Zimbabwe: charges against lawyer Mordecai Mahlangu must immediately be dropped
The ICJ expresses its serious concern at the unlawful detention and prosecution of Mordecai Mahlangu, a prominent human rights and media lawyer from Zimbabwe.
Abu Omar case: no more concessions on accountability
The ICJ today expressed satisfaction that the Italian judiciary and prosecutors have begun to address some of the worst human rights abuses arising in the post-11 September environment.
The Tribunal of Milan convicted 23 of 26 CIA agents charged with the kidnapping and enforced disappearance of Nasr Osama Mustafa Hassan (known as Abu Omar) in February 2003. Abu Omar was abducted by CIA agents from the streets of Milan in February 2003, with the cooperation of Italian officials, and transferred through Germany to Egypt, where he was subjected to torture.
Italy-Abu Omar case-press release-2009 (full text, PDF)
Доклад об апелляционном заседании по делу Евгения Жовтиса 20 октября 2009 г.
Доклад миссии наблюдателей о проведении слушания по апелляционному заседанию по делу Евгения Жовтиса, адвоката и одного из ведущих правозащитников Казахстана.
Получив информацию о нарушении международных принципов справедливого судопроизводства по делу Евгения Жовтиса, адвоката и ведущего казахстанского правозащитника, МКЮ приняла решение о проведении Миссии по наблюдению за апелляционным слушанием по данному делу.
Е. Жовтис был осужден за нарушение лицом, управляющим автомобилем, правил дорожного движения, повлекшее по неосторожности смерть человека, которое имело место в июле 2009 г.
В настоящем докладе говорится о слушании, в котором самому Евгению Жовтису участвовать разрешено не было.
В нем содержится описание судебного заседания и правовая оценка некоторых особенно проблематичных вопросов. Данный доклад не призван заменить протокол судебного заседания, который не велся.
Он предоставляет общую оценку слушания, а также ряда событий, имевших место за пределами зала заседания.
Правовая оценка была сделана на основе общепризнанных международно-правовых стандартов в области гарантий справедливого судопроизводства, в частности, судебной практики ведущих органов по защите прав человека.
Наблюдатели выражают свою признательность всем участникам слушания, содействовавшим их миссии.
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Report of the appeal hearing of the case of Evgeniy Zhovtis on 20 October 2009
Report of a Mission of Observers to observe the appeal trial hearing of Evgeniy Zhovtis, a lawyer and one of Kazakhstan’s leading human rights defenders.The ICJ decided to send a Mission of Observers to observe the appeal trial hearing of Evgeniy Zhovtis, a lawyer and one of Kazakhstan’s leading human rights defenders, having received reports that his initial trial had failed to meet international fair trial standards. Mr. Zhovtis was convicted for unintentional manslaughter following a car accident in July 2009. The present Report gives an account of the process, in which Evgeniy Zhovtis himself was not allowed to participate. It describes the conduct of the trial and makes legal assessment of certain particularly problematic issues. The report does not aim to replace the court minutes, which were not kept in this case, but rather gives an overall assessment of the hearing as well as some events taking place outside the courtroom. The legal analysis is based on internationally recognised standards relating to fair trial guarantees, including the jurisprudence of major human rights bodies. The observers would like to express their gratitude to all the parties to the proceedings who facilitated the observation process.
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Jailed defender of human rights awarded the Per Anger Prize 2009
This year, the prize in memory of Per Anger is being awarded to the human rights activist Brahim Dahane, defender of human rights in Western Sahara.
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