Zimbabwe: charges against lawyer Mordecai Mahlangu must immediately be dropped
The ICJ expresses its serious concern at the unlawful detention and prosecution of Mordecai Mahlangu, a prominent human rights and media lawyer from Zimbabwe.
Jailed defender of human rights awarded the Per Anger Prize 2009
This year, the prize in memory of Per Anger is being awarded to the human rights activist Brahim Dahane, defender of human rights in Western Sahara.
ICJ questions fairness of appeal hearing in case of human rights defender Evgeniy Zhovtis
The ICJ today expressed its concern at deficiencies in the appeal process in which the conviction of the prominent Kazakh human rights defender Evgeniy Zhovtis was upheld this week.
ICJ Commissioner Karinna Moskalenko observed the appeal hearing on 20 October, on behalf of the ICJ, to assess its compliance with international fair trial standards.
Kazakhastan-ICJ questions fairness of appeal hearing-press release-2009-eng (full text, PDF)
Kazakhastan-ICJ questions fairness of appeal hearing-press release-2009-rus (full text, PDF)
ICJ commissioner Muhannad Al-Hasani must immediately be released
The ICJ today called on the Syrian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release its commissioner Muhannad Al-Hasani, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender.
Syria-ICJ commissioner must immediately be released-Press release-2009 (full text, PDF)
Russia: ICJ calls for action to protect human rights defenders following the killing of Natalya Estemirova
Following the abduction and murder of Chechen human rights defender Natalya Estemirova, the ICJ today expressed its deep concern at threats to the safety of human rights defenders in Russia.
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