The ICJ provides its views to the Committee Against Torture for the consideration of the Fourth Periodic Report of Israel. (más…)
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Kazakhstan: arbitrary disbarments undermine the independence of lawyers
At the UN, the ICJ today highlighted the need for Kazakhstan to ensure the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary, in particular by ending the arbitrary disbarment of lawyers. (más…)
Swaziland: workshop on sexual and gender-based violence
On 28 February 2018, the ICJ is holding a workshop on combatting sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Swaziland, in cooperation with Women and Law in Southern African – Swaziland (WLSA Swaziland) and the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA). (más…)
India UPR: decriminalise same-sex conduct, abolish the death penalty, combat impunity
Speaking at the UN today, the ICJ called on India to reconsider its refusal to accept recommendations for decriminalisation of consensusal same-sex relations, abolition of the death penalty, and ensuring accountability for human rights violations. (más…)
Serbia must do more to ensure judges’ and prosecutors’ independence
The ICJ presented today a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Serbia on the independence of the judiciary and the autonomy of the prosecution service. (más…)
Thailand: statement to UN on situation for human rights
The ICJ, speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, highlighted concerns with criminalization of political gatherings, arbitrary detention, use of military for law enforcement, and trials of civilians before military courts, in Thailand. (más…)