Detention and torture of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe
The ICJ intervened with President Charles Taylor Liberia, expressing its deep concern over the detention without charge and torture of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe.
Malawi: threat to the Rule of Law
The ICJ is today attending, as an observer, closed hearings in Blantyre, Malawi on the removal of two High Court Judges.
Jurists Protest Removal of Three Judges by Parliament
The ICJ has written to President Bakili Muluzi of the Republic of Malawi expressing grave concern about Parliament’s recommendation for removal of three high court judges, for alleged misconduct.
Attacks on Justice 2000 – DR Congo
A new Constitution, elaborated and approved by the President of the Republic, is still pending for approval in a popular referendum. Only some parts of the new Constitution were made public.
Attacks on Justice 2000 – Ivory Coast
The Ivorian court system continued to be used as a means to harass political opposition leaders and independent jurists. The judiciary is often subjected to interference from the executive branch and is highly vulnerable.
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