Indonesia and the Rule of Law: twenty years of “New Order” government
The ICJ prefers to report on countries after full discussions with the government, but will not refrain from reporting on a country simply because the government declines access.
Human rights advocacy in the Philippines
The report which follows was prepared in January 1986. Before it could be printed the events in Manila of February 1986 took place.
La Revista de la CIJ no. 37 (Diciembre 1986)
Impunidad, crimen de lesa humanidad y desaparición forzada.
ICJ Review-37-1986-spa (La Revista en Español, PDF)
The return to democracy in Sudan: report of a mission on behalf of the International Commission of Jurists
The human rights situation in Sudan had been of concern to the International Commission of Jurists for a considerable period of time.
Human rights and mental patients in Japan: report of a mission on behalf of the ICJ and the International Commission of Health Professionals
The ICJ wrote to the Prime Minister of Japan in May 1984 suggesting that the Japanese government might wish to consider appointing an independent Commission to enquire into the treatment of mental patients and the legislation relating to it.
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