Bulgaria: ICJ raises concern at dismissal of Judge Todorova
The ICJ today expressed its concern at the dismissal of Judge Miroslava Todorova, a judge of the Sofia City Court, and Chairperson of the Bulgarian Judges Association.
ICJ disappointed by decision taken on SADC Tribunal
The ICJ and other human rights and legal groups say that the the SADC Summit of Heads of State’s decision on SADC Tribunal denies the SADC people the right to approach the court for justice.The ICJ, SADC LA and SALC express their deepest disappointment at the decision taken by the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government on the SADC Tribunal.
The Summit’s Final Communiqué explains that the region’s leaders had “resolved that a new protocol on the Tribunal should be negotiated and that its mandate should be confined to interpretation of the SADC Treaty and Protocols relating to disputes between member states”.
That decision effectively destroys an integral SADC organ – the currently established Tribunal – and denies the SADC people the right to approach the court for justice.
It is, as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu observes, “a tragedy. It is a blow against accountable government and individual rights.”
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Executive control over judiciary persists in Tunisia
The ICJ deplores the unilateral decision of the Tunisian Minister of Justice to summarily dismiss over 70 judges.
Egypt’s transition: a fundamentally flawed process
In a position paper published today, the ICJ sets out its concerns about measures taken by the transitional authorities in Egypt, in particular the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
Nepal: commissions of inquiry don’t address need for accountability
Nepal has avoided its obligation to provide justice for serious human rights violations over the past 20 years by relying on ineffective commissions of inquiry instead of using the criminal justice system, a new ICJ report says.
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