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Tunisia: situation of the Association of Tunisian Judges (Association des Magistrats Tunisiens, AMT)

Nov 3, 2010

Letter on the constant harassment to which the ousted members of the Executive Bureau of the Association of Tunisian Judges (AMT) are subjected.

Arrests on suspicion of homosexuality: letter to the UN Special Procedures

Oct 18, 2010

The ICJ brought the attention of UN Special Procedures to the recent arrest in Cameroon of two men for suspected homosexuality.

Bruno Afaaba (DOB 26/10/1984) and Marc-Henri Batta (DOB 3/9/1982) were arrested 27 September, 2010 by officers of the First Squadron of the Gendarmerie in Yaoundé.

The arrest came after a search of their house revealed a large batch of condoms and lubricant. The two men were detained and on 4 October 2010 they were forced to undergo anal exams to confirm, in the words of the commander of the gendarmerie, their suspected sexual activity.

According to one of their lawyers, Maître André Nlend, Mr. Afaaba and Mr. Batta were not advised of their right to remain silent or to counsel, and were in fact handcuffed during the medical exam. They are currently being held in Kodengui Prison.

Cameroon-Special Procedures-open letter-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

Death penalty: open letter to Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Jul 27, 2010

The ICJ and other human rights groups sent an open letter to the Prime Minister to express concern at the recent announcement that Trinidad and Tobago will imminently resume execution of its death row prisoners.

Trinidad and Tobago-letter Prime Minister-open letter-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

Letter to special rapporteur on human rights defenders in Zimbabwe

May 28, 2010

The offices of GALZ in Harare, Zimbabwe were raided and two employees arrested. The ICJ writes to the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Concerning GALZ Raid.

Zimbabwe-human rights defenders-open letter-2010 (full text, PDF)

ICJ concerned about gross human rights violations in Iran and Sri Lanka

Apr 14, 2010

At the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ requested that the Government of Iran allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit the country expeditiously.

The call comes as Iranian security forces have continued to engage in extrajudicial killing, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and other ill-treatment of peaceful protesters following the flawed 2009 presidential elections. In addition, the ICJ urged the Government of Sri Lanka to stop a campaign of intimidation against journalists, human rights defenders and members of the opposition.

Iran-Sri Lanka-gross human rights viloations-open letter-2011 (full text, PDF)