NGOs welcome new treaty to prevent torture
Joint NGO Press release on the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. (more…)
Partners Archives: Amnesty International
ICJ Addresses UN Human Rights Commission on Adoption of Torture Protocol
On 24 September, the United Nation Human Rights Commission held a one-day informal session, in part to discuss the human rights agenda for the present session of the General Assembly in New York. (more…)
Background information concerning the right to remedy and reparation
The ICJ and other groups created a briefing document that provides background information highlighting the importance of “The Draft Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law”. (more…)
Guatemala: stop the harassment and attacks on human rights defenders
The Guatemalan Government must take effective action to stop the violence and acts of intimidation against members of the country’s human rights community, the ICJ and other rights groups said today. (more…)
UN Commission fails to uphold human rights in fight against terror
Amnesty International, FIDH, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ expressed dismay at the Commission on Human Rights’ failure to adopt measures to protect human rights in the fight against terror. (more…)