The public apology issued by Mexican authorities to a Mexican man for failing to protect his rights in violation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) is an important step toward recognizing the protecting the rights of people with disabilities, the International Commission of Jurists (“ICJ”) said today.
The Sri Lankan judiciary must overcome gender stereotypes to improve women’s access to justice in the country, said participants at a workshop organized by the ICJ and the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka on 30 and 31 of October.
Международная комиссия юристов (МКЮ), Совет европейских ассоциаций адвокатов и юристов (CCBE), Адвокаты для адвокатов (L4L), Европейская ассоциация адвокатов (AEA-EAL), Хельсинкский фонд по правам человека (HFHR) и Центр конституционализма и прав человека при Европейском гуманитарном университете (ЦКПЧ ЕГУ), а также Посольство прав человека (HRE) («нижеподписавшиеся организации») призывают Белорусскую республиканскую коллегию адвокатов отменить решение об исключении Натальи Мацкевич из коллегии адвокатов и положить конец практике лишения лицензии адвокатов за выполнение ими своих профессиональных обязанностей в соответствии с международным правом и стандартами, касающимися роли юристов.
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While Egypt’s decision to end “the state of emergency” is a positive development, the authorities must take additional steps to remedy the dire human rights situation, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and the Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights of the European Humanity University (CCHR EHU) and the Human Rights Embassy (HRE) (“the undersigned organisations”) call on the Bar Association of Belarus to reverse its decisions to disbar lawyer Natalia Matskevich and to end the practice of disbarment of lawyers for carrying out their professional duties in line with international law and standards on the role of lawyers.
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