Oct 20, 2006 | News
Mandira Sharma, a leading human rights advocate from Nepal, will receive Human Rights Watch’s highest honor on November 2.
In 2001, Sharma helped found Advocacy Forum, a Nepali NGO and ICJ Affiliated Organisation that has played an instrumental role in defending the rights of Nepali people caught in the brutal civil war between Maoist insurgents and the Nepali government, during which more than 13,000 Nepalis were killed, most of them by government troops.
Nepal-HRW honors Nepali activist-Press releases-2006 (full text, PDF)
Oct 10, 2006 | News
The ICJ, member of the Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, announced today that Arnold Zunga (photo) and Akbar Ganji have been selected as the winners of the 2006 Martin Ennals Award.
Sep 29, 2006 | News
The ICJ and the Observatory welcome the decision of the Magistrates Court in Harare to dismiss criminal charges of “broadcasting without a license” against the trustees of the Voice of the People (VOP) radio station.
Jul 31, 2006 | News
The ICJ today expressed serious concern about a tax order made against the Centre, which may lead to its closure and comes after a pattern of harassment against this leading Russian human rights organization.
May 31, 2006 | News
La CIJ considère que le harcèlement répété des autorités tunisiennes à l’égard de la Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l’Homme (LTDH), son affilié, constitue une atteinte inacceptable à ses activités légitimes.
