The ICJ delivered an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council, during the interactive dialogue with the Commission of inquiry on the Situation on human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.
30 Human rights groups, including the ICJ have signed a statement calling upon the League of Arab State’s (LAS) member States to substantially revise the draft statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights (the Arab Court).
The LAS should also ensure the full accordance of the Arab Court with international human rights law and standards, including obligations assumed by LAS member States, the statement says.
In addition, the human rights groups strongly condemn the fact that both the LAS and the expert committee went about their drafting exercise without consulting with any civil society groups, despite their vast expertise in relevant issues, or any other stakeholders, despite several requests from civil society organizations to engage in the process.
The full text can be downloaded below in English and Arabic:
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The ICJ strongly condemns two rulings by the Minya Criminal Court issued today. In the first ruling, the court convicted and sentenced to death 683 individuals.
The ICJ today welcomed steps taken by the Palestinian authorities to accede to core international human rights and humanitarian law conventions.
The ICJ made an oral statement on the recommendations made to Israel by the UN Human Rights Council, following Israel’s Universal Periodic Review.
The ICJ statement focussed on recommendations related to:
The full statement can be downloaded in PDF: Advocacy-UN-HRC25-IsraelUPR-20032014
Video of the discussion, including the ICJ statement, may be viewed here.
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