Jan 17, 2011 | Events
The ICJ is organizing two-day trial observation training seminars on 14-15 March in Nizhniy Novgorod.
The seminar will aim to provide practical skills on how to conduct trial observations, assess and analyze information and data obtained, and draft a final trial observation report.
The seminar will address general legislative frameworks within which courts operate; the compliance with international rule of law and human rights standards; the components and guarantees of the right to fair trial; observing proceedings within the courtroom and the conduct of meetings with the relevant authorities and other advocacy work outside the courtroom.
Eligibility criteria:
- Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in the rule of law and human rights law;
- Applicants must have an interest in international standards of fair trial;
- Applicants must demonstrate an interest in observing trials or working on trial observation projects;
Closing date for applications: 15 February 2011.
Application forms can be downloaded below.
For further information please contact Temur Shakirov at temur.shakirov@icj.org
seminar-trialobservation-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
seminar-trialobservation-news-2011-rus (full text in Russian, PDF)
seminar-trialobservation-application-2011 (full text, PDF)
seminar-trialobservation-application-2011-rus (full text in Russian, PDF)
Jan 17, 2011 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
In June 2011, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on transnational corporations and other business enterprises (SRSG), Prof. John Ruggie, will present his final report to the UN Human Rights Council.
This report will include Guiding Principles for the operationalization of the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework as well as options for UN mechanisms on business and human rights to follow the SRSG.
humanrights-business-advocacy-2011 (full text, PDF)
Dec 10, 2010
The time has come to ensure that people denied their economic, social and cultural rights, in particular those living in poverty, are able to access justice.
The NGO Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights reiterates its call on States to become party to this Protocol.
As a member of the NGO Coalition, the ICJ joins the call and asks States to take the opportunity of the second anniversary of the adoption of the Optional Protocol by the UN General Assembly to ratify this new instrument.
optional protocol-ICESCR-advocacy-2010 (full Text, PDF)
Nov 30, 2010 | Advocacy
At the 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the President of the Council is to appoint five independent human rights experts to serve as the Working Group on Discrimination against Women.
UN-wgwomencriteria-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
Nov 25, 2010 | News
The Republic of Iraq deposited the 20th instrument of ratification for the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
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