Tunisia: Halt plan to dissolve High Judicial Council
The proposed dissolution of the High Judicial Council by presidential decree must be abandoned as it would constitute a fatal and irreversible blow on the independence of the judiciary, the separation of powers and the rule of law, said the International Commission of Jurists today.
Kazakhstan: Authorities must ensure accountability for killings and respect the rights of those arrested following protests
As mass arrests are made following protests and violent clashes in Kazakhstan, it is essential that those arrested or detained have access to a lawyer, to judicial review of detention and to a fair trial, the ICJ said today.
Syria: German court’s decision a momentous step in the fight against impunity
Today’s conviction in Germany of a former Syrian regime official for crimes against humanity is a considerable stride in the path towards justice in Syria, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said.
Turkey: impunity for the Roboski Massacre (videos)
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the massacre of 34 people in Roboski, Southeast Turkey, and take stock of the continuing lack of accountability and reparations for the victims and their family members, the ICJ convened a group of experts on 13 December.
“The Roboski massacre was carried out in clear violation of international human rights law”, said Roisin Pillay, Director of the ICJ Europe and Central Asia Programme, “Since then, the Turkish authorities have further violated their international obligations by failing to provide investigation or accountability for the arbitrary killings. Ten years later, the Turkish authorities must end this impunity.”
On 28 December 2011, 34 persons living in Turkish villages near the border with Iraq, including 17 children, were killed by a Turkish military bombshell during a purported “counter-terrorism” operation, known as the “Roboski massacre”.
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