Aug 13, 2014 | News
Declaración de la CIJ al finalizar su reciente visita al municipio de Rabinal, departamento de Baja Verapaz, y sus reuniones con dirigentes comunitarios y defensores de derechos humanos.
La Comisión Internacional de Juristas visitó el municipio de Rabinal, Departamento de Baja Verapaz, del 6 al 8 del presente mes. En dicha visita los delegados de la CIJ tuvieron oportunidad de conversar con dirigentes comunitarios y defensores de derechos humanos y recabar información sobre la situación que se vive en el municipio.
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Aug 4, 2014 | News
The Royal Thai Government must conduct a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that military officers subjected Kritsuda Khunasen to torture, while holding her in incommunicado detention at a secret location for nearly one month, the ICJ said today.
Aug 2, 2014 | Multimedia items, News, Video clips
Women judges, lawyers and human rights defenders from across Africa participated in ICJ Colloquia on “Women Lawyers and Human Rights Defenders: Challenges and Opportunities” on 30 and 31 July in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
The colloquia were hosted in collaboration and partnership with the Gender Committee of the SADC Lawyers Association, the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
It enabled over 40 women lawyers, human rights defenders and judges to come together to identify the challenges faced by women lawyers and human rights defenders and elaborate action steps.
Discussions also addressed the role of the judiciary in advancing gender equality, women’s access to justice and protection of women human rights defenders.
The Colloquia are part of an ICJ multi-year initiative on women judges, lawyers and human rights defenders as agents of change.
Interviews:
Justice Martha Koome (Kenya)
Justice Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (Uganda)
Doo Aphane (Swaziland)
Jane Serwanga (Kenya)
Jul 25, 2014 | News
The ICJ condemned today the sentence imposed on Thulani Rudolph Maseko and Bheki Makhubu following their conviction on two counts of contempt of court
Jul 7, 2014 | News
La CIJ expresa su honda preocupación por la cancelación de las visas a dos voluntarios de las Brigadas Internacionales de Paz.
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