The following paper presents the views of ICJ Commissioner Judge Solomy Bossa and Titus Mulindwa on the Ugandan Anti-Terrorism Act (2002).
The Anti-Terrorism Act, 2002 (Uganda): Human Rights Concerns and Implications [full tetx, PDF]
The establishment of new counter-terrorism measures has become a critical global threat to human rights and the rule of law.
The ICJ Secretary-General, Nicholas Howen, presented a speech on counter-terrorism and human rights at the ICJ’s Biennial Conference.
Counter-terrorism and Human rights: Challenges and Responses [full text of speech, PDF]
The ICJ welcomed Malaysia’s highest court ruling overturning former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction and sentence of nine years imprisonment and setting him free.
El 28 de agosto, 160 juristas de todo el mundo, reunidos en la conferencia bienal de la CIJ, adoptaron la “Declaración sobre la defensa de los derechos humanos y el estado de derecho en la lucha contra el terrorismo”.
Esta Declaración subraya los graves desafíos al estado de derecho que presentan ciertas medidas antiterroristas excesivas, reafirma los derechos humanos fundamentales violados por estas medidas y establece métodos de acción para que la red internacional de la CIJ pueda hacer frente a este desafío.
Berlin Declaration human rights in fight terrorism-analysis brief-2004-spa (texto completo en español, PDF)
Today, 150 international lawyers from around the world adopted a Declaration on Upholding Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Combating Terrorism.
The Declaration, adopted at the close of the ICJ’s biennal conference, highlights the grave challenge to the rule of law brought about by recent excessive counter-terrorism measures and many old counter-terrorism laws that have been a problem for decades.
Tunisia: Conviction of Ebru Timtik Award Laureate Ahmed Souab marks escalating repression of lawyers
ICJ Honored for Championing Refugee and Migrant Justice Worldwide
Thailand: Swift action is needed to ensure access to justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
Uzbekistan: ICJ and the Academy of Justice open the third cycle of the International Human Rights Law Course