The ICJ today highlighted the role of the “National Constituent Assembly” in Venezuela in contributing to the destruction of the rule of law in the country, in an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council. (more…)
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The ICJ called today on the Italian Government to reject the incendiary statements issued by Matteo Salvini, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Interior, calling for the “reform” of the judiciary after a court issued a judgement with which he did not agree. (more…)
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In a legal opinion issued today analyzing the retrial of the Kyrgyz human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, which followed the UN Human Rights Committee finding of multiple human rights violations in his first trial, the ICJ concludes that these violations have not been remedied by the retrial. (more…)
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The ICJ has joined other organisations in denouncing reprisals and interference against Special Procedures, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to report on human rights. (more…)
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The ICJ today joined other NGOs in urging the UN Human Rights Council to take action on the Philippines. (more…)
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