International Commission of Jurists
US President Obama must veto bill allowing for indefinite detention without trial

US President Obama must veto bill allowing for indefinite detention without trial

Dec 21, 2011 | News

The ICJ today deplored the passage of legislation by the US House of Representatives that would allow for the indefinite imprisonment of terrorism suspects, detained anywhere in the world, without charge or trial.

The ICJ considers the legislation to be incompatible with international law, including human rights principles, and calls on US President Barack Obama to veto it.

Obama veto bill-press release-2011 (full text in English, PDF)

NGOs recommendations on the strengthening of the UN treaty bodies

NGOs recommendations on the strengthening of the UN treaty bodies

Oct 11, 2011 | Advocacy, Analysis briefs

Since 2009, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the strengthening and increased funding for the UN treaty bodies. 

The UN treaty bodies are the monitoring mechanisms established under the universal treaties on international human rights.

To date, however, this strengthening process has inadequately addressed the need to strengthen, streamline and coordinate the Individual Communications procedures of the treaty bodies.

A coalition of NGOs has therefore issued a joint statement on the strengthening of these procedures, which represent a key aspect of the right of access by all to international justice in the context of human rights. The joint statement includes recommendations to States, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the treaty bodies themselves.

statement strengthening treaty body-analysis brief-2011 (full text in English, PDF)

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