Confirmation en appel de la condamnation de l’avocat tunisien Abbou: justice illusoire, condamnation réelle
La CIJ et la FIDH expriment leur consternation à l’annonce de la confirmation, par la Cour d’appel de Tunis, de la condamnation de Maître Abbou à 3 ans et demi de prison.
Chilean Supreme Court must not terminate the mandate of judges investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship
The ICJ, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch call on the Chilean Supreme Court to revise its decision to terminate the mandate of the special judges currently investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship.
The Chilean Supreme Court should reconsider its decision to end the mandate of the special judges investigating human rights violations committed under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, a group of leading international human rights organizations said today in an urgent appeal made in support of their Chilean counterparts.
Chile-crimes shut down-press release-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
Nombramiento de Corte Suprema debe respetar independencia
La CIJ y la Comisión Andina de Juristas, afiliada de la CIJ en la región, expresaron su profunda preocupación frente a la grave crisis judicial y política que vive Ecuador.
Ecuador: remoción en masa de magistrados de la Corte Suprema
La CIJ manifiesta su más alta preocupación frente a la remoción expedita, por parte del Parlamento ecuatoriano, de 27 de los 31 jueces que integraban la Corte Suprema de dicho país.
Kenya : ICJ conducts mission on judicial independence
The ICJ is conducting a 5-day mission to evaluate Kenya’s judicial situation in light of international standards on the independence of the judiciary.
The Mission will be led by the Honourable Justice Dr. George W. Kanyeihamba of the Supreme Court of Uganda. The other mission members are prominent Nigerian lawyer Mr. Clement Nwankwo and ICJ Lawyer Cecilia Jimenez. The ICJ-Kenya will be represented by Mr. Philip Kichana. As the government addresses real issues of corruption in the judiciary and the country discusses constitutional reform, it is essential that the judiciary emerges as an independent and impartial branch of the State. The mission will meet with members of the judicial, executive and legislative branches of government, the legal profession, the Law Society, legal academics and civil society.
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