordance with international standards. (more…)
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Hearings on lawyer Muhamed Mugraby are flawed
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL) today condemned as manifestly unfair the 15 October appellate hearings on the case of human rights lawyer Dr. Muhamed Mugraby. (more…)
Lebanon: disciplinary proceedings against lawyers must be stopped
In a letter addressed today to the President of Lebanon, the ICJ requested that the Government stop all disciplinary proceedings against two lawyers who represented a well-known human rights lawyer. (more…)
Lebanon: arbitrary arrest and detention of lawyer
In a letter addressed to Lebanese President Lahoud, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers urged the Government to immediately release Muhamed Mugraby, a prominent human rights lawyer who was arrested and detained on the charge of “impersonating a lawyer”. (more…)
ICJ deplores the massacre in Lebanon
The ICJ urges the Lebanese government to take all adequate steps to ensure that the perpetrators of the Sunday massacre be brought to justice. (more…)
Jurists say Israeli raids on South Lebanon violate international law
The ICJ said today that the on-going Israeli raids on the South of Lebanon contravene the principles of international law. (more…)