May 22, 2014
The ICJ and ECRE presented a third joint detailed submission on the new asylum service and appeals system and the situation of detention of asylum seekers in Greece to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
The submission was presented on the occasion of a meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation by Greece of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in the case of M.S.S. v Belgium and Greece. The submission highlighted legal and practical shortcomings in the Greek system with regard to the new asylum service and appeals, on detention of asylum seekers, conditions of detention, access to an effective remedy and non-refoulement.
Greece-ICJECRE-MSS-CommitteeMinisters-3rdsubmission-legal submission-2014 (download the submission)
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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.
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)
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)
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)
