Unfair trial against Syrian human rights defender
The ICJ and other rights groups express their serious concern about the situation of human rights and human rights defenders in Syria.
Nepal: human rights defenders under threat, enhanced international protection urgently needed
Human rights defenders in Nepal face grave threats amid the country’s deepening human rights crisis, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ said today.
Campaign announced to project jurists : 144 Judges and lawyers persecuted since January 1988
The ICJ today released a list of 144 judges and lawyers who have been harassed, detained or killed in 31 countries since the beginning of 1988.
ICJ condemns harassment of Yukos’ lawyers
In a letter addressed to President Putin, the ICJ ‘s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Layers condemned the confiscation of documents of two of Yukos’ lawyers and the potential disbarment of one them.
Urgent call for ICJ world-wide intervention : Human Rights Lawyer barred from leaving his country
The ICJ requests its entire network to call on their respective Governments to intervene with the Government of Syria to allow Mr. Haythem al-Maleh, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, to leave the country.
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