ICJ submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Kazakhstan
The ICJ welcomes the opportunity to submit its comments to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kazakhstan.
ICJ legal opinion in the case of Alyne Da Sliva Pimentel v. Federative Republic of Brazil
It was submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, in relation to that Committee’s consideration of the Case of Alyne da Sliva Pimentel v. Federative Republic of Brazil.
Brazil-CEDAW-ICJ-legal submission-2009 (full text, PDF)
ICJ submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Italy
In this review, the ICJ addresses the breaches or risks of breaches of Italy’s human rights obligations.
These are resulting from:
- its immigration law, policy and practice; frequent expulsions on grounds of national security;
- widespread attacks on the judiciary and its members;
- the abuse of the state secrets privilege in order to obstruct the prosecution and trial of international crimes, and the failure to define torture as a criminal offence in its domestic legislation.
Italy-ICJ submission UPR-non-legal submission-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
Spain: ICJ condemns prosecution of Magistrate Garzón
The ICJ today expressed its concern about the criminal prosecution of Magistrate Baltasar Garzón for his investigation into crimes against humanity committed during and after the Spanish Civil War.
Judge Garzón is being prosecuted before the Second Chamber (Criminal) of the Spanish Supreme Court for intentionally issuing an unjust judgment or ruling (the offence of prevaricación).
Spain-Garzón-press release-2009-eng (full text in English, PDF)
September ICJ E-Bulletin on counter terrorism and human rights – no. 36
Read the 36th issue of ICJ’s monthly newsletter on proposed and actual changes in counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices and their impact on human rights at the national, regional and international levels.
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