Apr 16, 2008 | News
On 14 April 2008, the UN Human Rights Council began assessing human rights compliance in Poland as part of a new mechanism monitoring the condition of human rights in the world.
As part of the Universal Periodic Review, the situation in each of the countries will be assessed every four years on the basis of reports submitted by the governments of those countries and documents prepared at the same time by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (among others, on the basis of reports submitted by NGOs). At yesterday’s UN meeting, the Polish delegation, led by the under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, presented the report of the Government of the Republic of Poland on human rights and answered questions asked by the representatives of other countries.
Poland-Polish Government Submits Report to the UN Human Rights Council-Web-2008 (full text, PDF)
Mar 6, 2008
The ICJ submitted a third party intervention to the Supreme Court of Norway in the case of Nadeem Dar, who was returned to Pakistan contrary to a request for interim measures from the Committee Against Torture.
The ICJ argued that the Committee’s requests for interim measures are binding in international law.
Norway-Third Party Intervention of the International Commission of Jurists-Legal submissions-2008 (full text, PDF)
Feb 19, 2008
In a report published today, the ICJ highlights the shortcomings of the Maoist “justice system” as it operated during the conflict.
Nov 20, 2007
The ICJ and Interights made a joint third party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Boumediene and others v Bosnia and Heregovina.
The case concerns the handing over of six suspects by Bosnian authorities to US agents and their rendition to Guantanamo, and whether, following this wrongful removal, there is a positive obligation on the Bosnian authorities to make diplomatic representations to secure the men’s return.
Bosnia-Herzegovina-Written Submission Interrights ICJ-Legal submissions-2007 (full text, PDF)
Nov 20, 2007
JUSTICE, the UK section of the ICJ, and Liberty made written submissions to the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review of the UK.
