In a letter addressed to G. W. Bush today, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers expressed its alarm at a recent directive by Attorney General John Ashcroft to federal prosecutors to report judges who depart from U.S. sentencing guidelines to the Justice Dpt.
In a letter addressed to President Bush, the ICJ expressed its alarm at a directive by Attorney General John Ashcroft to federal prosecutors to report judges who depart from U.S. sentencing guidelines to the Justice Department.
In a letter addressed to Lebanese President Lahoud, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers urged the Government to immediately release Muhamed Mugraby, a prominent human rights lawyer who was arrested and detained on the charge of “impersonating a lawyer”.
En una carta dirigida al Presidente de Bolivia, la CIJ condenó los registros ilegales que tuvieron lugar en las oficinas del abogado Gonzalo Trigoso e instó a las autoridades de ese país a investigar los hechos y a tomar todas las medidas para evitar que se repitan.
The ICJ’s Centre of the Independence of Judges and Lawyers monitored the re-trial of former Kurdish MP’s Leyla Zana and her co-defendants. The hearing took place at Ankara State Security Court on 18 July 2003.
The ICJ found that there were serious deficiencies throughout the trial.
Turkey-report re-trial Zana-July-trial observer report-2003 (full text, PDF)
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