Gabriel Shumba (photo), a Zimbabwean lawyer, was arrested without being charged and was tortured for representing an opposition MP. He continues to be threatened by Government officials even though he is out of the country.
The ICJ cautions the Government of Serbia to respect proper procedures regarding the judiciary.
Summary: This important conference, organised by JUSTICE (the British section of the ICJ) will be held in London on 5-6 July 2003. There will be 11 speakers from various countries of the European Union on this important topic. Further details are attached.
The European Sections of the ICJ are meeting on 4th July 2003 in London. All members of ICJ sections and those seeking to establish sections in Europe are welcome.
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers today concluded in its final report on the criminal trial of 27 Turkish lawyers that this trial was political in nature.
Tunisia: Quash sham conviction and sentence of judges’ association President, Anas Hmedi
The UN Human Rights Council makes significant but limited progress in addressing human rights around the world, as atrocities multiply in the Middle East and elsewhere
ICJ hosts an African Regional Convening in Kenya on Transformative Equality Jurisprudence
Russian Federation: Arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler must be released