NGOs welcome new treaty to prevent torture
Joint NGO Press release on the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Guatemala: stop the harassment and attacks on human rights defenders
The Guatemalan Government must take effective action to stop the violence and acts of intimidation against members of the country’s human rights community, the ICJ and other rights groups said today.
UN Commission fails to uphold human rights in fight against terror
Amnesty International, FIDH, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ expressed dismay at the Commission on Human Rights’ failure to adopt measures to protect human rights in the fight against terror.
ICJ protests restrictions on expert reporting at the Human Rights Commission
Nine leading human rights groups today protested the drastic limitation on the UN Special Rapporteurs, Chairs of Working Groups and experts ability to present their reports on government abuse.
Joint statement on Israel and the Palestinian Occupied Territories
The ICJ issued a statement on Israel and the Palestinian Occupied territories.
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