Witness protection in Nepal : recommendations from international best practices
Recommendations from International Best Practices summarizes the current state of witness protection and assistance in Nepal.
Thailand : ICJ submission for the 12th session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is reviewing the Royal Thai Government’s compliance to human rights norms and obligations. The ICJ submitted its stakeholder report to the HR Council.
Access to justice : human rights abuses involving corporations – India
Access to justice and availability of effective legal remedies are crucial to the general protection of human rights and also in addressing violations by businesses.
They are also essential to the work of judges and lawyers who promote the rule of law and human rights. Nevertheless, access to justice is hindered by a number of obstacles unique to corporate human rights abuses.
The study of state practice in India reveals the obstacles but also the potential of the existing legal framework to ensure these rights. Scrutiny of state practices in this area will, moreover, help the international community discover new ways of addressing the challenge of corporate human rights abuse.
India-business and human rights – access to justice publication-2011 (full text in English, PDF)
Nepal: impunity and the non-implementation of judicial rulings
The ICJ and other human rights group are organizing an interaction program titled “Impunity and the Non-Implementation of Judicial Rulings” to be held on the 13th annual International Justice Day.
The non-implementation of judicial decisions has been a major obstacle to the effective delivery of justice for victims of human rights violations, and has contributed to the current state of impunity in Nepal. The objective of the program is to bring together members of the judiciary, legislators, human rights defenders, prosecutorial authorities and other senior stakeholders to develop strategies to increase the effective execution of judicial decisions.
Mr. Khilraj Regmi, Right Honorable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, will be the chief guest, and Dr. Yubraj Sangroula, Attorney General of Nepal, will be the keynote speaker of the program, jointly organized by the ICJ, the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), Judicial Officers’ Society (JOS) and Human Rights and Democratic Forum (FOHRID).
Comments on the proposed fundamental rights provisions of the constitution of Nepal
The ICJ congratulates the Constitutional Committee on the progress that it has made in the Constitution-drafting process, and in settling contentious issues.
In the past, the ICJ has shared comments on the draft provisions prepared by the Fundamental Rights Committee, and made recommendations for how those provisions could be brought in line with Nepal’s international human rights obligations. Those detailed comments can be found in the attachments to this letter
Nepal-comments on the proposed fundamental rights provisions of the constitution-open letter-2011-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Nepal-comments on the proposed fundamental rights provisions of the constitution-open letter-2011-nep (full text in Nepali, PDF)
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