Jul 22, 2014
The ICJ today presented a statement to the UN Human Rights Council ahead of tomorrow’s special session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
The Human Rights Council will tomorrow hold its 21st special session following a request from 16 of the Council’s members. Ahead of this session, the ICJ submitted a written statement to the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council.
OPT-HRC-SpecialSession-WrittenStatement-2014 (download written statement in Word)
Jul 21, 2014 | News
From Monday 21 July the Court of Appeal will hear the case of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Other v. Jack Straw & Others.
It involves a damages claim by a Libyan couple against former and current UK officials for their alleged complicity in the claimants’ torture and illegal transfer to Libya’s Gaddafi regime.
The ICJ, Amnesty International, JUSTICE and REDRESS intervened jointly in this case, which may set an important precedent for future claims brought by torture victims.
The full press release can be downloaded here:
UK-Belhaj Rendition case-news-press release-2014 (full text in pdf)
Jul 18, 2014 | News
The ICJ is appalled by the decision of the High Court in Swaziland to convict Thulani Rudolph Maseko and Bheki Makhubu on contempt of court charges.
Jul 18, 2014 | News
The ICJ condemns the execution of Tan Hai Liang and Foong Chee Peng in Singapore today. By executing the two men, Singapore breaks the moratorium it has respected since 2011.
Jul 17, 2014 | News
The decision of a Thai criminal court today to dismiss the habeas corpus petition on behalf Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen highlights the need for the Thai Government to launch a special investigation into his possible enforced disappearance, the ICJ said.
