Jul 21, 2000
Amicus Curiae de la CIJ y Amnistía Internacional sobre tribunales militares y desaparición forzada presentado ante el Consejo Superior de la Judicatura de Colombia en el marco del proceso N. E. Bautista contra el General Velandia y otros militares.
El procesamiento y juzgamiento de militares y policías por violaciones a los derechos humanos por tribunales castrenses está en contradicción con el Deber de Garantía del Estado y constituye una violación de las obligaciones internacionales del Estado a la luz del Derecho internacional de los derechos humanos.
Amnistía Internacional y la Comisión Internacional de Juristas esperan que estas consideraciones, aunadas con la jurisprudencia establecida por la Corte Constitucional de Colombia, sean de recibo del Honorable Consejo Superior de la Judicatura y que la práctica de hacer extensible el fuero militar a los casos de violaciones de derechos humanos sea definitivamente erradicada, garantizando así la preeminencia del estado de derecho y la protección de los derechos fundamentales.
Colombia-military courts-legal submission-2000
Jul 11, 2000 | News
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur decided to strike out one of the four defamation suits brought against United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy.The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers welcomed the decision.
Jul 6, 2000 | News
Today, the ICJ voiced extreme concern over political maneuverings in Senegal that led to the dismissal of charges of torture against former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre on 4 July.
Jun 27, 2000 | News
Today, the ICJ addressed a letter to the Organization of American States (OAS) urging them to adopt a firm stance in defense of the rule of law and democracy during their forthcoming visit to Peru.
Jun 1, 2000
Summary of strategies and activities of the ICJ secretariat in 1999.
The report describes the work done by the ICJ in the framework of its priority objectives for 1999-2003.
- Promotion of effective human rights mechanisms, norms and their implementation – projects in relation to the UN Commission on Human Rights and Sub-Commission, standard-setting, UN Treaty Bodies, African Commission, OAU Council, NGO meeting Nairobi, domestic application of norms, European Convention, European Conference against Racism, Kyrgyzstan
- Fighting impunity: projects in relation to ICC Preparatory Committee, Pinochet
- Promoting and protecting all human rights with an emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights: Optional Protocol, European Social Charter, Macedonia, African regional seminar, seminar in Sri Lanka, fact-finding missions to Mexico, Indonesia, Botswana
- Promotion and protection of the independence of judges and lawyers: CIJL cases, workshop on Northern Ireland, missions to Malaysia and Turkey, trial observation, Attacks on justice, Africa mission
- Ensuring the observance of the rule of law in the context of globalisation: CIJL publications on judiciary and globalisation
- Miscellaneous: Conference European sections.
ICJ-annual report-1999-eng (full text in English, PDF)
