India: drop criminal charges against two women for their Facebook post critical of Mumbai ‘shutdown’
Indian authorities must immediately drop all charges against two women for their post on Facebook, says the ICJ.
ICJ condemns fatally flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
The ICJ condemns the adoption by the ASEAN of a fatally flawed Human Rights Declaration, and calls on the people in the region and the international community to immediately repudiate the text.
Seminar on human rights and the rule of law in a cross cultural setting
The ICJ is holding the second part of a seminar on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in a Cross-Cultural Setting from 22 – 23 November 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. The first part was held last June 2012.
This seminar is organized in collaboration with the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection of the Ministry of Justice Thailand. It is aimed at mid-level government officers so that they may develop a deeper knowledge of the Rule of Law and human rights. This seminar also aims to encourage Thai civil servants across the justice sector to effectively address conflict and crisis within Thailand through a Rule of Law-based approach.
Speakers include Mr. Colin McLean, former Chief Inspector from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and Mr. Ciaran O’Maolain, former head of policies of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
Pakistan: resumption of death penalty ‘major step back’
The ICJ condemned Pakistan’s execution of a former soldier and called on the government to reinstate the moratorium on the death penalty that had been observed for the past four years.
Civil society rejects flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Today, 63 grassroots, national, regional, and international civil society groups are calling upon ASEAN Member States to postpone the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, which is not worthy of its name.
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