Scores of lawyers arrested after peaceful demonstration
In a letter addressed to the Nepalese authorities, the ICJ expressed its worry at the arrest of hundreds of lawyers after a peaceful demonstration.
Guilty verdict for jailed former parliamentarians is a setback for the rule of law
The ICJ condemns the decision of the Ankara State Security Court to find Leyla Zana and her co-defendants, all Kurdish former parliamentarians guilty of “membership in an armed gang.”
Presentation on the independence of the judiciary and the legal profession in Turkey
Summary: In light of Turkey’s candidacy for the European Union, Mr. Paul Richmond, Expert on Turkey and Barrister (England & Wales), analyses recent legislative reforms intended to strengthen democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights. He concludes that Turkey must take stronger measures to protect the independence of judges and lawyers.
Five lawyers in incommunicado detention
Five Sudanese lawyers who have been arbitrarily arrested and detained must be either charged or released, said the Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ.
Fiscal de Derechos Humanos hostigada por su trabajo
En una carta dirigida al Gobierno de Guatemala, el Centro para la Independencia de Jueces y Abogados de la CIJ manifestó su preocupación frente al hostigamiento del que está siendo víctima una fiscal de derechos humanos.
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