This memorandum on the survey on the Rule of Law is based on discussions and observations received from groups of lawyers in a number of countries who have already undertaken to prepare replies to the survey.
The opportunity has also been taken to explain more fully some of the thoughts underlying the survey.
India-memorandum survey-web story-2004 (full text in English, PDF)
The ICJ urged the Malaysian Federal Court to deliver its judgment expeditiously in the appeal of Anwar Ibrahim. The former deputy prime minister is in jail on politically motivated charges of corruption and sodomy.
The ICJ and other human rights groups urged Malaysia’s highest court to provide a fair hearing for the former deputy prime minister, in jail since 1998 on politically motivated charges of corruption and sodomy.
At the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, the ICJ participated to the general debate on the question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world.
On the eve of the Nepal Development Fund in Kathmandu, the ICJ today urged the Government of Nepal to turn public human rights commitments it proudly made over the last month into practical action.
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UN Human Rights Council once again navigates troubled waters to protect human rights in crisis situations, despite global setbacks.
Joint statement: States Must Act Now to Protect the International Criminal Court from Unlawful US Sanctions
ICJ and Partners Call for Inclusive Civil Society Participation in Negotiations on Crimes against Humanity Convention