Tag Archives | enforced disappearances

31/08/2022

Thailand: Adoption of law to address torture and enforced disappearance is a step forward, but significant shortcomings remain

On the occasion of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Amnesty International consider the adoption of the long-delayed legislation on torture, ill-treatment and enforced disappearance bill to constitute an important step toward the prevention and redress of these crimes. The organizations regret, however, that deficiencies in […]

30/04/2022

Nepal: National Judicial Dialogue on Justice Sector Actors, Criminal Code Provisions and Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Serious Crimes

On 16 April 2022, the ICJ, together with Advocacy Forum-Nepal and the Judges Society-Nepal, organized the National Judicial Dialogue on the Role of Justice Sector Actors in Effective Implementation of Criminal Code Provisions and Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Serious Crimes. (more…)

14/12/2021

New ICJ guide for human rights defenders and civil society organizations

Today, the International Commission of Jurists launches a guide for human rights defenders who work on accountability for serious human rights violations, including, in particular, unlawful deaths and enforced disappearances. (more…)

21/09/2021

UN: ICJ concerned at impunity for enforced disappearances in Latin America and use of abductions in Turkey

The ICJ expressed concern today at the use of abductions in national security cases in Turkey and the enduring impunity for enforced disappearances in certain Latin American countries, during the interactive dialogue with the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disapparances at the UN Human Rights Council. (more…)

30/08/2021

MENA: Enforced disappearances and accompanying impunity continue to prevail

Today, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we the 33 undersigned local, regional, and international organizations, associations, and networks come together to highlight the dramatic and persistent nature of enforced disappearances in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the accompanying impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of […]

26/03/2021

Tunisia: Joint communication to UN Special Procedures calls for immediate action to counter attacks against the transitional justice process

In a joint communication to five United Nations Special Procedures, the ICJ and its partners urged the mandate holders to call on the Tunisian authorities to immediately stop hampering the transitional justice process. (more…)

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