The ICJ, Amnesty and independent experts Eugene R. Fidell, Elizabeth L. Hillman, Nancy Duff Campbell, made a submission for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States on the failure of the US military justice system to comply with the State’s international human rights obligations.
USA-Military Justice system UPR-Advocacy-non legal submission-2014 (full text in pdf)
An opinion piece by Reema Omer, Legal Adviser, ICJ Asia & Pacific Programme
The new interim Constitution unveiled on Tuesday by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) includes several provisions that place the NCPO and its agents above the rule of law, the ICJ said today.
Today’s judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, finding Poland responsible for violating the human rights of two victims of CIA renditions and secret detentions, involving enforced disappearance and torture, is a victory for the rule of law in Europe, the ICJ said today.
From Monday 21 July the Court of Appeal will hear the case of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Other v. Jack Straw & Others.
It involves a damages claim by a Libyan couple against former and current UK officials for their alleged complicity in the claimants’ torture and illegal transfer to Libya’s Gaddafi regime.
The ICJ, Amnesty International, JUSTICE and REDRESS intervened jointly in this case, which may set an important precedent for future claims brought by torture victims.
The full press release can be downloaded here:
UK-Belhaj Rendition case-news-press release-2014 (full text in pdf)
Afghanistan: Open Letter to the UN Human Rights Council Urging Support for Accountability Amid the Deepening Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis
ASEAN: ICJ and human rights defenders from Southeast Asia urge a Rights-Based Approach to Countering Harmful Online Content
Tunisia: Cease judges’ arbitrary prosecution and detention
ICJ communication to the International Court of Justice urging the investigation of the Court’s Vice-President