Human rights defenders attacked in Andhra Pradesh
In a letter, the ICJ urged the Indian Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh to protect Mr. Kannabiran.
Turkey: no right to a fair trial for Leyla Zana
In a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice of Turkey, the Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ condemned the manifestly unfair trial proceedings in the re-trial of Kurdish former parliamentarians, Leyla Zana and three others.
Cierre de la Corte Primera viola independencia del poder judicial
El Centro para la Independencia de Jueces y Abogados de la CIJ solicitó a las autoridades venezolanas competentes la reinstauración de los Jueces de la Corte Primera, quienes fueron destituídos sin respeto al debido proceso.
Yukos lawyer harassed
In a letter addressed to Putin, the ICJ urged the Russian Government to stop harassing Mr. Khodorkovskiy’s lawyer.
Nepal: second arrest and disappearance of lawyer in two weeks
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers today condemned the arrest and disappearance of Nepalese lawyer Gopi Krishna Thapaliya, and called for his immediate release.
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