Jan 1, 1992
Following three missions in 1985, 1987 and 1992 to study the human rights of psychiatric patients in Japan, the ICJ published the conclusions and recommendations.
The recommendations set forth in the report address these issues and are intended to promote more flexible and coordinated mental health care through the mobilization of community resources as well as the provision of adequate budgetary support. Legal reforms are needed to transform the PRB system into an independent procedure in accordance with principles 17 and 19 of the UN principles.
Japan-psychatric patients-mission recommendations-1992-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jan 1, 1992
On 12 November 1991, Indonesian security forces killed more than 50 unarmed civilians at a cemetery in Dili, East Timor. They were marching to the grave of a young Timorese man killed by security forces o n 28 October 1991.
Dec 10, 1991 | News
Human rights are systematically violated in Myanmar (formerly Burma), according to a report issued today by the Geneva-based ICJ.
Dec 1, 1991
The mission was undertaken by Makhdoom Ali Khan, Pakistan.
The report contains:
- Abbreviations and Terms, Preface, Map
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: 1947-1991: A Historical Summary
- Chapter 3: The Rule of Law and the Legal System
- Chapter 4: Human Rights Violations
- Chapter 5: The Environment and the Economy
- Conclusions and Recommendations
From the Conclusions and Recommendations: “Neither under the general principles of law nor the constitutional law of Myanmar has SLORC any right to hold power after the people have expressed their wishes in favour of a NLD Government. Continued SLORC rule also violates Article 21(3) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which declares that the will of the people as expressed in a genuine election shall be the basis of the authority of government. Though there is little chance of a transfer of power to the democratically elected representatives of the people in the near future, the international community cannot turn a blind eye to the excesses of SLORC and turn its back on the people of Myanmar.”
Myanmar-Burmese way-fact-finding report-1991-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 1, 1991
This report, based on the visit of a delegation sent to the Philippines in September 1990, is the third to be issued on the situation in the Philippines by the ICJ.
