The ICJ condemns the deliberate misrepresentation of international human rights law
The ICJ today condemned the misrepresentation of international human rights law by some member States of the UN Human Rights Council.
Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, A/HRC/13/30/Add.3, 8 February 2011, Senegal
VI. REMARKS I. Detentions on grounds of sexual orientation 72. The Working Group received information according to which officers of the National Police had detained persons on allegations of committing “unnatural sexual acts”. This was the case of four men arrested...
Hissène Habré doit être extradé vers la Belgique
La CIJ, dans une lettre adressée au Président du Sénégal, S.E.M. Abdoulaye Wade, a demandé que M. Hissène Habré soit extradé vers la Belgique.
Jurists deplore Senegal’s dismissal of torture charges against Hissène Habré
Today, the ICJ voiced extreme concern over political maneuverings in Senegal that led to the dismissal of charges of torture against former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre on 4 July.
Senegal is the first state to ratify the International Criminal Court’s statute
Senegal has become the first country to ratify the Rome Statute for the Establishment of the International Criminal Court.