This briefing paper was prepared by the ICJ at the request of the European Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights.
Three years after the European Parliament’s Resolution on the transfer and illegal detention of prisoners, the paper assesses progress on the key external policy issues raised and recommendations made by the 2007 Resolution
Counter terrorism-thematic report-2010 (full text, PDF)
This is the fourth edition of references to sexual orientation and gender identity within the United Nations human rights system.
It is a comprehensive collection of jurisprudence, general comments, concluding observations, and reports from human rights treaty bodies and independent experts (also known as Special Procedures) of the UN Charter-based system.
In addition, it includes:
This UN compilation covers the time period January 2007 through March 2010.
sexual orientation gender identity law UN human rights system-publication-2010
This ICJ report presents a comprehensive assessment of Thailand’s Internal Security Act (“ISA”) from the perspective of international law and standards.
The report “Post-War Justice in Sri Lanka: Rule of Law, the Criminal Justice System, and Commissions of Inquiry” addresses the systematic absence of remedies for gross human rights violations in Sri Lanka.
This study assesses the extent to which Polish law provides victims of human rights abuses involving corporate entities with remedies.
Access to legal remedies and justice has become a crucial element in today’s work of protecting human rights in the context of business activities. It is also an area of primary importance for judges and lawyers who work promoting the rule of law and human rights. This study assesses the extent to which Polish law provides victims of human rights abuses involving corporate entities with remedies. Criminal prosecution and civil remedies are important legal tools that can be used to redress human rights violations committed by companies. At the same time, there are numerous legal and practical obstacles, which can render the process of pursuing justice difficult and/or ineffective. Disputes between individuals and/or groups and corporations share common barriers regarding access to justice. The realisation of the procedural principle of “equality of arms” is one such example: the frequent disparity of arms is aggravated when the victim (claimant) lacks high-quality legal advice and has limited resources, both in regards to time and money, whilst the defendant is a powerful corporate entity.
Poland-Publications-HR Abuses involving corporations-Access to Justice-2010-ENG (full text in PDF)
USA/Israel/Palestine: Immediately rescind sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Strong push back against US sanctions on the International Criminal Court at UN Human Rights Council
ECtHR Grand Chamber Ruling in Semenya v. Switzerland: Joint Statement of Third-Party Interveners
UN Human Rights Council struggles to fulfil its mandate in the midst of global attacks on human rights, the rule of law and multilateralism