Oct 7, 2010 | News
The main award for international human rights for 2010 goes to a Syrian human rights defender lingering in prison. The Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) announces its Laureate for 2010 The main award for international human rights for 2010 goes to a Syrian human rights defender lingering in prison. The Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) announces its Laureate for 2010.
Oct 1, 2010
The ICJ and other human rights groups and defenders today condemned the continued detention without charge or trial of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in Iran.
They called for her immediate and unconditional release as she is held solely in connection with her work defending others.
Iran-lawyers’ loss freedom-analysis brief-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Sep 23, 2010 | News
The ICJ urges the Security Council to take concrete measures to ensure accountability for human rights violations committed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian armed groups during Operation Cast Lead.
Israeli investigations have failed to meet international standards of effectiveness, independence and impartiality. The Hamas administration in Gaza has also failed to provide any concrete evidence of investigating violations committed by Palestinian armed groups during this period.
Israel-Palestine-investigations failed standards-press release-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Jul 5, 2010 | News
The ICJ and other Human Rights groups today strongly condemned the conviction, and sentence to three years’ imprisonment, of Mr. Haytham Al-Maleh, a 79 years old prominent Syrian human rights lawyer.
This conviction was ordered on the grounds of “transferring false and exaggerated news that weaken national sentiments”, under Articles 285 and 286 of the Syrian Criminal Code. The charges arise from Mr. Al-Maleh’s interviews with the media in which he criticized, amongst other things, the continued use of the emergency laws in Syria and the ongoing control of the Syrian authorities over the judicial system.
Syria-conviction Al-Maleh-press release-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 24, 2010 | News
The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL) of the ICJ today raised concerns about ongoing attacks against the professional and personal integrity of Justice Richard Goldstone.
OPT-statement harassment Goldstone-press release-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
