Mauritania: leaders of military coup must immediately restore rule of law
The ICJ today called on the instigators of the military coup in Mauritania to immediately restore respect for the rule of law and the country’s Constitution.
The ICJ calls on the Palestinian Authority to abolish the death penalty and commute the executions imposed by military courts
The ICJ called on the Palestinian Government to abolish the death penalty, to commute the executions of the death sentences imposed by the military courts in Gaza and the West Bank.
A significant step forward towards ending impunity in Darfur, Sudan
The ICJ is pleased with the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to present a case to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir.
ICJ calls on Iranian authorities to cease harassment of Baha’i faith leaders
” The Six leaders of the Baha’i faith in Iran, who were arbitrarily arrested in Tehran in May 2008 and are being held incommunicado, must be released immediately or legally charged with a recognisable offence,” said the ICJ.
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ICJ urges Tunisian government to refrain from interference with judicial independence and from abusive counter-terrorism practices
The ICJ urged the Government of Tunisia to promptly address the serious reservations regarding its human rights record raised during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
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