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.
The ICJ is conducting a 5-day mission to evaluate Kenya’s judicial situation in light of international standards on the independence of the judiciary.
The Mission will be led by the Honourable Justice Dr. George W. Kanyeihamba of the Supreme Court of Uganda. The other mission members are prominent Nigerian lawyer Mr. Clement Nwankwo and ICJ Lawyer Cecilia Jimenez. The ICJ-Kenya will be represented by Mr. Philip Kichana. As the government addresses real issues of corruption in the judiciary and the country discusses constitutional reform, it is essential that the judiciary emerges as an independent and impartial branch of the State. The mission will meet with members of the judicial, executive and legislative branches of government, the legal profession, the Law Society, legal academics and civil society.
La CIJ est aujourd’hui intervenue devant la Commission africaine des droits de l’Homme et des peuples réunie à Dakar et dont les débats ont pour la première fois porté sur le terrorisme et les droits de l’Homme.
La CIJ invite dans son intervention la Commission africaine à contrôler la conformité à la Charte africaine des droits de l’Homme des mesures de lutte contre le terrorisme prises par les Etats africains parties à la Charte.
La CIJ invite par ailleurs la Commission africaine des droits de l’Homme à élaborer des directives sur la protection des droits de l’Homme dans la lutte contre le terrorisme visant à guider les Etats dans l’élaboration et la mise en oeuvre de mesures de lutte contre le terrorisme respectueuses des droits de l’Homme.
achpr-terrorism-advocacy-2004-fra (Texte complet en PDF)
Concerned by allegations of arbitrary arrests and summary executions in Rwanda, the ICJ launched an appeal to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to urgently send a fact-finding mission.
The ACHPR is presently meeting in Banjul (The Gambia). The ICJ which has been granted an observer status with the African Commission is prepared to assist the Commission within the limits of its competence and resources.
The following paper presents the views of ICJ Commissioner Judge Solomy Bossa and Titus Mulindwa on the Ugandan Anti-Terrorism Act (2002).
The Anti-Terrorism Act, 2002 (Uganda): Human Rights Concerns and Implications [full tetx, PDF]
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