The ICJ welcomes the significant achievements in a difficult political climate taken by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights during its 55th session, which concluded on Friday.
Information and knowledge is power. The ICJ launched its new website designed to act as the hub of the ICJ network.
Today, a United Nations human rights body in Geneva adopted the first set of comprehensive international human rights norms specifically applying to transnational corporations and other businesses.
La CIJ a exprimé ses préoccupations à l’égard de l’administration de la justice par les tribunaux militaires et de la discrimination sur la base de l’orientation sexuelle dont les justiciables sont victimes dans le cadre des systèmes de justice pénale.
Sub-Commission55-oral intervention point 3-non-judicial submission-2003 (full text in French, PDF)
HRC61: Joint oral statement of The ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Decriminalizing Conduct Associated with Poverty and Status
HRC61: Oral statement of The ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Thailand: Draft Domestic Violence Act should be revised in line with international standards