Pakistan: ICJ deplores the deaths of three judges
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers expressed its shock at the killing of three judges in Pakistan after a jail siege on Friday 25 July.
China: arbitrary arrest and detention of lawyer
In a letter addressed today to the Government of China, the ICJ condemned the arbitrary arrest and detention of a Chinese lawyer whose license had already been unlawfully revoked in 2001.
ICJ report condemns charges against lawyer
A report by the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers finds that the aim of the prosecution against a human rights Malaysian lawyer was to intimidate and harass him in his work.
Report of criminal proceedings against P. Uthayakumar before Sepang Magistrate’s Court on 8 April 2003
In a report released today on the trial of a Malaysian human rights lawyer representing the family of a youth who died in police custody, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers finds that the aim of the prosecution was to intimidate and harass him in his work as a lawyer.
Human rights in crisis: ICJ issues fact-finding report
Human rights violations are rampant and the Nepalese people are poorly served by the administration of justice in the country, concludes an ICJ report released today.
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