Nov 11, 2008 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
In this review, the Working Group on the UPR and the Council should address the violations or risks of violations of Malta’s human rights obligations resulting from its immigration law, policy and practice.
In particular, the ICJ draws attention to measures of administrative detention and expulsion of migrants in light of the right to liberty and security of the person and of the right to non-refoulement where there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or other serious violations of human rights.
Malta-ICJ Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Malta-non-legal submission-2008 (full text, PDF)
Nov 6, 2008 | E-bulletin on counter-terrorism & human rights, News
Read the 28th 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.
Oct 17, 2008
The ICJ provides its views to the Human Rights Committee pursuant to its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain.
In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the report.
Spain-ICJ submission to the Human Rights Committee-legal submission-2008 (full text, PDF)
Oct 6, 2008 | E-bulletin on counter-terrorism & human rights, News
Read the 27th 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.
Oct 1, 2008
This legal memorandum assesses whether recent amendments to provisions regarding the use of hearsay evidence in Thailand’s Criminal Procedure Code are compatible with international fair trial standards. The ICJ is concerned that the amendments reduce important safeguards required to protect individuals from unfair trials.
Thailand-hearsay evidence-legal submission-2008-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Thailand-hearsay evidence-legal submission-2008-tha (full text in Thai, PDF)
