Indonesia: New Penal Code is a major human rights setback and must be repealed or substantially amended
Indonesia’s new Penal Code, which was passed on 6 December 2022, discriminates against women and minority groups, and is inconsistent with the rights to freedom of expression and information and to freedom of religion or belief, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
Perú: autoridades deben respetar el estado de derecho en medio de la crisis política
Las autoridades peruanas de las tres ramas del poder público deben buscar fortalecer el Estado de Derecho y el principio de separación de poderes tras la crisis política que desencadenó ayer la detención del expresidente Pedro Castillo después de que intentara disolver el Congreso, tomar el control del poder judicial y declarar el estado de emergencia, declaró hoy la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ).
Peru: authorities must respect the rule of law amid the political crisis
Peruvian authorities in all three branches of government should strive to strengthen the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers in the wake of the political crisis that led to the arrest of former President Pedro Castillo yesterday after he tried to dissolve Congress, take control of the judiciary and declare a state of emergency, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Egypt: Zyad el-Elaimy’s blatantly unfair trial by the Emergency State Security Court
Despite the formal lifting of the “state of emergency” on 25 October 2021, the Emergency State Security Court (ESSC) continues to be used by Egyptian authorities as a tool to crackdown on dissent and the legitimate exercise of human rights fundamental freedoms, the International Commission of Jurists and the Egyptian Commission on Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) said today.




