The ICJ and other Human Rights groups call on Governments, NGOs and others to identify eligible candidates for the upcoming vacancy for the Special Rapporteur on countering terrorism.
special rapporteur-humanrights-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ deplores Malawi’s enactment of a law that criminalizes private consensual sexual activity between women.
Malawi-sexualorientation-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
The SADC Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the ICJ will hold a workshop on Thursday, 27 January 2011 in Johannesburg to deliberate on the SADC Tribunal Review Process.
Africa-workshop-SADC-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
Africa-workshop-SADC-background-2011 (full text, PDF)
Africa-workshop-SADC-programme-2011 (full text, PDF)
Africa-workshop-SADC-recommendations-2011 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ is honored to announce the election of Professor Pedro Nikken as ICJ President. A member of the Commission since several years, he was elected ICJ President on 21 January 2011.
Pedro Nikken succeeds Mary Robinson who served in the role from 2008 – 2010. He is a former Judge (1979-1989) and President (1983-1985) of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He served as UN Independent Expert on El Salvador from 1992 to 1995 and from 1990-1992 he served as Legal Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on El Salvador’s peace process.
In 1995 he served as Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Burundi. He is former Dean and Professor (emeritus) at the Law School of the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He is also former President and Permanent Counselor of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights. He is a Member (Chair N° 9) of the Venezuelan National Academy of Political and Social Sciences.
He is currently serving his third term as ICJ Commissioner.
ICJ-presidentpedronikken-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
ICJ-presidentpedronikken-news-2011-fra (full text in Spanish, PDF)
The ICJ today deplored the violent killing yesterday of David Kato, a Ugandan human rights defender and LGBT activist.
The ICJ called on the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to investigate the crime and to bring those responsible to justice in a fair trial.
Uganda-killingofhrd-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
South Africa: Constitutional Court’s affirmation that principles of judicial independence are fully applicable to military courts is a welcome step forward
EU: Lawyers and civil society call for mandatory humanitarian clause in anti-smuggling directive
EU: Access to a lawyer in juvenile justice proceedings remains a key concern in several EU Member States