In sentencing over 100 men to imprisonment and flogging after unfair trials for reputed homosexual conduct, Saudi Arabia has shown its contempt for the basic rights to privacy, fair trials and freedom from torture.
The ICJ urges the King and Royal Nepalese Army to ensure the safety of the former President of the Nepal Bar Association (photo), who along with hundreds of political leaders has been detained by the security forces.
The ICJ begins a ten-day high-level mission to Colombia today to assess the impact of the “democratic security policy” on human rights, the administration of justice and the rule of law in the country.
The ICJ today submitted a Memorandum to the European Commission on the establishment of a human rights agency in the European Union.
The ICJ sets out clear benchmarks for a human rights institution that would provide a strong mechanism to address human rights and rule of law problems in the European Union.
“We call on the European Commission to elaborate a proposal for a EU Human Rights Agency, which is in line with international standards for independent and effective human rights institutions”, says Gerald Staberock, Coordinator of ICJ’s National Implementation Programme. “This step is long overdue and the agency should have a real impact on the promotion and protection of human rights in the European Union and its member states. A weak and flawed institution, on the other hand, would not increase the legitimacy of EU policies but could raise concerns about double-standards, internally and externally.”
Submission on the establishment of a EU Human Rights Agency [full text, PDF]
La CIJ est aujourd’hui intervenue devant la Commission africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples réunie à Dakar et dont les débats ont pour la première fois porté sur le terrorisme et les droits de l’homme.
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