ICJ calls on Senate to amend counter-terrorism bill
The ICJ today urged members of the Philippine Senate not to adopt a new counter-terrorism bill without significant amendments to ensure compliance with international human rights law.
ICJ comments on Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism
The ICJ submitted its observations to the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Terrorism (CODEXTER) on the draft Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism.
Detention of Saddam Hussein: an opportunity for international justice
The capture and detention of Saddam Hussein presents a unique opportunity to bring to justice the alleged author of some of the worst international crimes of the past quarter century, the ICJ said today.
ICJ condemns summary executions by Cuba
The ICJ deplores the summary execution on 11 April of three men who reportedly participated in the hijacking of a Cuban ferry on 2 April 2003.
The death penalty: condemned
The ICJ today released a report, The Death Penalty: Condemned, in which capital punishment is found to violate international human rights law.
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