” The Six leaders of the Baha’i faith in Iran, who were arbitrarily arrested in Tehran in May 2008 and are being held incommunicado, must be released immediately or legally charged with a recognisable offence,” said the ICJ.
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ICJ and human rights groups submitted it before the US Court of Appeal for the third circuit, to establish that the US government should not rely on Egypt’s assurances that Mr Khouzam would not be tortured upon his return.
Egypt-USA-Joint brief of Amicus Curiae of Petitioner-appellee-Analysis briefs-2008 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ urged the Government of Tunisia to promptly address the serious reservations regarding its human rights record raised during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
The ICJ is concerned by developments in the region, resulting in a series of violations of international humanitarian law.
In its intervention of 6 March 2008, the ICJ expressed concerns at Israel’s indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force in violation of international humanitarian law and Palestinian armed groups’ continuous indiscriminate attacks on military and civilians by firing of rockets in southern Israel, which violate international humanitarian law. In addition, the ICJ condemned Israel’s siege on Gaza. As the ICJ concluded its mission to Israel and the West Bank that day, it also shared its concerns at the Israeli settlements, the rule of law and human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) and the emergence of two different and separate legal systems in the OPTs.
Palestine-Israel-CJ Intervention on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories-Open letters-2008 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ today concluded its second high-level mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
ICJ Commissioners Professor Pedro Nikken and Professor Rajeev Dhavan led the mission. In the West Bank, they met with senior Palestinian officials, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr. Issa Abu Sharar, the Public Prosecutor, Mr. Ahmed Maghni, and representatives of local NGOs and the legal community. They also visited illegal settlements and the wall of separation in the West Bank and Jerusalem. In Israel, the ICJ delegation held meetings with senior governmental officials and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, Ms. Dorit Beinisch
This mission followed the first ICJ mission to Gaza, led by its Secretary-General in December 2007. The first mission met with representatives of the dismissed government of Hamas, senior judges, lawyers, local NGOs and representatives of the legal community. The mission visited refugee camps in Jabaliya, Dir Al Balah, Khan Younes, witnessing the devastating impact of the Israeli siege of Gaza on the humanitarian situation in these camps and the human rights of the civilian population in Gaza.
Palestine-Israel-ICJ Includes a Second High Level Mission to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel-web-2008 (full text, PDF)
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