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Colombia: socavando el estado de derecho y consolidando la impunidad

Sep 21, 2005

Durante las cuatro últimas décadas, Colombia ha sido el escenario de graves y persistentes violaciones de derechos humanos y de derecho humanitario.

Reforming the human rights system : a chance for the United Nations to fulfill its promise

Jun 28, 2005

The ICJ released its report entitled “Reforming the Human Rights System: A Chance for the United Nations to fulfil Its Promise.”

The report expresses support for proposals to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights with a standing human rights council with a higher position in the UN system.

It sets out how a new council can strengthen the UN’s work in addressing serious human rights situations at the country and thematic levels and in human rights standard-setting.

reform UN human rights system-thematic report-2005-eng (full text in English, PDF)

reform UN human rights system-summary-thematic report-2005-eng (summary in English, PDF)

Findings on human rights in Zimbabwe by United Nations and regional bodies

May 2, 2005

This ICJ document is addressing the situation of human rights in Zimbabwe at the occasion of the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

It contains excerpts from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights fact-finding mission report to Zimbabwe and excerpts from UN Commission on Human Rights special procedures reports between 2000 and 2005 pertaining to Zimbabwe. It also includes United Nations Press Releases explicitly referring to the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Finally, a chart recapitulates the reporting status of Zimbabwe to the human rights treaty bodies. This document has the objective of compiling relevant existing information on the topic in order to frame the debate, and to promote the adoption of informed decisions regarding Zimbabwe by state members at the 61st session of the Commission.

Zimbabwe-findings rights-fact finding mission report-2005 (full text in English, PDF)

High-level mission calls for comprehensive reform of judiciary

Apr 7, 2005

The ICJ urges the government and the judiciary of Kenya to implement a package of 42 recommendations to firmly establish the independence of the judiciary and to overcome the legacy of executive dominance over it.

Royal coup plunges Nepal deeper into human rights crisis

Mar 17, 2005

The ICJ launched today a new report Nepal: The Rule of Law Abandoned and urges united response at United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

The report sets out nine urgent measures the Maoists and the King’s government should take to tackle the long-standing violations committed by the insurgents and the security forces, as well as the new layer of abuses under the state of emergency.

The security forces have been guilty of gross and systematic violations of human rights, including torture and extrajudicial killings.

The Maoists have been responsible for killings of civilians, and forced recruitment, including of children, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Nepal: The Rule of Law Abandoned [full text, PDF]