In a legal memorandum addressed to the Guatemalan Congress, the ICJ concludes that, if approved in their current form, the draft laws would entail a significant step back in the fight against impunity in Guatemala. Therefore, the ICJ called on the legislators to introduce a number of key reforms to the draft laws to make them compatible with Guatemala’s international human rights obligations.
En diciembre de 2005, la CIJ sometió ante la Corte Constitucional un Amicus Curiae en el marco de la demanda de inconstitucionalidad contra la ley 975 de 2005, conocida bajo el nombre de “Ley de Justicia y Paz”.
El 18 de mayo de 2006, la Corte Constitucional confirmó en su fallo que varios artículos de esta ley son contrarios a las obligaciones de Colombia bajo el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos.
Colombia-Justice and Peace Law-legal submission-2006 (full text in Spanish, PDF)
In December 2005 the ICJ published a Memorandum on International Legal Framework on Administrative Detention and Counter-Terrorism.
Since 11 September 2001, administrative detention for security grounds has again become a topical question. This Memorandum tries to compile and systematyse the jurisprudence of international organs and mechanisms and the doctrine related to administrative detention on security grounds.
administrative detention counter-terrorism-legal submission-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
On 6 February, during the opening session for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the ICJ made an oral statement
ICJ statement optional protocol-event-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
La CIJ se preocupa de la situación de la administración de justicia, el alto grado de impunidad, los ataques contra operadores de justicia y defensores de derechos humanos, como así también la falta de acceso a la justicia y reconocimiento de la justicia indígena.
Albania: ICJ denounces arbitrary detention of defence lawyer Ulian Barjami and urges his release
Slovakia: The ICJ and 55 organizations express concern over constitutional amendments, urge EU action
Armenia: ICJ condemns detention of defence lawyer Alexander Kochubaev and calls for his immediate release
EU: Litigating before the European Court of Human Rights to protect migrant children from detention