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Sri Lanka: Parliament must reject proposed ‘Burqa Ban’

The ICJ today condemned the Sri Lankan cabinet’s approval of the proposed...

Czech Republic & Slovakia: children suspected or accused of violating the law have the right to individual assessment

It is important to involve children suspected or accused of breaching the...

Indian Government Fails to Protect Right to Life and Health in Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic

The Indian Government must urgently remedy failures that have aggravated the impact...

Zimbabwe: Parliamentarian Joana Mamombe must be provided urgent medical care

Today the International Commission Jurists called on the Zimbabwean authorities to allow...

South Africa: the ICJ calls on the authorities to ensure that justice is rendered for killings of four gay men

Homophobia is against African notions of ubuntu. Over the past month, the...

Sri Lanka: Parliament should reject resolution undermining accountability and judicial independence

The parliamentary resolution tabled by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa would aggravate Sri...

Project of an International Commission of Jurists inquiry committee on Berlin

Notes about the project of an International Commission of Jurists inquiry committee...

Appointment of Sir Leslie Munro as new Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists

Effective July 1st, 1961, Sir Leslie Munro, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., will succeed Dr....

Observer at the trial of Adolf Eichmann

The ICJ has requested Dr. Pierre A. Papadatos, attorney at the Court...

Trial observer sent to Addis Ababa

The ICJ has been informed by the Ethiopian Minister of Justice that...

ICJ report: “South Africa and the Rule of Law”

The ICJ released today a detailed Report on South Africa and the...

Trial observation at Yassa-Ada, Turkey

The ICJ announced today that it has delegated Mr. Raymond Nicolet, the...

Trial in Angola: ICJ intervention for Portuguese lawyer

On July 27, 1960, the ICJ requested the intervention of Dr. Salazar,...

ICJ concerned by the situation in the Dominican Republic

The ICJ has become increasingly concerned over persistent reports from citizens of...

General update on ICJ’s activities

Dr. Jean-Flavien Lalive, a Swiss jurist and Secretary-General of the IICJ, has...

Essay contest on “The Role of the Lawyer in the Economic and Social Development of his Country within the Framework of the Rule of Law”

The ICJ announced today at its Geneva headquarters a world-wide Contest on...

New report: “The Question of Tibet and the Rule of Law”

There is prima facie evidence that the Chinese Communists have by acts...

Summary of a report on Tibet: submitted to the ICJ by Shri Purshottam Trikamdas