Nepal: prosecute army killings and end climate of impunity!
The ICJ has urged the Government of Nepal to prosecute the Royal Nepal Army personnel responsible for the summary killings on 17 August of at least 19 unarmed persons in Ramechhap District.
UK lawyers to honor Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy
The ICJ congratulates Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, who will become an honorary member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
The ICJ assesses initiatives to incorporate the Bill of Rights in Taiwan
ICJ Commissioner, Professor Manfred Nowak, and ICJ Co-ordinator Gerald Staberock visited Taiwan on the invitation of the ICJ affiliated organization, the Taipei Bar Association.
Human rights damaged by Australian government stance on Guantanamo Bay
The use of Military Commissions for Afghani prisoners of war held at Guantanamo Bay will be used in future as a precedent by military regimes to justify further abuses of human rights.
The failure of the Australian Government to condemn the proposed Military Commissions proposed by the US is a further serious erosion of human rights,” said Steve Mark, Chairman of the Council of the Australian Section of the International Commission of Jurists.
Australia-government stance Guantanamo Bay-press release-2003-eng (full text, PDF)
India: criminal justice reform must meet international human rights standards
“The proposals of the Justice Malimath Committee amount to an attack on the judiciary, prosecution and witnesses in criminal trial” said the ICJ.
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