Two ICJ members join UN Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
Today, the ICJ announced that former Argentinean Senator Hipolito Solari Yrigoyen, who is a Member of the ICJ since 1993, had been elected as a Member of the UN Human Rights Committee.
African states establish supranational Human Rights Court
The ICJ welcomes the decision taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity (DAU) on 9 June 1998, to establish an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
ICJ elects new members from Cameroon, Colombia, India and Pakistan
Today, the ICJ announced that Mr. Rajeev Dhavan (India), Dr. Gustavo Gallon (Colombia), Mr. Maurice Kamto (Cameroon) and Ms Asma Jahangir (Pakistan) had been elected as members of the organization.
UN Commission on Human Rights forsakes victims of human rights violations
The ICJ found that the UN Commission on Human Rights, which ended its yearly session last Friday, continues to be marred by extreme politicization.
Jurists say major states are dragging their feet on the creation of a permanent International Criminal Court
The ICJ welcomes that some progress has been made during the August 1997 session of the UN Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.
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