Jun 24, 2010 | News
Representatives of the ICJ, concluding a visit to the Russian Federation, today stressed that major reforms are needed to protect the independence of the Russian judiciary.
Without significant progress in strengthening the independence of the courts, the public will continue to lack confidence in the Russian judicial system, and the rule of law will remain fragile. The political priority given to judicial reform by President Medvedev needs to be followed through with a clear programme of action, the ICJ concluded.
Russian Federation-reforms judicial indepence-press release-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Russian Federation-reforms judicial indepence-press release-2010 (full text in Russian, PDF)
Jun 21, 2010
This present case concerns the Government of Moldova’s denial of permission to GenderDoc-M, an NGO representing LGBT individuals, to hold a peaceful demonstration in front of the Parliament in May 2005.
In both domestic litigation and submissions to this Court, the Government alleged that the refusal was based on “public order” and “public morality.” The Court’s Questions to the Parties concerned Articles 11 and 14 of the Convention.
Maldova-written submission-legal submission-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 18, 2010 | Agendas
Treaty-bodies have a special role in monitoring State compliance with human rights treaty obligations and providing guidance to States Parties on how to fulfil those obligations. The workshop afforded an occasion for in-depth examination and interaction between the committees on the impact that activities of transnational corporations have in the implementation of treaty obligations, providing a comparative and informed perspective on approaching these issues and encouraging coordinated action.
Switzerland-workshop transnational corporations-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 11, 2010
The ICJ and Amnesty International submitted comments on the draft Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Eradicating Impunity for Serious Human Rights Violations.
Noting that the current draft reflects considerable progress towards strong guidelines on this topic, the comments highlight key issues which remain unresolved or on which the organisations retain concerns as to consistency with international law and standards.
Council of Europe-comments report Steering Committee-analysis brief-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 2, 2010
The ICJ and other human rights groups made written submissions in the case of Lautsi v Italy before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.
The case concerns the display of the crucifix in classrooms in state schools. The intervention analyses the jurisprudence of national courts and international tribunals regarding the state endorsement or promotion of religion in education, in light of rights to education and freedom of religion or belief protected by Article 2 of Protocol 1 and Article 9 ECHR, and considers how these principles may be applied to the official display of religious symbols in the classroom.
Italy-third party intervention-analysis brief-2010 (full text, PDF)
