Jun 18, 2012
The ICJ released a statement commenting on the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, to the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council
On 18 June, during the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ released a statement commenting on the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson. The report is largely focused on the human rights protections for victims of terrorist acts. The ICJ endorses the view of the Special Rapporteur that protecting persons from terrorism is a core human rights concern, as well as the necessary elements he sets out for investigating, prosecuting and remedying terrorist crimes. However, the ICJ expresses concern that the report inappropriately conflates the distinct legal regimes governing responsibility of terrorist criminals and the obligation of states to protect persons from such acts.
ICJ-HRC20-statement_victims_terrorism-2012 (download the statement)
Jun 12, 2012
Opinion piece by Saïd Benarbia, Middle East & North Africa Senior Legal Adviser at the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
May 23, 2012 | News
Malta should abandon its policy of mandatory detention of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers and dedicate resources to significantly improve their reception conditions, says a new ICJ report.
Mar 29, 2012 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ made a written statement on Nepal to the Human Rights Council during its 19th session in Geneva.
More than five years since the end of the armed conflict in Nepal, international monitoring mechanisms established to scrutinise progress in the peace process in the country have effectively ceased to function, despite the failure to conclude the peace process and establish the agreed-upon transitional justice mechanisms.
The ICJ statement focuses on amnesty provisions in transitional justice legislation; proposed pardons, and the appointment of alleged rights violator to Government; and lack of investigations and withdrawal of cases.
Nepal-Written statement ICJ-non-judicial submission-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 23, 2012 | Advocacy, Cases, Legal submissions
On 22 March the ICJ together with 8 other organizations submitted and amicus curie brief in support of an action by the American Civil Liberties Union to obtain information under the US Freedom of Information Act about the CIA’s use of drones to carry out targeted killings around the world.
CIATargetedKillingsMemos-AmicusBrief-Joint-USA (download the joint amicus brief)
