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Colombia: informe de la CIJ al Comité de los derechos del niño

May 22, 2014

En el presente informe la CIJ llama a la atención del Comité las debilidades del sistema legal y judicial del Estado colombiano y sus falencias en relación a su deber de protección de niños y niñas de comunidades locales y afrodescendientes en zonas de conflicto.

ICJ submission on Thailand to the UN Committee against Torture

Apr 11, 2014

The ICJ has submitted an alternative report in advance of the Committee against Torture examination of Thailand’s initial report under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

The ICJ submission draw’s the Committee’s attention to concerns related to:

Security laws in Thailand providing for enlarged executive powers of administrative detention without adequate judicial supervision;
The failure by Thai authorities to prosecute perpetrators of torture or ill-treatment; and
The failure by authorities to prevent, investigate and prosecute gender-based violence.

The Committee will examine Thailand’s initial report during its 52nd session held in April to May 2014, following which it will adopt Concluding Observations setting out recommendations to the Government.

Thailand-CAT52-AlternativeReport-LegalSubmission-2014 (download full submission in PDF)

ICJ submission on Indonesia to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Apr 1, 2014

The ICJ has submitted an alternative report in advance of the Committee’s examination of Indonesia’s initial report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

The ICJ submission draw’s the Committee’s attention to concerns related to:

The right to just and favourable conditions of work;
The right to strike; and
The enjoyment of cultural rights.

The Committee will examine Indonesia’s initial report during its 52nd session held in April to May 2014, following which it will adopt Concluding Observations setting out recommendations to the Government of Indonesia.

Indonesia-CESCR52-AlternativeReport-LegalSubmission-2014 (download full submission in PDF)

ICJ submission on El Salvador to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Mar 25, 2014

The ICJ has submitted an alternative report in advance of the Committee’s examination of El Salvador’s combined third, fourth and fifth periodic reports under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

The ICJ submission draw’s the Committee’s attention to concerns related to:

The rights of victims of alleged violations of economic, social and cultural rights;
Discrimination and denial of equal rights;
The right to work and to just and favourable conditions of work; and
The right to an adequate standard of living.

The Committee will examine El Salvador’s combined report during its 52nd session held in April to May 2014, following which it will adopt Concluding Observations setting out recommendations to the Government of El Salvador.

ElSalvador-CESCR52-AlternativeReport-LegalSubmission-2014 (download full submission in PDF)

ICJ submission on the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan

Mar 14, 2014

The ICJ has brought to the attention of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism issues concerning due process and access to justice, as well as other key issues to be addressed in the review of Kazakhstan’s compliance with international human rights.

From 27 October to 7 November 2014, the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the UPR will consider the situation of human rights in Kazakhstan. Ahead of the Working Group’s review, the ICJ has made a submission in which it has identified suggested recommendations concerning:

Lack of access to independent and effective legal advice and representation, and its impact on the rights to liberty and to a fair hearing; and
Legal obstacles that impede women’s access to justice, and undermine women’s enjoyment of human rights on a basis of equality and without discrimination.

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