Mar 29, 2012 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ made a written statement on national commissions of inquiry in South Asia at the Human Rights Council’s 19th session.Although national commissions of inquiry can contribute towards States’ fulfilment of their international human rights obligations when established in line with international standards and best practices, they are all too often found wanting and frequently designed to continue a culture of impunity for serious human rights violations and to weaken the rule of law.
In a written statement to the Human Rights Council during its 19th session in Geneva, the ICJ raised the issue of the relationship between national commissions of inquiry in South Asia with the criminal justice system, and the question of political will and adherence to international standards.
Written statement ICJ-non-judicial submission-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Feb 10, 2012 | News
The ICJ condemns the conviction pronounced today by the Supreme Court of Spain against Judge Baltasar Garzón, who will be banned from the judicial office for a period of 11 years.The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the conviction pronounced today by the Supreme Court of Spain against Judge Baltasar Garzón, who will be banned from the judicial office for a period of 11 years.
Feb 8, 2012 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
La Commission internationale de juristes (CIJ) exhorte les autorités de Djibouti à mettre fin immédiatement aux persécutions dont sont victimes acteurs judiciaires et défenseurs des droits humains dans le pays. Elle leur rappelle aussi leur obligation légale de protéger les défenseurs des droits de l’homme et de garantir l’indépendance des juges et de la magistrature.
Jan 23, 2012 | News
The ICJ today called on the Russian authorities to immediately launch a full and independent investigation into the killing of a lawyer in Dagestan.
Jan 20, 2012 | News
The ICJ and other human rights groups call on the Supreme Court of Spain to act in accordance with international law standards on the independence of the judiciary and accountability for international crimes. Judge Garzón is accused of criminal malfeasance for authorizing investigations into the alleged disappearance, torture and execution of more than 110.000 persons during the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent Franco’s regime. The trial against Judge Garzón will begin on 24 January 2012.
Spain-trial judge Garzón-press release-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Spain-trial judge Garzón-press release-2012-SPA (full text in Spanish, PDF)
