ICJ regrets decision not to extradite Pinochet but hails advance made against impunity
The ICJ finds the decision by British Home Secretary Jack Straw not to extradite former dictator Pinochet to Spain to be extremely regrettable.
ICJ condemns Russia’s revanchist war in Chechnya
Today, the ICJ firmly condemned the use of force by the Russian army against civilian targets in and around Grozny, in Chechnya.
Iran: while president Khatami urges rule of law, jurists are barred from observing trial
Today, the ICJ expressed its concern over being barred from observing the trial of Mr. Abbas Amir-Entezam in Iran.
Senegal is the first state to ratify the International Criminal Court’s statute
Senegal has become the first country to ratify the Rome Statute for the Establishment of the International Criminal Court.
ICJ member B. G Ramcharan appointed Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The ICJ welcomed today the appointment by the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, of Bertrand G. Ramcharan (Guyana), ICJ Member since 1991, as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, under the leadership of Mary Robinson.
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