The Southern African Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the ICJ have been monitoring with keen interest the developments around the review of the SADC Tribunal.
Africa-review SADC Tribunal-analysis brief-2011 (full text, PDF)
The NGO Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural has launched a Toolkit for Action to support the ratification and implementation of the Protocol.
The ICJ and six other NGOs made written comments on a paper on implementation of the Interlaken Declaration on the future of the European Court of Human Rights.
They include comments on the Final Report of the CDDH to the Committee of Ministers on measures that result from the Interlaken Declaration that do not require amendment of European Convention on Human Rights.
Councileurope-interlaken-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
Nepalese and international human rights groups called on the government and political leaders to honour their commitments to address human rights abuses committed during the country’s ten-year conflict.
Nepal-humanrightsviolations-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
The time has come to ensure that people denied their economic, social and cultural rights, in particular those living in poverty, are able to access justice.
The NGO Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights reiterates its call on States to become party to this Protocol.
As a member of the NGO Coalition, the ICJ joins the call and asks States to take the opportunity of the second anniversary of the adoption of the Optional Protocol by the UN General Assembly to ratify this new instrument.
optional protocol-ICESCR-advocacy-2010 (full Text, PDF)
Kyrgyz Republic: ICJ welcomes Constitutional Court ruling blocking reintroduction of the death penalty
UN HRC: ICJ Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
FES-ICJ High-Level Conference: The role of civil society in the UN80 Initiative
Laos: After 13 years, renewed international action needed to ensure justice in Sombath Somphone’s enforced disappearance