The ICJ welcomes the 16 April 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, in Christian Youth Camps Ltd & Anor v Cobaw Community Health Services Ltd & Ors [2014] VSCA 75. The ICJ intervened as amicus curiae in the case.
Karpal Singh, a prominent Malaysian lawyer, human rights defender and parliamentarian who fought courageously for equality, justice and democracy in the country, was killed in a road accident.
Nepali legislators should reject problematic provisions of the proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) bill introduced in parliament on April 9, 2014, said Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the ICJ.
The ICJ has submitted an alternative report in advance of the Committee against Torture examination of Thailand’s initial report under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
The ICJ submission draw’s the Committee’s attention to concerns related to:
The Committee will examine Thailand’s initial report during its 52nd session held in April to May 2014, following which it will adopt Concluding Observations setting out recommendations to the Government.
Thailand-CAT52-AlternativeReport-LegalSubmission-2014 (download full submission in PDF)
The ICJ expressed concern at today’s decision by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to dismiss the challenge by Lena Hendry, programme coordinator of the human rights advocacy organization Pusat Komas, to the constitutionality of elements of the Film Censorship Act 2002.
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