This letter is alerting the Special Rapporteur on threats to Malawian human rights defenders.
Malawi-attention rapporteur defender-open letter-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
The ICJ and the other members of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) jury are concerned over the arrest of Iranian human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi, who received the MEA in 2009.
They seek clarification of the reason of his arrest and the charges he faces. Emadeddin Baghi is arbitrarily detained for his human rights-related activities, in violation of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 9, 1998, as he is imprisoned for the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedoms of expression and association.
Iran-arbitrary detention Baghi-Open Letters-2010 (full text, pdf)
The ICJ is writing to express deep concern about Article 217 of the draft Penal Code in Rwanda.
Based on the assessment of proposed legislation, ICJ believes the enactment of Article 217 would constitute a breach of Rwanda’s obligation under international law, as provided for in treaties to which Rwanda is a party.
Rwanda-letter Parliament draft-open letter-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
Pursuant to Rule 36 of the Rules of this Court, the ICJ and other human rights groups respectfully submit this brief as amici curiae in support of Petitioners.
USA-Jamal Obama-analysis brief-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
This submission addresses the frequent violations of human rights in Belarus.
These include: violations of freedom of expression, assembly, and association; violations of the right to liberty and security of person through the practice of arbitrary detention; and violation of the right to a fair trial, in the context of executive control of the judiciary and the legal profession.
The submission also recalls the obligation of Belarus to cooperate with international human rights mechanisms.
Belarus-ICJ Submission Universal Periodic Review-2009-eng (full text, PDF)
Belarus-ICJ Submission Universal Periodic Review-2009-rus (full text, PDF)
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