Protecting the human rights of stateless persons
The ICJ and the The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is inviting government representatives, civil society and human rights experts to a dialogue on Statelessness, Discrimination and Human Rights.
Israel-Palestine : domestic investigations have failed to meet international standards, UN Security Council must ensure accountability
The ICJ urges the Security Council to take concrete measures to ensure accountability for human rights violations committed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian armed groups during Operation Cast Lead.
Israeli investigations have failed to meet international standards of effectiveness, independence and impartiality. The Hamas administration in Gaza has also failed to provide any concrete evidence of investigating violations committed by Palestinian armed groups during this period.
Israel-Palestine-investigations failed standards-press release-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Human rights in Kenya and Zimbabwe : governments of national unity and transitional processes
The ICJ and the Zimbabwe Advocacy Office (ZAO) is inviting government representatives, civil society and human rights experts to a dialogue on the growing phenomenon of multi-party transitional governments, election-related violence and the protection of human rights in Africa.
The dialogue, focusing on the cases of Kenya and Zimbabwe will take place during the 15th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Kenya-Zimbabwe-rights governments processes-event-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Kenya-Zimbabwe-rights governments processes-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Beyond lawful constraints : Sri Lanka’s mass detention of LTTE suspects
Although the conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended in 2009, thousands of individuals are still detained without charge or trial.
“Beyond Lawful Constraints: Sri Lanka’s Mass Detention of LTTE Suspects” addresses the human rights concerns arising from the world’s largest mass detention of persons held in connection with an internal armed conflict. The ICJ is concerned that the GoSL’s “surrendee” and “rehabilitation” regime fails to adhere to international law and standards, amounting to an arbitrary deprivation of liberty and denial of the right to a fair trial.
Sri Lanka-mass detention LTTE-analysis brief-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Conference: a role for judges and lawyers in protecting human rights in the context of corporate activity
This Conference, to be held on 27-28 September 2010 in Geneva, represents the culmination of the initial phase of a project conducted by the ICJ.
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