UN Special Rapporteur on Judges & Lawyers dialogue with Human Rights Council

UN Special Rapporteur on Judges & Lawyers dialogue with Human Rights Council

Mrs Gabriela Knaul (Brazil) today participated in an Interactive Dialogue with the Human Rights Council. Topics included children in the justice system, her visits to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and Portugal, and the need more generally for better implementation of relevant UN standards.

Mrs Knaul’s appearance before the Human Rights Council will be her last before her term in the mandate comes to an end in the coming months.

Her successor as UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges & lawyers is to be appointed at the end of the Council session, on 3 July 2015.

Following an initial presentation by the Special Rapporteur, the concerned countries responded, followed by discussion by other states, and civil society.

Tunisia: amend or drop Security Bill

Tunisia: amend or drop Security Bill

Provisions on State secrecy and “denigrating” security forces undermine free speech, the ICJ and 12 other rights organizations say.

The ICJ today joined 12 international organizations calling on the tunisian authorities to amend a controversial new Security Bill inconsistent with international standards, especially provisions that could criminalize the conduct of journalists, whistleblowers, human rights defenders, and others who criticize the police and that would allow security forces to use deadly force when it is not strictly necessary to protect lives.

Download the full statement:

Tunisia-Security Bill joint statement -News-Press releases-2015-ENG (PDF, English)

Tunisia-Security Bill joint statement -News-Press releases-2015-ARA (PDF, Arabic)

Tunisia: Accountability of the prosecutorial services

Tunisia: Accountability of the prosecutorial services

Prosecutors at all levels, like other public officials must accountable when they have been involved in violations of human rights or other breaches of professional standards, including in proceedings based on complaints brought by individuals.{{1}}  Disciplinary...
Tunisia: Accountability of the prosecutorial services

Tunisia: The prosecutor’s career

Persons selected as prosecutors must be individuals of integrity and ability, with appropriate training and qualifications.{{1}} Accordingly, States must ensure that selection criteria embody safeguards against appointments based on partiality or prejudice, and that...
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