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)
Jun 1, 2010
The ICJ welcomes this opportunity to submit its comments to the Human Rights Committee for the preparation of the list of issues for the first Periodic Report of Kazakhstan.
In this submission, the ICJ focuses on questions arising under article 14 of the Covenant concerning inadequate protection of the right to a fair trial. Among the fair trial concerns are those related to judicial independence; the right of defence by a lawyer of choice; and undue impediments to lawyers in the exercise of their professional functions.
This submission will also address concerns arising under article 7 of the Covenant related to deficiencies in legal and practical protection against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Kazakhstan-HR Committee Periodic report-legal submission 2010 (full text, PDF)
Jun 1, 2010 | Адвокаси, Юридические заявления
МКЮ приветствует эту возможность представить свои комментарии Комитету по правам человека для подготовки списка вопросов для первого периодического доклада Казахстана.
В этом представлении МКЮ уделяет основное внимание вопросам, возникающим в соответствии со статьей 14 Пакта, в отношении неадекватной защиты права на справедливое судебное разбирательство. Среди проблем справедливого судебного разбирательства – проблемы, связанные с независимостью судебных органов; право защиты выбранным адвокатом; и несвоевремменые препятствия для адвокатов при осуществлении их профессиональных функций.
В этом представлении также будут рассмотрены проблемы, возникающие в соответствии со статьей 7 Пакта, касающиеся недостатков в правовой и практической защите от пыток и других жестоких, бесчеловечных или унижающих достоинства видов обращения.
Kazakhstan-HR Committee Periodic report-legal submission 2010 (полный текст на английском, PDF)
