The ICJ condemns the violent assault against the Maldives Judicial Services Commission (JSC) member Aishath Velezinee on 3 January 2011.
The ICJ calls on the Government of the Maldives to immediately launch an independent, impartial, and transparent investigation into this incident.
Maldives-attack-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
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The ICJ congratulates Ms. Asma Jahangir on her election as President of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
The ICJ today urged the Government of Nepal to reverse its decision to extend the tenure of Colonel Raju Basnet, alleged to have been involved in systematic enforced disappearance and torture and ill-treatment.
The ICJ today urged the Government of Nepal to take swift action to enforce pending judicial orders regarding serious crimes allegedly committed by members of both the Nepal Army and the Maoist Party.
These include the 2004 murder of 13-year-old Maina Sunuwar while detained at the Army’s Peacekeeping Training Centre and the 1998 murder of Ujjan Kumar Shrestha by Constituent Assembly (CA) Member Balkrishna Dhungel.
Nepal-cease obstruction justice-press release-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Nepal-cease obstruction justice-press release-2010 (full text in Nepali, PDF)
An ICJ delegation visited Maldives to assess progress towards the establishment of an independent, impartial, and competent judiciary, and make recommendations.
The ICJ urged collaboration by all political parties and authorities to support the consolidation of an independent, impartial, and competent judiciary. The delegation noted remaining challenges in this regard as well as steps to take the process beyond recent controversies.
Maldives-independent judiciary-web story-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
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