In 2009, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights initiated the “Dublin Process” to encourage all stakeholders in the treaty monitoring process to provide suggestions for strengthening of the treaty body system. (more…)
The ICJ and other human rights groups wrote a letter to the Canadian Attorney General in support of the private prosecutions against former US President George W. Bush. (more…)
Since 2009, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the strengthening and increased funding for the UN treaty bodies. (more…)
The Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture (CINAT), commends United High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour for making the fight against torture a central theme of this year’s Human Rights Day. (more…)
Declaracion conjunta sobre el papel de los tribunales militares en lo referente a las reparaciones por violaciones de los derechos humanos y del derecho humanitario. (more…)
The ICJ welcomes the decisions of Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein, Paraguay, San Marino and Sierra Leone to extend standing invitations to all the thematic mechanisms of the UN Commission on Human Rights to visit their countries. (more…)
