Zimbabwe: judicial rulings must be respected
In a further blow to the independence of the judiciary, the Zimbabwean Government ignored two judicial rulings and used State-controlled media to attack magistrates, the ICJ said today.
Magistrate discriminated and sidelined by prosecuting authority
In a letter addressed to the South African Director of Public Prosecutions, the ICJ requested that prosecutors review their decision not to initiate any cases at Magistrate Graham Travers’ court.
South Africa: arrest of magistrate must be investigated
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers urged South African President Thabo Mbeki to fully investigate the arrest and detention of the Chief Magistrate of the Groblersdal Magistrates’ Court.
ICJ demands fair hearings for judges accused of corruption
The ICJ urges the Government of Kenya to ensure that all proceedings against judges and magistrates who have been accused of corruption are conducted according to fair trial standards.
ICJ alarmed at blanket prohibition on lawyers’ freedom of expression
In a letter addressed to President Museveni of Uganda, the ICJ expressed its concern at the Law Council’s intention to enforce a 1977 regulation that essentially aims to abrogate freedom of expression for lawyers.
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