La CIJ destaca la importancia de que el Estado chileno este estudiando la promulgación de un nuevo Código de Justicia Militar, que suprima la jurisdicción de los tribunales castrenses sobre los civiles.
The ICJ urged the UN Human Rights Council to establish a new expert mandate to exercise early-warning of human rights violations in crisis situations, aimed at securing the protection of civilians in conflicts.
Such a mandate would carry out a fact-finding and make recommendations to the UN in order to prevent and help stop human rights violations and crimes, and to ensure accountability of their perpetrators.
ICJ Intervention Following the Update by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights-Open Letters-2009 (Full text, PDF)
The ICJ welcomed today the release of the report by the Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict presented to the Human Rights Council.
The ICJ released today its Trial Observation Report on proceedings before the Colombo High Court in the prosecution of J.S. Tissainayagam, a Tamil journalist.
On 31 August 2009, Mr Tissainayagam was convicted under anti-terrorism laws and sentenced by Judge Deepali Wijesundara to 20 years “rigorous imprisonment.”
SriLanka-journalist-news-2009 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ filed a petition for leave to intervene before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Arbitral Tribunal that deals with the case Foresti et al v Republic of South Africa.
The case presents important implications for the right to non-discrimination and the need to repair the damage done by decades of Apartheid policies in South Africa.
SouthAfrica-foresti-advocacy-legal submission 2009 (full text, PDF)
Joint Statements: Negotiations on the Convention on Crimes against Humanity
Iran: immediately stop mass killings of protestors and other atrocities and end impunity
Kazakhstan: Drop licence revocation proceedings against lawyer Adam Murat
Türkiye: ICJ welcomes acquittal of Istanbul Bar Association leadership and urges an end to the criminalization of the legal profession