Thailand’s Internal Security Act: risking the rule of law?
This ICJ report presents a comprehensive assessment of Thailand’s Internal Security Act (“ISA”) from the perspective of international law and standards.
ICJ and Helsinki Foundation (Poland) submission to the Human Rights Committee
The ICJ and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) published their submission to contribute in the examination of the 6th periodic report of Poland under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
This submission addresses the consequences for Poland’s obligations under the Covenant of allegations of CIA-run secret detentions in Poland, and of renditions of suspects to and from this centre, established with a high degree of probability to have taken place between 2003 and 2005.
Poland-Human Rights Committee-non-legal submission-2010 (full text, PDF)
ICJ submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Sweden
The ICJ draws attention to the absence of prosecutions related to Swedish involvement in renditions, and to a few other other issues.
These include: the potential of a new law on interception of communications to violate privacy rights; and issues related to deportation proceedings and administrative detention of migrants.
Sweden-ICJ submission on the universal periodic review-non-legal submission-2009 (full text, PDF)
Abu Omar case: no more concessions on accountability
The ICJ today expressed satisfaction that the Italian judiciary and prosecutors have begun to address some of the worst human rights abuses arising in the post-11 September environment.
The Tribunal of Milan convicted 23 of 26 CIA agents charged with the kidnapping and enforced disappearance of Nasr Osama Mustafa Hassan (known as Abu Omar) in February 2003. Abu Omar was abducted by CIA agents from the streets of Milan in February 2003, with the cooperation of Italian officials, and transferred through Germany to Egypt, where he was subjected to torture.
Italy-Abu Omar case-press release-2009 (full text, PDF)
ICJ urges that the Human Rights Council establish new expert mandate to protect individuals against abuses in times of crises
The ICJ urged the UN Human Rights Council to establish a new expert mandate to improve protection of human rights of individuals in armed conflicts and generally in any crisis situations.
The ICJ requested the Council to harness protection of judges and lawyers from violence and intimidation inflicted on them for their professional functions. It also sought accountability for human rights violations and international crimes committed by the Israeli Army, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups during the recent war in Gaza.
ICJ urges that the HRC establish new expert mandate_Prss Pelease_2009 [Full text PDF]
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