International Commission of Jurists

Egypt: Wave of arrests following terrorist attacks in Cairo

Jun 8, 2005

Following the terrorist attacks in Cairo on 30 April 2005, the Egyptian authorities reportedly arrested and detained around 200 people from the villages of origin of the alleged perpetrators. The alleged instigator of the attacks reportedly died in custody, raising...

Bahrain: Counter-terrorism law reduces safeguards against torture

Jun 8, 2005

The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed concern about the broad definitions of terrorism and terrorist groups and the erosion of judicial safeguards against torture in a proposed counter-terrorism law in Bahrain. The ICJ made a written submission to the CAT...
Submission by the ICJ on the impact of the draft Law on counter-terrorism of Bahrain

Submission by the ICJ on the impact of the draft Law on counter-terrorism of Bahrain

May 12, 2005 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

On 10 May, the ICJ made a submission to the Committee against Torture (CAT) on the recently introduced draft law on counter-terrorism in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

This law – if adopted – would greatly reduce safeguards against torture, cruel or inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment and negatively affect the implementation of the Convention against Torture in Bahrain. The ICJ invited the Committee to assess the impact of this draft law on the implementation of Bahrain’s obligations under the Convention and make recommendations to Bahrain to ensure that the law complies with international human right standards.

Bahrain-impact law counter-terrorism-non-judicial submission-2005 (full text in English, PDF)

Bahrain-impact law counter-terrorism-non-judicial submission-2005 (full text in Arabic, PDF)

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