On 12 November 1991, Indonesian security forces killed more than 50 unarmed civilians at a cemetery in Dili, East Timor. They were marching to the grave of a young Timorese man killed by security forces o n 28 October 1991.
In 1978, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers was created with the aim of promoting judicial and legal independence throughout the world as a prerequisite for the legal protection for human rights.
The report of the ICJ’s August 1990 mission, “Signposts to Peace”, surveyed the violence in Natal and raised important issues of concern to all peace-loving South Africans.
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a resolution in response to the first-ever collective complaint lodged by the ICJ against Portugal under the European Social Charter.
Human rights are systematically violated in Myanmar (formerly Burma), according to a report issued today by the Geneva-based ICJ.
Strong push back against US sanctions on the International Criminal Court at UN Human Rights Council
ECtHR Grand Chamber Ruling in Semenya v. Switzerland: Joint Statement of Third-Party Interveners
UN Human Rights Council struggles to fulfil its mandate in the midst of global attacks on human rights, the rule of law and multilateralism
South Africa: ICJ urges high court to apply international law protecting migrants and refugees from discrimination and xenophobia in case involving vigilante attacks