ICJ condemns unfair trial of lawyer
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers said today that the trial of Syrian lawyer and human rights activist Akhtam Naisse is deeply flawed.
Human rights lawyers continue to be targeted
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers condemned the arbitrary arrest and detention of a human rights lawyer in Sudan and urged the Government to either bring charges or release him.
ICJ calls for independent inquiry into abuses and arrest and detention by coalition forces
The ICJ called for an independent and impartial investigation into the treatment of detainees and the whole process of arresting and detaining people in Iraq to be swiftly set up by the Coalition Forces.The call came as the first court martial of a US soldier involved in the abuse of Iraqi detainees concluded in Baghdad today.
Five lawyers in incommunicado detention
Five Sudanese lawyers who have been arbitrarily arrested and detained must be either charged or released, said the Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ.
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