Aug 9, 2022 | News
Singapore’s authorities must immediately halt any impending executions, and cease using punitive cost orders against lawyers representing death-row inmates, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
On 5 August 2022, Singapore executed two persons, Abdul Rahim Shapiee and Ong Seow Ping, for “drug possession for the purpose of trafficking”. Their execution followed the Court of Appeal’s denial of Abdul Rahim Shapiee’s stay of execution request based on a lawsuit he and 23 other death-row inmates had filed alleging obstructions in their access to lawyers.
Jul 25, 2022 | News
The Nepali government’s bill to amend its current transitional justice law marks some progress toward accountability but will not fully provide justice to victims or meet Nepal’s obligations under international law in its current form, said Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists and TRIAL International today. Nepal’s government and parliament should amend the bill to align with international legal standards.
Jun 8, 2022 | Advocacy, News
On 28 – 29 May, the ICJ convened a South Asia Judicial Dialogue with the participation of thirty South Asian judges from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan to discuss the implementation of the Bangkok General Guidance for Judges in Applying a Gender Perspective (BGG).
May 23, 2022 | News
As Right Livelihood, Réseau International des Droits de L’homme (RIDH), Center for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), International Commission of Jurists and WOLA have come together to condemn the re-appointment of María Consuelo Porras as Attorney General of Guatemala, the group has released a joint statement on the matter.
Mar 17, 2022 | Agendas, Events, News, Video clips
Immigration detention of children is unlawful according to international law and States are obliged to implement alternatives to detention. One of the best solutions for unaccompanied children is their placement into mainstream child protection systems, which already works well in some countries in the EU, an ICJ webinar was told.
