Mar 12, 2013 | Artículos, Noticias
La CIJ llevará a cabo una misión a Uruguay (12-16 marzo de 2013) para interiorizarse de los acontecimientos que recientemente interesaran aspectos de la independencia del poder judicial en el país.
También se evaluará su impacto sobre el ejercicio del derecho de las víctimas a contar con remedios efectivos para las violaciones de los derechos humanos.
La delegación de la CIJ ha solicitado reuniones con la Suprema Corte de Justicia, ex magistrados, el Poder Ejecutivo, el Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y defensores de los derechos humanos, representantes de los partidos políticos, y otros actores relacionados con la administración de justicia y la independencia del poder judicial.
La visita se enmarca dentro de los esfuerzos que la CIJ lleva a cabo en distintos países con el objetivo de velar por e impulsar la primacía, coherencia e implementación del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos a través de la vigencia del Estado de Derecho, y promover el respeto a la independencia judicial.
Integrarán la misión los siguientes delegados:
Belisario dos Santos Junior (foto) – Jurista brasileño, Comisionado de la Comisión Internacional de Juristas. Secretario de Estado de Justicia y Defensa de la Ciudadanía del Estado de San Pablo (1995 – 2000) y ex Presidente de la Asociación de Abogados Latinoamericanos para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos.
Alejandro E. Salinas Rivera – Jurista chileno, Asesor del Centro para la Independencia de Jueces y Abogados. Ex director de la Dirección de Derechos Humanos del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile y ex asesor de la Comisión Presidencial para Políticas de Derechos Humanos de la Presidencia de la República de Chile.
Mar 12, 2013 | News
The ICJ is undertaking today a five-day mission to Uruguay to gather information concerning recent developments affecting the independence of the judiciary in the country.
The mission members will meet with a broad group of stakeholders in Uruguay.
The mission will also look at the impact that these developments have on the exercise of the right of victims to effective remedies for human rights violations.
The two-member mission will consist of ICJ Commissioner Belisário dos Santos Junior (picture) and Alejandro E. Salinas Rivera, member of the Advisory Committee of the ICJ Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
Uruguay-CIJL mission-Nota de prensa-2013-Spa (full text, pdf)
Mar 8, 2013 | Events
As a member of the International NGO Coalition for the OP to the ICESCR, the ICJ is co-convening a high-level event on the protection of economic, social and cultural rights March 13 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
This event is organized together with the Group of Friends of the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR, including Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Senegal, Spain, Slovakia, Portugal and Uruguay; and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
It will highlight the importance of OP-ICESCR to the full realization of human rights and the need to achieve widespread ratification of the OP-ICESCR to ensure access to justice for all.
Speakers will include the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Water and Sanitation, as well as the Permanent Representatives of Argentina, France, Portugal, Slovakia and Uruguay.
Parallel Event – OP-ICESCR-event-2013 (download the flyer, pdf)
Mar 5, 2013 | E-bulletin on counter-terrorism & human rights, News
Read the 70th issue of ICJ’s monthly newsletter on proposed and actual changes in counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices and their impact on human rights at the national, regional and international levels. The E-Bulletin on Counter-Terrorism and Human...
Mar 4, 2013 | News
The ICJ is pleased to announce the election of ten eminent jurists to the ICJ Commission.
Throughout its sixty-year history, the ICJ’s credibility has stemmed from its unique group of eminent jurists and legal experts: the ICJ Commission. ICJ Commissioners provide expert support and strategic direction to the ICJ Secretariat’s regional and thematic programmes.
The following Commissioners have been elected for five-year terms:
Commissioners Elected for First Terms
Prof. Andrew Clapham (UK)
Justice Radmila Dicic (Serbia)
Mr. Shawan Jabarin (Palestine)
Justice Qinisile Mabuza (Swaziland)
Justice Tamara Morschakova (Russian Federation) – from 1st May 2013
Justice Egbert Myjer (Netherlands)
Prof. Victor Rodriguez Rescia (Costa Rica)
Prof. Marco Sassoli (Italy/Switzerland)
Justice Stefan Trechsel (Switzerland)
Prof. Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes (Colombia)
Commissioners Elected for Second Terms
Mr. Roberto Garreton (Chile)
Prof. Robert Goldman (USA)
Commissioners Elected for Third Terms
Justice Ian Binnie (Canada)
Justice Elizabeth Evatt (Australia)
Ms. Karinna Moskalenko (Russian Federation)
Prof. Sir Nigel Rodley (UK)
Mr. Raji Sourani (Palestine)
For further details, including biographies for each of the ICJ’s Commissioners and Honorary Members, please click here .
