Attacks on Justice 2005: Algeria
The judiciary continues to face interferences from the executive but for the first time judges have dared to challenge and resist them while publicly denouncing them.
Mauritania: leaders of military coup must immediately restore rule of law
The ICJ today called on the instigators of the military coup in Mauritania to immediately restore respect for the rule of law and the country’s Constitution.
The ICJ calls on the Palestinian Authority to abolish the death penalty and commute the executions imposed by military courts
The ICJ called on the Palestinian Government to abolish the death penalty, to commute the executions of the death sentences imposed by the military courts in Gaza and the West Bank.
ICJ submission to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Israel
The ICJ drew the Council’s attention to the persistent violations of Israel’s obligations as the Occupying Power under international law as well as the continuous discrimination against the Arab citizens of Israel.
A significant step forward towards ending impunity in Darfur, Sudan
The ICJ is pleased with the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to present a case to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir.
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