Nepalese and international human rights groups called on the government and political leaders to honour their commitments to address human rights abuses committed during the country’s ten-year conflict.
Nepal-humanrightsviolations-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ supports a Symposium organized by the Judge Advocate General’s Department of the Ministry of Defence on “The Military and the Law: Issues of Obedience, Compliance and Enforcement”.
Following the success of a previous ICJ-JAG Symposium on “The Rule of Law and the Military” held in 2008, this event is designed to enhance understanding within the military legal community of the importance of the rule of law and human rights in an enforcement context. The Symposium will be held from 1-3 December 2010 at the Royal River Hotel, Bangkok and will be attended by military legal professionals, members of the judiciary and academia, government officials and civil society representatives.
Objectives:
1. To enhance the knowledge and understanding of military officers in the Judge Advocate General’s Department and other military departments and agencies regarding the national and international legal framework applicable to their activities, in order that they may provide legal opinions to their commanders and agencies, a duty essential to ensuring that the operations of the Ministry of Defence and associated agencies comply with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand and relevant laws.
2. To provide an opportunity for military officers to meet and to exchange opinions with civilian experts, members of civil society and representatives of the media in order to build and strengthen good working relationships.
Co-Hosts: The Judge Advocate General’s Department, Ministry of Defence of Thailand and The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
Dates: 3 days, 1-3 December 2010
Location: Royal River Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand-symposiumagenda-news-2010 (full text, PDF)
Thailand-symposiumagenda-news-2010-tha (full text in Thai, PDF)
The ICJ congratulates Ms. Asma Jahangir on her election as President of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
The ICJ today urged the Government of Nepal to reverse its decision to extend the tenure of Colonel Raju Basnet, alleged to have been involved in systematic enforced disappearance and torture and ill-treatment.
The ICJ and other human rights groups present this application in response to the Co-Investigating Judges’ Order of 28 July 2009, which was appealed against on 11 September.
The Applicants are well placed to assist the Pre-Trial Chambers in the proper determination of the issues on appeal. Both their experience in combating impunity for crimes under international law, including torture, and their struggle against torture throughout the world are decades-long, internationally-known and well-publicised.
Cambodia-Amucus Curiae submission-legal submission-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
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