Mar 29, 2012 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ made a written statement on national commissions of inquiry in South Asia at the Human Rights Council’s 19th session.Although national commissions of inquiry can contribute towards States’ fulfilment of their international human rights obligations when established in line with international standards and best practices, they are all too often found wanting and frequently designed to continue a culture of impunity for serious human rights violations and to weaken the rule of law.
In a written statement to the Human Rights Council during its 19th session in Geneva, the ICJ raised the issue of the relationship between national commissions of inquiry in South Asia with the criminal justice system, and the question of political will and adherence to international standards.
Written statement ICJ-non-judicial submission-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 21, 2012 | News
The ICJ and Justice for Peace Foundation (JPF) held a multi-stakeholder roundtable dialogue on women’s access to justice in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 and 20 March 2012.
The event marked an important stage in the ongoing ICJ-JPF initiative on women’s access to justice in Thailand.
It convened a group of experts from accross Thailand to discuss and review a draft ICJ-JPF report on the obstacles to justice women continue to face in Thailand.
Participants included women human rights defenders, lawyers, representatives of NGOs and academic experts.
When released the ICJ-JPF will capture and explore the accounts of barriers received from stakeholders accross Thailand through extensive field research accross the country during 2011.
It will identify a series of responsive recommendations endorsed by roundtable participants.
Mar 13, 2012 | News
The ICJ is concerned at the lack of transparency in the process, which could undermine universal human rights standards.
Feb 23, 2012
This ICJ publication provides a systematic overview of the international law and standards and Uzbekistan law relating to fair trial and due process in the criminal domain.
International Fair Trial Standards and Criminal Procedure in Uzbekistan, an ICJ publication on fair trial standards with a specific country focus, provides a systematic overview of the international law and standards and Uzbekistan law relating to fair trial and due process in the criminal domain. Its main sources are international law, standards and jurisprudence developed by human rights protection bodies at the universal and regional level as well as national criminal legislation of Uzbekistan. It is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive analysis of criminal procedure and trial with regard to Uzbekistan and in the region, and it is the first such comparative study of domestic proceedings and international standards pertaining to fair trial.
Uzbekistan-fair trial standards-publication-2012-rus
Jan 23, 2012
Vrinda Grover, the ICJ South Asia Advocate for India, prepared a legal opinion on the Revised 2010 Prevention of Torture Bill.
The ICJ legal opinion sets out eighteen recommendations on how India may better comply with its obligations under the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) as well as the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
India-opinion prevention torture-legal submission-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
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