Torture and intimidation in the West Bank: the case of Al-Fara’a Prison
The second report by Law in the Service of Man on al-Fara’a Prison. The first was released in April 1984.
Human rights and foreign policy in the US: the role of government
Inspired by U.S. Congressional initiatives in the 1970’s which made human rights an integral part of the foreign policy of the US, the American Association for the ICJ has helped arrange a series of fora over the last eight years for bilateral exchanges of view on this key issue.
The Philippines: human Rights after martial law: report of a mission
This report, based on a mission sent to the Philippines in January 1984, is the second to be issued on the situation of human rights in the Philippines by the ICJ.
Sri Lanka: a mounting tragedy of errors
In 1981 the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a report by Professor Virginia Leary on Ethnic Violence in Sri Lanka, which Mr. Paul Sieghart describes as ‘essential reading’ for a full understanding of recent events in Sri Lanka.
Report of the NGO conference on human rights, Geneva, 6-9 December 1983
The Geneva Special NGO Committee on Human Rights held a Conference on 6-9 December 1983 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, to mark the 35th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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