Nepal: three more lawyers abducted by security forces
As the human rights situation continues to deteriorate, the ICJ called on the Government to order the immediate release of three lawyers who were abducted by security forces.
Les juges Canadiens en Serbie: la remise en question des certitudes
Allocution de Michèle Rivet, donnée lors de la Conférence Annuelle de l’Institut canadien d’administration de la justice, à Banff, du 13 au 17 octobre 2003.
Detention of Saddam Hussein: an opportunity for international justice
The capture and detention of Saddam Hussein presents a unique opportunity to bring to justice the alleged author of some of the worst international crimes of the past quarter century, the ICJ said today.
Russia: lawyer tried by military court
The ICJ condemns the trial of a Russian laywer before a Military Court in Moscow.
Russia: trial against lawyer must be monitored
The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ requested the Russian Government to allow observers to monitor the trial of Mr. Trepashkin, a lawyer whose arrest was based on planted evidence.
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