9th World Day Against the death penalty, 10 october 2011
The 9th World Day Against the Death Penalty will focus on the inhumanity of the death penalty as a cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment.
Europe: NGOs’ perspective on the EU accession to the ECHR
The ICJ and other NGOs submitted written comments to the informal group on accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights on the occasion of its meeting of 6-8 December 2010.
The NGO paper addressed the proposed co-respondent mechanism of the European Court of Human Rights and consultation with civil society on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights.
EU-accessionECHR-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
Europe: Fees – a Barrier to Justice
The ICJ and other human rights groups published a paper raising concerns at proposals being considered in the Council of Europe to impose fees on applicants to the European Court of Human Rights.
ECHR-fees-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
European Court of Human Rights reaffirms the absolute prohibition on return to torture
The European Court of Human Rights today reaffirmed that the ban on deporting people to countries where they are at risk of torture or ill-treatment is absolute and unconditional.
The Italian Court of Cassation adapts to the European Court of Human Rights
The Joint Sections of the Italian Court of Cassation recognised the direct applicability of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in the Italian legal system.
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