Disappearance of human rights lawyer
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers urged today the Thai Government to conduct an urgent investigation into the disappearance of a well-known human rights lawyer.
Legal memorandum: Argentinas’s Full Stop and Due Obedience laws
The ICJ and Amnesty International have repeatedly expressed their concern about the incompatibility of Argentina’s Full Stop Law, Law No. 23,492 of 12 December 1986, and Due Obedience Law, Law No. 23,521 of 4 June 1987, with international law.
Yukos lawyer harassed
In a letter addressed to Putin, the ICJ urged the Russian Government to stop harassing Mr. Khodorkovskiy’s lawyer.
The ICJ assesses initiatives to incorporate the Bill of Rights in Taiwan
ICJ Commissioner, Professor Manfred Nowak, and ICJ Co-ordinator Gerald Staberock visited Taiwan on the invitation of the ICJ affiliated organization, the Taipei Bar Association.
International Commission of Jurists holds training seminar for lawyers in Kyrgyzstan
From August 14 to 16, 2003, the ICJ held a first ICCPR training seminar for lawyers in Kyrgyzstan.
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