ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Swaziland

ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Swaziland

During the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, the ICJ made an oral statement during the Council’s consideration and adoption of the outcome document in the Universal Periodic Review of Swaziland.

The statement focussed on serious risks to the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Swaziland, and called on the Government of Swaziland to act to ensure the protection of human rights, the rule of law, and judicial independence.

Swaziland-adoption UPR-advocacy-2012 (full text in English, PDF)

The ICJ condemns the conviction of Judge Baltasar Garzón to an 11-year ban from the office

The ICJ condemns the conviction of Judge Baltasar Garzón to an 11-year ban from the office

The ICJ condemns the conviction pronounced today by the Supreme Court of Spain against Judge Baltasar Garzón, who will be banned from the judicial office for a period of 11 years.The  International  Commission  of  Jurists  (ICJ)  condemns  the conviction pronounced today  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Spain  against  Judge  Baltasar Garzón, who will be banned from the judicial office for a period of 11 years.

Djibouti : la Commission internationale de juristes exige la fin des persécutions des juges et des défenseurs des droits humains

Djibouti : la Commission internationale de juristes exige la fin des persécutions des juges et des défenseurs des droits humains

La Commission internationale de juristes (CIJ) exhorte les autorités de Djibouti à mettre fin immédiatement aux persécutions dont sont victimes acteurs judiciaires et défenseurs des droits humains dans le pays. Elle leur rappelle aussi leur obligation légale de protéger les défenseurs des droits de l’homme et de garantir l’indépendance des juges et de la magistrature.

Pakistan: ICJ concludes high-level mission to examine the independence of the judiciary since the lawyers’ movement

Pakistan: ICJ concludes high-level mission to examine the independence of the judiciary since the lawyers’ movement

The ICJ ended its six-day High-Level Mission to Pakistan today after studying the role of the judiciary and the separation of powers.

The High-Level Mission, consisting of Judge Stefan Trechsel (Chair) and Graham Leung, visited Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad between September 7-8 and September 12-15, 2011.  The Mission was a follow up to an earlier ICJ Mission which took place in 2007during the height of the constitutional crisis that was occurring at the time.

Pakistan-independence of the judiciary since the lawyers`movement-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)

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