Jun 1, 2010
The ICJ welcomes this opportunity to submit its comments to the Human Rights Committee for the preparation of the list of issues for the first Periodic Report of Kazakhstan.
In this submission, the ICJ focuses on questions arising under article 14 of the Covenant concerning inadequate protection of the right to a fair trial. Among the fair trial concerns are those related to judicial independence; the right of defence by a lawyer of choice; and undue impediments to lawyers in the exercise of their professional functions.
This submission will also address concerns arising under article 7 of the Covenant related to deficiencies in legal and practical protection against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Kazakhstan-HR Committee Periodic report-legal submission 2010 (full text, PDF)
May 4, 2010
The ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for the consideration of the 6th Periodic Report of Switzerland.
In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the report of Switzerland.
Switzerland-committee against torture-legal submission-2010
Apr 13, 2010
The ICJ welcomed the second joint report of seven UN human rights experts on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
It called on the Government of the DRC to take prompt measures against impunity for gross and systematic violations of human rights, prevailing due to the weak law enforcement institutions and an apparent lack of political will to arrest and prosecute high-profile suspects.
DRC-report experts situation-analysis brief-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 18, 2010
The ICJ welcomes DRC’s interaction with the Council’s Universal Periodic Review mechanism (UPR) and requests that its Government take prompt measures to fulfill all recommendations addressed to the country.
DRC-adoption outcome-open letter-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 17, 2010
The ICJ requests that the Government of Cambodia take prompt measures to fulfil all recommendations addressed to Cambodia by the Council’s Universal Periodic Review mechanism (UPR).
Cambodia-adoption outcome-open letter-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
